This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2024 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to SENSORWORX’s wireless dual-technology occupancy sensors for lighting control systems.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2024 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to Legrand Wattstopper’s commercial lighting control solutions.

Simplify lighting and load schedules with an ETW Series 365-Day Programmable Wi-Fi Timer from Intermatic.

The TALQ Consortium recently released a new version 2.6.0 of its Smart City Protocol, a global interface standard for smart city device networks.

While prescriptive lighting rebates have significantly promoted adoption of energy-efficient lighting and controls, the custom rebate option offers a potentially highly lucrative path, particularly in projects with advanced lighting controls.

In the ever-evolving landscape of lighting control systems, the key to their successful maintenance lies not just in technological interoperability but also in continuous education. In this episode of The Lighting Controls Podcast presented by the Lighting Controls Association and supported by NAILD, Chesapeake Lighting’s Kelly Gallagher emphasizes this crucial point, stressing that without adequate knowledge, even the most advanced systems can falter.

LiteTrace recently announced a partnership with Streamer and Helpower to integrate the latest Bluetooth 5.0 technology into their emergency battery backup drivers. The new drivers will enable luminaires to connect to the Keilton+Autani mesh network for wireless control of emergency lighting.

The DALI Alliance recently unveiled much-anticipated certification details for its wireless specification: DALI+ over Thread.

IR-TEC America’s PPU-109DA is a power pack and controller designed to provide standalone or network based smart lighting control with the connection of IR TEC’s SmartDALI sensor.

“Being in the lighting and controls industry for the past 27 years, I’ve internalized to a high degree that there are few constants,” writes mwConnect’s Blane Goettle in this guest post. “One is change, and the other, that the more things change, the greater the need for connection.”

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2024 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to Leviton’s new family of smart room controllers and sensors.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2024 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to Casambi’s DALI controller product series, Salvador.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2024 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to mwConnect’s Bluetooth NLC Solution, which now includes a new wireless dual-technology occupancy sensor.

Enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15, 2021, The Build America Buy America Act, or BABA, established a domestic content procurement preference for all infrastructure projects receiving Federal financial assistance after May 14, 2022.

The DesignLights Consortium recently released a draft update to its Networked Lighting Controls Technical Requirements (NLC5.1), continuing efforts to increase market adoption of energy saving and smart building-enabling NLC technology.

Registration is now open for the DesignLights Consortium’s (DLC) two-day Controls Summit in October. Convening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, “Integration for the Future” will provide opportunities for utility executives, energy efficiency specialists, lighting controls manufacturers and installers, decarbonization advocates and other industry stakeholders to discuss the latest trends in networked lighting controls (NLC) and collaborate on ways to eliminate barriers to wider market adoption.

Legrand’s Wired DLM Standard Switches are designed to be flexible, reliable, and easy to use. They offer customizable buttons and LED status indicators for manual on/off, dimming, and scene control of one or more loads from one or more locations.

LiteTrace recently announced the launch of the company’s upgradeable tiers for scalable and futureproof IoT solutions.

The sleek Wireless Fixture Controllers recently introduced by mwConnect (formerly McWong International) combine qualified Bluetooth mesh communication with a long-range integral antenna, an industry-standard quick connector, and DALI D4i connectivity for versatile and effective wireless lighting control outdoors.

In the latest episode of the Lighting Controls Podcast co-sponsored by NAILD and the Lighting Controls Association, Jason Jeunnette talks about his work at the Design Lights Consortium (DLC) as a Technical Manager.

In September 2023, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) released Bluetooth® NLC, a series of specifications that define roles and responsibilities for common lighting control devices. Bluetooth NLC builds on wireless standards Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) and Bluetooth Mesh to provide full-stack standardization. By ensuring true multivendor interoperability across the control system, the Bluetooth SIG believes this will enable mass adoption of wireless networked lighting controls in commercial buildings, including small and medium-sized as well as large buildings.

Lutron Electronics recently introduced the Pico line-powered wireless control for commercial projects that require a battery-free option. The new line-powered device is connected to line-voltage power and communicates wirelessly via RF to Vive wireless load-control devices including dimmers, switches, fixture controllers, and receptacle controllers.

In this episode of the Lighting Controls Podcast co-sponsored by NAILD and the Lighting Controls Association, the DALI Alliance’s Carol Jones draws attention to the inevitability of change emphasizing the need for lighting controls interoperability within the construction sector.

LiteTrace recently announced the launch of a new scheduled auto-calibration feature for daylight harvesting within the Keilton+Autani mobile app. This new feature for maintaining luminaire light levels allows users to set a target ambient light level without influence from external light like daylight.

The Lighting Controls Association, a council of NEMA, has updated EE107B: Lighting Controls and Commercial Lighting Rebates, a course in the organization’s Education Express program.

In this episode of the Lighting Controls Podcast co-sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association and NAILD, the Lighting Controls Association’s education director Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP discusses the state of the category, industry trends, and the value of education delivered by the organization’s free Education Express online system.

Leviton has announced the expansion of the Smart Sensor line with Smart Ceiling Mount Room Controllers (SRC) and Smart Ceiling Mount Sensors (CMS). The line simplifies advanced lighting controls by integrating several control strategies into a self-contained, cost-effective, and easy-to-install device. By requiring just two devices instead of the industry’s standard four for code compliance requirements, the solutions streamline installation.

MaxLite recently announced the launch of c-Max Network Partners, featuring advanced network lighting controls proposition that seamlessly combines MaxLite’s broad c-Max controls-ready luminaires with other industry-leading technology partners’ control systems.

Casambi recently announced the winners of the 2024 Casambi Awards. Linfa Desk Light and Ca’ d’Oro were celebrated as Casambi Product and Project of the Year.

The Biden-Harris Administration recently released Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy by 2050: A National Blueprint for the Buildings Sector, a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from buildings by 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) led the Blueprint’s development in collaboration with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other federal agencies.

The Illuminating Engineering Society is looking for significant new advancements in lighting products, research, publications, and design tools from the past year. Submit your entries now for consideration in the 2024 IES Industry Progress Report.

LiteTrace recently announced the launch of two new sensor lenses for high bay lighting applications.

Intermatic’s new PANELGUARD®+ Surge Protective Devices are customizable, high-performance devices providing maximum protection in heavy-duty industrial applications.

The Autonomy Sensor by JDRF Electromag provides a self-commissioning lighting control solution. Autonomy Sensors automatically provision a secure wireless mesh network, establish room/area membership, and configure motion, daylight, and wall mounted control zones/groups with no human involvement before, during, or after installation.

In 2024, commercial lighting rebates remain a strong incentive for adoption of energy-efficient lighting and controls in existing buildings. Notable trends in prescriptive rebates include continuing widespread availability, softening demand for rebate dollars, more bonus programs, generally increasing average rebate amounts, and strengthening of networked lighting control rebates.

Casambi recently announced the appointment of Mark Needham as Vice President of Sales for the EMEA region.

In this episode of The Lighting Controls Podcast presented by the Lighting Controls Association and NAILD–with this episode sponsored by mwConnect (formerly McWong International)–Shoshanna Segal, principal of Hartranft Lighting Design, talks about how a clearly written intent is the way to achieve better lighting control.

Cooper Lighting Solutions’ new CAT devices are the latest expansion of the company’s WaveLinx system. They include a full range of wired devices connected by “Cat 5” cable that seamlessly integrate with the WaveLinx PRO wireless solution.

SENSORWORX recently introduced the Wireless PowerPack (SWX-950-D1) & Fixture Controller (SWX-951-D1) with Class 1 Dimming.