This light-chasing feature allows each runner to participate in the "creation" and "construction" of Jinji Lake's urban nightscape through their running.
“Wireless Light, Free Chase” was recognized with a Lighting Control Innovation Award of Excellence in the 2024 Illumination Awards held by the Illuminating Engineering Society.
The lobby warmly greets visitors via presets adjusting astronomically and responding to daylight. After sunset, dramatic transformation occurs…biophilic shadows on the ceiling are revealed.
This month, we explore a major refurbishment of a vacant office tower into a 5-star hotel, which was recognized with as Lighting Control Innovation Award of Merit in the 2024 IES Illumination Awards.
Linear wall washers (Peerless) focus light on artwork in staff dining and pendants (Finelite) provide visual interest even while daylight harvesting controls hold pendant lights off. Photo by Dan Schwalm © 2024 HDR
The 2025 winning project is The New Valley Hospital in Paramus, NJ. Lighting and control design by HDR. Lighting control solution by nLight.
The winners of the prestigious DALI Lighting Awards 2024/2025 have been announced. Organized by the DALI Alliance, the awards spotlight the best implementations and innovations in DALI lighting control across the globe.
The National Lighting Bureau recently announced the winners in the 6th Annual Tesla Awards.
The newly expansive interior includes new stained glass Half of the windows are backlit to blend with daylight coming through the Nave and adjacent windows.
This month, we explore a church relocation in New York City, which was recognized with as Lighting Control Innovation Award of Merit in the 2024 IES Illumination Awards. Lighting and control design by Luminous Flux, LLC.
All systems are designed for expansion and ease of maintenance. Tunable white and RGBW zones offer flexibility and control within Dark Sky and California Title 24 compliance.
This month, we explore a robust lighting control solution installed at a winery in Fairfield, CA.
The Illuminating Engineering Society recently announced the organization is accepting submissions for the 2025 IES Illumination Awards (IA) program, which recognizes projects for design excellence, including the Lighting Control Innovation Award sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association.
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.
The 2,000-seat theatre uses DMX for optimal controllability of theatrical and architectural lighting. All lighting uses 0.01% drivers, remotely installed for acoustical isolation.
This month, we explore a large-scale complex lighting control system installed at a major new multi-use complex in Mumbia, India.
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 early-bird deadline for submitting projects for the second-annual National Lighting Bureau Lighting Transformation Awards is approaching August 15, 2024 and the final deadline August 29. This year, submitted projects will be eligible to receive the Special Citation award for “exemplary controls design and implementation,” co-sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association.
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 Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC), an initiative by the Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association, has begun its fourth year and is now accepting submissions for recognition.
The DALI Alliance recently announced the winners of the DALI Lighting Awards 2023.
Casambi has announced the opening of nominations for the 2024 Casambi Awards. Now in their fourth year, the Casambi Awards acknowledge outstanding achievements in architectural lighting projects and products that showcase the seamless integration of Casambi technology.
The Illuminating Engineering Society has announced that the 2024 IES Illumination Awards is now accepting project submissions, including the Lighting Control Innovation Award sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association.
The entry deadline for this year’s DALI Lighting Awards has been extended to December 20, 2023, providing more time to submit outstanding projects.
Controls at Home Theater is programed with five standard scenes: Entertaining, Music listening, Pre-function, Movie Watching and Cleaning.
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.
The complex’s central focal point is the Champs Row grand entry. For non-event evenings, static white lighting is programmed to blend in with adjacent areas.
This month, we explore a high-impact networked lighting control solution installed at TD Garden in Boston. Lighting control design by HLB Lighting Design.
The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, recently announced the call for entries for the DALI Lighting Awards 2023.
An ambassador guides guests through the steps of whisky creation as lighting and projection blend together to illustrate each nuance.
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.
Produced by the Velux Foundations in Denmark, the Daylight Award aims to raise a holistic understanding of the importance of daylight in research and in practice. Every second year, the award honors a researcher and an architect, and nominations for 2024 are now open.
The DALI Alliance (DiiA) recently announced the winners of the 2022 DALI Lighting Awards.
Submissions are now open for the Illuminating Engineering Society’s 2023 Illumination Awards, including the Lighting Control Innovation Award. The deadline for submissions is February 17, 2023.
The Zhaga Consortium launched the global Zhaga Smart City Sensor Awards in mid-September to address the needs for innovative sensors of the many cities that have installed Zhaga-D4i certified streetlights. The submission date has now been extended. Sensor manufacturers, innovators as well as universities and students are encouraged to submit their applications by March 3, 2023.
This month, we explore a sustainable and highly specialized lighting control solution installed at a sensory test kitchen at Simplot Headquarters in Dallas.
