Four separate systems allow flexible control of site and interior lighting: wireless-mesh-network (site); theatrical (performance spaces), wireless-mesh-network (color-tunable LED sources), and hardwired (school and public spaces).
The seamlessly integrated, easy-to-use lighting control system at Groton Hill Music Center facilitates both performances and education.
The theme of the installation is “The wind caresses the wheat ears.” The primary factor in the design was not the specific form, but the search for a natural feeling of people in nature.
On the exterior, it looks like a series of "flowing" "tracks" and a rhythmic "ribbon."
West Bund Orbit was recognized with a Lighting Control Innovation Award of Merit in the 2025 Illumination Awards held by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Lighting and control design by Brandston Partnership Inc.
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 2025 Illumination Awards held by the Illuminating Engineering Society.
Vancouver Fire Hall 17's lighting and control systems are vital to achieving Passive House certification, Zero Carbon Building design certification,and LEED Gold certification.
In this featured project, we explore the green design of a new fire hall in Vancouver, BC, which was recognized with as Lighting Control Innovation Award of Merit in the 2024 IES Illumination Awards. Lighting and control design by Introba Light Studio.
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 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 automatic lighting controls at a popular sports arena in Philadelphia were nearing the end of their life cycle. Arena managers needed to retrofit the lighting controls while ensuring events and operations were not interrupted. Leviton and Diversified Lighting worked with arena managers to replace aging lighting controls with GreenMAX Relay Panels, producing multiple benefits.
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.
This month, we explore a well planned lighting control solution installed at the Denver Botanic Gardens Freyer-Newman Center for Science, Art, and Education in Denver, Colorado.
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 lighting controls installation at The Oculus, an immersive arrival experience at the new Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Lighting design by Focus Lighting. Lighting controls by ETC. Photography by Ryan Fischer.
SUE in her static state.
This month, we explore a dynamic lighting controls installation at a museum dinosaur exhibit. Lighting control design by Avraham Mor of Morlights. Photography by Thatcher Waller of Morlights. Integration by Intelligent Lighting Creations. Lighting controls by ETC (Mosaic) and Xicato.
This month, we explore a dynamic lighting controls installation at Holyoke Community College – Campus Center in Holyoke, MA. Lighting control design by Ripman Lighting Consultants. Lighting controls by Crestron.
Forest valley during the blue moment.
This month, we explore a dynamic, complex, and award-winning lighting controls installation at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore.
This month, we explore a dynamic, complex lighting controls installation at the Riverfront Park Pavilion in Spokane, WA.
This month, we explore a dynamic, complex lighting controls installation at the Wiess Energy Hall at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
This month, we explore an innovative lighting and controls upgrade at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, British Columbia.
This month, we will explore an innovative installation of lighting and controls at a public plaza in Milwaukee, WI.
As the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building define their home cities, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is arguably the Midwest’s most important icon. While the Arch gets all the visual attention, the national park it occupies is equally impressive. The 91-acre grounds of the Gateway Arch National Park recently underwent an extensive landscape re-design, including the removal of an existing parking garage, the creation of an elevated walkway, and several new walking and biking paths. And as part of this re-design, local company Randy Burkett Lighting Design created a complete new park lighting system, utilizing ETC’s Mosaic family of products.
This month, we will explore an innovative installation of lighting controls at the Willa S. Cather Dining Complex in Lincoln, NE.
This month, we will explore an innovative installation of LED lighting and controls at Love Sculpture at Sakura Lake Sports Park, Weihai, China.
This 18,000 sq.ft Glasshouse in the heart of an urban arts district offers a thrilling year-round escape to the fantastic spiny desert of Madagascar, and the butterfly-filled rain forest of Costa Rica. The Glasshouse was originally constructed in 2003, and this recent lighting renovation included replacement of existing 1000 watt metal halide luminaires to a fully LED lighting system.
The designers were asked to design the illumination for a 200-ft. pedestrian bridge; gateway to a 2-mile-square suburban village. But without any funds, the designers recognized that an extraordinary concept was needed to inspire funding. Through research, they discovered the original bridge once carried a historic high-speed train. They formed an idea to combine art, history and technology and create the allusion, or ghost, of this passing train.
A sculptural lighting design brings visual comfort and a compelling experience to the public spaces of this large office building. Integrated controls including media-driven processors, astronomical clocks, and project-wide dimming further reduce energy use and create kinetic lighting effects to enliven the occupants’ experience.
The Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum in Albuquerque showcases the beauty, ingenuity and history of lighter-than-air flight in a building that has become a beloved landmark in its hometown. Thanks to new control products from ETC and their partner Echoflex Solutions they were able to modernize their lighting control, offering a dynamic lighting environment that was also more energy efficient.
The Lighting Control Innovation Award was created in 2011 as part of the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards program, which recognizes professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design. LCA is proud to sponsor the Lighting Control Innovation Award, which recognizes projects that exemplify the effective use of lighting controls in nonresidential applications. This month, we [...]
Eaton recently announced that its advanced Ephesus sports lighting LED system is being installed at Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, for the 2017 season. Featuring industry-leading control capabilities, the LED system enhances the viewing experience for spectators while reducing energy use by as much as 75 percent. The Twins will become one of [...]
The Lighting Control Innovation Award was created in 2011 as part of the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards program, which recognizes professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design. LCA is proud to sponsor the Lighting Control Innovation Award, which recognizes projects that exemplify the effective use of lighting controls in nonresidential applications. This month, we [...]
The Lighting Control Innovation Award was created in 2011 as part of the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards program, which recognizes professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design. LCA is proud to sponsor the Lighting Control Innovation Award, which recognizes projects that exemplify the effective use of lighting controls in nonresidential applications. This month, we [...]
Lighting the skyline of historic Burlington Iowa proves that outdoor lighting controls offer value primarily as a design consideration, along with being a means of saving energy. During summer 2016, Burlington’s “Lightscape” project enhanced the beauty of the town, giving it new visibility. Burlington was built into the sides of a picturesque natural amphitheater along [...]
The Lighting Control Innovation Award was created in 2011 as part of the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards program, which recognizes professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design. LCA is proud to sponsor the Lighting Control Innovation Award, which recognizes projects that exemplify the effective use of lighting controls in nonresidential applications. This month, we [...]
The Lighting Control Innovation Award was created in 2011 as part of the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards program, which recognizes professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design. LCA is proud to sponsor the Lighting Control Innovation Award, which recognizes projects that exemplify the effective use of lighting controls in nonresidential applications. This month, we [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a GATEWAY demonstration report that summarizes and compares experiences from field installations of occupancy sensor-controlled LED lighting in two parking structures and two parking lots. The relative levels of success at the sites in the GATEWAY projects reflect a broad range of potential outcomes—from an additional 76% [...]
The Lighting Controls Academy has published a video version of its popular Education Express course EE103A: Introduction to Dimming, now available at YouTube.
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.
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.
This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces mwConnect’s wireless BACnet gateway.
This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces Leviton’s GreenMax DRC Touchscreen.
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.
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.
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.
The Lighting Controls Academy has published a video version of EE110: Commissioning and Lighting Controls, a free course available at YouTube.
This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Academy at the 2026 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces Avi-on Touch Screens.
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