LightSPEC - Spring/Summer 2024

LIGHTING IN ARCHITECTURE

DIVINE INSPIRATION

At the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, a creative and flexible lighting design brings mosaics, sculptures, artwork and architecture to life.

LIVE AT LIGHTSPEC WEST

Use our show guide to find answers to all your questions about LightSPEC West 2024.

SMART BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Tunable lighting, integrated shading, cloud-connected lighting controls and software dashboards combine to create a functional and contented space.

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6 The Advantages of Acoustic Lighting Solutions in Education Facilities

Acoustic lighting fixtures offer an opportunity to meet the evolving needs of modern learning environments by providing adaptable sound management, energy-efficient LED lighting and aesthetic appeal.

By Jason Bird

8 Lighting Awakens Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis

Going beyond simply replacing outdated fixtures with LED lighting, Reed Burkett Lighting Design transformed how visitors experience the historic, beautiful Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis with lighting.

By Linda Becker

30 Lighting design tips to create comfortable, flexible environments

Smart lighting options such as tunable lighting, integrated shading, cloudconnected controls and software dashboards allow users and building owners to create functional and contented spaces.

By Chris Udall

34 Ample daylighting and a touch of Harry Potter

HLW’s lighting design and interior renovation of Crow Holdings’ third-floor office in the Hampton House in New Jersey emphasizes natural light and the architectural character of a historic building.

By Jeff Link

PERSPECTIVES

4 Commentary

Welcome to the first issue of LightSPEC and take a closer look at LightSPEC West 2024.

37 The Line Up Kore Controls and Light-CA join forces

Two manufacturers’ representatives ink a partnership in the key Southern California lighting market. Meet Kore LIGHT.

By Linda Becker

40 SSL Observed

Eye-catching form factors and function-focused fixtures are among these new releases

SPECIAL

LightSPEC West 2024 Show Guide

LightSPEC West is a networking, education and solutions platform for the Southern California lighting, design and architecture community. With a program covering a range of topics vital to lighting specifiers and designers, as well as building designers, owners and operators, the two-day conference and expo includes networking events, product showcases and CEU-accredited educational sessions.

Meet LightSPEC

AS A PRETEEN, I VISITED MY FATHER IN the hospital and, using logic only available to my precocious self, decided what he needed to get well was better lighting and décor. The miasma of his hospital ward was little improved by the harvest gold and avocado décor and similarly hued lighting. I immediately wrote a letter to the president of the hospital, sharing my wisdom as only a nine-year-old girl can. While I promptly received a lovely letter in reply, the lighting and decor renovations took about a decade longer.

AFTER AN EXTENSIVE LIGHTING DESIGN RENOVATION, MORE THAN 80,000 SQUARE FEET OF MOSAIC ARTWORK IS ILLUMINATED IN WAYS NOT PREVIOUSLY SEEN.

Lighting is vital to the success of a space. While this truth is no revelation to any lighting designer, architect or interior designer, it is the central tenet of LightSPEC, the new face of Architectural SSL Rest assured, LightSPEC will continue ArchSSL’s focus on lighting in architecture, with project showcases, lighting trends and basics articles, architectural lighting research and advances, and product introductions. In addition, we will focus on the people behind the lighting stories with designer profiles and interviews, perspectives from thought leaders and emerging professionals, and business and marketing strategies.

LightSPEC also is the publication behind LightSPEC West, a Southern California regional event showcasing design and innovation in lighting for the built environment. (Learn more about LightSPEC West in our show guide beginning on page 13.)

In this, our first issue of LightSPEC, we celebrate lighting in architecture with a look at

the thoughtful lighting design for the stunning and historic Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Carefully crafting a holistic design focused on the mosaics, sculpture, artwork and architecture and their interplay with lighting, RBLD created a design that delights.

Also in this issue, we look at the advantages of acoustic lighting for educational

environments such as classrooms as well as collaborative workspaces. Also, we explore how integrating technologies such as cloudconnected controls, integrated shading and tunable lighting can transform the occupant experience. A historic renovation celebrates the building’s Art Moderne facade, vaulted ceilings, exposed brick archways, timber joists and ductwork and pairs it with a lighting design that brings a magical whimsy. Finally, in The Line Up, a new magazine department, we gain perspective on the evolving Southern California market from a lighting agency principal.

A lot has changed since my hospital visit, and my appreciation for the architecture, lighting and design has matured. I look forward to exploring the best of lighting in architecture with you.

— Linda Becker, editor-in-chief

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Using acoustic lighting in education facilities

Every building design has a plan and budget allocated for illumination. With just one specification, designers can effectively address multiple needs without requiring separate resources for acoustic engineering or planning.

By Jason Bird, founder and managing/creative director, Luxxbox

GIVEN CHALLENGES SUCH AS THE SHIFT

towards hybrid learning and the growing preference for wellness-focused, communityoriented amenities, colleges and universities are actively pursuing strategies to revitalize their existing infrastructure and create spaces that appeal to the post-pandemic generation of students. Acoustic lighting fixtures offer an opportunity to meet the evolving needs of modern learning environments, providing a

multipurpose solution that incorporates sound management, energy-efficient LED lighting, aesthetic appeal and adaptability.

Managing acoustics

In educational settings, excess noise levels pose a significant challenge, impacting the well-being, concentration and overall learning experience of students and educators alike. Designers must delicately balance the need to

reduce background noise while creating spaces that encourage collaboration and discussion.

Acoustic lighting offers a versatile, environmentally friendly solution, reducing ambient noise by as much as 40% in controlled test conditions. Conversational speech is typically generated at head level and reverberates from the ceiling. Occupying the often-overlooked real estate between desks and ceilings, acoustic lighting fixtures help absorb the emitted sound waves directly above the source before they reverberate against the ceiling and walls and carry the noise across the room.

Acoustic light fixtures perform better than ceiling- or wall-mounted treatments of similar size and material because the lampshade’s interior and the exterior are exposed, doubling the functional surface area for sound absorption. They also are positioned closer to the sound source and therefore effective at impeding sound waves near their point of origin and in their primary path of travel. While valuable on their own, acoustic lighting fixtures can also enhance the effectiveness of other noise-damping materials such as soft furnishings or carpets.

Integrating acoustic lighting fixtures into classrooms, collaborative workspaces and larger areas like dining halls and libraries not only improves communication between educators and students but also helps students

Acoustic lighting can be styled to fit within many color schemes and design trends.

Images courtesy of Luxxbox

Acoustic lighting fixtures help minimize glare.

focus and engage without the added stress of noise pollution.

Optimizing light

In addition to acoustic performance, proper lighting is pivotal in creating an optimal learning environment because it directly influences health and productivity. Four main components contribute to well-lit educational spaces: light layers, color temperature, glare reduction and control.

Light Layers. A successful learning environment should incorporate three layers of light: general lighting, task lighting and daylighting. Lighting fixtures can be strategically located and hung at different heights to achieve these layers, enhancing the overall illumination of the space.

