Architectural SSL - November 2022

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FEATURE Lighting design firm Speirs Major transforms the BIO4 power plant in Copenhagen into a beacon of renewable energy. pg. 16

INSIGHTS Mark Landini shares his insights on Project Ray, the largest construction project in McDonald’s company’s history. pg. 13

WHITE PAPER Explore the ways that green LED lighting improves the operating room environment for surgeons and staff. pg. 38

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2022 PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARDS The 13th PIA issue presents luminaires that offer LED light exactly the way you want it.

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The founder of Landini Associates explains how McDonald’s is reinventing the look and feel of its restaurants to attract millennials and their families.

by Vilma Barr

Green light in an operating room solves many of the visibility problems common when surgeons and staff perform under white supplemental surgical lighting.

by Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

16 Featured Project: B104 Power Plant Copenhagen’s B104 Power Plant is an illuminated mega-sculpture.

By Vilma Barr

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the surgical staff in the dark. The reason is that

constructed and thoughtfully applied automated

the traditional white overhead light disrupts the

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NEW CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TARGETS LIGHT POLLUTION REDUCTION Challenging the industry to develop more dark sky-friendly lighting products, the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) created a Light Usage for Night Applications (LUNA) Qualified Products List (QPL).

Building on DLC’s Solid-State Lighting (SSL) V5.1 technical certification requirements, LUNA adds criteria focused on limiting light pollution and environmental harm.

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First LUNA-Qualified Products Following the release of the LUNA program, DLC

The first to join DesignLights Consortium (DLC)

anticipates industry product development in the

Light Usage for Night Applications (LUNA) Quali-

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fied Products List (QPL) are 18 wall mount luminaires from Cree Lighting’s XSPW series. Featuring

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ABOVE: Bowsher High School in Toledo, Ohio’s walkway is illuminated with DLC’s LUNA QPL-certified XSPW series wall mount outdoor luminaires from Cree.

PRODUCT IN USE: Cree Lightin ’s XSPW series wall mount outdoor luminaires are the first to meet a rigorous list of dark sky-related requirements and qualify for DesignLights Consortium Light Usage for Night Applications Qualified Products List.

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AWARD RECAP: LIGHT + BUILDING

Design Plus Awards powered by Light + Building Autumn Edition More than 1,500 exhibitors from 46 countries recently convened in Frankfurt, Germany for the Light + Building Autumn Edition—Oct. 2-6, 2022.

This one-time autumn special edition follows a long hiatus for the international trade fair that offers attendees a chance to present innovations to a live audience. Historically, Light + Building takes place every two years—in the spring—but after being postponed several times due to the global pandemic, this most recent event was put on at the request of the industry. It didn’t disappoint. Numerous market leaders took advantage and showed off the latest and greatest in innovation in the lighting world and other associated fields. Of course, the Design Plus Awards were also announced. Light + Building is set to return to its usual spring slot in 2024—March 3-8 at Light + Building in Frankfurt. Until then, here is a sample of highlights from 2022.• 

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DESIGNER INSIGHTS

MCDONALD’S CHICAGO The design of the McDonald’s Riverside in Chicago won the 2019 IES Lighting Awards—Award of Merit—Best Lighting Design.

THE REINVENTION AT MCDONALD’S The fast-food icon is reenvisioned to play in the fast-growing, fast-casual space.

By Vilma Barr, contributing editor

McDonald’s, arguably the inventor of the fast-food

Three signature lighting fixtures lend style and visual

category, is preparing to enter the fast-casual dining scene

appeal throughout the 11,200-sq.-ft., three level restaurant.

through its “Project Ray.” Named for Ray Kroc, who initi-

They include ceiling-suspended white illuminated tubes,

ated the chain’s worldwide growth in 1955, the program is

grouped to form a rhythmic pattern and lower the sight-

initially aimed at 8,000 restaurants in the U.S. and major

lines in the restaurant. Extending outward on black metal

international urban areas.

brackets from spaces between windows are decorated

The McDonald’s name currently identifies over 38,000

red-shade fixtures that accent the red wire-frame dining

food service establishments in 100 countries. To cash in on

chairs. Behind the banquets are minimalist wall-mounted

the growing fast-casual appeal, McDonald’s has targeted

fixtures reaching to the dropped ceiling and punctuating

the 19- to- 39-year-olds, collectively categorized as millen-

the expanse of patterned panels.

nials. “Our brief was to re-attract millennials to the brand

At Sydney Airport’s Terminal 1, McDonald’s glowing yel-

by challenging their expectations and to create a Global

low glass box has become its own tourist attraction. Here,

Flagship Model,” says Mark Landini, design director of

the objective was to counter the grab-and-go of typical

Australia-based Landini Associates. Landini and his team

airport fare. “Our brief here,” Landini reports, “was to create

developed an environment that is less quick in-and-out and

an iconic, memorable customer experience, unlike anything

more refined-and-quiet in a classic contemporary setting

in an airport terminal. The solution was to combine an elec-

for on-site dining.

tronic ordering system, the kitchen on top of the stacked

Landini’s program, as installed at 45th and Broadway in

preparation platform, and vertical transportation to create

New York City, was structured around an open plan layout,

a unique spectacle,” he indicates. Rows of LED strip lights

upholstered banquettes, and LED lighting. Ceiling heights

highlight the structure’s top level that appears to float

were raised to accommodate parallel rows of black track

above the concourse.

lights over the kiosk ordering space. Perforated dropped

Customers enjoy the scene from surrounding seating

ceiling elements were fitted with flush-mounted down-

areas. “For us, this meant an innovative challenge, to dem-

lights and black can fixtures over grouped and community

onstrate how McDonald’s continues to push boundaries

dining tables.

in design,” Landini says.

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MARK LANDINI Founded Landini Associates in 1993 and offers a full roster of design services, including architecture, interiors, product, graphic, lighting, and digital design. Located in Surry Hills, a section of Sydney, Australia, the firm works internationally, with specialties in hospitality and retail. In addition to McDonald’s, described here, projects include: Loblaws, Marks & Spencer, Walgreens, Glassons, Hilton Hotels, LVMH, Burt’s Bees, Unilever, Dunkin’, David Jones, and Selfridges.

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Q+A WITH MARK LANDINI Mark Landini, Landini Associates, and Contributing Editor, Vilma Barr dive into the next design phase of the brand’s focus on re-attracting the Millennial clientele.

How long have you been designing McDonald’s restaurants and how many have you created?

Landini Associates has been working with McDonald’s Global since 2014. Our design format, “Project Ray” has rolled out across every territory globally. Project Ray restaurants are everywhere. In Chicago, both the McDonald’s Headquarters Global Menu Restaurant and the Rock n’ Roll Restaurant embody Project Ray designs, as do restaurants in New York’s Times Square, San Francisco, London’s Oxford Street, Moscow, Madrid, Milan, Germany, Vienna, Poland, Buenos Aries, Seoul, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore, and Sydney.

Project Ray applies classic materials and design that won’t date, using minimal “embedded energy” by extending the expected lifespan of the restaurant. Concrete, glass, stainless steel, and oak form a palette of stylish simplicity with a backdrop of “recognizable neutrality” promoting the

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The lighting is designed to create a more energized atmosphere during the day and a calmer, more intimate setting at night.

service, the product, and the people who come to enjoy it.

Mix these ingredients one way to tell an urban story, then another to localize. Project Ray is about understanding the location and customer profile so that furniture, materials, and layout can be adjusted accordingly. Either way, it’s one brand and one vision talking: a holistic toolkit of parts that is able to be fine-tuned to suit the sensibilities of a location.

When did Project Ray get underway?

Was lighting defined in the objectives?

