LightFair, in partnership with IALD, has named exhibiting manufacturer Traxon e:cu and design firm Tillotson Design Associates as the Best Overall winner from among seven finalists featured in the new “Immersive Lighting Installations”unveiled this morning on opening day of the Trade Show, running May 23 – 25, 2023, at... Read more
Heinrich Thye Appointed as New Secretary General of the Zhaga Consortium
FeaturedAppointments April 27, 2023
The Zhaga Consortium, a global lighting industry organization, is pleased to announce the appointment of Heinrich Thye as its new Secretary General, effective April 1st, 2023. Thye will succeed Dee Denteneer, who has served as Secretary General for the past seven years. Heinrich Thye is a seasoned business executive... Read more
Global smart lighting control company Casambi announced today the winners of the 2023 Casambi Awards. The annual Casambi Awards celebrate the many innovative ways in which architectural lighting projects and products have deployed Casambi technology to life-enhancing effect. Adjudicated every year by a top-class international jury, the 2023 panel... Read more
Global smart lighting control company Casambi announced the launch of three new product variants – CBU-TED-LR, CBU-ASD-LR, and Casambi Xpress-LR – to offer long-range radio modes for robust wireless communication in vast spaces, outdoor applications, and certain complex lighting installations. New chip, new long-range products for Casambi In 2022,... Read more
On the outskirts of Augsburg, an innovation park is being constructed on an area of around 70 hectares. This is also where the four-storey headquarters of Baramundi Software AG is located. The imposing building designed by HENN Architects is characterised by its high level of transparency and an open... Read more
The Good Light Group, together with the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLTBR), the Daylight Academy (DLA), the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), and Luger Research (LR), are organizing and presenting the “Mimicking Daylight Indoors – Why, What, How?” lectures. The webinar explains the need for... Read more
The DALI Alliance (DiiA), the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, has revealed the winners of its prestigious DALI Lighting Awards 2022. The standard of entries within each of the eight categories was exceptionally high, and the awards recognize the best use of DALI lighting control applications and... Read more
New Publications from London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI)
FeaturedTrendsRegulation March 28, 2023
LETI Specification and Procurement Guide This guide has been created to support designers and Contractors who are facing the difficult task of trying to reduce embodied carbon without a clear roadmap to follow. The Low Embodied Carbon Specification and Procurement guide is intended to support that process by considering... Read more
Photonics Austria: Delegation Trip on May 15-17
Events February 9, 2023
Why is the trip worthwhile for you? Due to possible travel and hotel allowances, your costs will be kept to a minimum. A lively & interesting program as well as professional impulses await you. Extensive networking opportunities will arise. Professional exchange is guaranteed. A nice social program will round... Read more
For its new office in Osnabrück, brand communication agency Stiehl/Over/Gehrmann opted for sustainable lighting with ERCO. The light can be adapted flexibly and individually to changing office layouts. Kai Alexander Gehrmann, one of the agency’s three-person management team, was also keen for the lighting to have a high level... Read more
Glamox Benefits from Growth in Offshore Windfarms with Two Major Contracts
Featured January 27, 2023
Glamox AS (GLX), one of the world’s leading lighting companies, has announced contracts to provide its marine lighting for four wind turbine commissioning and service operation vessels for Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) Fleet AS of Norway, and two wind turbine installation vessels for Cadeler A/S of Denmark. These latest... Read more
tempLED GmbH: Sustainable Lighting Solutions for the Industry
BlogInterviews, OpinionsFeaturedTechnology January 27, 2023
Energy costs are exploding. For companies, this means putting everything that causes high energy consumption to the test. Anton M. Huber is the managing director of tempLED GmbH, specialising in sustainable solutions for industrial lighting. tempLED develops, produces and installs LED industrial luminaires tailored to its customer’s specific requirements.... Read more
The Hahnenkamm races in Kitzbühel are one of the highlights of the ski season. TRILUX has been providing lighting for the legendary KITZ-RACE club since 2019 as the event’s official lighting partner and has recently extended its cooperation with marketer WWP. The approximately 4,000 m2 pop-up location is set... Read more
