Craig DiLouie recently talked to Stephen Zhou, Executive Vice President, mwConnect about the company, its history and products, and its vision for the lighting controls industry.

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)—recognized leaders in development of lighting industry standards—recently announced a new partnership to foster innovation, collaboration, and consistency in lighting technical standards.

At the second annual NYControlled conference in New York City, Randy Reid, editor of the EdisonReport, sat down with Chris Promous from Autani to discuss the company’s recent merger with LightTrace and how it’s impacting the lighting and building controls landscape.

Supported by the Lighting Controls Association, NYControlled 2024 brought together nearly 700 professionals on October 29 for an electrifying day of insights, innovation, and industry collaboration at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

The DALI Alliance (DALI), the TALQ Consortium (TALQ), and the Zhaga Consortium (Zhaga)–each focused on defining international lighting standards to ease investment decisions for public and private entities–recently announced the signing of a liaison agreement to collaborate on unifying data streams for smart street lighting systems.

Energy-efficient lighting solutions MaxLite recently announced the expansion of its c-Max Network Partners ecosystem with the addition of Casambi Technologies, a pioneer in wireless lighting control systems.

In August 2024, the International Code Council published the 2024 version of the IECC, which has been updated every three years since 2000. As with previous iterations of the IECC, this new version reduces lighting power allowances, expands mandatory controls requirements, and issues clarifications.

In a recent article by Michael Jouaneh, Manager of Sustainability and Energy Standards for Lutron Electronics, he lays out the current state of adoption of commercial building energy codes and how they relate to lighting controls, with some interesting projections for the future.

Underscoring its commitment to strengthen key growth markets through an enhanced business strategy, Leviton recently announced the appointment of Randy Mortensen to Executive Vice President (EVP) of Global Distribution Sales and Marketing.

As lighting control becomes more robust and easier to apply, today’s electrical distributor has extraordinary choice in servicing new construction projects and enhancing lighting upgrades. Manufacturers point to top trends including greater networked controls interoperability, systems integration, powerful digital LED drivers, wireless control, and growing application of control as a tool to enhance the occupant experience.

Wireless smart lighting control company Casambi recently announced the launch of the Salvador Series 2000. Building on the foundation of the popular Salvador Series 1000, the 2000 delivers powerful functionality and versatility, allowing seamless integration of wired DALI drivers into Casambi’s wireless ecosystem.

Discover insights from Ray Dableh, CEO of JDRF, in this in-depth interview at NYControlled in his interview with EdisonReport’s Randy Reid.

In the second-annual National Lighting Bureau Lighting Transformation Awards, submitted projects will be eligible to receive a Special Citation Award for “exemplary controls design and implementation,” sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association. The new extended early-bird deadline for submitting projects is February 15, 2025 and the final deadline is March 15, 2025.

MaxLite’s EasyRF is a room-based wireless control system designed for simple integration of luminaire-level lighting controls (LLLC) in both new construction and retrofit projects.

In response to the growing demand for better energy solutions and properly implemented lighting controls, the National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors has unveiled a new certification and training program: Lighting Specialist in Controls.

Cooper Lighting Solutions’ Quick Spec is a comprehensive product portfolio program designed to help lighting professionals stay ahead of demanding project schedules.

Lutron Electronics recently announced additions to the Caséta portfolio of products – a Diva smart dimmer with ELV+ technology and Pico paddle remotes in 5 new colors. These latest additions are geared towards professional installers to help complete jobs with multiple load types more easily and offer their clients a wider range of choices within the paddle-style aesthetic.

MaxLite has announced the launch of EasyRFTM, an innovative room-based wireless lighting control system that expands the company’s c-Max Lighting Controls platform.

Based on EE105: Lighting Control System Design, a new course in the Lighting Controls Association’s Education Express program, this article provides detailed information about designing an effective lighting control solution.

In Part 1 of this Lighting Controls System Design series, we learned about key documentation including the Content Intent Narrative (CIN), Sequence of Operations (SOO), and Owner Project Requirements (OPR). The next step in design development is to turn these requirements and conceptual design into a realized design

In Part 3 of this series on how to design a lighting control system, we will discuss installation and post-occupancy. You will learn about bidding, responding to questions from installers, reviewing submittals and defending your design, following-through with the installation of the equipment, functional testing, training essential staff, and ultimately ensuring the owner is satisfied.

