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.

Atrius, part of Acuity Brands, Inc., recently announced that Environment + Energy Leader awarded Top Product 2023 status to Atrius Sustainability, its carbon accounting and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting software. Atrius Sustainability supports sustainability managers to better understand resource consumption across a portfolio with the tools to quickly measure, track, and report on sustainability progress. 

nLight recently announced that it was awarded a LEDs Magazine 2023 BrightStar Award for Product Innovation for their nLight® AIR Wireless EM Solution. This solution is designed for projects with external emergency power sources, such as generators or inverters, and delivers a lower cost of installation than traditional solutions by eliminating the dedicated wiring used to sense normal power.

The Integrated Home Competition recently announced the 2022 award-winning products at the CEE Industry Partners Meeting. The judges selected 17 innovative connected home devices that demonstrate the four tenets of the CEE Integrated Home Initiative: energy savings, demand flexibility, consumer amenity, and security.

The CEE Integrated Home Competition rewards market leaders whose connected home solutions not only provide energy savings and load management capability, but also deliver upon consumer expectations for interoperability, reliability, and simplicity.

Today, the Integrated Home Competition announced awards for 17 high quality and innovative designs that exemplify the four tenets of the CEE Integrated Home: energy savings, demand flexibility, consumer amenity, and security.

Integrated Home Competition Launches

The Integrated Home Competition presents an opportunity for manufacturers of connected home solutions to gain recognition for their automated and interactive products that not only provide energy savings and load management capability, but also deliver upon consumer expectations for interoperability, reliability, and simplicity. Innovative industry leaders are rewarded through endorsement and promotion from competition sponsors and others.

The Lighting & Homes for Tomorrow organizers invite you to take a deeper dive into the 2020 award-winning products. Join competition judges Terry McGowan, American Lighting Association (ALA); Bethany Sparn, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); and Tim Mosley, BC Hydro as they explain what aspects of the nine winning products they found particularly valuable and innovative.

The 2021 Lighting & Homes for Tomorrow (LHFT) competition recognized nine connected home products and platforms that deliver a compelling value proposition to both consumers and utilities.

LIGHTFAIR recently announced 14 winners of its 2020 LIGHTFAIR Innovation Awards, which recognize innovative products and designs introduced by 2020 exhibitors during the last 12 months. In the lighting controls category, 12 products were submitted to the 2020 awards, with RAB Lighting being recognized as both a category winner and with a Technical Innovation Award.

Leviton recently announced its GreenMAX® DRC Room Control System won the 2020 EC&M Product of the Year Award in the Lighting Controls Category. GreenMAX DRC provides a secure, simple, and scalable distributed control system that can manage virtually any type of lighting for any application or building size.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce that it has entered into a five-year agreement with the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) to sponsor a new Control Innovation Award as part of the IES’s prestigious Illumination Awards. Online submissions for the 2011 Illumination Awards program are being accepted January 18 through February 11, 2011.

LCA TV: Lighting Controls Academy Publishes Video Version of Introduction to Dimming Course

The Lighting Controls Academy has published a video version of its popular Education Express course EE103A: Introduction to Dimming, now available at YouTube.

LCA TV: Lighting Controls Academy Publishes Video Version of Load Control Hardware Course

The Lighting Controls Academy has published a video version of its popular Education Express course EE102B: Load Control Hardware in Modern Lighting Control Systems, now available at YouTube.

LCA TV: Partition Controller by Avi-on Labs

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the Avi-on Partition Controller by Avi-on Labs, Inc.

LCA TV: Wireless BACnet Gateway by mwConnect

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces mwConnect’s wireless BACnet gateway.

LCA TV: GreenMax DRC Touchscreen by Leviton

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces Leviton’s GreenMax DRC Touchscreen.

LCA TV: NXSW2 Smart Wall Stations by Current

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces NXSW2 Smart Wall Stations by Current.

LCA TV: F-Drive RX by ETC

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the F-Drive RX from ETC.

LCA TV: AWT 1000 Smart Thermostat with EnergyCenter by Autani

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces Autani’s new AWT 1000 Smart Thermostat.

LCA TV: Lighting Controls Academy Publishes Video Version of Commissioning Course

The Lighting Controls Academy has published a video version of EE110: Commissioning and Lighting Controls, a free course available at YouTube.

LCA TV: Avi-on Touch Screens for Elegant, Responsive Lighting Control

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces Avi-on Touch Screens.