Color Temperature. The ideal color temperature for a learning space falls within the 3000K to 3500K range. This range isn’t too cool to give the impression of a sterile environment, but it is not too warm to create a cozy environment where students might want to nap.

Glare Reduction. Glare can cause discomfort, leading to squinting, eye strain and headaches. Acoustic lighting fixtures help minimize glare, creating a comfortable and productive environment for students and educators.

DESIGNERS MUST DELICATELY BALANCE THE NEED TO REDUCE BACKGROUND NOISE WHILE CREATING SPACES THAT ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION AND DISCUSSION.

Control. The ability to control lighting conditions throughout the day is crucial. High quality acoustic lighting solutions provide flexibility, allowing educators to adjust light levels for different activities and times of the day, ensuring an optimal learning environment.

Aesthetic appeal

Employing acoustic lighting doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice beauty in the interest of practicality. Available fixtures are styled to fit within many color schemes and design trends with unique shapes, colors and sizes. Whether it is elongated, linear lamps spanning across an expansive room, large sweeping pendants delineating collaboration zones, or smaller pendants artfully grouped at varying heights for a captivating visual display, there’s ample opportunity for creativity and style. Beyond their visual appeal, high quality acoustic lighting fixtures offers durability and longevity, requiring minimal maintenance.

In controlled test conditions, acoustic lighting reduced ambient noise by as much as 40%.

Acoustic lighting fixtures help absorb the emitted sound waves directly above the source.

Often, the acoustic panels are manufactured from dense polyester fiber material that includes 65% post-consumer recycled content and is 100% recyclable. These fixtures have flat, smooth surfaces that deter dust and debris accumulation, making them suitable for educational settings with rigorous hygiene standards.

Adaptability

As construction and operating costs continue to climb, many higher-ed institutions are opting for adaptive reuse, renovating and repurposing existing buildings. For example, converting an old dormitory into a library or amenities space presents an opportunity to enhance the environment without the need for extensive modifications to ceilings or floors. In such scenarios, acoustic lighting can be seamlessly integrated to create an optimal study environment.

With a straightforward installation process, acoustic lighting fixtures can be implemented quickly with minimal labor required. When the purpose of the space changes, the lighting pendants can be moved and reused. And because they hang from the ceiling, square footage is freed up in the floorplan for additional furnishings and decorations. ■

Images courtesy of Sam Fentress Photography

LIGHTING AWAKENS CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF ST. LOUIS

Going beyond simply replacing outdated fixtures with LED lighting, Reed Burkett Lighting Design transformed how visitors experience the historic, beautiful Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis with lighting.

By Linda Becker

STUNNING MOSAIC ARTWORK HAS adorned the walls and ceilings of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis for much of its 100-year history, yet failing fixtures limited even the task lighting parishioners relied on during services and obscured the spectacular view. Following an extensive lighting design renovation completed by Reed Burkett Lighting Design of St. Louis in late 2023, the beauty of more than 80,000 square feet of mosaic artwork is highlighted as never before.

Monsignor Henry Breier began working with Randy Burkett, a principal at RBLD, in 2019 to improve the less-than-optimal cathedral lighting. Burkett and his team performed

several technical surveys at the cathedral, observing ambient conditions at different times of the day and during religious services and events. The team studied the mosaics, sculpture, artwork and architecture — and their interplay with light — to understand how and where each piece might be viewed to identify the optimal angles to introduce light.

The choir loft, beatitudes and east/west galleries are shown. Lighting rails were mounted along the backside of the walls in the galleries.

A view of the nave from the altar is shown.

Monsignor Breier, other clergy and facility team members were actively involved from the planning phase, noted Lisa J. Reed, a principal at RBLD. “During mockups, we would demonstrate multiple options for illuminating a particular mosaic — the pendentives, as an example — and they would view the options and offer their perspectives. They made lighting selections based on which option helped tell the story conveyed by a specific mosaic or piece of art. Having their input was quite helpful.”

Lighting design installed

Once the plan was complete, RBLD worked with St. Louis-based Schaeffer Electric to install the new lighting. “Ninety percent of the church is lit from one large light box above the center dome,” said Paul Krobath, in an article for St. Louis Magazine.

Because functional nave illumination was inadequate for services and events, a novel approach was needed, Reed said. “At the 140-foot center dome apex, an existing oculus was repurposed to accommodate an armature of (37) 200-watt LED narrow-distribution floodlights. Each fixture was focused on a specific floor target through the ceiling’s aperture. The framework height was idealized to allow cross-aiming to 70% of the nave.”

In addition to better illuminating the basilica, the new lighting plan improved energy efficiency. “The original system was made up of over 50,000 watts of incandescent light,” Reed said. “This innovative design reduced power by 87% and tripled levels to 30 footcandles.”

When it served the lighting plan, existing fixtures were repurposed in the new scheme, Reed explained. “Existing ornamental lanterns became positions for new concealed LED modules, focusable to the ceiling and walls within. The canopy was highlighted from the central dome oculus.”

The ability to control lighting color temperature and optical precision were key features of the lighting design plan RBLD developed. Using 3000K color temperature LEDs ensured high color rendering.

Highlighting the artwork

“Illuminating the 22 million tiles demanded a variety of distributions, from 4 to 50 degrees,

along with special optical spread lenses,” Reed said.

The extensive mosaics — 30 to 40 million tiles in total — incorporated polished and matte tiles. Multiple sources of light,

from different angles, were used to manage reflections when viewing the glass tile art. “The reflective characteristics of the glass tesserae tiles made lighting angles critical to revealing the richness and texture of the

Monsignor Breier, other clergy and facility team members worked with the RBLD team to make lighting selections that helped highlight and tell the story conveyed by specific mosaics such as these on the ceiling of the west transept.

mosaics. Hundreds of hours were spent experimenting with lighting positions throughout the cathedral. The Baldachin is adorned with mosaics both atop and within its structure,” Reed explained.

The extensive mosaics — on nearly every surface in the nave and chancel — meant the lighting of the mosaics defied the architectural form. “There was some limited embellishment of columns and other architectural highlights. Stations of the cross are sculptural, and those

revealed through soft-edge accent lighting. The architectural dome surfaces were washed in light, along with mosaic accenting. The inwardfacing dome windows are backlighted from an interstitial space between the outer and inner domes, so there is not as much direct daylight as you would expect.”

In addition to the mosaics, RBLD illuminated marble statues throughout the cathedral. “With sculpture, it is all about how you reveal the texture of the piece as well as the expressions and facial features to interpret the emotional impact that the artist intended,” Reed said. “The background behind any sculptural piece is also an important consideration which impacts its visibility. Dimming allowed for the establishing of visual hierarchies.”

To incorporate lighting without affecting the architectural elements, lighting rails were mounted along the backside of the walls in the galleries, Reed noted. “Many of the lighting instruments were attached to these rails to provide finetuning the accent angles. Existing architectural geometries within the galleries were exploited to position the lights in a way that made them invisible from the gallery.”

