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.

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.

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced an expansion into the re-fueling vertical, which includes service stations, convenience stores and quick-service restaurants. The company is reimagining the customer experience using solutions specifically developed for these applications, in addition to other existing products from its lighting and controls portfolio.

Leviton recently launched the Decora Smart Wi-Fi ELV/LED Phase-Selectable Dimmer (D2ELV), an addition to the Decora Smart Wi-Fi portfolio of accessible smart devices.

Leviton recently announced a major upgrade to its Decora Smart Z-Wave Plus™ portfolio with the introduction of the new 800-Series Switch (ZW15S) and Dimmer (ZW6HD). The new 800-Series devices are backwards compatible with any Z-Wave network, ensuring interoperability with a wide range of modern Z-Wave hubs and security systems, including Samsung SmartThings™, Ring Security, Alarm.com, and Home Assistant, providing users with a safe and secure smart home experience.

Synapse Wireless recently announced the release of the DIM10-087-06-IP Lighting Controller. This compact and affordable new controller makes it an easy control option for bolt-on field retrofit applications.

Gary Meshberg, LC, CLCP, Market Development Specialist for Legrand and Chair of the Lighting Controls Association, recently offered his insights about the future of lighting control in The Fabric of Our Society, a platform for industry thought leaders published by the NY Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society.

The Robert J. Besal Memorial Education Fund, a trust established to provide a continuing scholarship program for the advancement of education in illuminating engineering disciplines, is proud to announce the recipients of its scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. This year, the Besal Fund has awarded 17 scholarships, totaling $114,500, to students from participating schools.

This article by David Shiller at LightNOW digs into the Light Solutions Application Guide from Autani-LiteTrace and provides a quick overview of the company’s system’s approach and capabilities.

Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the pleasure of interviewing David Buerer, Director of Product Management for Controls, Leviton for an upcoming article about lighting control trends for tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Here’s the transcript.

In the latest episode of the Lighting Controls Podcast, host Ron Kuszmar and C. Webster Marsh had the pleasure of hosting Margaret Wong and Stephen Zhou from mwConnect, a company renowned for its innovative Bluetooth Mesh technology. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, mwConnect, formerly known as McWong, has evolved from its humble beginnings manufacturing ballasts to becoming a leader in the smart lighting industry.

Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the pleasure of interviewing Brendon Van Campen, Senior Sales Director, Lutron Electronics, for an article about lighting control trends for an upcoming article to be published in tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Here’s the transcript.

Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the pleasure of interviewing Stephen Zhou, Executive Vice President, mwConnect, for an upcoming article about lighting control trends for tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Here’s the transcript.

Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the pleasure of interviewing Trevor Palmer, President, Acuity Brands Lighting and Controls, about indoor lighting trends for an upcoming article in tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Here’s the transcript.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2024 LEDucation event in New York City, offers the building industry a brief booth tour of Lutron’s new Athena Wireless Node for light fixtures.

Wireless smart lighting control company Casambi is now taking orders for its new Salvador Series. Initially unveiled in March 2024, the Salvador Series marked Casambi’s strategic entry into the wired lighting control market with a cutting-edge line of DALI controllers. The firm is now ready to take orders for this product series.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2024 LEDucation event in New York City, offers the building industry a brief booth tour of SENSORWORX’s wireless lighting controls line.

Hosted by Steve Roe, Vice President of Controls at Acuity Brands, Roe with Controls is a monthly series of videos in which Steve discusses a new topic that impacts the lighting and lighting controls industry and then shares insights and thoughts based on his experience.

IR-TEC America’s MRD-124S is a miniature SmartDALI sensor packed with multiple occupancy and vacancy sensing control capabilities for commercial lighting control.

Leviton’s new Smart Ceiling Mount Room Controllers (SRC) and Sensors (CMS) deliver an all-in-one lighting control solution for code compliance.

The nLight® rPOD Micro by Acuity Brands is a wireless, battery-powered wall switch that is available either as a WallPod or Remote switch.

Keilton+Autani Long-Range luminaire controllers and sensors offer increased communication distances between devices of up to 600 meters. They improve exterior and interior applications by extending wireless coverage and improving integration of network sensors in areas with environmental or obstructions between devices.

mwConnect’s sleek Wireless Fixture Controllers 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. The integral long-range antenna offers Bluetooth range of up to 900 feet to ensure robust communication in applications like parking lots, sports fields and auto dealerships.

The Keilton+Autani system is a scalable control platform spanning simple Bluetooth room-based lighting to complete building automation.

Leviton recently expanded its popular Smart Wallbox Sensor line with multi-technology models that combine PIR and microphonics sensing technology with switching and dimming for easy energy savings and code compliance.

The nLight® AIR System Input Device (rSI) by Acuity Brands is a wireless system interface device that enables third-party integration with fire alarms, pillow switches, specialized switches for harsh environments, and many other interfaces to an nLight networked lighting control system.

LiteTrace’s PPA102S Series Bluetooth Fixture Controllers are designed for seamless lighting control integration with the Keilton+Autani system.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2024 LEDucation event in New York City, offers the building industry a brief booth tour of Cooper Lighting’s WaveLinx lighting control system.

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.

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.

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.

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.