20 Years of Light + Building: Pioneering Work on Lighting and Connected Building Technology

LDS 12 CS 20Years 400

June 19, 2019

Achieving more as a team, being the first to explore new worlds and reliving the fascination of new discoveries — lighting and connected building-services technology create visionary networks. Light + Building 2020, in its 20th year, brings them to life.

Taking place in Frankfurt from March 8 to 13, 2020, Light + Building 2020 spotlights the interlinkage of intelligent building-services systems and the influence of future-oriented light design. Answers to the worldwide demand generated by expanding markets will also be given by the event’s top themes.

“Dynamic digitalization” is the overarching theme, supported by

  • Connecting — the increase in e-mobility calls for comprehensive and efficient charging infrastructure, as well as connected safety and security
  • Pioneering — covers areas that have a great potential but are not yet fully established in the market. For example, ‘X as a Service’ whereby ‘X’ stands for a specific product, such as lighting or security.
  • Predictive maintenance — electronic installations in buildings can be monitored via the sophisticated use of sensors and software before any loss of efficiency or even the occurrence of a fault. The “digital twin – BIM” has not only become a thematic interdisciplinary interface for all players involved in systems integration.
  • Fascinating — spotlights important attributes of future-oriented lighting and luminaire design. “Functional aesthetics” describes a mega trend that consciously does without ornamentation while concentrating on the lighting requirements of different situations. Meanwhile, “classic authenticity” triggers emotions with regard to different epochs. A link between the past and the future is created by the “historical ascendency” category, which revolves around modern citations of archetypical design in the past. Modern lifestyles and modes of operation are the subject of the “futuristic focus” thematic block, which throws the right light on subjects such as the breakfast table or co working office – where flexible lighting concepts can be of great help.

The international product spectrum and top themes will be supplemented by a comprehensive, complementary program of events. Light + Building has much of interest to all trade-visitor groups, from architects, designers, retailers and artisans to the industry, engineers, interior architects and planners.

At the 2018 edition of the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and connected building-services technology, 2,719 exhibitors and 220,864 visitors came together to cultivate and establish contacts, discover the latest innovations and discuss perspectives. Around 70% of the products on show were presented by international companies while 52% of visitors came from outside Germany.

A shining example will also be set on the occasion of the anniversary of Light + Building by Luminale, the festival of light from March 12 to 15. Founded by Messe Frankfurt in 2002, Luminale is the biennale for lighting art and urban design and draws 250,000 visitors.

Go HERE for more information on Light + Building 2020

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