Project Ray first launched at Admiralty Station, Hong Kong in 2015. The energetic environments that have been the signature for McDonald’s are now replaced with a simpler, calmer, and more classic feel. As with all our projects, lighting, and as importantly shadow, play a significant role in the design and can be adjusted by time of day and by location.

SYDNEY AIRPORT

McDonald’s glowing yellow glass box has become its own tourist attraction.

“MCDONALD’S IS INVESTING MORE THAN $10 BILLION IN RESTAURANT TRANSFORMATIONS ACROSS THE U.S., MAKING THIS THE LARGEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THEIR HISTORY.”

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Has lighting design always been part of your firm’s services?

Yes, absolutely. “Get the lighting right” is one of our core design principles. Landini Associates’ scope of work includes concept design, brand positioning, master planning, architecture and interior design, graphic design, uniforms, and global design standards, as well as roll-out guidelines.

Please discuss lighting design trends.

The world is becoming louder and is getting louder, still. It’s time to step away from the fray and allow food and services to convey an inviting sense of peace, as expressed by the simplicity of Project Ray. Lighting is a crucial element in creating an environment of calm simplicity and allowing the focus to hero the food, the service and the people who come to enjoy it.

In Landini Associates’ work to “reinvent normal,” norms are questioned, taken apart and sometimes cast aside. We

LIGHTING IS A CRUCIAL ELEMENT IN CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF CALM SIMPLICITY AND ALLOWING THE FOCUS TO HERO THE FOOD, THE SERVICE AND THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO ENJOY IT.  HONG KONG

New seating types have been designed to accommodate families, groups, and individuals.

have created something noticeably new–a quieter ambience, kitchens wrapped in glass, eye-catching graphics, and a material palette of concrete, stainless steel, and oak.

The same is true for seemingly subtle changes, like softer lighting and sophisticated materials, which add to the newness of the experience, but are classic and will last.

You indicated that your mission for McDonald’s is to “re-attract millennials to the brand.” Please comment as related to your work with McDonald’s.

Ray is an exercise in simplicity and a study on how to attract Millennials back by challenging their expectations.

The best meals are a celebration of family and that’s an intergenerational thing by definition. I think everyone understands that “cool” really means self-assured and self-contained; not really trying too hard or self-possessed.

It’s a rare and often iconic state, in this noisy, attentionseeking world. We decided to interpret it that way. It’s hard to fake being composed and in control of one’s feelings. So, that’s what we try to do. Provide a quiet place for people to eat tasty food and share company in a warm inviting place of respite. We like to design places for people where they feel good about themselves and their immediate environment.•

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B104 Power Plant Copenhagen, Denmark Client: HOFOR Architect: Gottlieb Paludan Lighting Design: Speirs Major Systems Integration: Speirs Major Systems Delivery Partner: Stouenborg ApS Landscape: Møller & Grønborg Exterior Projectors: Martin Suppliers: Lite Nordic Lamps: iGuzzini, Stoane Lighting, LightGraphix, Vexica Text: Vilma Barr Photography: Courtesy, Speirs Major; © Allan Toft, photographer

The Challenge: The Amagerværket power plant, now identified as B104, is an important element in the city of Copenhagen’s efforts to become the world’s first carbonneutral capital by 2025. The new biomass-fired, woodburning unit, an addition to the existing power plant, combines architecture and light to represent the city’s positive transition to sustainable energy. Completed in October 2021, this project is part of a vision by the city to not only provide sustainable heating, but also set an example to others and draw attention to the issues of energy production, consumption, and sustainability.

Originally built in 1971, this project welcomes the addition of a biomass-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) unit. One key objective of its architectural design—depict the changeover from fossil fuels to renewable energy that was occurring.

Gottlieb Paludan Architects

creative director and partner in

designed the renovation of the

Gottlieb Paludan Architects, the

135,000-sq.-ft. structure with a

architectural vision was based on

trunks is clad in gold-colored metal

façade that prominently featured

the theme of the forest as a place

sheets which reinforce the natural

the trunks of mature local trees.

and a source of CO2-neutral biofuel.

glow of the forest,” says Gottlieb.

Speirs Major designed the light-

“We developed the forest theme for

“The top of the boiler house which

ing—an automated program that

the façade by utilizing tree trunks,

is visible above the trunk façade is

echoes the color and movement of

creating aesthetic and spatial

covered in golden-colored cassettes

sunlight. The result of this collabo-

experiences for both far and near

which reflect the light, a new dis-

ration: a power plant façade that

perspectives. The forest theme is

tinct element on the Copenhagen

resembles a luminous forest.

further developed in the master

skyline,” he points out.

plan, where native plant spe-

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plant,” explains Gottlieb.

“The façade behind the debarked

The dynamic lighting of the 20-ft.

Through a Luminous Forest

cies create a green and luxuriant

deep façade plays an important role

According to Jesper Gottlieb,

environment surrounding the CHP

in engaging the community and

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LUMINOUS FOREST COPENHAGEN’S B104 POWER PLANT IS AN ILLUMINATED MEGA-SCULPTURE.

“[THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BIO4 FAÇADE] TELLS THE STORY OF THE TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES PERFECTLY, AND THE LIGHTING DESIGN ENHANCES THIS TO CREATE THE ABSTRACTED LOOK AND FEEL OF LIGHT IN A FOREST.”

helping to embed the building into

be strong yet subtle, managing the

occasions provided to boost com-

the psyche and identity of Copen-

light intensity to ensure that the

munity engagement further.

hagen. By day, natural light creates

building would integrate within the

beautiful shadow play through the

city context. The projected light

this remarkable façade after dark

trunks of the trees. The organic

reveals the depth and texture in

is something very special,” Speirs

wooden cladding system helps to

the façade.

Major Senior Partner Keith Brad-

soften the lines of the vast build-

Although the 20-ft. thick “forest”

“The experience of moving within

shaw commented. “The warm, soft,

ing, adding nuance and texture. As

appears only on the main façade,

rippling light appears as sunlight

darkness falls, layers of projected

the single skin of trunks that clad

filtering through trees. The exter-

light shift in speed, focus and

the east and west façades is also

nal appearance of the façade also

intensity, casting patterns of light

illuminated. The façade appears in

has an unusual appealing warmth

and shadow that do not appear the

tones of warm white under normal

and softness. It’s rare these days

same way twice. After dark, Speirs

circumstances, with a limited palette

to see an animated façade that is

Major designed the visual image to

of special colors for special and civic

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of the success of this project lies

partial mock-ups before the final

Deep Dive into the Lighting Plan

Controller) features 1,024 channels

in our decision to use a contempo-

install and commissioning.

To achieve the lighting design,

DMX/eDMX. It allows for pre-

Speirs Major used 49 Martin Pro-

programmed lighting effects with

rary LED source and digital control

“Getting the color of the light

together with traditional theatrical

right also required a great deal of

fessional Exterior 1000 projectors,

the freedom of real-time manual

projection techniques.

effort. We studied the effects of

alongside 150 DALI controlled lights

overrides. Pharos controls offer

light on timber intensively, tuning

for downlighting, and linear stair

modes that can align with calendar

gobos and motorized animation

the effect to bring out the warm

handrails from iGuzzini, Stoane

events or special occasions. The

disks, positioning, focusing, and

tones, and taking into consideration

Lighting, LightGraphix, and Vexica.

LPC 2 works in conjunction with

controlling the speed of the light

the way the wood would silver with

“The lighting is warm white light

the Touch Panel Screen, (TPS),

in different ways to shape an

age,” Bradshaw noted.

with a very slight tint towards

available in a range of different

amber, providing a very warm

colored bezels and overlays.

