Lighting
Canadian Property Management
Canada set to switch off fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent lighting will disappear from the Canadian marketplace by the end of this decade, under rules set out in updated federal regulations governing mercury-containing products.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Update your lighting system with LEDs
Sustainability continues to influence facility and maintenance managers’ decision-making. As more halogen and incandescent light bulbs are being banned from sale and removed from the
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Get smarter with your lighting
Managing smart buildings has become more common in recent years, with technology-based security, automation, AI, and more. Lighting is also evolving, and maintenance managers can
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Boost energy efficiency in your building
As facility and maintenance managers continue to strive for top building performance, energy efficiency remains an important factor in cutting costs, boosting efficiency, and increasing
Canadian Property Management
Outdoor lighting principles hail the dark side
Guiding principles for responsible nighttime lighting define how light should be applied, but, first, prospective installers are advised to consider whether lighting is even necessary.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Smart lighting market poised for bright future
The global market for smart lighting is projected to reach USD $45 billion in sales by 2028, representing a compound annual growth rate of more than 20 per cent over the next five years.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Why curb appeal matters (and how to create it)
Does your building have curb appeal? According to the experts, first impressions are made within the first seven seconds, so you don’t have much time
Canadian Property Management
Dim future for fluorescents and metal halides
Fluorescents and metal halides will be further marginalized in the lighting market with pending amendments to Canada’s regulations governing products containing mercury.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IES Waterloo to welcome lighting professionals
Waterloo's newly formed chapter of the Illuminating Engineering Society aims to forge a network of lighting professionals in southwest Ontario.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Are you missing out on commercial lighting rebates for your facility?
These days, every cent counts, and commercial lighting rebates may be a way for your facility to make the most of your lighting choices. It’s
Design Quarterly
CSA Group takes lighting services to California
CSA Group promises to hasten turnaround times for getting lighting products into the marketplace through centralized offering of testing, inspection and certification services,
CondoBusiness
Aging condos can learn new tricks
As appealing as old buildings are, they do present some unique challenges for residents. Often, these aging developments hang on to old processes.
Design Quarterly
Stantec honoured with IES Illumination Awards
Four projects by design firm Stantec were recently honoured with five lighting awards from the Illuminating Engineering Society.
REMI Network
Scientists developing LED bulb that emits less blue light
A research team at the University of Houston is developing an LED bulb that emits most of its energy from the safer violet segment of the visible light spectrum.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Multi-purpose lighting aglow at Ceridian Canada office
Space intended for a grocery store became an opportunity for a human resource software company to centralize its entire Winnipeg team in one open-concept office.
REMI Network
Advancements in LED illumination
Control and management of the visual experience and the extensive range of available applications have extended the possibilities of lighting performance within a built environment.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IES opens lighting design resources to students
Students enrolled in a lighting design program at a participating post-secondary institution will get free access to the Illuminating Engineering Society’s archived research materials.
