A Panel of Industry Leaders Discuss the Future of Sustainable Lighting

(Union City, CA) June 2022 - Finelite, Inc., a recognized leader in energy-efficient lighting systems for offices, educational, and healthcare facilities, is pleased to announce that Jane White, President of Finelite along with a panel of multi-disciplinary leaders discuss the future of sustainable lighting from a Lighting Design, Architecture, and Manufacturing perspective at Lightfair 2022.

Session Details

With the advent of LEDs and sophisticated controls we have significantly improved the energy efficiency of lighting, but we are far behind other building materials in offering sustainable product solutions. This multi-disciplinary panel will explore data and perspectives from Lighting Design, Architecture and Manufacturing: What’s driving interest in sustainable buildings? What’s the current state of sustainability in the lighting industry? How do sustainability requirements impact lighting design? What does it mean to be a “sustainable” manufacturer? What are the challenges and broader issues of sustainability?

Panel Includes

Karen Jess-Lindsley – Lindsley Lighting
Melissa Mattes, LC – Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting
Jane White – Finelite
Jon Penndorf, FAIA – Perkins & Will

 

About Lightfair

LightFair is the premier, annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, the preferred marketplace, networking, and learning destination for the lighting design community. The LightFair Conference has been setting the standard in continuing lighting education for 30+ years.

Managed and produced by the International Market Centers (IMC), LightFair is also co-owned by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).

 

About Finelite

Finelite, an independent business of Legrand, has delivered award-winning innovations in lighting technology, design, manufacturing, and customer service for over twenty-five years. Finelite’s core mission is to deliver tailored lighting solutions for office, healthcare, educational, multi-level residential and retail market segments. Setting new standards for performance and sustainability, Finelite continues to work in partnerships with California Energy Commission, New York State Energy Research Development Authority, and others to develop best practices in lighting strategies to achieve maximum value. At Finelite’s U.S.-based manufacturing facility, they continuously examine ways to eliminate waste through product design, lean manufacturing, corporate practices, and have been nationally recognized for these sustainability efforts.

 

About Legrand and Legrand, North and Central America

Legrand is a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for use in commercial, industrial, and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. Innovation for a steady flow of new products with high added value is a prime vector for growth, including, in particular, connected devices stemming from Legrand’s global ELIOT (Electricity and IOT) program. Legrand reported sales of $5.6 billion in 2016. Legrand has a strong presence in North and Central America, with a portfolio of well-known market brands and product lines that includes AFCO Systems, C2G, Cablofil, Chief, Da-Lite, Electrorack, Finelite, Focal Point, Kenall Manufacturing, Luxul, Middle Atlantic Products, Milestone AV, Nuvo, OCL, On-Q, Ortronics, Pass & Seymour, Pinnacle, Projecta, QMotion, Quiktron, Raritan, Sanus, Server Technology, Solarfective, Vaddio, Vantage, Wattstopper, and Wiremold. Legrand is listed on Euronext Paris and is a component stock of indexes including the CAC40, FTSE4Good, MSCI World, ASPI, Corporate Oekom Rating, and DJSI (ISIN code FR0010307819) www.legrand.us.