“We used filters, lenses and

organic feel, with no sharp edges,”

A staircase leading to a viewing

Bradshaw indicated. “We worked

platform cuts through the main

natural resolution onto the timber

through hundreds of tests and

façade of the power plant. Ascend-

façade posts,” says Bradshaw.

iterations to deliver this project,

ing the stairs, the experience is

beginning with models in the

described by architect Gottlieb “like

the core of the lighting control sys-

DALI fixtures used in the BIO4 proj-

studio and progressing to full-size

moving through a luminous forest.”

tem. The LPC 2 (Lighting Playback

ect. Single Power-over-Ethernet

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Pharos Architectural Controls is

Four RIO D (Remote Input Output DALI) devices provide a convenient and scalable way to control the

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AFTER DARK Speirs Major took care to manage the light intensity of the design after dark, so the building exists comfortably in the city context.

(PoE) network connection is a

the light is never repeating. Over-

via a spectacular staircase,

standard feature.

laid across the entire façade from

from which a glimpse may be

the multiple fixtures and angles,

caught of the sustainable energy

ered from the front by the marine-

we began to create the illusion

production. The stairs lead to a

grade theatrical projectors, which

of natural light, which is never

viewing platform rich in plants,

house a combination of filters,

the same twice. Manipulating the

which also works as an information

lenses, gobos, and motorized ani-

light to find the moment where

platform, where visitors can learn

mation disks. Each is positioned,

the artificial light created this

more about energy consumption

focused, and controlled in differ-

evocative nature-inspired effect

and production as well as

ent ways. Bradshaw explains the

took a long time, but intuitively we

sustainability.

effect is created by rotation within

knew when it had been achieved,”

the projectors moving in opposite

Bradshaw says.

The effect on the façade is deliv-

directions. “With careful adjust-

“In this way, we have created a three-dimensional story that the public can actually enter, a story

ment of the focus and a slight tint

Stairway to Sustainability

about the forest and about the

to the light, it created a sense of

Visitors are invited to move

transition to sustainable energy,”

direction and also the sense that

through the forest of tree trunks

affirms Gottlieb.•

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PRODUCTS IN USE • Martin Professional

Exterior Projection 1000 www.martin.com • iGuzzini Linear Stair Handrails www.iguzzini.com • Stoane Lighting www.stoanelighting.com • LightGraphix www.lightgraphix.co.uk • Pharos Architectural Controls LPC 2 (Lighting Playback Controller)/ Touch Panel Screen (TPS) www.p pharoscontrols.com

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Built on the Acclaim Modular System platform, all options are built to order at our Los Angeles headquarters, which allows for a quick turnaround no matter the configuration.

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THE 2022 PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SSL MAGAZINE SHOWCASE THE LATEST AND GREATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN THE LIGHTING INDUSTRY. APPLICATIONS

• PRODUCT IN USE

COMPONENTS & LIGHT SOURCES

• MODULES AND LIGHT SOURCES

LUMINAIRES • DECORATIVE/PENDANT • AMBIENT • GRAZERS/WALL WASHERS • DOWNLIGHTS • AREA/EXTERIOR • SPECIALTY • TRACK • HIGH BAY

JUDGES MANDAR BANKHELE Founder of Lighting Ergonomics VILMA BARR Projects Writer, Architectural SSL BERNARD BAUER Principal, Integrated Lighting Concepts JIM CROCKETT Contributing Editor, Architectural SSL

If this round-up of product talent

the building, offering big light from

teaches us anything, it’s that light-

more inconspicuous luminaires.

ing and lighting components man-

Several of the PIA-winning

ufacturers have been busy creating

products provide a look at the next

solutions that will eliminate design

evolution of linear lighting, which,

constraints for bringing beautiful,

it turns out, offers more than just

stylish, and efficient light into

long, uninterrupted runs of light.

indoor and outdoor spaces.

Thinner apertures, smaller profiles,

While the buzz of previous years

curving lines, and better color ren-

has focused on increased levels of

dering are just a few of the ways

efficiency and improved light dis-

that this form factor is unlocking

tribution, if this year had a theme,

former design constraints.

it might be best described as “LED

Acoustics has also been well-

light exactly the way you want it.”

represented this year with several

The next few pages profile

product solutions bringing both

product after product available in

light and sound management

multiple mounting types, various

into a space.

shapes, and custom configurations.

As you peruse the PIA ’22

There are also more specialty

award winners, I hope you are both

form factors—cove lighting, wall

inspired and delighted by the many

grazers, indirect lighting, and

new things you can now do with

vandal resistant, just to name a

illumination.

DARIN DAGUANNO AIA, LEED AP BD+C Architect, Design Principal, SmithGroup JOHN FOX President, Fox+Fox Design JEFFREY KAHN, IES Project Manager, The Lighting Practice.

KIMBERLY LOMBARDOZZI LEED AP ID+C, WELL AP Materials Specialist, Wight & Company JOHN MESENBRINK Contributing Editor, Architectural SSL STEVE NEIMEISTER, LC, MIES Senior Principal, Tk1sc WENDY WATTS IIDA Principal, Education Design, Wight & Company PAULA ZIEGENBEIN Principal, Hartranft Lighting Design JOSHUA ZINDER AIA, LEED AP, NCARB Managing Partner, JZA+D

few. Another advancement—the form factors seem to do a better job of blending into the architecture of

—Jeanie Fitzgerald Pitts, Managing Editor

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CATEGORY: PROJECT APPLICATION

APPLICATION  LIGHTING + ACOUSTICS

Tasked with creating a more intimate space within a large, big-box interior, Bold Design selected Axis’ Stencil SoftZone in a hexagon

Axis Lighting

shape for the entrance of Evolve Strength’s gym and health facility in Calgary, Canada. Incorpo-

Project: Evolve Strength Seton, Calgary, Canada

rating the colors of Evolve Strength’s brand, a

Product: Stencil SoftZone

41-ft. × 46-ft. system over the reception and welcome area, and the café and lounge space, the acoustic lighting system also serves a wayfin-

JUDGES’ COMMENTS

“What a perfect application of the product in a super-creative way that immediately communicates the visceral nature of the facility.”

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ding strategy directing guests into the facility.

The hexagon shape was specifically chosen for its unique organic structure and an abstract representation of DNA strands, complementing the wellness and health center theme.  Visit www.axislighting.com or Circle 231.

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ZIGGY™ Pendant System wins 2022 PIA Award Ziggy™, a minimalist, suspended lighting system, offers a configurable solution for office, residential or commercial environments.

Connectors allow the designer to make any geometric shape (4 sides minimum) or linear shape. The sections are adjustable +/- 90° using the connectors, with sections available in 2-, 3-, 4-foot sections.

Indirect light on top offers a linear spread Direct diffused light emission on bottom offers 1,850 lumens Extruded aluminum with no visible canopy - power in the suspension cable.

4 standard finishes - Black Suede, Bronze, Matte Silver, White Suede with custom colors on request.

TM

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LUMINAIRES  EXTERIOR

CATEGORY: EXTERIOR

Luminis Scena Scena is a family of exterior wall and ceiling-surface mount fixtures and bollards that accentuate while withstanding the rigors of urban and public spaces.

Crisp lines and elegant surface details are captured in a round and square shape. Available in an 8.5-in. or 11-in with a diffused or direct light engine. The fully diffused models feature a lightly textured glass face that protects a regressed high efficiency light engine resulting in perfectly Lambertian illumination.  Visit www.luminis.com or Circle 229.

CATEGORY: EXTERIOR (LINEAR)

Judges’ Comments: “The form factor is similar to other products on the market, but the completeness of the family offers a means for aesthetic harmony.”

