Montréal-based audiovisual company, Attraction, moved into its new 4924 m2 (53,000 sf) collaborative workspace. Previously divided by two different floors, they left their closed offices behind to join together in a shared single floor space.
Tag: Lighting
Submissions open for BC lighting design competition
(01/04/2019)
Lighting design submissions for the 2019 Vision Awards is now being accepted by the Illuminating Engineering Society of British Columbia (IESBC).
Door and dock accessories increase plant safety
(11/20/2018)
The online retail boom (and the corresponding change in consumer delivery time expectations) has forced warehouses, distribution centres, and production facilities to operate at an ever-increasing pace. Fortunately, recent technological improvements in supply chain...
Advanced lighting in smart buildings
(09/17/2018)
In addition to illuminating office spaces with high quality and energy efficient light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires, connected lighting with Power over Ethernet (PoE) collects data to inform owners of maintenance requests, occupancy trends, and...
Lighting the multifunctional classroom
(09/16/2018)
Many classrooms have abandoned the traditional eyes-front configuration to create more opportunities for collaborative learning. Design professionals must now evaluate multiple options to optimize their design while working with tight facility budgets.
University of British Columbia (UBC) Museum of Anthropology (AES Engineering) and Emily Carr University of Arts and Design (WSP Lighting Studio) are the recipients of the Awards of Excellence in the 2018 Vision Awards.
The Royal University Hospital (RUH) provides acute-care services for Saskatoon . Working with a building technology and energy service company (ESCO), it has invested $13.6 million to provide critical facility upgrades expected to save...
The lighting industry has recently been the site of substantial change, as demand for intelligent light-emitting diode (LED) systems and controls is beginning to transform workspaces. Despite the benefits (e.g. cost-effectiveness and compatibility with...
Are all LED luminaires created equal?
(04/15/2015)
Navigant Research recently released a report stating global unit shipments of light-emitting diode (LED) lamps and luminaires are expected to total 10.7 billion from 2014 through 2023. This statistic rings true in the Canadian...
At the most basic level, a building automation system (BAS) helps reduce operating costs and equipment replacement capital costs by only running systems when they are needed. For example, facility professionals could use a...
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