Lighting Design & Specification
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Message From The Editor

Managing Editor, Line Goyette Lighting technology for data control and transmission

Air traffic continues to increase year after year, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the arrival of low-cost companies participate in this growth. This is why an aircraft cabin is a perfect place to test and implement new data transmission applications through light, Li-Fi. Read more about it in this issue. Also, the impact of nighttime light pollution, and innovative lighting controls installed at Vancouver's Jack Chow Building — controls that play skilfully with architectural heritage. Good reading!

Line Goyette, Managing Editor linegoyette@kerrwil.com
 


Changing Scene

Award-winning Designs

Vancouver's Jack Chow Building: 2017 IES Lighting Control Innovation Award

Jack Chow Building Believed at one point to be the world's shallowest freestanding commercial building, this structure measures 4'11" (1.50 m) deep on the ground floor and 6' (1.83 m) on the second floor. The current owner's vision for the lighting project was to exploit the various levels and unique types of three dimensional glass elements in this architectural oddity. Read More

LED Technology

The Speed of Light: Li-Fi's Bright Future in the Aircraft Cabin

By Sarah Wray
Li-Fi's Bright Future in the Aircraft Cabin Short for "light fidelity," Li-Fi technology uses visible light from LED bulbs to transmit data, compared to Wi-Fi which uses radio waves. Li-Fi is an emerging area of connectivity and a key market could be aircraft cabins. We talked to Harald Haas, known as the "Father of Li-Fi." Haas notes that Li-Fi will help to solve the "spectrum crunch." Read More

Light Pollution

Is Light Pollution a Reason for Insect Decline?

Light Pollution Climate change, pesticides and land use changes alone cannot fully explain the decline in insect populations. Scientists have now discovered that regions of Germany that have experienced a sharp decline in flying insects also have high levels of light pollution. Read More

Smart Home Market

Eaton Simplifies Home Automation to Help Builders and Contractors Take Advantage of the Growing Smart Home Device Market

Eaton Simplifies Home Automation The adoption of smart home products and services continues to increase and has become a common upgrade, if not a standard package for many home builders. Homeowners are realizing the benefits of security, energy efficiency and convenience that smart home solutions provide. Today, as many as two-thirds of smart home purchases are made with security in mind. Read More

New Products and Solutions

GVA's Low Voltage and Low Wattage LED Signage Lighting Module

GVA's Low Voltage and Low Wattage LED Signage Lighting Module

Features include 36lm per module, 8 modules per meter or 3 modules per foot, maximum module spacing, centre to centre, of 124mm, minimum module spacing, centre to centre, of 64mm, IP65 rated for indoor and outdoor applications, and a projected lifetime of 50,000 hours at 30°C (86°F). Read More
Canada GL Lighting Technology's Slim LED Area Light

Canada GL Lighting Technology's Slim LED Area Light

Features include a modular lens design suitable for parking lots, roadway and area lighting distribution, a hollow heat sink design with aluminum alloy and PC optics lens, various installation methods that make it suitable for different applications, a simple and attractive appearance, optional dimming and motion sensors, and more. Read More
Pioneer LED — New Wide Strip Fixtures

Pioneer LED — New Wide Strip Fixtures

Pioneer Lighting now offers a new line of wide LED surface strips with a variety of options and available in all standard lengths: 2ft, 3ft, 4ft, 8ft. The premium wide profile, for surface mount indoor applications requiring higher lumen output, is ideal for high ceilings and for mounting directly on a standard junction box. Read More

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