Senso by Luminii Trident Linear Profile Trident is an IP68 and IK10-rated linear LED profile that illuminates a wide range of interior and exterior applications directly exposed to dust, dew, water, and snow. Located at the top of the IP rating scale, it is dust-tight and secured against continuous water submersion at depths of up to 3m, making it ideal for applications at risk of prolonged water exposure. Highly modular, versatile and easy to install, it enables full transformations of patios, pool decks, exterior walkways, spas, bathrooms, countertops and other spaces requiring wet-rated lighting.

Visit www.sensolighting.com or Circle 230.

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Judges’ Comments: “Great option for recessed in-grade that is rated to deal with water intrusion.”

CATEGORY: EXTERIOR/SCONCE

Allegri Crystal by Kalco Lighting

Luminis

Esterno Arpione

Bellevue

These outdoor wall sconces in a matte black frame combine Firenze crystal and advanced LED technology. New innovations and advancements in fluorocarbon finish grade and UV-resistant technology enables the sconce to withstand coastal, hot, and humid environments, making it suitable for outdoor designs.  Visit www.allegricrystal.com or Circle 228.

Judges’ Comments: “The gorgeous fixtures showcase the beauty of crystal as upscale outdoor sconces.”

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CATEGORY: EXTERIOR

This family of luminaires meets practically all exterior lighting needs while discreetly blending into the urban architectural landscape. The bollards, wall mount, and street and area product mix demonstrate full project versatility. All versions are available in static white color temperatures with 70 or 80 CRI values and true amber for marine wildlife applications. Both column and bollard can have multiple heads allowing precise light placement within a single luminaire.  Visit www.luminis.com or Circle 227.

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LUMINAIRES  EXTERIOR

CATEGORY: EXTERIOR (FLOOD)

Hydrel SAF1 and SAF28 A versatile family of floodlights, SAF fixtures are a complete line of non-linear floodlights that illuminate more with less. With its narrow beam and precision lighting, the SAF1 and SAF28 fixtures accentuate unique patterns, facades, and landmarks, while harmonizing exterior spaces according to architectural lighting design needs. The compact luminaire offers 6-degree to 70-degree high-output distribution, 1,500 delivered lumens, and significant water ingress protection for floodlighting, spotlighting, silhouetting, grazing, and wall washing. SAF1’s multi-head mount option can be configured horizontally or vertically with two to four fixtures.  Visit www.hydrel.acuitybrands.com or Circle 226.

CATEGORY: EXTERIOR (FLOOD)

CATEGORY: EXTERIOR (FLOOD)

CATEGORY: EXTERIOR (FLOOD)

Targetti

Meyer

Griven

DART ROUND

Monospot Mini

Jupiter

The new DART ROUND incorporates the best characteristics from the original DART range—flexibility and robustness—within a cylindrical form. The soft lines and simple shapes can adapt to any application. This floodlight projector is able to illuminate objects both far and near, all while maintaining visual comfort.  Visit www.targettiusa.com or Circle 225.

Monospot Mini features very small dimensions with a minimalist design, and it can be discreetly integrated into architecture. With the extreme narrow beam optics, high intensity illumination can be achieved despite the low-energy consumption.

Available in 3000K or 4000K at 80+CRI and a variety of beam patterns.  Visit www.meyer-lighting-us.com or Circle 224.

Judges’ Comments: “Clean shape, mixed with high performance makes this an easy fixture to incorporate into architecture and existing aesthetics.”

Judges’ Comments: “With a small footprint, the Monospot Mini packs a punch.”

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A medium-sized outdoor floodlight solution for illuminating or accenting architectural elements, Jupiter is available in RGBW, dynamic white, or static white with discrete LEDs; or RGBW or dynamic white with quad-chip LEDs. The luminaire housing is heavy cast aluminum with a steel mounting yoke and offers distributions from narrow spot to wide beam. All models feature DMX with RDM (remote device management) as standard. On-board controls also allow for stand-alone operation without DMX controls when using the optional infrared remote to program fixtures for simple color sequencing or static displays of color.  Visit www.griven-usa.com or Circle 223.

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LUMINAIRES  ACOUSTICS

CATEGORY: ACOUSTICS

Focal Point Mora An innovative, integrated acoustic ceiling/lighting system, Mora allows specifiers to create exceptional ceiling arrays that enhance interior architecture and increase acoustic and visual comfort. Available with over two dozen eco-friendly PET colors, Mora leverages the light engine and acoustic performance of its Seem 1 Acoustic fixtures, and the simplicity of its TruBlade unlit baffle, delivering cohesive, statement-making arrays that can transform interiors.  Visit www.focalpointlights.com or Circle 222.

Judges’ Comments: “The integration with decorative acoustic ceilings is well thought out and a clean way to specify fixtures.”

CATEGORY: ACOUSTICS

CATEGORY: ACOUSTICS/PENDANT

CATEGORY: ACOUSTICS

A-Light

ALW (Architectural Lighting Works)

Focal Point

Absorb I

Serene

Seem 2 Acoustic

Featuring an elegant, flanged design, this suspended luminaire doubles as an acoustic panel and delivers direct and indirect illumination in a reducedglare, slim profile. Available in tunable white light and 30 other colors, the luminaire is covered with sculpted acoustic felt panels to help absorb sound.  Visit www.alights.com or Circle 221.

12mm-thick acoustical fins covering a 6-in. aperture cylinder downlight enable this pendant to offer an impressive 0.85 NRC rating with the application of up to 70 sq. ft. of acoustical material. Available in five different shapes, the light provides high efficiency 147 lm/W light with outputs from 500 to 6,000 lm.  Visit www.alwusa.com or Circle 220.

Judges’ Comments: “Two for one—lighting and sound absorption.”

Judges’ Comments: “Acoustics and style in a form meets function package.”

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An integrated, acoustic ceiling and lighting system, this eco-friendly baffle solution features a 2.5-in. aperture (3.24-in overall). Its PET felt material contains up to 50% post-consumer recycled content, is Declare Certified, and LBC Red List Free. It can also be used in combination with the other fixtures to create integrated systems that satisfy lighting, noise control, aesthetic, and budget requirements.  Visit www.focalpointlights.com or Circle 219.

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LUMINAIRES  EXTERIOR

CATEGORY: EXTERIOR (BOLLARD)

Hess

CATEGORY: SENSOR

Bishop Bollard

Crestron Electronics, Inc. A low-level outdoor lighting solution for pathways and sidewalks with long and narrow geometries, the bollard is available in two heights of 36-in. or 43-in. to meet scale requirements of the application, as well as to extend luminaire spacing when using the taller model. The white light LED engine with specialized optics is available in 3000K or 4000K with CRI greater than 80 as well as true amber for environmentally sensitive areas limiting wavelengths to 560nm or above. The bollard shaft, itself, is of welded construction and is fabricated from T6061-T6 aluminum alloy.  Visit www.hessamerica.com or Circle 218.

SolarSync Outdoor Daylight and Color Temperature Sensor (GLS-LCCT)

Judges’ Comments: “This could be a good solution for retrofits; adjustments are simple; it’s modern; it would be a nice addition to a courtyard or entryway.”

With its ability to measure true color temperature and intensity of natural sunlight, this sensor supports the regulation of indoor lighting to match the actual natural sunlight outdoors. Installed on a building’s rooftop, the sensor measures the exact CCT and illuminance (lux) of the natural daylight. The control system then adjusts the indoor RGB lighting fixtures to simulate the effect of being outdoors. 

JUDGES’ COMMENTS

Focal Point Seem 2 Acoustic  “High marks for uniqueness. There are

CATEGORY: ACCESSORIES

other products on the market that look similar, but don’t offer the flexibility and range of options offered.”

