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Cyclone Lighting’s Lupa & Valenza Receive Product Innovation Awards

Cyclone Lighting is pleased to announce its Lupa and Valenza luminaires have each received a Product Innovation Award (PIA) from Architectural Products magazine. The PIA program was created to celebrate the ground-breaking products, systems, and materials that help architects achieve new levels of creativity or performance in their design. Each entry is reviewed by an esteemed panel of practising architects; manufacturers of products and systems are awarded based on attributes, qualities, functionality, or performance beyond industry standards.

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How Acuity Technology Empowers Lighting for Lobbies

Lobbies are multifunctional spaces where practical, and aesthetic aspects of the design come together to create both a functional and welcoming environment. A lobby is typically the first impression visitors have of a building and sets the tone for the experience they will have in the space. When designing a lobby, consider how lighting will be designed for visual comfort, integration of daylight, all while setting the desired mood and addressing emergency lighting requirements.

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Understanding 3CCT Technology: How Selectable Colour Temperatures Work in Modern Lighting

As lighting technology continues to evolve, selectable CCT (Correlated Colour Temperature) has quickly become one of the most valuable features for contractors, distributors, and end users. Once limited to a fixed colour temperature, such as a standard 4000K, LED luminaires can now deliver multiple colour temperatures within a single fixture. This flexibility not only streamlines inventory and simplifies decision-making but also ensures optimal lighting performance for a wide range of applications.

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EB Horsman: Looking for the Perfect Task Lighting for Your Space?

Ever struggled to see clearly while prepping in the kitchen, working at your desk, or tackling a project? The right task lighting can make all the difference. At EB Horsman, they offer a range of Liteline solutions designed to provide focused, energy-efficient illumination wherever precision matters. Task lighting delivers focused illumination to areas where clarity and detail are essential. Unlike ambient lighting, which brightens an entire space, or accent lighting, which highlights décor, task lighting is designed for specific activities—from cooking and cleaning to reading, crafting, or working at a bench. Proper task lighting enhances productivity, reduces eye strain, and improves overall comfort. Choosing the right fixtures, positioning them effectively, and integrating them with ambient and accent layers ensures your space is both functional and inviting.

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LEDVANCE LINK Network Lighting Controls

LEDVANCE LINK Bluetooth mesh technology makes incorporating networked lighting controls into new construction or retrofits quick and easy. It’s the ideal solution for contractors, facility managers and owners who are looking for a convenient and energy efficient lighting solution without the hassle and expense of additional wiring, no gateways, hubs, routers or wi-fi required. Using just a few key components, you can tailor a LEDVANCE LINK networked lighting control solution to the exact needs of the project that achieves the essential lighting control strategies. Choose from 3 easy installations, plug and play using controls ready luminaires, embedded luminaires with the fixture controller embedded in the driver or hardwired. The system is provisioned through an intuitive and simple LEDVANCE LINK free iOS or Android app, and can be controlled by either the app, wireless controller or automatically via scheduling.

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Understanding IK Ratings: Why Impact Resistance Matters in LED Lighting

When selecting your lighting fixtures, performance, efficiency, and longevity are often top priorities. But there’s another critical factor that’s sometimes overlooked — impact resistance, measured by an IK rating. Whether your lighting is installed in a rugged industrial facility or an exposed outdoor environment, understanding IK ratings ensures your fixtures can handle the job safely and reliably.

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How the Canada Light Expo Offers a Dynamic Event that Brings the Lighting Community Together and Builds Towards Further Innovations & Collaborations

2025 has been a year full of major events and changes, both in Canada and abroad, creating new opportunities for partnerships, solutions and market growth. In regards to the Canadian lighting industry, Canada Light Expo (CLE) 2025 witnessed a landmark gathering of the lighting industry, as it returned for its highly anticipated second edition that was held from 12–13 November 2025 at the International Centre, Toronto. Organized by MEX International Inc., the event provided the region’s most comprehensive lighting trade fair, that brought together top brands, industry leaders, and the latest innovations shaping the future of lighting.

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Understanding Melanopic Lighting for Improved Indoor Environments

Light plays a crucial role not only in our ability to see but also in regulating our internal body clock, sleep patterns, and overall well-being. Traditional lighting design primarily focuses on visual comfort and task illumination. However, recent advancements have shed light on the concept of melanopic lighting, which specifically targets the non-visual effects of light on human health. Human eyes contain special light-sensitive cells called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). These cells contain a photopigment called melanopsin, which is most sensitive to blue-green light wavelengths. When stimulated by light, melanopsin triggers various non-visual responses in the body.

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Trulifi: Signify’s Range of LiFi Systems Offer Consistent High-Speed Connectivity Through Light

More and more devices connect to the Internet every day, most wirelessly. Wireless connectivity is a must have. Conventional wireless connectivity solutions use the crowded radio spectrum to communicate. What’s more there are areas where radio frequency wireless connectivity is not permitted or the best fit. Trulifi by Signify is a smart solution. It’s a range of LiFi systems, providing two-way wireless communication that provides consistent high-speed connectivity, unique physical security and has low latency for real time data streaming.

