January 29, 2025
Canada Light Expo 2025 is returning for its second edition following the success & encouraging market response of its inaugural event. Scheduled for 12-13 November 2025 at the International Centre in Toronto, Canada, the Expo is poised to become the most anticipated lighting and LED exhibition. Featuring 75+ leading brands, 1,000+ innovative products, and an expansive 30,000+ sq ft exhibition space, this year, the expo will bring together professionals from across the lighting industry.
Read moreJanuary 27, 2025
Dan Weissman joins us from Lam Partners Architectural Lighting where they are “crafting luminous environments for people to spend their lives in.” That luminous environment requires lights, obviously, but also controls. That being said, Dan points out that the most successful projects are ones that have simple user interfaces. As Ron says, “You can have the most complicated control system on the back end, but if that end user experience isn't simple and easy, people just get confused.” But even the simplest design needs coordination and communication between the architect, engineer, and lighting and controls designers–A Team Effort.
Read moreJanuary 24, 2025
Eureka announces the release of its Cirra luminaire. The scalable family features a sleek design and sound-absorbing material for a variety of spaces. Cirra luminaire is square, with soft, rounded edges, creating a unique shape that adds a welcoming feel to modern spaces. Clean lines and hidden hardware contribute to a seamless, refined aesthetic that is suitable for lobbies, corporate meeting areas, collaboration spaces, workstations, or lounges.
Read moreJanuary 22, 2025
Architecture firms reported a decline in billings in December as the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) fell to 44.1. Any score below 50.0 indicates decreasing business conditions. The stable level of billings seen in October and November stalled and headed down again to end 2024. Inquiries into new projects continued to increase at a relatively slow rate, while the value of newly signed design contracts decreased further in December.
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