Visit www.crestron.com or Circle 216.

Judges’ Comments: “A building product that simplifies the process for matching electric illumination with natural lighting is very much welcome. Also, being in application already, makes it more appealing as a viable controls solution.”

“Getting daylight right is no easy task. New tech that simplifies the process, and allows matching of true exterior conditions to promote wellness is mighty fine in my book.”

Targetti LumiShape LumiShape is a family of light control optical accessories that enable specifiers to shape the distribution of light. The laser-cut light shields can be stacked up to four pieces per fixture. Offered in six shapes—half circle, quarter circle, square, pinhole square, pinhole, and pinhole regular—this new lighting solution gives designers the tools for more customized aiming.  Visit www.targettiusa.com or Circle 217.

Judges’ Comments: “I like the multiple head light pole option—a means to not only better protect against unwanted nighttime light, but, obviously, better options for more customized aiming.”

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LUMINAIRES  HIGH OUTPUT

CATEGORY: CUTTABLE LED SHEET

Alloy LED PrimaPanel Flexible LED Sheet Packing a punch, the high-density LED chips contained in a PrimaPanel LED sheet deliver a high CRI of 95+ (3000K-5000K) and 89+ (6500K) with excellent color rendering. Capable of dimming down to 0.1%, the product is suitable for displays, walls and counters, and applications like hotels, casinos, retail stores and corporate offices.  Visit www.alloyled.com or Circle 214.

CATEGORY: HIGH-OUTPUT PACKAGE

Lumileds

Judges’ Comments: “The alloy panel that can be cut on an angle adds a new dimension to back lighting interior products.”

LUXEON 7070 LUXEON 7070 introduces a new level of power and efficacy in a small, surfacemount package that is an alternative to the typical lead-frame and ceramic high-power LED format. With the ability to emit up to 2000 lm, it delivers three times the output of a typical 5050 LED. This reduces the number of LEDs required and can reduce the cost of optics, PCBs and assembly.

With L90> 100,000 hours and Lumileds proprietary coating, LUXEON 7070 provides corrosion resistance in punishing environments. This multi-die, high power package provides high luminance from a super robust package to enable cost-effective, single optic, and directional fixture designs. 

Visit www.lumileds.com or Circle 215.

Judges’ Comments: “The product’s advanced design captures performance efficiencies with great lighting output at a lower cost.”

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CATEGORY: (CYLINDERS) LOW BAY

CATEGORY: HIGH BAY

Meteor Lighting

Luminis

Vela Series

Hollowcore

Vela 4 and 5 cylinders feature a transformative look with either a sleek, contemporary cylinder for modern interiors or pair them with aluminum and polycarbonate shrouds for an industrial low bay design. This flexible construct, along with a wide lumen package range of 1,300 lm to 5,000 lm, standard dim to black compatibility, flicker-free dimming, and four beam spread options, makes this a very popular fixture in the design community.  Visit www.meteor-lighting.com or Circle 213.

Bringing a new dimension to the classic high bay shape with modern lines, clean aesthetic, and open core, it’s suitable for traditional high bay applications and contemporary spaces. The architectural pendant is available in 19-in. and 30-in. diameter, ideal for larger spaces. The lens version of the luminaire delivers up to 22,500 lm. of uniform downlight. An optional independently controlled uplight component is also available.  Visit www.luminis.com or Circle 212.

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LUMINAIRES  PENDANTS

CATEGORY: PENDANT

Eureka Lighting Berri A twist on the classic ball and tube design, Berri is available in more than 35 configurations. The luminaires may be configured with two-to-12 spheres each. Luminaires scale from 36” to 120,” and in multiple forms including angular, linear horizontal, linear vertical, hexagonal, square, and rectangle. Designers can select regular output (682 delivered lumens) or high output (1,160 delivered lumens) for each sphere.

With a unique loop gripper, these shapes can be installed at angles up to 60-degrees.  Visit www.berri.eurekalighting.com or Circle 211.

Judges’ Comments: “Berri offers versatility in configurations, and ease of installation. High marks for flexible design.”

JUDGES’ COMMENTS

Meteor Lighting Vela Series  “Love it. It’s great to be able to stick with a workhorse fixture, yet have the flexibility to change appearance in different spaces.”

CATEGORY: PENDANT

A-Light Relay CATEGORY: CUSTOMIZABLE SHAPE

VoksLyte Tangent Shapes VoksLyte factory curves the extruded aluminum profile to almost any elegant radius—or any straight or bent shape—and illuminates the contour from within with the highest quality tightly binned LEDs. These customizable luminaires are sectionalized and join perfectly to form any seamless circular, curved, elliptical, racetrack, intersecting, free-form, serpentine, rectilinear or curvilinear architectural illumination—like drawing with light and metal.  Visit www.vokslyte.com or Circle 210.

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Embracing the geometry of a hexagon, this pendant lighting system features highly reflective, superthin parabolic reflectors that run the length of the fixture and continue through the corners to provide soft, glare-free illumination. Architects can select varying lengths with 90 or 120-degree rounded corners to create a variety of patterns.  Visit www.alights.com or Circle 209.

Luminis Hollowcore  “Very attractive option for applications requiring high performance and aesthetics.”

VoksLyte Tangent Shapes  “Creative ability to adjust within individual spaces is a nice opportunity to adapt to custom environments.”

Judges’ Comments: “This is wonderful design that takes the simple hexagon light and tweaks it with subtle angles and curves. I like the way the light can be used in many ways.”

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LUMINAIRES  PENDANTS

CATEGORY: PENDANT

Finelite, Inc. High Performance 2” Aperture Circle Collection Expanding on its award-winning HP-2 Linear product line, the High Performance 2” Aperture Circle Collection adds creative flexibility beyond traditional linear lines of light. It is also designed with the environment and occupant in mind, as it is the only circle LED luminaire to be enrolled in the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Declare 2.0 Program and is third-party verified with options achieving Red List Approved and Declared status. It also features a single-piece seamless downlight diffuser that provides an uninterrupted and clean aesthetic.  Visit www.finelite.com or Circle 208.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS

Finelite, Inc. High Performance 2” Aperture Circle Collection  “This is a solid design, fine for educational purposes, in learning, library or public spaces.”

Cooper Lighting Solutions Shaper PrentaLux Pendant Collection  “Using 3D printing allows the designer many more options and variation with respect to design and finishes. Also, allows for quicker manufacturing results.”

Eureka Lighting Henri  “The manufacturer noting its ‘bold design element,’ is quite accurate. It makes a statement that can upgrade a less sophisticated surrounding.”

Eureka Lighting Billie  “As a designer I would focus on its use in meeting rooms, conference areas, lounges and hospitality or retail applications, as this fixture is attractive and offers a lot of colors/finishes as well as illumination options.”

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CATEGORY: PENDANT

Cooper Lighting Solutions

Eureka Lighting

Shaper PrentaLux Pendant Collection

Henri

Leveraging 3D printing technology, this collection offers 16 lamp-based products for hospitality and four integral LED products for performance-based decorative lighting. Made with FDM printers using proprietary Cooper filaments and software, product manufacturing is expedited. Products range from 8-in. to 12-in. in height and come in four CCTs at 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K.  Visit www.cooperlighting.com or Circle 207.

With its mix of curved lines and hard edges, Henri pendants—available in 11-in. and 17-in. diameters and in a black or white finish—can be utilized in various ways to accentuate modern work or hospitality environments. Individual pendants can illuminate an informal meeting space or serve as a centerpiece above dining room tables or reception seating. Designers can also group fixtures in linear or organic arrays to create a unique effect in high-volume spaces.  Visit www.eurekalighting.com or Circle 206.