THE TEAM STUDIED THE MOSAICS, SCULPTURE, ARTWORK AND ARCHITECTURE — AND THEIR INTERPLAY WITH LIGHT — TO UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHERE EACH PIECE MIGHT BE VIEWED.

Similar techniques were used elsewhere in the basilica, Reed added. “We also located luminaires within the four towers at the corners of the main dome. Fixtures were concealed within arched openings in these towers as well, projecting accent light into the higher mosaic settings. Some of these instruments are visible, but they are located to minimize glare from normal viewing angles.”

Lighting controls provide flexibility

Monsignor Breier worked with the lighting controls vendor during commissioning to set his preferred scenes for the benefit of the worship services and parishioners, Reed noted. Controls allow church personnel to set customized scenes depending on how the cathedral is being used.

“All lighting for the cathedral is controlled through a centralized DMX system, with presets established for daily and special events. Docents leading tours use a wireless device to activate highlights that enhance the mosaic storytelling experience,” Reed said. The presets used by the docents highlight particular mosaics so they can talk about the history of those pieces.

These scenes differ from the presets used for a typical Mass, Reed added. “The levels don’t change significantly during Mass, but during music or other portions of the service when written material is needed, light levels are increased over the congregation.” ■

Editor’s note: In 2022, Envision Lighting Design, led by Lisa J. Reed, and Randy Burkett Lighting Design, led by Randy Burkett, merged their two St. Louis-based firms into Reed Burkett Lighting Design.

The mosaics in the southwest gallery were highlighted in the lighting design.

LightSPEC West Attendees, Exhibitors, Speakers, and Sponsors

Welcome to the LightSPEC West 2024 conference and exhibition!

Created specifically for the Southern California lighting, design, and architecture community, LightSPEC West is a unique networking, solutions, and educational event for professionals involved with solid-state lighting in the built environment. Joining us at this in-person event gives you access to exhibits by lighting manufacturers covering all the major aspects of lighting as well as social and educational activities.

Our goal in developing this event is to provide lighting industry stakeholders — architects, lighting designers, specifiers, lighting equipment manufacturers, and building and facility owners — with a learning and networking experience specifically for those involved with lighting in the built environment today. The CEU-accredited educational sessions, developed with the help of our advisory board, focus on trending topics such as lighting and health and wellness, the role of artificial intelligence, and the influence of smart and healthy building standards on lighting design and control.

With Endeavor Business Media’s reach into the lighting and associated markets, LightSPEC West is the only show in Southern California that has a mix of agency participation and non-agency-affiliated manufacturers. This provides a unique opportunity to connect, explore, and partner. Whether in the education sessions, networking events, or exhibit aisles, the LightSPEC West experience is designed to foster meaningful and lasting conversations and relationships, targeted engagement, and valuable opportunities for in-person encounters.

We want to thank our excellent advisory board; our participating lighting agencies; our exhibitors; our EBM LightSPEC team; our superb of speakers; and our attendees. Together, we created LightSPEC West 2024 and go forward to illuminate the lighting and design market.

Tracy Smith Executive Vice President Endeavor Business Media

Janice Oliva Vice President Endeavor Business Media

Linda Becker Editor-in-Chief, LightSPEC Endeavor Business Media

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Editorial:

LINDA BECKER

Editor in Chief, LightSPEC

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CARRIE MEADOWS

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Event Information

ON-SITE REGISTRATION HOURS:

Tuesday, April 16 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Wednesday, April 17 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Thursday, April 18 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS:

Wednesday, April 17 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Thursday, April 18 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Exhibitor Move-In

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration Open

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Registration Open

10:00 AM Coffee Break on Show Floor

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibits Open

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Food Service on Show Floor: Lit by Passion Café

11:30 AM – 3:55 PM

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

Education Sessions and Vendor Demos - Presentation Theater

Welcome Reception – on Show Floor: Powered by Partnership Party

8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Registration Open

10:00 AM Coffee Break on Show Floor

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Exhibits Open

10:15 AM – 2:00 PM

Education Sessions and Vendor Demos - Presentation Theater

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Food Service on Show Floor: Lit by Passion Café

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM Exhibitor Move-Out

PRESENTATION THEATER SCHEDULE:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

12:35 PM – 12:55 PM

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Education Session

Vendor Product Demo (Light)

Education Session

Education Session (vendor paid session w/CEUs)

3:35 PM – 3:55 PM Vendor Product Demo (Lucetta)

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Education Session

11:20 AM – 11:40 AM Vendor Product Demo

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Education Session

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Education Session (vendor paid session w/CEUs)

WELCOME RECEPTION

Powered by Partnership Party

LOCATED DIRECTLY ON THE SHOW FLOOR!

Wednesday, April 17

4 PM - 6 PM

Join and network with like-minded specifiers, designers, architects, and leaders Relax in our cozy lounge space while enjoying small bites and sipping wine, beer, or mocktails.

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Advisory Board

The Advisory Board for the LightSPEC conference platform is carefully curated to represent a wide range of lighting and building industry stakeholders including: lighting specifiers and designers; architects; engineers; interior designers; manufacturers; building owners and managers; researchers; educators; government agencies; ESCOs, and utilities.

The Board helped bring a fresh approach to LightSPEC’s dynamic programming that addresses topics important to the industry today including: design trends; climate action; environmental justice; health and wellness; equity, diversity, and inclusion; technology evolution and integration; and the industry’s dynamic ecosystem.

Raymond Barberousse Owner/Founder Studio PGRB

Bernadette Boudreaux Board Member, California Energy Alliance DesignLights Consortium

Bob Karlicek Professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Craig Ochoa

Lighting and Controls Specialist, Electrical Construction, Precon and Operations

Tom Butters Executive Director

The Lighting Agora

Josh Dean Executive Director

California Energy Alliance

Salwa Osman Vice President WSP

Thomas Paterson Director Lux Populi

Sponsors and Partners

SUPPORTED BY:

2024 SPONSORING LIGHTING AGENCY

2024 AIA CES PROVIDER

2024 SPONSORING PARTNERS

Educational Sessions: Day 1

HEALTH & WELLNESS: HOW LIGHTING INFLUENCES WELL-BEING

Wednesday, April 18, 2024, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Lighting significantly influences our body’s automatic functions. Visual perception of color and clarity at di erent distances and intensities play a crucial role in shaping well-being and productivity. Research suggests an intriguing link between how data is processed by the right eye-left brain axis and left eye-right brain axis in diverse lighting conditions. Understanding this connection can drive innovative approaches to optimize human well-being and productivity in architecture and design. Dr. Kara Alexzander further explores this topic, delving into the significance of color temperature, TM-30 evaluation, lumen output, and color rendering in shaping our experiences with lighting.

Speaker:

Kara Alexzander, Specification Sales, West, Elemental LED Inc

PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION

Wednesday, April 18, 2024, 12:35 PM - 12:55 PM

Get a first-hand view of a lighting or LED product or technology from an industry-leading manufacturer. Learn about key features and benefits, and how to best optimize the use of such products in your business.

COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT: WILL IT BE RIPPED OUT?

Wednesday, April 18, 2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Title 24 seeks to ensure energy-e cient lighting and control strategies, yet common problems — inconsistent code enforcement due to lack of agreement among municipalities, lack of acceptance testing agency function verification, and the absence of auditing and inspections — mean that at times, the building owner may not achieve the energy savings promised. In neighboring states, facility owners who implement energy-e cient lighting and control strategies have a high expectation of return — and it is realized. So, why do so many facilities simply treat the Title 24 requirements as a cost of doing business and even o er rationalizations for why these projects would be better without the energy-e cient lighting and controls?

Speaker:

Michael

Scalzo,

Executive Director, National Lighting Contractors Association of America

EXPLORING LIGHTING INDUSTRY TRENDS

Wednesday, April 18, 2024, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Join us for an engaging education session examining lighting industry trends, innovations and technologies. Share your perspective, ask questions and contribute to shaping the conversation.

PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION

Wednesday, April 18, 2024, 3:35 PM - 3:55 PM

Get a first-hand view of a lighting or LED product or technology from an industry-leading manufacturer. Learn about key features and benefits, and how to best optimize the use of such products in your business.

Educational Sessions: Day 2

BUILDING BRILLIANCE: INTEGRATED CONTROLS FOR SMART AND HEALTHY SPACES

Thursday, April 19, 2024, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

As the intricacies of modern building operations and tenant requirements escalate, we will delve into the core elements that define a healthy building and the cutting-edge technology available today. Luminaire-level lighting controls (LLLC) convert a lighting system into a dynamic sensor platform that facilitates two-way communication, enabling real-time monitoring of zonal temperatures, ventilation levels and occupancy rates, and detecting potential threats like elevated decibel levels. See why facilities are already embracing LLLCs in both new construction and retrofit projects without complex control hard wiring. The session will include hands-on demonstration kits, designed to offer users a first-hand opportunity to better understand and experience appbased user interfaces, system configuration, wireless connectivity and approaches of fixture addressability and zoning. LLLCs can help you create people-centric spaces that are designed to provide comfort, well-being and safety, all while increasing efficiency and productivity.

Speaker:

Angela Pilant, Senior Lighting Specialist, Evergreen Consulting Group

PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION

Thursday, April 19, 2024, 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

Get a first-hand view of a lighting or LED product or technology from an industry-leading manufacturer. Learn about key features and benefits, and how to best optimize the use of such products in your business.

LIGHTING SPECIFICATION AND PROCUREMENT IN THE AGE OF AI

Thursday, April 19, 2024, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Recent advancements in AI systems have already had a significant impact on healthcare, legal, marketing and other major industries. This presentation explores the potential of AI to transform how lighting is specified and procured. First, I will present industry research quantifying how time is spent currently to specify, quote and manage submittals for lighting products. Next, I will demonstrate that current AI technology has the potential to automate key activities and, thus, fundamentally change the time scales and employee skills required to complete this work. Finally, I will discuss the business implications for specifiers, sales agents and distributors in terms of workforce management, growth and competitiveness in the age of AI.

Speaker: Forest Flager, CEO, Parspec

EXPLORING LIGHTING INDUSTRY TRENDS

Thursday, April 19, 2024, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Join us for an engaging education session examining lighting industry trends, innovations and technologies. Share your perspective, ask questions and contribute to shaping the conversation.

Exhibitor Listings

ABLE POWER PRODUCTS

13575 58th Street North, Suite 138 Clearwater, FL 33760

Phone: 703-474-8716

Email: freed@ablepowerproducts.com

ABLE Power Products protects sensitive lighting equipment and controls by providing surge protection devices and over/under voltage cutoff devices to eliminate potential damage form weather related and utility generated power disturbances.

ADURA LED Solutions

511 Princeland Court

Corona, CA 92879

Phone: 949-220-6205

Email: abdul@aduraled.com

ADURA LED Solutions is a leading manufacturer of high-quality LED modules in California. ADURA LED Solutions accumulated good reputation and credibility by offering excellent quality products with a competitive price and exceptional customer service.

AFX, Inc

2345 Ernie Krueger Cir

Waukegan, IL 60087-3225

Phone: 847-249-5970

Email: mhudson@afxinc.com

http://afxinc.com

At AFX, we are extremely proud of our legacy of providing energy efficient lighting solutions for our customers for over 80 years. Our passion for developing wide-ranging, versatile solutions for commercial and residential applications continues to grow. We offer decorative fixtures fusing industrial design with artistic flair, with new looks in contemporary and traditional styled fixtures. Our products offer the performance you need combined with design that complements any architectural style.

Alberko,

7751 Alabama Avenue Ste13 Canoga Park, CA 91304

Email: burak@alberko.com

Alloy

6121 Vallejo

Emeryville, CA 94608

Email: mhaley@alloyled.com

Alphalite, Inc

10715 Springdale Ave. #4

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Phone: 562-391-5020

Email: eric.manning@alphalite.com

http://www.alphalite.com

Alphalite solves problems while adding value for interior & exterior lighting and control systems. Our broad portfolio of highest quality products enables smart building technologies, resulting in lowering cost of ownership, improved operational efficiencies and user experiences.

AMERLUX

178 Bauer Dr

Oakland, NJ 07436

Phone: 973-882-5010-296

Email: jzaro@amerlux.com

Amerlux creates bold lighting solutions that add warmth and brilliance to the world. The designand-manufacture company builds long-term relationships with architects, facility managers and lighting designers by taking every complex problem personally. Its award-winning portfolio includes innovative interior and exterior lighting products that deliver striking aesthetics and rich performance through advanced engineering.

Baselite

12260 East End Avenue Chino, CA 91710

Email: njones@baselite.com

Bill Brown Sales

6333 Gross Point Road Niles, IL 60714

Phone: 773-792-5648

Email: LisaYeadon@alplighting.com

Bill Brown Sales is the lighting industry’s leading full-service component sales agency. In business since 1955, it has commercial relationships with the full spectrum of OEMs. The key to its longevity is simply putting customers first. BBS represents only the most innovative, customerfocused manufacturers including A.L.P., Bridgelux, Genesis Plastics Technologies, Inventronics, MetroSpec Technology, Morelux Lighting, Plaskolite, RLR Industries, Roytec Industries, SurSeal, Tripar and Wald Wire.

Bradley Lighting

1009 West 18th Street

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Email: ralph@bradleylighting.com

Brilled Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

144 S 600 W

Logan, UT 84321

Email: matt@brilledlighting.com

FL 32819

Email:

Email:

Crestron

15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh, NJ 07647

Phone: 302-272-8318

Email: jsell@crestron.com

https://www.crestronlighting.com

Crestron creates world-class commercial lighting control solutions that utilize leading-edge technology for scalable, reliable lighting control. Featuring simplified specification, installation, and setup, Crestron commercial lighting solutions offer the right products and systems that are designed to work for the individual needs of each space in a building.

