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Nedco: Daylight Harvesting & Occupancy Control – The Savings the Lamp Swap Left Behind
For the better part of a decade, energy-efficient lighting and switch to LED meant the same thing. Rip out the fluorescents, drop in LED, book the savings. That job is now largely finished. With the manufacture and import of most fluorescent lamps prohibited in Canada as of 2026, the lamp itself has stopped being the decision. LED is simply what gets installed. Which raises a question every contractor quoting commercial work should be ready to answer: once the fixtures are all LED, where do the next savings come from? The answer is the controls layer. And in Canada, it is no longer a value-add you upsell. Under the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings, much of it is mandatory.
Sponsored Content
Premium Under Cabinet Task Lighting at the Right Price Points
Magic Lite’s 5CCT LED Task Bar delivers CRI 90+ output across five colour temperatures from 2700K to 5000K in six sizes from 10 to 48 inches. Linkable, TRIAC dimmable, and built with an aluminum body and acrylic lens. It holds its own against the competition on performance and beats them on price. A smarter spec for budget-conscious residential and commercial projects…
Changing Scene
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WSP Lighting Canada Announces Mary San Miguel as a Lead Lighting Designer
WSP Lighting Canada is excited to welcome Mary Vibeth San Miguel to their Lighting Studio, who joined their team last week as a Lead Lighting Designer and will be taking on a leadership role within the team. Mary brings extensive experience from the lighting design industry, with a strong portfolio spanning recreational, cultural, and commercial… Read More…
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Cooper Lighting Solutions Earns Eight Selections in 2026 IES Progress Report
Cooper Lighting Solutions has earned eight selections in the 2026 Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Report. The achievement marks the company’s 16th year of recognition in the past 18 years. The selected solutions address a broad range of lighting needs, from precise outdoor optical control and adaptable building controls to architectural downlighting, sports lighting and… Read More…
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Liteline DMX: Wins IES 2026 Progress Report
Liteline’s Full-Color and Tunable White DMX Family has been recognized in the 2026 IES Progress Report. As the industry’s first single-COB, five-channel downlight technology, these DMX-compatible fixtures bring professional-grade precision and reliability to small-aperture lighting. Delivering full-spectrum white tuning and RGB with seamless transitions between every channel.
Explore our compatible DMX fixtures here.
Design
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Canada Light Expo: Human-Centric Lighting – Designing Spaces Around Health & Well-Being
Lighting has always been essential to how we see and use a space. But today, its role is moving beyond visibility and aesthetics. As workplaces, healthcare facilities, hospitality environments, educational institutions and residential spaces become more focused on people, lighting is being designed to support comfort, productivity and overall well-being. This shift has brought human-centric… Read More…
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Mac’s II Agencies: Lighting Project Highlight – Unsworth Vineyards – Mill Bay, BC
At Unsworth Vineyards in Mill Bay, the lighting needed to do more than simply “light the room.” It needed to support a world-class guest experience while still delivering safe, consistent illumination in the production spaces that keep the winery running day after day. Working closely with Introba, Mac’s II Agencies partnered early in the process… Read More…
New Products
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EiKO: BAYE4 Round High Bay
The EiKO BAYE4 Round High Bay Luminaire delivers powerful, energy-efficient LED illumination for large indoor spaces. Its compact, contractor-friendly design enables fast installation while the durable die-cast housing ensures long-term reliability. Ideal for warehouses, gyms, and industrial facilities, it provides uniform light output with optional 0-10V dimming for flexible lighting control. Read More…
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RENO Lighting: AIM Series – High Power Sensor Ready Flat Panels
The AIM Series high-power flat panel delivers efficient, uniform illumination in a clean, seamless design engineered for versatile commercial applications. Featuring sensor-ready technology and multiple configurable lighting options in a single fixture, AIM provides flexible performance, even light distribution, and long-lasting, maintenance-free operation. Read More…
Lighting Design & Specification
This special bi-monthly digest has the broadest reach of those that are involved in all aspects of the electrical lighting design and specification industry across Canada. LDS is designed to provide lighting professionals insight and intelligence on those developments in the industry that effect design and specification. From corporate news to new technologies, products and insightful opinions, LDS will become your first read in the lighting industry in Canada. Published bi-monthly on Thursdays.
