Lighting
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How to prolong the lifespan of lighting systems
Along with the direct energy savings that LEDs offer, facilities are also realizing cost savings by prolonging their lighting system through best practices.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Chinese investment consortium acquires LEDVANCE
OSRAM has sold LEDVANCE, a general lighting provider for professional users and retail customers, to a Chinese investment consortium.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Selecting lighting for hazardous locations
Explosion-proof fixtures are a safety requirement in industrial and storage facilities where flammable gases and vapours, combustible dust or ignitable fibres may be present in the atmosphere.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Legrand acquires lighting manufacturer
Connecticut-based Legrand, North America, a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, has acquired Original Cast Lighting, Inc.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Four reasons LED lamps fail prematurely
LEDs make big claims about savings potential, but how much of this is marketing hype?
Canadian Facility Management & Design
LEDVANCE names Matt McCarron VP, industrial commercial channel
Matt McCarron has been named the new vice president of the industrial commercial channel for LEDVANCE's U.S. and Canada branches.
Design Quarterly
IESBC celebrates B.C.’s lighting professionals
The Illuminating Engineering Society of British Columbia (IESBC) has announced its winners for the 2016 Vision Awards. The not-for-profit celebrates outstanding B.C. lighting engineers and designers
Canadian Property Management
Advancing Light
Whether it’s for safety, function or aesthetics, lighting has a big impact on how a property looks and operates. Recent advances in technology have allowed for enhanced lightning solutions that are both energy efficient and affordable
REMI Network
Electron wall sconce wins design competition
The Electron Luminaire Wall Sconce by Maurice Laurent Dery & Jordan N Dery in Surrey, B.C. was selected as a winner at an international design
REMI Network
Proposed lighting requirements for high-rises
Lighting requirements for high-rise dwellings in the energy standard published by ASHRAE and the IES is open for industry comment until April 24.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Three highlights of switching to LED fixtures
LED technology has become a simple, most cost-effective way to not only cut operating costs, but also measurably reduce environmental impact.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
International Year of Light radiates potential
UNESCO has proclaimed 2015 the International Year of Light to shine a beacon on scientific achievements, reflect on possibilities and promote a spectrum of related economic and sustainable development objectives
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The importance of daylighting in building design
Duncan McLeod of London-based Studio McLeod reveals new daylighting trends and ways to incorporate light into existing buildings.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Lighting controls to increase building efficiency
Mandeep Khera of Daintree Networks explains how lighting controls can help property managers cut energy costs and increase building efficiency.
Design Quarterly
Energy-efficient hotel lighting strategies
Hotels are increasingly turning to energy-efficient LED technology as part of their lighting and design strategies.
Design Quarterly
The importance of balancing outdoor lighting
Lighting designers working with public spaces face heightened regulatory and public scrutiny, and consequently must take many factors into consideration.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Daylight interior spaces through light tubes
Russell Ibbotson of VELUX Canada explains how light tubes can be used to illuminate interior spaces with natural sunlight.