6688 Joliet Road, Suite 268 Indian Head Park, IL 60525

Phone: 678-485-3727

Email: djz@dadolighting.com

http://www.dadolighting.com

Recessed & Surface. Walls & Ceiling. Interior & Exterior. Made in the U.S.A.

Designers

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20101 S. Santa Fe Avenue

Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221

Email: eanderson@designersftn.com

Exhibitor Listings

Diode

885 Trademark Drive, Suite 200

Reno, NV 89521

Phone: 510-679-1506

Email: jb.lowe@elementalled.com

Elemental LED, with its divisions Diode LED and Lucetta, is the largest U.S. manufacturer of LED tape light, drivers, and accessories.

Headquartered and operated in Reno, Nevada, we are the first choice for distributors, electricians, contractors, and lighting specifiers. Emergensee

4 Neshaminy Interplex Drive, Suite 107

Feasterville-Trevose, PA 19053

Email: jpayne@proliteled.com

4040 West Lane, Bldg.

Stockton, CA 95204

Phone: 925-788-6312

Email: outreach@energycodeace.com

https://energycodeace.com/

EnergyCodeAce.com is a “one-stop shop” offering no-cost tools, training and resources to help industry professionals and consumers meet the requirements of California’s Title 24, Part 6 building energy code and Title 20 appliance standards. It is funded by California utility customers under the auspices of the CPUC and implemented by PG&E, SDG&E and SCE in support of the California Energy Commission.

Evoralight

17870 Newhope St., Ste 104

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Email: accounting@evoralight.com

Flint Lighting

18012 Cowan, Ste 217

Irvine, CA 92614

Phone: 714-552-1072

Email: martha@flintlight.com

http://www.flintlight.com

Focus Industries, Inc

25301 Commercentre Drive

Lake Forest, CA 92630

Phone: 949-830-1350

Email: melaniew@focusindustries.com

https://focusindustries.com/

Focus Industries, Inc. manufactures the largest line of outdoor landscape, architectural, hospitality and entertainment illumination in the industry.

Hinkley

33000 Pin Oak Parkway

Avon Lake, OH 44012

Email: jthomas@hinkley.com

Kehoe Electronics

17011 Beach

Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Email: skehoe@kehoeelectonics.com

Lektron Branding Solutions

6023 Bandini Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90040

Email: cwebb@envisionledlighting.com

http://www.envisionledlighting.com EUCHIPS

12328 Valley Blvd, #B El Monte, CA 91732

Email: rachel.xu@euchips.us

Evluma

3600 Lind Ave SW Ste 140

Renton, WA 98057

Phone: 425-336-5824

Email: cshattuck@evluma.com

http://www.evluma.com

4111 S. 74th E. Ave.

Tulsa, OK 74145

Email: ABrewer@lektroninc.com

LIGHT . . . . .

2421 West 205th St., Suite D107

Torrance, CA 90501

Phone: 310-798-0992

Email: jschanta@light-ca.com

https://light-ca.com/

Representing industry leading manufacturers of architectural, decorative and landscape lighting, and controls. The LIGHT collection of represented brands is diverse, providing innovative solutions appropriate for commercial, corporate, institutional, retail, hospitality and residential environments.

The Lighting Exchange . . .

439 E. Mound Street

Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: 800.567.0547

Email: info@lighting.exchange

https://www.lighting.exchange

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The Lighting Exchange platform centralizes content and communications for 1700+ Lighting Manufacturers, 400+ Sales Agents & thousands of Specifiers across North America. Discover over 120k product families, build projects, create design boards, and engage content with the largest network of lighting professionals.

LightSPEC

30 Burton Hills BLVD

Nashville, TN 37215

Email: none@none.com

https://www.lightspeconline.com

217

As part of Endeavor Business Media’s Lighting group, LightSPEC enjoys the trust of and focuses on content valued by its influential readers – architects, lighting designers, specifiers, manufacturers, and owners – engaged in the architectural solid-state lighting market. Sister publication and fellow presenting brand, LEDs Magazine focuses on the lighting manufacturing, design, and supply chain, from components and enabling technologies to finished solidstate lighting products, software and controls. Please stop by our booth, meet the team behind LightSPEC West 2024 and LightSPEC, and receive a free copy of the magazine.

6969 W 73rd Street Bedford Park, IL 60638

Email: kdrumhiller@litetronics.com

Exhibitor Listings

Los Angeles Lighting

Manufacturing Company, Inc. ........ 427

10141 Olney Street

El Monte, CA 91731

Phone: 626-454-8300

Email: andy.f@lalighting.com

http://www.lalighting.com

Established in 1988, L.A. Lighting is one of the last true Made-in-America lighting manufacturers. Every luminaire, retrofit kit, and custom solution we sell is designed and built right here in Los Angeles. Our manufacturing facility is designed for precision and flexibility, allowing us to quickly build luminaries to fit the exact specifications required for almost any application. At L.A. Lighting our mission is simple: “Give our customers what they want, how they want it, when they want it.”

Lumato / American Linear Lighting ...........

205

14701 St. Mary’s Lane, Suite 625

Houston, TX 77079

Phone: 832-230-3165

Email: al@lumato.com

http://www.lumato.com

Lumato specializes in creating linear LED products designed to enhance the visual quality of architectural spaces. Our vision of creating Light Without Boundaries™ is defined by three key aspects: Quality of Light | Flexibility | Craft American Linear Lighting is focused on the bridging the gap between Architectural Appeal and Affordability. Built from a one-piece extruded aluminum body, our linear luminaires provide a high value solution to enhance the visual quality of any interior space.

Lumentruss ....................... 414

9221 Edison

Anjou, QC H1J 1T4 Canada

Phone: +1 855 384-3384

Email: salesteam@lumentruss.com

Website: https://www.lumentruss.com/

Lumentruss is a Montreal-based manufacturer of custom linear lighting solutions. We specialize in LED technology installed into channels of extruded aluminum, reclaimed wood, and gypsum moldings. This results in a custom architecturalgrade linear lighting system that can be surface mounted, recessed, or suspended. Being sustainability-minded, we prioritize sourcing our components domestically wherever possible and are committed to producing quality products to bring your architecture and millwork to life.

Magnitude Lighting ................ 312

14711 Bentley Circle, Unit B

Tustin, CA 92780

Phone: 310-291-2590

Email: maryann.g@magnitudeinc.com

https://magnitudeinc.com

Established in 2008, Magnitude Lighting is an independent LED power company that focuses on LED drivers and transformers for commercial, industrial, and residential applications. With remarkable longevity and the industry’s lowest failure rate, Magnitude Lighting was one of the first companies in the industry to bring dimmable LED drivers into the linear lighting market and continues to innovate and deliver power to hundreds of thousands of installations and millions of LEDs worldwide.