In this episode of the Lighting Controls Podcast produced by NAILD and the Lighting Controls Association, hosts Ron Kuszmar and C. Webster Marsh talk to Chris O’Shea, the Head of Marketing and Business Development at Control Force, a new company specializing in startup services, fine-tuning systems, and ensuring long-term maintenance of lighting control systems.

This month, we explore a large-scale complex lighting control system installed at a major new multi-use complex in Mumbia, India.

The Lighting Controls Association has published a comprehensive update to its popular Education Express course EE105: Lighting Control System Design.

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $90 million in competitive awards to help states, cities, Tribal Nations, and their partners implement updated energy codes for residential and commercial buildings.

The DALI Alliance has announced the first-ever North American DALI Summit, set to take place on October 30, 2024, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City.

NYControlled, New York’s premier educational trade show dedicated to lighting control systems and products, recently announced that attendee registration is now open for its second annual event on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST at the Metropolitan Pavilion, located at 125 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011. This event is jointly presented by the Illuminating Engineering Society of New York City (IESNYC) and the Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), with support from the Lighting Controls Association.

Max-Lite offers a series of videos providing a sweeping view of the technology and individual features of the company’s C-Max lighting control solution, designed to simplify incorporating luminaire-level lighting controls into indoor and outdoor applications.

Toggled iQ offers a series of short videos serving as tutorials for its networked lighting and building controls and how to apply them to various uses such as conference rooms and daylight harvesting.

As LED lighting adoption increases, organizations focused on saving energy are looking more and more to lighting controls as the next frontier for maximizing energy savings and decarbonization. Selecting Lighting Control Systems, a publication by PNNL for the DOE, sheds light on the process of designing solutions that both align with project objectives and are clearly documented. PNNL developed this publication in response to research finding that success with lighting controls can maximized by adhering to industry best practices. The result is a straightforward 20-page guide, with additional resources listed ranging from IES lighting practices ANSI/IES-LP-6 and ANSI/IES-LP-16 to the Lighting Controls Association.

In an article recently published by LD+A, Mark Duffy, chair of the Zhaga Consortium General Assembly, which develops specifications for luminaire interfaces and interoperable components, describes the transformative potential of the Zhaga-D4i partnership for smart outdoor lighting.

Leviton recently announced the appointment of two new Chief Operating Officers (COO) as part of an enhanced business strategy to better align resources with the company’s strategy and future growth.

This month, we explore a powerful lighting control solution installed at the gaming company Kabam’s offices in Vancouver, BC. Lighting control design by AES.

mwConnect™ (formerly McWong International), a leading innovator in wireless mesh technology, recently announced that three products from its SIG-qualified TruBlu™ Bluetooth® mesh wireless control platform were accepted into the 2024 IES Progress Report. The awards were announced at the IES Annual Conference in New York.

In this article, Gary Meshberg, Market Development Specialist, Building Control Systems for Legrand North America and Chair of the Lighting Controls Association, describes the growing opportunity for integration between lighting control and other building systems, notably the BAS.

In this episode of the Lighting Controls Podcast produced by NAILD and the Lighting Controls Association, hosts Ron Kuszmar and C. Webster Marsh talk to lighting expert and documentary filmmaker Jose Pichardo of Pichardo Productions about how to educate the owner about better lighting.

This year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 2024 Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC) recognized two organizations for exhibiting exemplary support for market adoption of integrated lighting upgrade solutions that generate significant energy savings and create more comfortable, productive, and environmentally responsible spaces. Along with 16 organizations recognized for projects, the LCA was recognized on August 16, 2024 at the IES annual conference.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 2024 Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC) recognized 16 organizations for exemplary commitment to energy efficiency and environmental responsibility in their buildings and outdoor spaces, highlighting projects that exemplify showcase effective lighting upgrades involving systems integration.

The Lighting Controls Association is pleased to announce that EE105: Lighting Control System Design, which covers all aspects of how to design a lighting control solution, has been updated and will soon be published on the organization’s popular Education Express platform.