Lighting that helps people see, feel and perform well Lighting for Wellbeing can adjust the lighting in spaces where we work, study and relax to meet our bodies’ needs. Dimming, tuning and easily personalizing lighting via pre-set scenes optimizes light to suit the time of day or the task ahead. Lighting can even be tuned…
September 7, 2023 Recently, the Business Intelligence Group named Atrius®, part of Acuity Brands, Inc., as a Sustainability Leadership Award winner in the 2023 Sustainability Awards program. The Sustainability Awards honor those people, teams and organizations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission. “We’re honored to be recognized as a…
Netherlands-based Signify has introduced an innovative capability to its growing Interact connected lighting portfolio: Interact Space analysis. Working in combination with two new state-of-the-art sensors, Interact Space analysis provides a data-driven solution that gives building owners the vital information they need to optimize working conditions for tenants and their employees. Sensors can report on occupancy…
When looking at the electrical in a traditional lighting controls installation, there are some non-negotiables to ensure the lights run properly. At bare minimum, there’s a switch and a room controller which branches out to a network of hard-wired fixtures. In its full glory, there are dimming panels, timer panels, hubs, data wires and more….
Utility executives, energy-efficiency specialists, lighting controls manufacturers and installers, decarbonization advocates, and other industry professionals will convene in Detroit this fall to collaborate on ways to break down market barriers and speed wider adoption of networked lighting controls (NLC). “Unlocking the Potential of Networked Lighting Controls” is a two-day summit organized by the DesignLights Consortium…
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…
Toggled® has participated in lighting trade events such as Lightfair and LEDucation – as well as non-lighting events such as NMFT for facility managers, and other verticals – but it still flies under the radar when it comes to brand recognition. Chief Operating Officer Daniel Hollenkamp would like to see that change. Spun off from…
New updates to the National Electrical Code (NEC) in the USA mean self-powered wireless switches and wall-mounted control devices using standards such as EnOcean are now the only viable wireless switch solution for smart buildings. The new measures, which are designed to ensure the safety of battery-powered switch and wall-mounted control devices in the event…
Global lighting technology supplier Tridonic UK has developed a new market approach to meet several challenges often faced by asset, estate, and facility managers trying to manage emergency lighting. With a clear objective to source a more proactive approach to lighting asset management, Tridonic’s innovative Building Asset360 provides the right balance between reactive and predictive…
At the 2023 International Builders’ Show, Legrand® and Microban® announced a partnership to add antimicrobial protection to Legrand’s popular adorne Collection of designer switches and outlets. Legrand’s Microban-treated offering – which will include all adorne switches and dimmers (excluding smart devices at this time) as well as the matching plastic wallplates – features innovative technology…
GE Current’s all-new Daintree Controls software platform allows users to manage building portfolios big and small from a single, easy-to-use interface. Daintree Wireless Area Controller (WAC60) is certified by the ioXt Alliance, which is widely recognized as a global industry leader in IoT cybersecurity.
