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Light Forms Collab Brings Fun Look to the Liz Hickson Academy

The new Liz Hickson Academy, a vibrant and functional addition to Crown Paints’ historic headquarters in Lancashire, England, is a creative and inspiring hub where employees can come together to learn, relax, and socialize. The space is divided into two distinctly designed areas – The Hangout and The Hideaway – each with a unique aesthetic…

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Key Considerations for Sports Lighting: Balancing Performance, Safety, and Incentive Opportunities

Lighting is one of the most critical aspects of creating a successful sports facility, whether it’s a brand-new installation or a retrofit project. Proper lighting enhances the experience for players and spectators, promotes safety, and provides consistent, high-quality visibility. As facilities increasingly focus on upgrading to efficient LED lighting, there are important considerations to keep…

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Lighting, A Significant Horticulture Expense

When Dani Luna-Fuller joined US Lighting Trends’ staff as a contributor her first article was titled “Horticulture Lighting – It isn’t all Cannabis!” Since then, she has authored a number of articles explaining the role lighting play in supporting horticulture. But yes, cannabis is a part of horticulture. More importantly, it is possible to learn…

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Freeline from Fabbian Makes Hospitality Debut

Fabbian’s Freeline illuminates the ground floor spaces of the recently opened New Road Hotel in London. This one time East London textile factory has a new life as an 80 room boutique hotel. The goal was to create a modern and informal space that incorporated the building’s industrial history. The renovation involved the preservation of a great number…

Pharos Architectural Controls Lights Historic City in Saudi Arabia
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Pharos Architectural Controls Lights Historic City in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s ancient city of At-Turaif, in Diriyah, has been given visual drama after dark, thanks to a new lighting control system from Pharos Architectural Controls. The UNESCO World Heritage site dates back to the 15th Century and is considered to be one of the most important political and historical locations in the country. It…

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ERCO Helps Protect Harry Seidler’s Vision

Timeless architecture and lighting work together to keep architectural visions alive; qualitative lighting design with wallwashing stands the test of time. Even decades on from their original construction, Seidler’s designs remain ‘valid’. This demonstrates remarkable prescience. The lighting tools used are modernized to meet today’s sustainability and energy efficiency challenges. Australia’s claim to Harry Seidler…

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Detention Center Receives Lighting Upgrade Using Pa-Co Lighting

When upgrading the lighting in either a behavioral health facility or a penitentiary, a simple switch out from fluorescent troffers to LED is not enough. Facilities housing patients in mental health crisis or inmates in penitentiaries must also ensure that the lighting fixtures are secure enough that they cannot be pried open to conceal contraband…

exterior of West Block building in Ottowa Canada
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Government Building Is Illuminated for the First Time in Its 160-Year History

Lightemotion, a global lighting design consultancy, has completed its innovative lighting scheme for the exterior of the West Block, one of three government buildings forming the core of Canada’s Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa. Lightemotion was contracted by RMA+SH architects as the prime consultant for this project, with additional collaboration from Stantec for electrical engineering and…

Dynamic Sports Lighting Heightens Excitement for NFL Ravens Fans
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Dynamic Sports Lighting Heightens Excitement for NFL Ravens Fans

In an age where sports players are treated like rock stars, it’s fitting that the stadiums they play in recreate the visual excitement and high energy of a concert for fans by utilizing dynamic sports lighting, animation, and even pyrotechnics. The NFL’s Baltimore Ravens successfully implemented this new type of immersive environment for its fans…

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West Receives Glow Up From Lutron’s Ketra Technology + Wipliance

Automation and audiovisual solutions leader Wipliance has partnered with Taliesin West, the historic winter home of Frank Lloyd Wright, and collaborated with Lutron Electronics to enhance the experience throughout the iconic site using Lutron’s innovative Ketra lighting. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Taliesin West embodies Frank Lloyd Wright’s vision of organic architecture. The integration…

Amerlux Carisma Family
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Delta’s LEED Zero Energy Green Building Achieves 57% Energy Savings with Amerlux’s Charisma LED Lighting System

Delta, a global leader in power management and a provider of IoT-based smart green solutions, announced today its LEED Zero Energy-certified Americas headquarters green building in Fremont, California, is expected to achieve a significant 57% reduction in annual lighting electricity consumption. This accomplishment is attributed to the recent integration of a total solution featuring systems…

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Cathedral’s Lighting Reno Plays Key Role in Achieving Climate Change Award

Ely Cathedral – located on the Isle of Ely in England – has been awarded the prestigious gold Eco Church Award by the Christian conservation charity A Rocha UK in recognition of its dedication and commitment in taking action on climate change. Ely Cathedral is part of a national community of 7,500 churches and cathedrals…

Light Forms Illuminates Major Birmingham Office Overhaul with Sustainable LED Solutions

As part of a $49 million renovation of a commercial office space in downtown Birmingham, a wide range of luminaires from Light Forms, a high-performance lighting manufacturer, have been selected for the upgraded building. Located in Brindleyplace, a mixed-use canal-side development, the office is surrounded by restaurants, shops, and leisure spaces like the Sealife Centre….