Since 1985, the Theaterhaus Stuttgart has brought together various artistic genres, experimental and popular productions, internationally renowned artists and newly developed projects under one roof. The Theaterhaus maintains its own theatre and dance ensemble and raises almost 65% of its annual costs itself. The Theaterhaus has around 300,000 visitors... Read more
Climate-friendly and Recyclable: NALYSES Research Project Develops Sustainable Headlamp
FeaturedTechnology January 27, 2023
HELLA is researching in collaboration with industry partners how headlights can be designed more climate friendly. To this end, the automotive supplier operating under the FORVIA umbrella brand, has now started the NALYSES research project, in which the BMW Group, Covestro, geba, Miele, the Heinz Nixdorf Institute of the... Read more
ZKW and Swarovski Let the New BMW i7 Shine with Crystal Headlights
ProductsTechnology December 21, 2022
One of the highlights of the new all-electric BMW i7 are the sparkling crystal headlights. ZKW has developed a unique lighting system in cooperation with Swarovski and the Bavarian car manufacturer. The four precisely cut crystals on each side of the “Iconic Glow” headlights are underlain by individually controlled... Read more
This year’s LpS Digital Summit under the motto of “Experience the Future of Light” took place on December 7th. The program consisted of keynotes from Ourania Georgoutsakou from LightingEurope, Aleksandar Nastov from Samsung , Dr. Rene Wegh from Signify, and Professor Dr. Robert F. Karlicek, Jr. from Rensselaer Polytechnic... Read more
The BBC has revealed more news regarding the production of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest due to take place in Liverpool on 9, 11 and 13 May 2023. Multi Camera Directors: Nikki Parsons, Richard Valentine and Ollie Bartlett Lead Creative Director: Dan Shipton Music Director: Kojo Samuel Set Designer: Julio Himede Head of Sound: Robert... Read more
Part of Minimis disruptive new offering of micro-minuscule luminaires, NICK is the world’s smallest recessed directional luminaire specific for grazing of walls and stair-treads. For indoor + outdoor environments, both dry and IP67. Patent Pending. Consisting of precision, hand-milled grade-5 titanium, NICK is suitable for IP67 installation in any... Read more
Sustainable Lighting and the Circular Economy
Interviews, OpinionsFeatured December 20, 2022
Sustainability concerns cut across all aspects of the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. Nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to buildings and construction, so as multi-disciplinary consultants, we have a role to play in mitigating the environmental impact. Central to how the world develops a... Read more
The report presents some recommendations for reducing the environmental impact of lighting, a proposed design process for integrating daylighting and electric lighting in practice, some case studies of existing buildings as well as studies that were carried out. This publication, the authors intend to inspire those who work or... Read more
In the evenings, an innovative lighting concept makes the Bergisel ski jump and restaurant in Innsbruck shine in all imaginable colours against the panoramic backdrop of the Tyrolean Alps. To ensure the light spectacle will continue delighting sports fans for many years to come, Zumtobel has upgraded the luminaires... Read more
The LpS Digital Summit 2022 will take place on December 7, where key talks from LightingEurope, Samsung, Signify, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be presented. The panel will discuss the latest lighting trends. Also, the winners of the 2022 Innovation Awards will be announced. The LpS Digital Summit 2022 will be... Read more
LEDVANCE is showcasing a range of lighting solutions to satisfy the unique requirements of production and storage facilities. Visual performance, comfort and ambience are key to such environments, and are impacted by the illumination level, quality of glare and brightness distribution of their lighting installations. The requirements for a... Read more
Fear of the Dark often prevents truly sustainable lighting to be implemented. Zero carbon goals can be used as the enabling tool to gain a buy-in with clients to use darkness for its known health benefits. This talk will look at the details of where these fears originate, and... Read more
Dornbirn, Austria – On 29 September 2022, the Zumtobel Group and UNStudio hosted an evening event at the Dornbirn Light Forum for the opening of the exhibition, followed by a roundtable talk on this year’s artistic annual report of the Zumtobel Group, designed by UNStudio, Ben van Berkel; in... Read more
Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, has won a Gold International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for its Coastal Breeze collection of sustainable pendant lamps from circular materials. The Coastal Breeze Collection pendant was also awarded an honorable mention in the Fast Company Innovation... Read more
Electrification and digitalisation offer enormous potential for saving around 40 percent of energy in the building sector. Solutions were presented by the 1,531 exhibitors from 46 countries at the Light + Building Autumn Edition in Frankfurt am Main. The special edition came at just the right time to present... Read more
The Circular lighting live conference and exhibition chaired by Ray Molony, Editor of Circular Lighting Report, the packed conference room heard key presentations on forthcoming EU and UK legislation, and the plethora of different environmental metrics that exist, including assessments of circularity (TM66), embodied carbon (TM65), environmental product declarations, and life... Read more
The restart for the sector will take place at Light + Building Autumn Edition in Frankfurt am Main from 2 to 6 October 2022. With over 1,500 exhibitors from 46 countries, the leading international trade fair for lighting and building-services technology is on course to provide an urgently needed... Read more
L-Prize
TrendsIndustry News September 21, 2022
The US Department of Energy announced the launch of the next phase of their L-Prize, the Prototype Phase, which will include some new enhancements and participation opportunities for industry with a $2 million prize pool. This is an opportunity for lighting designers, manufacturers, and innovators to advance the U.S.... Read more
BDP has officially opened a studio in New York City – its first studio in the USA. With its newest city studio now open, the practice is now actively operating in the USA market. With a focus on designing places for people, BDP is naturally expanding its existing business... Read more
The UK sees its’ first major event on September 22nd dedicated to sustainable lighting sold out. Circular Lighting live it set to understand this new landscape, and bring together the leading experts, specifiers and policy makers to share their insights into forthcoming standards and legislation, emerging technologies and new... Read more
The 8th Light Symposium begins this week at the Copenhagen Campus of Aalborg University 21st-23rd September 2022. With focus on how technology is impacting lighting design, as well as how light and lighting affects animals, plant as well as human physical and mental well-being, LS2022 will be the place... Read more
SPAR Austria is reducing the hours it uses its lighting systems in SPAR, EUROSPAR, and INTERSPAR stores nationwide. Storefront advertising and outdoor lighting will only be switched on 30 minutes before and after store opening hours. Previously, lights were on between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., depending on the... Read more
The features and seminars of ARCHITECT@WORK Copenhagen 7-8 September will be focusing on the theme ‘Natural resources’. Exhibitors focus on innovative products, materials, applications and services that are presented for acceptance to a judging panel of architects and interior designers. The mission of ARCHITECT@WORK is to provide much more... Read more
The BRILLIANT Consortium is glad to announce that within the ClusterXchange mobility scheme, partners Rete di Imprese Luce in Veneto and ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance are organizing and will host the BRILLIANT Lighting Design Lab and Outdoor on 7-8-9 September 2022 in Castelfranco Veneto. Interested participants – lighting... Read more
Become A Lighting Design Engineer
Trends August 23, 2022
Supporting the next generation in lighting and school leaver season, Whitecroft Lighting have launched a brand-new Lighting Design Engineer Training Programme. Based in Manchester, UK the successful candidate will undergo an 18-month training programme to become a qualified Lighting Design Engineer and receive industry qualifications and professional certification. Working... Read more
Chexbres, Switzerland, saw the Daylight Academy host a 5-day long summer school to promote international cooperation among scientists, architects and other professionals working on daylight. Researchers and practitioners from a talented interdisciplinary group in the fields of chronobiology, lighting, psychology, ecology, vision science, ophthalmology, artists and evolutionary medicine set... Read more
At the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms (SLTBR), Mushfiqul Anwar Siraji won the Good Light Group sponsored travel award for his work on the Light Exposure Behaviour Assessment (LEBA) instrument. Expect to hear more about his interesting project on measuring people’s light exposure... Read more