Carefully coordinated luminaire mounting and ceiling-coffer detailing captures the indirect distribution of light in each individual cavity, enabling distinct separation of colors and granular control.
This month, we explore a vibrant lighting control solution installed at a university e-gaming suite in East Greenwich, RI. Lighting control design by CannonDesign. Photography by Tracy Shankle. Lighting controls by ETC.
Short throw proximity sensors purposefully activate the scene, to free the light to ripple and move with the pedestrians and cyclists.
This month, we explore a lighting control solution installed as part of a light art installation in a vehicle underpass in Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver, BC.
Final zoning for light fixtures.
This month, we explore a detailed lighting control solution installed at Brookhaven Service Center in Brookhaven, NY.
Your firm completed a successful lighting project with a prominent role for lighting controls in the past several years. Now it’s time to earn industry recognition and valuable promotion for your firm by applying for a LightSPEC Design Excellence Award. Sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association and produced by Endeavor Business Media, this design award recognizes innovative use of lighting controls.
This month, we explore a detailed lighting control solution installed at IMEG Corp.’s new offices in Chicago.
This month, we explore a major refresh of lighting and controls at the province of British Columbia’s legislative chambers in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
This month, we explore a lighting and controls installation at the Glover Cary Bridge in Owensboro, KY, which earned a 2021 Sapphire Design Excellence in Networked Lighting Control Award for Integration.
This month, we explore a dynamic and flexible lighting controls installation at a series of ballrooms at the Q Center in St. Charles, IL.
This month, we explore an intensely detailed control application at the new FUSE building in St. Petersburg, FL, which earned a 2021 Sapphire Design Excellence in Networked Lighting Control Award for Automation.
This month, we explore a highly energy-saving application of networked lighting controls at the Ontario Association of Architects Headquarters, which earned a 2021 Design Excellence in Networked Lighting Control Award for Energy Management. Lighting control design by Gottesman Associates. Lighting control system by Lutron Electronics.
This month, we explore an advanced lighting controls installation at the WAV PlayPark at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
This month, we explore a large-scale application of Bluetooth Mesh lighting control at a Class A office building in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, which earned a Design Excellence in Networked Lighting Control Award for LLLC, sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association.
LEDs Magazine, creators of the annual Sapphire Awards, have announced four projects receiving the 2021 Design Excellence in Networked Lighting Control Award sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association.
As lighting control systems become more sophisticated to satisfy increasingly stringent energy codes and evolving project demands, clear documentation has become even more essential. To address this need, the Lighting Controls Academy developed Design Express.
The primary legacy source for general lighting in most school spaces is fluorescent. These can be replaced by LED products for 20 to 60 percent energy savings, greater longevity, controllability, and improved quality of light. A lighting upgrade is the ideal time to install advanced lighting controls to enhance energy savings and flexibility in light levels and color.
In the world of building projects, the Control Intent Narrative (CIN) and Sequence of Operations (SOO) have long been essential and elusive. They define how a lighting control system will function, but too often they arrive late in the process (or not at all), are inconsistent from one project to the next, and are misaligned with energy codes or industry standards. The Lighting Controls Academy set out to change this dynamic with a new resource: Design Express.
In this guest post by Current’s Scott Ziegenfus, he talks about the lighting trends that faded and the ones still going strong.
Commercial building energy codes regulate the design of nonresidential buildings to minimize energy consumption. While the majority of U.S. states adopt model codes and standards, the State of California developed its own code: Title 24, Part 6 of the state’s Building Standards Code. The latest version was released in 2025 and will take effect January 1, 2026.
“The future of commercial lighting is wireless,” writes Lutron’s Chris Udall. “As control systems evolve, smart wireless solutions are redefining what’s possible.”
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As the market for replacing traditional light sources with LED becomes more challenging, a new market is developing around upgrade of early-generation LED installations. This presents an opportunity to achieve greater energy savings, enhance lighting quality, and integrate advanced lighting controls. Supported by a small number of new commercial lighting rebates that are likely to expand in availability, this trend appears certain to grow.
If you are new to the world of networked lighting controls (NLCs), how do you figure out which solution may be the best for your project among the vast number of control solutions available? There are certain things you can think about to help narrow your search for a system that will meet your needs.
DLC Decision Tree identifying existing building projects suitable for NLC-HVAC integration.
In February 2025, the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) released a new resource to facilitate integration between networked lighting controls (NLC) and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. The NLC-HVAC Integration Toolkit includes tools and guidance applicable to new and existing construction projects. The toolkit’s goal is to support maximized energy savings with integration by ensuring clear project team communication.
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Networked lighting control systems play a crucial role in optimizing lighting energy use, enhancing occupant comfort, and interacting with building automation systems (BAS). However, simply installing a lighting control system does not guarantee it will function as intended. This is where a startup comes into play.
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