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CATEGORY: PENDANT/DECORATIVE

Eureka Lighting Caldera Housed in a minimal, contemporary ring, Caldera’s invisible light source creates a diffused glow, and the luminaires, offered in 28-in. or 46-in. diameters in black or white, can be mounted in suspension, wall, or ceiling-surface styles. For additional impact, surface applications can be selected with a flush-mount, so there is no visible junction box plate. With its thin 2.7-in. profile, ceiling and wall-mounted versions are appropriate for tighter spaces or low ceilings.  Visit www.eurekalighting.com or Circle 205.

Judges’ Comments: “Sleek, minimalist design; the family of product options is interesting.”

CATEGORY: PENDANT/LINEAR

CATEGORY: PENDANT

CATEGORY: SUSPENDED

Fluxwerx

Eureka Lighting

ALW (Architectural Lighting Works)

Line

Billie

LightShape

Delivering a new path to deviate from a linear form, Line offers finishes, options, and interfaces allowing flexibility to achieve design vision. Minimalist and miniscule at only 3-in. high, and less than a finger-width wide, the suspended linear system that delivers comfortable area illumination from a narrow 0.5-in. aperture in 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8-ft. lengths. On the sustainability front, flexible, made-to-order sourcing of parts and materials from within a local radius to its factory reduces the waste of large volumes of preordered overseas parts.  Visit www.fluxwerx.com or Circle 204.

Judges’ Comments: “This sustainable product can contribute to green standards like WELL certification.”

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Billie offers a large visual presence with an attractive rounded conical shape. The unexpectedly hollow interior of the spun aluminum shade entices those who see it to wonder about the source of its illumination. The internal geometry of the luminaire, including the top radius, is optimized to improve the light spread inside the shape. A return around the bottom edge acts as a reflector, casting shadow-free light evenly onto the curved interior surface, creating comfortable illumination below, regardless of mounting height.

Available in diameters of 24 in., 36 in., or 48 in., it offers a decorative option in many different types of space.  Visit www.eurekalighting.com or Circle 203.

Pre-configured rectangular and hexagonal shapes, up to 7 ft.-wide, allow architects to create a variety of designs. Providing direct or indirect light suspended from a single suspension point, the luminaires are available with standard correlated color temperature (CCT) of 2700K-4000K with a 90+ CRI for high performance white light or RGB/RGBW with customizable lumen packages from 3,600 lm to 27,000 lm.  Visit www.alwusa.com or Circle 202.

Judges’ Comments: “The reconfiguration of an existing concept to a highly attractive multi-tier fixture is a great way to keep family consistencies throughout spaces.”

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LUMINAIRES  MISCELLANEOUS

CATEGORY: INDIRECT LIGHTING

Focal Point Seem 1 Louver

CATEGORY: PENDANT

Designplan Lighting, Inc.

Seem 1 louver was engineered as a flexible system that allows specifiers to combine louvered cells, lensed illumination, and unlit faceplates in multiple configurations, many of which are pre-designed.

The Seem 1 louver delivers a high output for both task and ambient lighting thanks to its batwing lens. An asymmetric indirect light distribution offers the versatility to light spaces with comfortable light reflecting from the ceiling. The narrow flood optic achieves an 18-degree spot while the louver mixing chamber achieves a 68-degree-wide spread.

It’s available in black specular, matte black, clear diffuse, clear specular, and matte white.  Visit www.focalpointlights.com or Circle 200.

Ziggy LED Pendant System Crafted as a geometric or linear shape with adjustable sections and connectors, this hanging pendant emits an indirect linear spread from the top while the direct emission emerging from the bottom is diffused at 1850 lm. With no visible canopy, the power is contained in the airport cable suspension lines.  Visit www.designplan.com or Circle 201.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS

Focal Point Seem 1 Louver  “This definitely works for offices.

However, I would consider the Seem 1 louver for hospitality, retail and similar application as well.”

Judges’ Comments: “This is a really handsome architectural fixture. It has the visual appeal to be a major component of the space’s effect on the user or visitor.”

CATEGORY: TRACK

Acuity Brands Juno Trac T286L Flat Back Cylinder This precision optical system produces uniform spot, narrow flood or flood distributions. The stylish, high quality track head lighting system offers a rated life of 50,000 hours. In integrating the driver with the cylinder, the result is an attractive, up-scale design.  Visit www.acuitybrands.com or Circle 199.

Finelite High Performance 2” Aperture Perimeter Slot  “Nice combination of features, including telescoping light, very small increments of length, and integrated drivers.”

Acuity Brands Juno Trac T286L Flat Back Cylinder  “A striation-free uniform beam is a distinguishing quality of this luminaire.”

Judges’ Comments: “Because of the integral driver with the cylinder, this track-head has a refined aesthetic.”

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LUMINAIRES  LINEAR

CATEGORY: LINEAR

MARK Architectural Lighting Markline 101/Markcove 102 The Markline 101 linear accent light delivers greater design flexibility from a small profile. With seven precise distribution options, and lumen packages ranging from 250 to 1000 lm/ft., Markline 101 is available in static white, static color, tunable white, dynamic color and warm dim. Markcove 102 offers the same benefits with a distribution of 120 × 120, ideal for cove lighting applications.  Visit www.marklighting.acuitybrands.com or Circle 198.

CATEGORY: LINEAR Judges’ Comments: “Similar products have been around for years, but the combination of beam angles + accessories + dimming control options is an asset.”

Acclaim Lighting Adapt Linear Delivering an output of up to 854 lm/ft. and 91 lm/W with a CRI TM-30 of greater than 85, this high output linear fixture offers eight beam angle options and five white color temperatures. With one aluminum housing supporting multiple configurations, assembly is streamlined and more eco-friendly. The adaptable cable system enables both endto-end straight runs and curved runs with no need for additional cables.  Visit www.acclaimlighting.com or Circle 195.

CATEGORY: OMNIDIRECTIONAL

ALW (Architectural Lighting Works) LUMA CATEGORY: LINEAR

Finelite High Performance 2” Aperture Perimeter Slot Declare 2.0-approved, this recessed 2-in.-aperture perimeter slot luminaire creates a “ribbon” of light where ceiling meet walls. It offers tailored lengths with 1/16-in. accuracy, and up to 12-ft. independent sections lengths. Lengths can be combined to make longer runs using a contractor-friendly joining approach. Optional telescoping provides flexibility to adapt to on-site wall dimensions by offering up to 11-in. of fully illuminated adjustability.  Visit www.finelite.com or Circle 197.

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LUMA’s 2-in. cylindrical diffuse acrylic body delivers 360-degree illumination from 400 to 800 lm/ft.

Available in horizontal and vertical runs, the luminaire installs quickly and easily with its tool-less, click-lock mechanism in its innovative endcaps.

Suspended with a black, white or clear silver braided cord and a connector and accent ring, the luminaire is free from gaps or light leaks.  Visit www.alwusa.com or Circle 196.

Judges’ Comments: “A high-quality, efficient luminaire option.”

Judges’ Comments: “High marks for innovation. The design is classic, simple and compatible with most contemporary design schemes. The basic module’s ability to be joined both horizontally and vertically contribute to the innovativeness of this product.”

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LUMINAIRES  DOWNLIGHTS

CATEGORY: DOWNLIGHT

USAI Lighting LittleOnes What the iPhone was to the cell phone industry, the LittleOnes is to the home technology and lighting industry. The first collection of tiny, architectural-grade recessed ceiling-light fixtures, it is capable of delivering more than 1000 lm. Suitable for homes, offices and public spaces, the LittleOnes LED lights are a full line of fixtures, all with apertures of less than one inch. Features include ceiling-to-floor wall wash from a less than 1-in. aperture achieved through a five-part optical system; adjustable and dimmable lights; and square and round wall wash options. Four fixtures light a 100-sq.-ft. space.  Visit www.usailighting.com or Circle 194.