Maxtek Smart Solutions LLC ......... 208

21908 Valley Blvd

Walnut, CA 91789

Email: jamie_l@maxteksmart.com

Modular Lighting Instruments

by MLI NA Corporation ............. 316 PO Box 1927

Altoona, PA 16603

Phone: 800-674-9691

Email: john.yriberri@supermodular.com

http://www.supermodular.us

Modular Lighting Instruments has been rewriting the rules for architectural lighting since 1980. It’s in our DNA. We are renowned for innovative technology. Our outspoken bold and quirky designs. We don’t think like any other lighting company. We don’t act like any other lighting company. Many of our prize-winning designs have become icons in the industry. How can a light fixture be better? Smarter? More beautiful? We are restless. Curious. And never ever satisfied.

NAL Lighting Group ................200

8509 Phoenix Dr. Manassas, VA 20110

Email: robert@nallightinggroup.com

Nicolaudie America, Inc. ............ 409

8751 Commodity Circle #8

Orlando, FL 32819

Phone: (786) 543-7225

Email: christopher.roch@nicolaudie.com

http://www.nicolaudie.com

Nova Flex LED .....................400

4150 2nd St. S

St Cloud, MN 56301

Email: breeanna.brown@novaflexled.com

Omnify ........................... 308

2700 John St

Markham, ON L3R 2W4 Canada

Phone: 905-474-0555

Email: jeff@omnifynow.com

http://www.omnifynow.com

Omnify is North America’s leading manufacturer of backlighting and complementary systems, with a focus on providing innovative, custom and scalable solutions for B2B. We are the designer’s choice in backlighting. Omnify provides an opportunity to creatively embed lighting in environments beyond the traditional lighting fixture. Offering best-in-class products and services, local manufacturing facilities, inhouse engineers, a consultative approach, coupled with top-tier components.

Paramount Extrusions Company

6833 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite A

Paramount, CA 90723

Phone: 562-634-3291

Email: mthrush@pecalum.com

http://www.pecalum.com

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Paramount Extrusions is an aluminum extrusion manufacturer concentrating on thin walls and tight tolerances. For almost 70 years, we’ve been a leader in custom and standard aluminum extrusions, manufactured here in the USA. We have no minimums on custom designs, and can turn custom tooling and production around in 6 weeks. Come by our booth to see what’s new and discuss your next extrusion project!

Saliot Lighting ..................... 201

9730 Independence Avenue

Chatsworth, CA 91311

Phone: 818-341-3355

Email: sderosier@nmbtc.com

Exhibitor Listings

SATCO PRODUCTS, INC . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

110 HEARTLAND BLVD

BRENTWOOD, NY 11717

Phone: 631-243-2022

Email: jorgefranco@satco.com

Satco o ers thousands of lighting solutions, from emerging LED technologies to decorative fixtures, traditional lamps and lighting components. Stocked at the ready throughout 6 DCs in North America.

Selak Entertainment, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 408

466 Foothill Bl. #184

La Canada, CA 91011

Email: steve@selakentertainment.com

Snowball Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

1555 Goodyear Dr A

El Paso, TX 79936

Phone: 915-282-2610

Email: stephen@snowball-inc.com

American Made architectural lighting with custom designing available, 0-10v dimming and color temp selectable. Zigbee RGBW Alexa and Google compatible. Commercial light 0-10v dimming static and color temp plus wattage selectable. Factory installed emergencies and much more.

SPJ Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

2107 Chico Ave.

S. El Monte, CA 91733

Email: bob@spjlighting.com

TMB 202

527 Park Avenue

San Fernando, CA 91340

Phone: 818-899-8818

Email: sct@tmb.com

https://tmbarchitectural.com/ U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2

Universal Fiber Optic Lighting USA LLC . . 204

1749 Northgate Blvd.

Sarasota, FL 34234

Phone: 941-343-8115

Email: pdietrich@fiberopticlighting.com http://www.fiberopticlighting.com

UFO is leading manufacturer & supplier of fiber optic and LED lighting systems. We have decades of experience within the industry and work with some of the most prestigious lighting designers & architects, specifiers & case manufacturers in the world. From our premises in Sarasota, Florida and our company headquarters in the United Kingdom we are perfectly placed to serve the lighting needs of our rapidly expanding client base, as far as Kazakhstan & Macau to indigenous projects right here in USA.

Verozza Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

3025-A Ch. Bates

Montréal, QC H3S 2W8 Canada

Phone: 609-405-0771

Email: eric@verozza.com

https://verozza.com

Verozza Lighting provides the lighting community with a hybrid of beautiful and unique highperformance small aperture downlighting (T-24 qualified), our Moduline 48V track system, a collection of decorative luminaires and LED track fixtures. While utilizing the latest in LED technology all Verozza solutions combine excellent performance along with competitive pricing and are considered to be the most durable products in the industry.

Vizulo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

57 North Ave., Apt 8 Natick, MA 01760

Email: aleksandrs.galanovs@vizulo.com

Vode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

21684 8th St. E., Suite 700

Sonoma County, CA 95476

Phone: 323-708-1991

Email: tzgerald@vode.com

Vode is a linear lighting design and manufacturing company located in beautiful Sonoma, California. Founded in 2006 by partners Tom Warton, Scott Yu and George Mieling. Vode’s mission is one of transformation: to convert energy to its most e cient light forms, to invigorate architecture with minimalist lighting systems, and to inspire the people who work under our light to be their best.

102 Cooper Court Los Gatos, CA 95032

Email: Connie.jones@xicato.com

Zion

68 South Service Rd., Ste. 100

Melville, NY 11747

Phone: 3235614381

Email: sharon@zionopto.com

http://www.zionopto.com

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LIGHTING DESIGN TIPS TO CREATE COMFORTABLE, FLEXIBLE ENVIRONMENTS

Smart lighting options such as tunable lighting, integrated shading, cloud-connected controls and software dashboards allow users and building owners to create functional and contented spaces.

By Chris Udall, director of product management for commercial business, Lutron Electronics

Choose a control system that allows the use of static white where sufficient; tunable white where needed; and full-color control where desired for a complete lighting ecosystem.

© Jake Holt Photography

A connected dashboard allows users to visualize and analyze complex information such as occupancy patterns, energy data and user interaction.

WITH THE ADVANCES IN LED TECHNOLOGY,

modern commercial lighting control systems deliver code compliance and energy efficiency by default. Now, owners and end-users are focusing on ways to further elevate the occupant experience and improve building performance.

For lighting control systems, opportunities lie in advanced technologies, including tunable white, integrated shading solutions, connected control systems and software dashboards that provide actionable intelligence to help improve the building environment.

To ensure the best experience, it is important to think about the lighting control system early in the project process. This helps ensure there is time to conduct the upfront research necessary to identify providers and control solutions. The following design tips can help take lighting control systems to the next level regardless of project size or type.

Design for freedom and scalability

Over the last few years, a premium value has been placed on the ability to pivot. Smart wireless lighting systems excel here because they can accommodate

change regardless of project size or scope — without requiring rewiring and with minimal or no added material cost. Choosing a system that works with many fixture types — for instance, static white, tunable white and full-color control, all under a single platform — makes it easier to optimize key spaces without compromising the budget in areas where static white control is sufficient.

