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http://luxreview.com/article/2017/12/10-big-lighting-trends-for-2018

Lighting is is changing, and the next 12 months will be a defining period in the sector as we move away from an energy-saving offer to fully embrace all things digital.

Due to increased commoditisation and falling prices, light fittings simply won’t just illuminate any more. They’ll have on-board capabilities such as increased intelligence, sensors, build-in wireless connectivity and colour tuning. Expect buzzwords such as ‘IoT ready’ and ‘digital light’.

Traditionally, lighting controls have resided in a big black box of electronics which sat in a cupboard. In 2018, expect to see the intelligence move into the luminaire. The interface will increasingly be standard devices using Bluetooth. The ‘self-learning’ algorithms popular on consumer thermostats will also begin to appear as standard on lighting control platforms.

The so-called ‘connected office’ will start to become a reality in 2018, driven by the big property developers.  Companies such as Land Securities and CBRE – under pressure to be seen to be innovating in the sector – already have extensive trials of IoT lighting and will be the ones to create compelling use cases for their clients. The big drivers will be well-being and productivity.

Expect to see lots of acquisitions and mergers as the fragmented industry tidies itself up. But the really big trend will be partnerships – such as the Philips and Cisco tie-up – where lighting makers buddy up with tech specialists. (See: https://www.insidewaste.com.au/gene...-partners-honeywell-iot-industrial-scale-leds)
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VIV won Best Innovation in Energy Efficiency 2017 for their MATRIXX® - an intelligent LED lighting platform

VIV also won the Frost & Sullivan Australia 2016 Growth Excellence in Smart Lighting Solutions Award. Previously, the 2015 Australia Smart Lighting Vendor of the Year was awarded to Philips Lighting who have a market cap of $25 billion.

Watch this space!