CATEGORY: DOWNLIGHT

Lucifer Lighting Company Atomos Available in 1-in. or 2-in. aperture sizes, Atomos delivers a considerable amount of light with no glare.

The 2-in. provides up to 900 delivered lumens of glare-free illumination while maintaining beauty in the ceiling. The 1-in. offers roughly 500 delivered lumens, also glare-free, and seamlessly disappears in the ceiling. The retention wheels, which accommodate 0.5-2-in. ceilings, make it easy to install.  Visit www.luciferlighting.com or Circle 193.

Judges’ Comments: “Slim profile with performance built in, prime for a high-end space, commercial or residential.”

CATEGORY: DOWNLIGHT

Alphabet Lighting (Ledra Brands)

Focal Point

NU Deep Regress

ID+ 2.5” Downlight and Wall Wash

A 4-in. recessed downlight delivers up to 3400 lm with an exceptional 38-degree cut-off angle. Offering changeable optics, dynamic LED color and intelligent control, the fixture recesses 2.5-in. into the ceiling.

The product is compatible with a honeycomb louver and specialty lensing for enhanced glare control.  Visit www.alphabetlighting.com or Circle 192.

Judges’ Comments: “Subtly enclosed inside the ceiling plane, this projects a strong level of light.”

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Designed with flexibility in mind, the ID+ 2.5” is a small-aperture solution for accent, task, or ambient lighting. With beam spreads from 20° to 90°, it offers outputs up to 1900 lm and is available with CRI values of 80, 90, or 97 and offers warm dim ranges that mimic incandescent and halogen. Optics include two cone options: a 60° or a 75° cut-off, to support visual comfort and quiet ceilings. The latter enables wide flood, very-wide flood, and super-wide beam spreads.  Visit www.focalpointlights.com or Circle 191.

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LUMINAIRES  SPECIALTY

CATEGORY: SPECIALTY/HEALTHCARE

Kirlin Lighting MRL-2 A linear slot fixture designed specifically for the demanding requirements of MRI suites, marrying architectural form, color quality, and MRI technical robustness. MRI spaces can be challenging for designers, as the technical requirements involved in producing non-ferromagnetic fixtures that eliminate electromagnetic noise in the suite are multiple. The integrated system, with a 2.5-in. fixture, is available in static white and RGBW for full spectrum color and enables practitioners to make patients more comfortable by varying the color in the room while a scan is in progress.  Visit www.kirlinlighting.com or Circle 190.

CATEGORY: SPECIALTY/HEALTHCARE

Gotham Lighting

MARK Architectural Lighting

EVO 6 in. Downlight with Care222 Technology

Whisper with Care222 Technology

CATEGORY: SPECIALTY

Axis Lighting Tranquility Series Allow overhead lighting to bring a sense of calm to an interior by camouflaging the luminaire behind inspiring images, textured graphics and custom colors and finishes. Available for in-ceiling and wall-mount applications, this biophilic design solution is great for healthcare settings. Scalable up to 20-ft. × 20-ft., the luminous ceiling panels offer a uniform glow and varying drop-lens heights so designers may choose from installations that are flush, drop lens, or regressed.  Visit www.axislighting.com or Circle 189.

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CATEGORY: SPECIALTY/HEALTHCARE

To reduce active pathogen load on surfaces in high-traffic areas, the EVO UV-Only, and Visible Light-Only Solutions, allow disinfection technology without compromising lighting. In the cylinder, it’s available in surface, pendant, or wall mounting, and for new construction/remodels with recessed downlights. The system features a patented excimer lamp and dosing electronics module that can provide a measured dosage of filtered 222nm far-UVC light. When used properly, the wavelength emitted inactivates viruses and bacteria at levels that don’t penetrate living tissue.  Visit www.gothamlighting.acuitybrands.com or Circle 188.

Available with Ushio Care222 UV disinfection technology for pathogen control, Whisper reduces active pathogens on non-porous surfaces and in the air with far-UVC light. Whisper with Care222 features a mercury-free far-UVC excimer lamp that contains a patented short pass filter for narrow band 222nm emissions, removing wavelengths of UV light that penetrate living tissue in skin or beyond the tear layer in eyes. It is available as a 2 × 2 or 2 × 4 luminaire with options for one or two Care222 modules, also delivering up to 8500 lm of illumination at a color quality of up to 90 CRI.  Visit www.marklighting.acuitybrands.com or Circle 187.

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LUMINAIRES  COMPONENTS

CATEGORY: MULTI-FORM FACTOR

Vibia Plusminus

CATEGORY: DRIVERS

IOTA ILB CP10 HE AELR Emergency Driver The IOTA ILB CP10 HE AELR Emergency Driver provides specification-level emergency lighting for Class 2 luminaire designs. Its STAR—Self Testing Automated Reporting— app, wireless reporting makes Life Safety Code compliance easier than ever by using the power of wireless connectivity to solve many challenges common to meeting emergency lighting testing requirements and compliance with annual NFPA Life Safety code requirements.

Visit www.iotaengineering.com or Circle 186.

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Vibia, with designer Stefan Diez, has designed a bespoke collection that features a fabric belt and various light fittings to lend individual sensibility through contemporary technology. The belt provides support and electrical conductivity. The lights are attached using a clip-and-connect system. Plusminus eliminates the differences between pendant, sconce and floor lights, because elements of the collection can be adjusted, attached, or removed as desired.  Visit www.vibia.com or Circle 185.

Judges’ Comments: “The design takes lighting beyond the fixture and allows the function of the fixture to impact space.”

JUDGES’ COMMENTS

Acuity Brands/Peerless Lighting Peerless Renna Wall Solution  “I found this product line fascinating

for not just its aesthetic beauty, but also the limitless possibilities it offers... all within the limits of easy installation and straightforward controls. This luminaire is a refreshing solution to workspace lighting.”

CATEGORY: COMPONENTS

Alloy LED AmpChamp LED Terminal Tape Light Connectors

Judges’ Comments: “The real innovation of this product is that when it comes to identifying problems, it eliminates the inconvenience of needing to access the luminaire for testing, or for drawing data for periodic reports. In that regard, this product solves a critical problem of ensuring the emergency luminaires are in operational condition.”

Solving the problem of LED connections slipping and loosening over time, the AmpChamp LED tape light and wire connectors provide secure connections between LED tape light sections, between tape light and wire, or between pairs of wire leads. The corner connector is ideal for toe kicks, coves and other installations with tight curves. Further, the up/down connector’s unique design allows the lead wires to be connected to the top or bottom of a tape light.  Visit www.alloyled.com or Circle 184.

Judges’ Comments: “Provides a higher degree of security and reliability to LED tape light installations.

Has an excellent low profile and flexibility.”

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LUMINAIRES  SPECIALIZED FORMS

CATEGORY: MULTI-FORM FACTOR

Acuity Brands/Peerless Lighting Peerless Renna Wall Solution The latest addition to the Peerless lighting family, the Renna delights judges and designers with its expanded range of mounting options—suspended linear, ceiling surface-mounted, wall-mounted, and a wall wash in—direct and indirect distribution models—and configurations that combine these products in any number of ways. An innovative power and control system greatly simplifies design, installation and commissioning of the linear system, driving up to 32 linear ft. of luminaire per module.  Visit www.acuity ybrands.com or Circle 183.