Adding individual fixture control, or luminaire-level lighting controls (LLLCs), can further extend the power of LEDs by integrating the benefits of connected control systems directly into each fixture. LLLC-equipped fixtures can be controlled individually or digitally grouped into lighting zones that meet the specified design vision and specific customer needs.

Incorporating LLLCs in the lighting design allows designers and facility managers to evaluate data and revise lighting strategies over time without having to rewire or replace hardware or create complex wiring schematics. Tenants change. Spaces get updated. Occupants have different personal requirements. Adaptable lighting can meet current needs and readily adapt to future changes.

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LUMINAIRE-LEVEL LIGHTING CONTROLS CAN FURTHER EXTEND THE POWER OF LEDS BY INTEGRATING THE BENEFITS OF CONNECTED CONTROL SYSTEMS DIRECTLY INTO EACH FIXTURE.

Use available daylight in ways that minimize heat gain and glare

In corporate, hospitality and healthcare environments, natural daylight is a coveted amenity. Integrating automated shading solutions that preserve view and increase comfort while reducing heat gain and glare helps make the most of natural lighting.

For example, automated shades can open to let in the morning sun while electric lighting augments daylight as needed. As the sun shifts throughout the day, lights turn on or brighten, and shades adjust to maintain a comfortable environment. At night, shades may close against the cold or open to a beautiful exterior or to highlight the cityscape for an after-hours event. In this way, daylight integration introduces both practical and emotional benefits to smart-building design.

Choose a smart and user-friendly lighting control system

Analytical software and intuitive dashboards can help users visualize and analyze complex information into useful reports. Information such as occupancy patterns, energy data and user interaction can support business goals and operations, inform better space planning, and may even aid in employee recruitment and retention.

Apps give designers, architects and facility teams the ability to make changes conveniently and, if necessary, remotely.

Incorporating diversity in control options — at the wall, from sensors and remotes, or via apps on a smartphone — facilitates usability and

Automated software updates ensure connected systems gain functionality and capability over time.

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Researching lighting control system options early in the project process helps ensure optimal results.

© Jake Holt Photography

enhances the creative expression of light. Such a combination of controls can add value for both the building owner and occupants.

Integrate cloud-connected solutions

While cloud-connected technology is effecting a fundamental change in lighting control, IoT-connected systems are already part of our everyday lives. Software platforms such as Apple’s iOS are prime examples of technology that becomes more capable over time. The hardware is assumed to be the front end, and the customer counts on software and firmware updates to enhance its lifespan and value.

Expect smart lighting systems to accommodate change directly from app-delivered software to deliver the latest tech features via cloud-connected programming updates. With a modern lighting system and controls, the space can become dynamic and experiential yet

At the Coterie Memory Care Community, access to natural light provides residents with invaluable environmental cues. A cloud-connected lighting control system integrates dynamic lighting and automated shading to adjust automatically throughout the day, keeping rooms glare-free and cool while maintaining a connection to the outdoors.

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still provide data and insights to drive operational and functional improvements.

Seek ongoing service and support

System challenges can occur even in the best-planned projects. Lighting malfunctions, programming glitches and other unforeseen issues can affect employee comfort, building operations, productivity and tenant satisfaction.

Connected control helps you prioritize innovative solutions in combination with manufacturer support and technical expertise. The system manufacturer should offer global service and respond quickly.

When a lighting control system is designed with these components in mind, it becomes a building asset, adding value and increasing capability over time. ■

Ample daylighting and a touch of Harry Potter

HLW’s lighting design and interior renovation of Crow Holdings’ third-floor office in the Hampton House in New Jersey emphasizes natural light and the architectural character of a historic building.

By Jeff Link

WHEN THE INDUSTRIAL GROUP OF THE REAL estate investment and development firm Crow Holdings had nearly outgrown its modest 1,500-square-foot office in Montclair, N.J., 12 miles northwest of New York City, they sought a nearby location with distinctive character and room to expand.

They soon found it in the Hampton House, a meticulously renovated former furniture store originally built in 1890, with a distinctive Art Moderne facade, vaulted ceilings, and exposed brick archways, timber joists and ductwork. The six-person team now occupies a warmly lit third-floor space defined by glass-fronted perimeter offices, a large corner conference room and an open work area suffused with natural light and the diffused glow of nearly 50 cable-hung, icicle-like LED pendant lights by Camman Lighting.

Completed in December 2022, the interior remodel and lighting design by New York-based architecture firm

Icicle-like LED pendant lights from Camman Lighting create a warmly lit common space.

Images courtesy of Gina Delia / HLW

HLW builds on the work of developers Gary DeBode and Dick Grabowsky, of Gare Vent M.B. LLC, and Bloomfield LLC, who purchased the building in 2017 for $1,962,500 and led its restoration and conversion to a mixed-use office building.

On a tour of the raw, unfinished interior with Crow Holdings’ senior leadership team in early 2022, HLW architects identified the third floor’s 18- to 35foot pitched ceilings, and the restored steel-framed, mullioned windows that adorn the building on three sides, as the architectural catalysts for a plan to emphasize the building’s historic character and create a lively working atmosphere.

“When we started looking at the lighting design, we wanted to maximize as much light” as possible “and [the] visibility of the vaulted ceiling from the offices,” said Melissa Strickland, principal and managing director at HLW’s New Jersey office. “Because the rest of the design of the space is pretty simple, the statement was going to be the lighting in the ceiling.”

In the open workspace, an array of cylindrical, sixfoot-long Tano pendants by Camman Lighting, rated at 15W and 800 lumens, emit soft white light at a color temperature of 3000K, “close to the color of natural

light,” Strickland noted. Hung by cables at a consistent height of 10 feet above the finished floor to match the elevation of the glass partitions, the lamps appear as though they are floating at disparate heights due to a perceptual trick tied to the viewer’s perspective.

The perimeter offices and conference room are separated from the open workspace by 10-foot-tall glass partitions that allow ample daylighting.

Fiori ceiling-mounted cylindrical sconces by OCL Architectural Lighting are used in the conference room.

“It reminds me of the Great Hall in the Harry Potter films,” said Neil Grabowsky, a principal at Grabowsky Development, a business he operates with his father, Dick Grabowsky. The company has led the restoration of several buildings in the town’s historic district. “At night, when the light is dim and the streetlights are coming in from outside, the pendants…have a magical feeling.”

If the Tano pendants are the statement piece, the design’s ingenuity also is evident in the 10-foot-tall glass partitions separating the perimeter offices and conference room from the open workspace. In accordance with research from the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggesting too much artificial light can make employees feel lethargic, the design minimizes the need for electric light. The glass fronts provide privacy for employees taking phone calls or meeting with colleagues while allowing natural light from the restored 6-foot-wide windows along the south and eastern facades to permeate the entire floor.