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Omnilumen: Metalumen – Rail 2 Acoustic Direct/Indirect (RM2DU-ACL)

When designing lighting for a space, why not consider solving an often-overlooked issue in that space – noise. Metalumen’s Rail 2 Acoustic is now available with direct/indirect distribution, while quietly adding light to your environment with sound-dampening properties. The Rail 2 Acoustic RM2DU-ACL is constructed with ezoBord sound-absorbing baffles making it a 2-in-1 solution that doesn’t compromise on aesthetic appeal, while reducing the noise-levels in any space for optimal productivity. The Rail 2 Acoustic family is available in 15 vibrant colors and 10 wood grain finishes, batwing indirect optics for wide distribution for improved uniformity and limitless design configurations with various heights, lengths and patterns.

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Cyclone Lighting Introduces T3M Optical Lens

Cyclone Lighting announced that it has released its new version of the T3M optical lens. This lens was specifically designed for cities seeking to modernize their lighting infrastructure by replacing prismatic globes with full-cutoff luminaires. The T3M optical lens is a full cutoff lens with a BUG rating of U0, ensuring 0% uplight. It provides a light distribution as wide as a prismatic globe, with precise control at 80, exceptional uniformity, and significantly reduced glare. It was intended to replace Acorn-style prismatic globe luminaires, thereby eliminating uplight and supporting the reduction of light pollution. And unlike standard T3 optical lenses, the T3M supports existing pole spacing without creating dark zones between luminaires.

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The Science of Light: How Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) Boosts Productivity & Wellbeing

Lighting has always been a technical necessity, but today it is evolving into something far more powerful. Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) is shifting the conversation from simple illumination to environments that actively support wellbeing, productivity, and sustainability. By aligning artificial light with natural circadian rhythms, industry leaders are redefining how workplaces, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and even hospitality spaces are designed. At the heart of this change are exhibitors and solution providers developing systems that move beyond energy efficiency to focus on human impact.

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SATCO|NUVO: New STARFISH Downlight Collection

SATCO|NUVO’s new STARFISH downlight collection provides luminaires that are an ideal choice for smart lighting and ambiance control. Download the STARFISH app to customize any tunable white color temperatures from 2700K warm white light to 5000K natural light or choose from millions of colors on the RGB spectrum, all from your mobile device. The 360° rotation and 0° to 80° tilt allow for the light to be positioned as needed, focusing light where it’s needed most. These downlights are also compatible with Siri, Alexa, Google Home, and SmartThings so they can be easily incorporated into an existing automated system.

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Peerless Electric: Intelligent Lighting Benefits

Peerless Electric offers custom design and intelligent lighting benefits, along with sensor placement recommendations based on your requirements. Sensors can be added to almost any of their luminaires and operate standalone or control multiple interconnected luminaires. Sensors may be programmed and operated via Bluetooth or other wireless technologies. Line voltage or DC control input, the sensor can be digital, DALI compliant, or analog, 0-10V.

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The Importance of HazLoc LED Lighting for Safe Workplaces

In Canada’s industrial lighting sector, one of the most critical yet often overlooked safety components is lighting designed specifically for hazardous locations, otherwise known as HazLoc (hazardous location) LED lighting. For workplaces dealing with flammable gases, vapours, combustible dust, or ignitable fibres, standard LED fixtures simply don’t cut it. These specialized lighting solutions are engineered to prevent ignition of volatile atmospheres, mitigate the risk of catastrophic explosions and fires, and boost operational safety and efficiency.

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LEDVANCE: SYLVANIA SMART+ Wi-Fi Filament – A19, G25, ST19

The LEDVANCE SMART+ Wi-Fi filament bulb family helps you create the perfect living experience with lighting scenes that match the mood. Select from their A19, G25 or ST19 with amber or clear finish models with a soft colour of 2700K, or 2000K of warm amber light and RGBW colour to set the vibe. Group and dim your lights, set schedules, create customized themes and routines, and enjoy all the benefits provided with the free SYLVANIA Smart Wi-Fi app. Perfect fit for small business, bars, boutiques, coffee shops.

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Lighting Technology

Cyclone Lighting’s Lupa & Valenza Receive Product Innovation Awards

How Acuity Technology Empowers Lighting for Lobbies

Understanding 3CCT Technology: How Selectable Colour Temperatures Work in Modern Lighting

EB Horsman: Looking for the Perfect Task Lighting for Your Space?

LEDVANCE LINK Network Lighting Controls

Understanding IK Ratings: Why Impact Resistance Matters in LED Lighting

How the Canada Light Expo Offers a Dynamic Event that Brings the Lighting Community Together and Builds Towards Further Innovations & Collaborations

Understanding Melanopic Lighting for Improved Indoor Environments

Trulifi: Signify’s Range of LiFi Systems Offer Consistent High-Speed Connectivity Through Light

Omnilumen: Metalumen – Rail 2 Acoustic Direct/Indirect (RM2DU-ACL)

Cyclone Lighting Introduces T3M Optical Lens

The Science of Light: How Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) Boosts Productivity & Wellbeing

SATCO|NUVO: New STARFISH Downlight Collection

Peerless Electric: Intelligent Lighting Benefits

The Importance of HazLoc LED Lighting for Safe Workplaces

LEDVANCE: SYLVANIA SMART+ Wi-Fi Filament – A19, G25, ST19

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