CATEGORY: RECESSED WALL GRAZER

CATEGORY: VANDAL RESISTANT

CATEGORY: LINEAR/COVE

ALW (Architectural Lighting Works)

Luminaire LED

The Lighting Quotient

Hylytr

VCM8

elliptipar S320 Adjustable Cove Light with Knife Edge Framing

Designed to illuminate textured walls without light spill, this luminaire features a sleek 2.52-in. aperture for a quiet ceiling install. An additional 0.65-in. flange option offers further wall grazing ability. The recessed perimeter fixture can be installed with Mud-in, T-Grid, Slot, and Trim ceiling types. Tapping into Hylytr’s light sculpting LED technology, the product provides greater reach, uniformity, efficiency, and beam precision than competing products all in a lens-free and no-glare form.  Visit www.alwusa.com or Circle 182.

Judges’ Comments: “This product offers a welldescribed set of benefits.”

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The IP65-rated, corner-mount VCM8 has soft edges combined with a robust construction that can complement industrial settings. For strength, it features an IK10 rating, an all-aluminum, ligature-resistant construction and a polycarbonate lens. For longevity, the product offers a highly durable finish that withstands a 4,000-hour salt spray test. Complete with a lifetime warranty against vandalism, it withstands physical impact and environmental abuse.  Visit www.luminaireled.acuitybrands.com or Circle 181.

Judges’ Comments: “This highly durable, resilient product for heavy-use applications still tries to maintain a sense of design.”

S320 is a high-performance linear cove luminaire designed to illuminate ceilings uniformly from an architectural cove. Unlike many cove lights, it has fully adjustable aiming and the adjustable optics can be linked together and aimed as one. Once aimed, they can be locked in place. It is designed for use with 5-in. sq. edge, knife edge or floating ceiling cove framing.

It also can be used in field constructed coves.  Visit www.thelightingquotient.com or Circle 180.

Judges’ Comments: “The fixture is simple, yet unobtrusive, and also continues to make layers of lighting even more practical, particularly with its fully adjustable aiming.”

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By Barbara Horwitz-Bennett, Contributing Writer

The Advantages of Green Light in Operating Rooms Enable surgeons and staff to keep overhead lights on, without compromising the view of the procedure on a monitor.

Sight is a critical component of surgery. Unfortunately, the traditional supplemental surgical lighting installed in operating rooms (ORs)—the luminaires that provide general illumination, not the surgical task lights—can hinder a surgeon’s ability to see in several ways. In an attempt avoid these issues, it has become common practice in many ORs to turn off overhead lights to provide the surgeon with the best

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Narrow spectrum green LED lighting offers an illumination solution that can remain on during a procedure, without compromising the surgeon’s view. TheLEDs emit a specific wavelength of light (540nm).

view of the procedure possible, forcing everyone else to function in the dark or improvise their own sources of illumination. It is a less than

presence of green light in an OR avoids visual adaption delay for sur-

optimal solution in a truly life-and-death situation.

geons caused by different light levels of task and ambient lighting.”

The crux of the problem is the use of white light, especially during

When looking for ways to bring green LED light into an OR, there are

a minimally invasive procedure. White overhead lights, even with the

two options: choose luminaires that contain white LEDs with a green

latest LEDs, are limited in their ability to provide enough ambient light

lens or luminaires that contain narrow spectrum green LEDs with a

for the team, without compromising the quality of the image on the

clear or frosted lens. These solutions are not considered equal.

screen. Here are some of the common issues created by the mismatch of traditional white supplemental surgical lighting in an OR.

The benefit that green lighting brings to the operating room—offering higher levels of illumination, without compromising or washing out the image on the screen during a minimally invasive procedure—is

White Supplemental Surgical Light in an OR’s Common Issues

very specific to the quality of the green light. White light is so incapable of achieving these simultaneous objectives that many ORs shut off

• Reflected glare

• Eye fatigue

white lights completely during these procedures. This helps to explain

• Washed out monitors

• Afterimage

why a more saturated green hue is preferable to one that is a watered

• Compromised visual acuity

• Overhead lights turned off, too

down mixture of green light and white light.

• Light adaptation delay

little light for support staff

The term saturation describes the intensity or purity of the color. As saturation increases, the color appears purer. As saturation decreases,

Luckily, this no longer needs to be the case. With advancements in LED

the color appears paler or washed out. Green lighting fixtures that

technology, there are now supplemental surgical solutions that can

emit light from a narrow spectrum LED and frosted lens provide

provide surgeons the clear and unobstructed images they need during

cleaner light in a more saturated green hue than the lights that emit

certain procedures, while offering surgical staff enough light to per-

a white light and filter it through a green lens.

form their jobs. This is a revolutionary idea. Operating rooms can now

White light leaks are another issue that can affect the green light

be equipped to offer an optimal visual environment for every proce-

emitted by the fixtures with white LEDs and green lenses. If the green

dure, which not only better accommodates the visual tasks performed

lens isn’t fit correctly, or it degrades over time (most filters begin

in the space but allows for them to be performed with better clarity

degrading as soon as the fixture is energized due to the plastic make-

and comfort. All it requires is a little green light.

up of the lens and the heat from the fixture), or there is another cir-

Green light interacts with a visual environment differently than white

cumstance where the lens is compromised, white light will escape the

light. Instead of causing a distracting hot spot or washing out the image

fixture and trespass into the visual environment of the OR. This mix of

on a screen, the presence of ambient green lighting, and its reflection

white light and green light will make the ambient light appear a duller

off of a monitor, improves the depth and contrast of the image. Because

green and it can impact the contrast the light provides with the image

green light is more screen friendly, green luminaires can be left on dur-

on the screen.

ing a procedure, giving support staff the light they need to perform their jobs and move safely through the space. There are other benefits as well.

“The presence of green light reduces the afterimage effect experi-

It is worth noting that white light leaks do not occur when the fixture only produces green light with a narrow spectrum LED. For more information, Kurtzon Lighting developed an AIA-accred-

enced by surgeons and eliminates monitoring equipment glare while

ited CEU, “Creating an Optimal Visual Environment in an Operating

illuminating the space for supplemental staff,” explains John Weidner,

Room.” Contact Dana Porter, Director of Operations, Kurtzon Lighting,

director of engineering, Kurtzon Lighting, Chicago. “Additionally, the

at danap@kurtzon.com to learn more.•

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An Illuminated Story in the Woods ing for the passage between the past, present,

A night walk into the heart of Wendat culture is an immersive multimedia experience.

and future. It was opened in June through to the end of October, reopening at the end of December to attract visitors through Spring 2023.

Entrance to the site is through an illuminated arch of panels illustrating native patterns. There

A collaboration between the Huron-Wendat

are seven distinct installations, each a spec-

Nation in Quebec, Canada and Moment Factory,

tacle of light and video with a unified original

a Montreal-based design and entertainment

soundtrack, described as “vibrating with the en-

projects studio, created Onhwa’Lumina that uses

ergy of the land, with the sounds of wind, water,

lights and projected images, as well as record-

and animals.”•

ings of Wendat singing and drumming, to tell the Nation’s stories.

The Nation’s leadership believed that telling the centuries-old story inside the traditional four walls of a museum was not the format to © Photos: Courtesy, Moment Factory

realistically communicate and experience their culture. Rather, they selected a setting located in a forested area, approximately 10 miles northeast of Quebec City. The immersive night walk exists along a three-quarter mile-long illuminated path.

At each stop, the light projections appear to transform the forest into theatrical-style stage settings.

The average amount of time spent along the trail is an hour or more, depending on the participants’ viewing time at the displays.

“Onhwa” is the Huron-Wendat word for “now,” based on the native language’s collective mean-

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