HUNG BY CABLES 10 FEET ABOVE THE FINISHED FLOOR, THE PENDANT LAMPS APPEAR AS THOUGH THEY ARE FLOATING AT DISPARATE HEIGHTS DUE TO THE VIEWER’S PERSPECTIVE.

Throughout the office, the lighting choices are calibrated to serve distinct functional needs and enhance employee comfort, well-being and alertness, Strickland told LightSPEC An analysis of light-intensity requirements of the open workspace area by Camman Lighting and HLW’s in-house lighting studio, Spark, led to the selection of the Tano pendants. In the enclosed offices, rectangular, 6-foot-by-22-foot recessed linear Edge EV1 LEDs by Pinnacle Architectural Lighting supplement natural light when needed without being harsh or overpowering. In the conference rooms, Fiori ceiling-mounted cylindrical sconces by OCL Architectural Lighting cast focused, directional light on the meeting area. The design also includes several small touches tailored to the business interests of Crow Holdings and the personal tastes of its employees. Illuminated display boards arranged at intervals alongside brick archways offer a view of construction plans, contemporary artwork and Buffalo Bills memorabilia — the last at the urging of Clark Machemer, senior managing director at Crow Holdings, who, according to Strickland, led the charge to keep the office open and collaborative.

“We convinced him to put a door” on his office, Strickland said, laughing, but “we told him, you don’t ever have to close it.” ■

LIGHT-CA AND KORE CONTROLS JOIN FORCES

By Linda Becker

Two manufacturers’ representatives ink a partnership in the key Southern California lighting market. Kore Controls CEO Tom Fischer and Light-CA’s Jason Schanta, a principal and director of sales, will lead Kore LIGHT.

“LIT BY PASSION. POWERED BY PARTNERSHIP.”

For Tom Fischer and Jason Schanta, their new company’s tagline is more than just words. It is the foundation upon which two long-time players in the Southern California lighting market plan to operate their new company.

Kore LIGHT — the new company formed by the collaboration between Fischer, the CEO of Kore Logix and Kore Controls, and Schanta, a principal and director of sales at Light-CA — grew out of their working together

on lighting controls projects driven by the demands of Title 24. The two brands, both agents of Crestron, found success through a partnership from the start.

“When we started working collaboratively together, our rate of close and the number of projects that we were working on together increased exponentially,” Schanta said. That level of success caused the principals to evaluate — and soon pursue — a permanent business connection.

The new agency, Kore LIGHT, will include a complete controls team providing turnkey design, sales, implementation and commissioning services. In addition, the company will continue to represent an extensive line card of architectural, decorative and landscape lighting manufacturers. Jeff Skippon, the founder and a principal of Light-CA, will remain with Kore LIGHT as a founder and advisor. Fischer and Schanta will serve as principals for Kore LIGHT.

Combining the strengths of the two companies allows the new agency to offer a full turnkey solution in the lighting and control space in the Southern California market, Schanta said.

Efficient buildings, smart lighting

While the genesis for change was the successful collaboration by the two now-partners, Schanta noted

that market forces, including California’s building efficiency standards which call for effective lighting controls, are shaping the market for all lighting agencies.

“We’re in the technology business now. We are not necessarily in just the lighting business. Technology

High-end architectural brands will remain a part of Kore LIGHT’s line card.

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is driving the lighting now, so with that advancement, costs, benefits, efficiencies — everything that’s released within the last few years — now becomes irrelevant because the next generation is upon us,” Schanta said. “The expectations of an agent today are multifaceted. I mean, we are in the fortunate — and unfortunate — position where we must sometimes take the role of a designer or engineer” for the controls.

Having the expertise on staff to specify products that meet specifications — even if LED lighting technology and controls have advanced since the lighting designer or engineer completed their work — is one thing Schanta points to as key to the agency’s success. An even more important aspect, however, is their approach to doing business, a core value that will continue at Kore LIGHT.

“I think that’s what we’re best at — and known as being — is very honest,” Schanta said. “If we don’t have something that’s going to fit your project or what you’re asking us to solve — even if it isn’t on our line card and we know about it — we’ll let you know. ‘Hey, take a look at this brand here. It has something that you can work with. I think it might be worthwhile.’ You know, we get surprising reactions to that from most people. One of the most common is, ‘Why are you suggesting somebody else’s product?’”

“It goes back to being solutions-oriented. We get looks at more projects because we are more solutions-oriented than we are guarded to only what’s on our own line card,” Schanta said.

With the combined capabilities of Kore Controls and Light-CA, that need to seek solutions outside of Kore LIGHT has been eliminated. “We offer a complete solution, including white lighting and controls, while also being able to support the outside field teams in controls projects,” Schanta said.

A dedicated controls team means that Kore LIGHT has experienced staff with the technical acumen to understand how things work together, the code requirements, Title 24 audits, pre-con and post-con inspections — all aspects of controls service.

The new agency will represent Crestron, PLC Multipoint, Nexlight and SensorWorx on the controls side as well as its complete lighting line card.

While the merger may change the company name, it won’t change its essential nature, Schanta said.

“We’ve done a very long, involved process with Tom, Jeff and I going down the road, assessing who we are as people, who we are as business leaders, and what our core values are. We’ve already been working together for two years and yielding results. We are just now formalizing it.” ■

Lighting controls are integrated with other smart building controls to optimize energy efficiency. onurdongel / iStock / Getty Images

Lighting controls are required in most commercial spaces. The new agency’s experienced team brings expertise in both lighting and controls to its projects.

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Pendants create a playful chandelier

Multiple glass pendants connected to a central canopy create Random Cloud, a cluster of 7, 14, 19 or 23 lights suspended on variously cut cable lengths. Offered in seven color schemes and two sphere sizes, the pendants can be infinitely combined to create unique lighting compositions. A 2700K, 3W LED hidden module rests in a silicon housing at the top of each sphere to illuminate each pendant evenly. Conceived by Chia-Ying Lee, Random Cloud is equally at home in residential, hospitality and workspaces.

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3D-printed modern, decorative pendant

Launching in April, Riverstone by Lightolier can be hung individually or in a group to create an eye-catching design. The outer shade of the 3D-printed, lamp-based pendant is made from 50% recycled water jug material while the inner shades are made from more than 55% ISCC Plus-certified bio-circular materials. Its light aqua hue calls to mind the gentle waters evoked in its name, and its three layers of diffusion create a captivating, floating glow. Riverside is 18” wide at its widest, asymmetrical point and 8.25” in height. Signify, signify.com

Eye-catching form factors and function-focused fixtures are among these new releases.

Soft curves highlight a linear luminaire

The Sorrel family includes Up, where most light is cast upwards for indirect lighting; Down, where most light is cast downward for task lighting, and Neutral, where the light output is balanced between upward and downward illumination. The linear parallel lines and soft curves are designed to evoke openness with a clean, minimal profile.

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FORMAN PROUDLY MARKETS THE BEST LIGHTING BRANDS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Featured Lighting Project: Sixth Street Viaduct Los Angeles, California USA

Featuring Lighting by Color Kinetics and Lumec

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