Following on the 2022 inaugural event, LightSPEC West 2024, the west coast’s lighting & design experience, returns April 17-18, 2024 in Anaheim, California. The Lighting Controls Association is proud to be a sponsor of this event.

Interested in learning more about daylight-responsive lighting controls? Check out this webinar based on the Lighting Controls Association’s “Daylight-Responsive Lighting Controls,” one of the most popular courses in the organization’s Education Express program.

As first-generation LED lighting systems begin to be replaced, a significant opportunity to maximize energy savings by incorporating networked lighting controls is emerging, particularly when HVAC integration is included, according to a new report by the DesignLights Consortium.

This month, we explore a wireless, color-precise, and lifestyle-enhancing lighting control solution installed at a private residence in San Francisco. Lighting control design by Electrolight.

California’s Pacific Gas & Electric Company will present a free webinar on the growing importance of building controls integration in the process of building-grid connection, load management, decarbonization, and electrification on December 14, 2023.

McWong International recently announced that its Bluetooth® mesh wireless lighting control solution has been awarded the Prototype Phase Lighting Prize (L-Prize) by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The award was announced on October 25, 2023.

Leviton, in partnership with Autani Insights, was recently named a winner of phase two of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lighting Prize (L-Prize®) competition in the connected systems track category.

Make sure you register to attend NYControlled, coming Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in New York City!

Following the decision earlier this year by Universal Douglas and Douglas Lighting Controls to immediately cease operations, Signify has agreed to purchase their assets.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced six winners in Phase Two of the DOE Lighting Prize (L-Prize®) competition, including Lighting Controls Association members Leviton and McWong.

The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has announced that Gary Meshberg has been elected Chair and Yoelit H. Hiebert Vice Chair for the 2024-2025 term.

Says White: “The controls people out there – they are worth their weight in gold, times ten!”

Legrand®, a global specialist and industry leader in electrical wiring devices, cable management, audio-visual, and lighting solutions, recently announced new advances with Microsoft to create a new hybrid conferencing space with Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms featuring products from Legrand, North and Central America.

Everywhere, we see signs the LED revolution has won. An argument can be made, however, that this mature lighting technology is simply entering its next phase of market opportunity. Call it LED Revolution 2.0.

This month, we explore a high-impact networked lighting control solution installed at TD Garden in Boston. Lighting control design by HLB Lighting Design.

Leviton recently announced the introduction of its new line of Decora Countdown Timer Switches. The line consists of eleven models in total, including 15A models featuring the company’s new Green Flex Sleeve for easy wiring to ground or neutral wires, and 20A models that can be used in single pole, multi-way or multi-timer applications and support higher load ratings.

The TALQ Consortium, which developed the Smart City Protocol, a global interface standard for smart city applications, recently added more security to its certification procedures.

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) recently announced two new certification programs: Green Globes Net Zero Energy (NZE) and Green Globes Net Zero Carbon (NZC).

EdisonReport’s Randy Reid recently interviewed Simon Slupik, CTO of Silvair to discuss Bluetooth’s SIG latest project: Bluetooth NLC, which tightens up their standards.

New to lighting controls or want to brush up on fundamentals? Check out this webinar based on the Lighting Controls Association’s “Introduction to Lighting Controls,” the most popular course in the organization’s Education Express program.

Leviton recently announced the new Whole Home Energy Monitor and 2nd Gen Smart Circuit Breakers with Remote Control, building on the success of the Leviton Load Center and My Leviton app as the company strategically expands in the energy management space.

The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, recently announced the call for entries for the DALI Lighting Awards 2023.

NYControlled, the upcoming educational trade show for lighting control systems and products, will open its doors on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC for the inaugural event. Supported by the Lighting Controls Association, this much-awaited lighting controls event is now accepting registrations for both exhibitors and attendees.

Autani, a leading provider of advanced building automation and energy management solutions, and LiteTrace, a pioneer in Bluetooth® lighting control solutions, recently announced their merger to create a global leader in smart commercial building technologies and energy optimization.

The DALI Alliance has extended the DALI-2 certification program to include firmware updates via the DALI interface in devices including control gear, application controllers and input devices such as sensors. Firmware updates are specified in Part 105 of the IEC 62386 standard.

ASHRAE Standard 228 sets requirements for evaluating whether a building or group of buildings meets a definition of “zero net energy” or a definition of “zero net carbon” during building operation.

The DALI Alliance recently announced it has appointed Carol Jones to the newly created role of Market Development Manager for North America. She takes responsibility for promoting the benefits of DALI and its certification programs (DALI-2, D4i, DALI+), while interacting with key stakeholders and gathering feedback from the market.

Based on a new Lighting Controls Association Education Express course, this article takes a deep dive into the lighting control requirements in the 2021 version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).

In this month’s featured project, we explore a detailed networked lighting control solution installed at Johnny Walker Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. Lighting control design by BRC Imagination Arts.

LiteTrace recently announced the launch of four new 347V controller and power pack models for its Keilton® lighting control system. The new 347V controllers allow easier use of Keilton lighting controls in commercial and industrial facilities in Canada.

The NX Lighting Controls system from Current unlocks more possibilities to manage buildings efficiently and can now be powered by NX Site Manager, an on-premises enterprise software platform providing real-time programming and management capabilities for NX-connected lighting and smart devices. Additionally, the NX Wall Stations family has been expanded to help lighting pros tackle projects with a host of smart and specialty switches.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2023 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to Legrand’s Polaris Monitor Software.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 2023 Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC) recognized 11 organizations for exemplary commitment to energy efficiency and environmental responsibility in their buildings. Partners were recognized at the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) annual conference for projects that showcase how lighting system upgrades can lead to significant energy savings and create more comfortable, productive, and environmentally responsible spaces.

“Today, a fresh lighting design is really a lighting and controls design,” writes Acuity’s Steve Roe in this guest post. “Fortunately, leading manufacturers created a tool for lighting specifiers to do it all based on a simple formula: put the controls within the luminaire (light fixture).”

On September 19 from 4:30-5:30 PM at the ArchLIGHT Summit at the Dallas Market Center, Peter Augusta, Peter Augusta, VP of Sales at Casambi Technologies North America, will present an innovative talk entitled, “Controls First!”

Leviton recently released its first Sustainability Report highlighting progress through fiscal year 2022 toward the company’s goal of achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2030.

Who’s responsible for the lighting controls on a project? Who’s qualified? Who’s certified? In this extraordinary conversation at The Lighting Controls Podcast sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association and NAILD, hosts Webster and Ron talk to Darren Lapsley about communications between teams, education, the future of lighting controls, and much more.

The California Energy Alliance collaborated with the California Lighting Technology Center, RMS Energy Consulting LLC, and Southern California Edison to establish a working group of industry stakeholders to develop recommendations that simplify and clarify the nonresidential and residential lighting and lighting controls language contained in the 2022 Title 24, Part 6 Energy Code.

As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $90 million in competitive awards to help states, cities, tribes, and partnering organizations implement updated energy codes for buildings.