Image: Dublin Port Tunnel before (left) and after LED upgrade (right). Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, has equipped Dublin Port Tunnel in Ireland, an iconic infrastructure spanning 9km, with energy-efficient LED lighting for all its 1800 light points in the tunnel. The upgraded lighting has achieved... Read more
Congratulations to the National Lighting Bureau’s 4th Annual Tesla Awards winners. The awards were announced at the 2023 edition of LightFair. Winners were chosen to support the organization’s mission of advancing lighting excellence focusing on the end user’s well-being. Firms and designers are recognized for their lighting concepts and... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Recently opened at the Barbican, Our Time on Earth – a major exhibition celebrating the power of global creativity to transform the conversation around the climate emergency. Calling for a mindset shift through the exploration of art, design and technology, the exhibition invites people to imagine a world in... Read more
Recolight has unveiled a news service specialising in sustainable lighting. The Circular Lighting Report is set to become the lighting industry’s online hub for all sustainability matters. It is an independent news and information resource, edited by the experienced lighting journalist Ray Molony. As well as news, the platform... Read more
This latest BRE guide gives advice on site layout planning to achieve good sunlighting and daylighting, both within buildings and in the open spaces between them. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the interior daylight recommendations for new buildings in the British Standard Daylight in buildings,... Read more
Why do some buildings endure for centuries whilst others disappear in a few decades? In this latest latest BDP podcast episode, Designing Age-Defying Buildings, host Alan Davies is joined by lighting director Mark Ridler, associate structural engineer Jessica Kennedy and architect director Nick Durham. Together, the group question what it takes to ensure... Read more
The right light at the right time – Bright Days, Dark Nights” lectures. The webinar explains the need for a good day and night light based on scientific evidence and practical experience. Moderated by Dr. Luc Schlangen a senior researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology, within the Human Technology... Read more
Do you need know how a building can be smart? A new suite of online educational materials has been released by Smart Building Boot Camp. The modules are tailored for property developers, facility managers, engineering design consultants, architects, property managers and more. Initially set-up because the smart building industry... Read more
Luminus Smooth White COB series delivers a halogen-like spectrum, 97 CRI typical (95 min), all R values (R1-R16)>90 and R9=97 typical. With CCTs ranging from 2700K to 5000K and 5 LES size options, these COBs are ideal for high color rendering, beautiful skin tones, and light with a natural-feeling,... Read more
The promotion of sustainable energy generation, the reduction of consumption in buildings and the expansion of electromobility are central building blocks on the way to the energy turnaround by 2030. Due to rapidly rising prices for gas and oil and the need to secure the supply of raw materials,... Read more
Silhouette Awards are calling upon applications to be a part of their mentor programme. The process is open from Monday 4th April until Monday 16th May 2022 and invites experienced and senior member of the Lighting Industry with more than 10 years of experience. What does being a Silhouette... Read more
In an open letter to the ECDC, LightingEurope calls for UV-C to be used as a complementary technology. The latest scientific studies and developments support that UV-C is widely used to disinfect water, surfaces and the air and has been proven to inactivate, without exception, all bacteria, and viruses... Read more
19th of May sees the Lichtvision London Studio launch their Hospitality Light Lounge – a platform for clients to come and learn about their lighting practice, but also a try and test. With events nearly back in full swing Lichtvision promises a platform for industry networking which takes place... Read more
Today the IALD celebrates Chase the Dark 2022! Chase the Dark is an annual one-day global celebration of light that begins in Australia and makes its way across each time zone moving west celebrating the power of light together. The annual feel-good social movement aims to unify the lighting... Read more
NEW YORK CITY March 23, 2022—LEDucation, a premier gathering for the lighting industry, returned to the New York Hilton Midtown for its first post-pandemic trade show and conference March 15–16. The showcase of lighting ideas and innovation welcomed more than 4000 attendees, exhibitors, and presenters to a buoyant atmosphere... Read more
Taking place from 22 – 23 November, LiGHT22 is a new offering built on arc media’s intimate knowledge and experience of the lighting specification market and continues the success of the ARC Show, which ran from 2004 to 2009. LiGHT 22 is a curated, boutique lighting exhibition for specifiers and designers... Read more
