Opened nearly 100 years ago as part of the Capitol House building in Melbourne, Australia, the art deco-era Capitol Theatre was designed by American husband and wife architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin and is the oldest movie theatre in that city. The ceiling is particularly notable, with intricate moulded plaster designed to…
The Dallas-based ArchLIGHT Summit, the lighting trade event and educational platform for the architectural, specification and design communities, has announced its schedule of programming and events. The trade event, taking place September 19-20, will welcome attendees to review new technologies, network, and attend a wide range of CEUs from lighting and design/build thought leaders. The…
GM Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors, has rolled out its initial retail offerings to enable customers to leverage vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional charging technology, stationary storage, and additional energy management products. The Ultium Home product offerings will be the first solutions to be made available to residential customers through GM Energy, and are…
Headquartered in California, Montclair Light Works is a family-owned manufacturer and fabricator focused on craftsmanship and custom work for residential, hospitality, and commercial projects. This family-owned business of designers and craftsmen manufacture their lighting products in Montclair, Calif., and source materials and services in the Southern California area in support of the local community. Product…
WAC Lighting has added its fourth warehouse and distribution center in the country to provide even greater availability and faster delivery to its customers. The lighting manufacturer held a Grand Opening ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 140,000-sq.-ft. facility last week in Cedar Hill, Texas. Attending the event from WAC were Shelley Wald, Co-CEO, Dirk Wald,…
With offices in London and New York City, architectural lighting manufacturer Lucent Lighting has taken steps to cut its environmental impact and encourages other lighting manufacturers to follow suit in embracing sustainable solutions for the industry. Lucie Sidwell, Global Operations Director of Lucent Lighting, notes that one of the ways to reduce this impact is…
Lithonia Lighting’s Switchable White (SWW) portfolio of products is designed to bring innovation and convenience with CCT (Correlated Color Temperature) switchable options built right into the fixtures. Choose from a number of easy-to-install indoor or outdoor lighting products designed with switchable technology for trouble-free adaptability and on-site configurability. With a simple flip of the integrated…
Kenall Lighting‘s Helos™ parking luminaire series is designed to make lighting, and its installation into parking structures, easier. This new edge-lit design features a flat illuminance plane that provides superior, glare-free lighting performance, regardless of mounting type. At just 7 pounds, Helos weighs less than half of its closest competitor, making it economical to ship…
Powered by Barron Lighting Group, Exitronix exit and emergency lighting has added the LBDX Series Constant Power Emergency LED Driver to its portfolio of life-safety products. The LBDX works with or without an AC driver to convert new or existing LED fixtures into emergency lighting. It provides constant power output to the load during emergency…
Sarasota, Fla.-based Wrench Group, LLC – a nationwide provider of home services – has announced that Master Electrical Service of Ogden, Utah, has joined the Wrench Group family of brands. Master Electrical Service’s electricians offer a range of services to Salt Lake City area’s homeowners and businesses, including installation of arc fault breakers and circuits,…
East Taunton, Mass.-based Norwell Lighting — which has a 70-year history of manufacturing exterior and interior decorative lighting primarily for the residential market — has been acquired by Elk Home, headquartered in Nesquehoning, Pa. Only Norwell Lighting will join Elk Home. Its affiliated companies Ilex Lighting and Custom Metalcraft, both of which involve custom domestic…
The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Lumen Awards, which were presented at the 55th Lumen Gala held on June 15 at Pier 60 in Chelsea Piers. The Lumen Awards and Gala, a distinguished program of the IESNYC, is a platform that highlights and…
The smart home market continues to expand, and now a large utility has gotten into the category. Houston-based NRG Energy (once part of Northern States Power Company) has centered on energy generation and the retail electricity space for years, with growth coming from nearly one dozen acquisitions of other energy companies. In March, NRG entered…
A sophisticated option for illuminating art and collectibles, WAC Lighting debuts the new WAC-STRUT Framing Projector as part of its WAC-STRUT modular LED lighting system. Designed as an accent luminaire that can shape and zoom light on art and objects, this innovative LED luminaire operates as part of the award-winning WAC-STRUT lighting, electrical and power…
Lifeshield® LED lighting from Current – which ensures safety, reliability and compliance in complex environments – now includes Lifeshield Architectural Downlighting to bring consistent visual quality and comfort to healthcare, behavioral, correctional, and cleanroom settings. Challenging complex environments require proper light levels with good uniformity. Fixtures must also work around the mechanical obstructions of medical…
PureEdge Lighting has launched Pure Smart™ architectural lighting and smart controls connected by WiZ Pro, a global brand of Signify. Pure Smart features TruColor™ RGBTW, the company’s premier 5-channel light engine, which offers over 16+ million colors, 85,000 tunable white tones, and is optimized for use with the WiZ Pro wireless control ecosystem. Pure Smart…