Lighting & Shades
Introducing The Lighting Designer Software
Brings together electrical design, lighting control systems, and lighting fixture specification into one program.
Lighting & Shades
Lighting & Shades
New Triathlon and Serena Smart Wood Blinds from Lutron
Natural Light Optimization feature of the Lutron app allows wood blinds to automatically tilt throughout the day based on position of the sun.
Lighting & Shades
Tech Showcase: Lighting Control 2020
Your customers will never want to hit a dumb switch again.
Automation
Crestron Home Integrates with Lutron Lighting and Shading Control
Creston Home now integrates with RA2 Select, RadioRA 2, and Homeworks with QS and QSX systems.
Automation
Josh.ai Announces QSX Support for Lutron HomeWorks and Ketra Systems
Users will be able to adjust the brightness, color, vibrancy, and temperature of Ketra lights.
Lighting & Shades
Screen Innovations Now Shipping Fontus
Provides two-way power and control over two-conductor wire.
Lighting & Shades
Loxone Releases Products Designed for Retrofit Installations
The Nano Relay Air, compatible with the Touch for Nano, is a retrofit solution for smart homes and MDUs.
Product Reviews
Review: Control4 Essential Wireless Lighting System
A lower-cost lighting solution that may have your resistant customers saying “yes.”
Lighting & Shades
Leviton Launches Decora Smart Wi-Fi 4-Button Controller
In-wall lighting control station can adjust individual devices, room scenes, or whole home activities.
Lighting & Shades
Control4 Announces Essential Lighting
Essential Lighting adds a dimmer, switch, auxiliary keypad, and two plug-in models for an end-to-end smart lighting line.
Lighting & Shades
QMotion Introduces 79 New Decorative Shade Fabric Styles
New collections include light-filtering decorative sheers and room-darkening blackout fabrics.
Lighting & Shades
Legrand Offers Smart Lighting with Netatmo Technology
Brings instantaneous monitoring of power consumption, remote surveillance, and more control to users.
Lighting & Shades
Savant Announces New Daylight Mode Functionality
The Savant App suggests a circadian curve including color temperature and lighting intensity shifts designed to support healthy living.
Lighting & Shades
Hogar Controls Launches Modular, Multi-Function Touch Switch Line at CES 2020
Come in single, double, triple, and four-button configurations for on/off, dimming and scene control for Z-Wave and Zigbee smart home devices.
Lighting & Shades
Shades Case Study: Now You See Them, Now You Don’t
QMotion Qadvanced battery-operated shades blend in seamlessly in remodeled Seattle home.
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Introduces PowerView Motorization
Turns all of the company’s legacy shading products into smart shades.
Lighting & Shades
URC Announces Integration of QMotion QAdvanced Shading Systems
Raise, lower, and set to level of individual or groups of QMotion Motorized Shades from any URC Total Control User Interface,
Lighting & Shades
Acoustic Geometry Begins Shipping StarField Ceiling Tiles
“Starry Night” ceilings for home theaters, studios, and businesses provide uniquely aesthetic acoustic treatment.
Lighting & Shades
Nice Group Introduces Interface for Control4
Module interfaces with Nice interior shade motors via Control4 systems.
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Showcases Automated Shades at CEDIA Expo
Shades and blinds are customizable and feature the company’s PowerView automation technology.
Automation
URC Announces Integration of DMX Lighting Control Systems
New DMX Module and two DMX engines provide for quick integration of URC’s Total Control system with DMX-based Lighting Systems supporting up to 512...
Lighting & Shades
Powershades to Introduce Power-Over-Ethernet Automated Window Shades at CEDIA
PoE motor promises to bring flexibility, ease of installation, and cost savings.
Lighting & Shades
Vantage Controls Collaborates with WAC Lighting on Human-Centric Lighting Systems
Solutions combine Vantage lighting control with WAC's tunable LED fixtures that feature the Lumenetix araya5 light engine.
Lighting & Shades
Case Study: A Renaissance in Shading
QMotion Qadvanced motorized roller shades reduce heat and deliver convenience for a Dallas home.
Lighting & Shades
Legrand Unveils Home Smart Lighting for Apple HomeKit
Works with Apple HomeKit and supports voice control with Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant.
Lighting & Shades
Lighting Showcase
In the smart home, lighting systems involve more than just fixtures.
Lighting & Shades
Savant Releases Next Generation Lighting Control and Energy Management Solutions
New lighting and energy modules designed for standard electrical panels deliver individual load-level control throughout the home as well as utility-grade reporting of energy...
Lighting & Shades
Leviton Announces New Pop-Up Floor Box Devices
New line of floor boxes offer practical solution to conceal electrical wiring devices.
Lighting & Shades
New Low-Voltage LED Light Fixtures from Loxone
Affordable mood lighting in the smart home designed for integrators.
News
Savant and USAI Help Azione Members Transition into Lighting
First day of two-day event covered lighting basics and the tools that can help integrators enter the business.
Lighting & Shades
Leviton Launches Internet-Connected Load Center
Latest Leviton Load Center features real-time monitoring and alerts.
Lighting & Shades
Creating a Holiday Glow with Control4
Suggestions on adapting the smart home for the holiday season.
Lighting & Shades
RTI Debuts New Driver for Automated Roller Shades
New driver brings QMotion's Qadvanced motorized shades into RTI control and automation platform.
Automation
Case Study: Whole Villa Control in China
ELAN brings total control to villa in China with 700 lighting loads and 150 motorized window shades.
News
Survey: U.S. Homeowners Are Worried About Home Security This Holiday Travel Season
A Lutron survey reveals how smart lighting control can help achieve peace of mind while away from home.
Lighting & Shades
Savant Debuts Lighting Education and Design Tools
Teams with USAI Lighting for new online resources that help integrators design and sell lighting systems.
Lighting & Shades
New LED Light Strips from Savant
Professional-grade LED light strips are compatible with Savant’s TrueImage user interface.
Lighting & Shades
Lutron Expands its High-Performance LED Fixture Collection
Finiré 3” by Ivalo LED fixtures are now available in warm-dimming and wet-location options.
Lighting & Shades
New Finishes for Lutron’s Palladiom Shading System
High-end shading system offers more finish options and a new decorative cover.
Lighting & Shades
Savant Expands Premium Designer Shade Offerings
New bracket styles and finishes, low-voltage power enclosure, pocket mounting solution and fully custom shade options now available to integrators.