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Signify Academy: Light that connects [podcasts]
A series of podcasts and audiobooks about connected lighting and the Internet of Things, exploring how lighting combined with data and IoT can create efficient, connected, and sustainable spaces. The episodes cover topics from the early beginnings of connected lighting to modern applications like lighting for IoT. Produced by the Signify Academy, the content is educational and aimed at professionals and enthusiasts in the lighting industry.
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What makes a city truly smart? It starts with intelligent lighting
In our latest podcast, we explore how smart street lighting controls are transforming urban infrastructure—improving energy efficiency, reducing operational costs, and creating safer, more sustainable communities.From adaptive dimming and remote monitoring to data-driven decision-making, smart lighting is no longer just about illumination—it's becoming the backbone of connected cities.🎙️
Enhance traffic safety in Oulu (Finland)
The City of Oulu, in collaboration with Signify, partnered on an innovative experiment on Saaristokatu, a busy downtown street in the City of Oulu (Finland). This project aimed to enhance traffic safety by automatically increasing street lighting brightness when emergency vehicles approach an intersection, particularly during dusk. The initiative leverages advanced wireless lighting contr
The connected consumer
What are the main reasons that consumers are looking for connected lighting at home, or to put it the other way round, what does connected home lighting offer consumers that conventional lighting does not and how does connected lighting play into the smart home ecosystem? Learn more about the connected consumer.
Present moment in connected LED lighting and what lies ahead of us.
In today’s episode, we’ll talk about the present moment in LED and connected LED lighting, and take a little peek into what may be coming in the near future. Joining us is Neil Gamble, Director of Sales at Architainment Lighting, the pioneering architectural and decorative lighting company headquartered in High Wycombe, England.Architainment
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The EU’s revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), adopted in 2024, is accelerating digital system and energy efficiency upgrades across Europe’s commercial building stock. The EPBD is driving change not just for the largest facilities, but for smaller offices, warehouses, and retail spaces as well. More on EPBD
Light at Night
LightingEurope very recently published a position paper on artificial light at night. Artificial lighting is a vital part of life and well-designed installations using quality products and control systems are fundamental to providing the right environment be it for transportation, work, play, leisure, sport or other activities. Good lighting facilitates these activities and through it a
Sustainable packaging
Packaging made responsiblyEvery year, over 2 billion tonnes of waste are produced, and 8 million tonnes of plastic makes its way into our world’s oceans. We see a different way.That’s why packaging has been one of our sustainable focal areas since the 1990s, and why we’ve had a packaging policy in place since 2013. Our goal is to maximize recyclability while minimizing the environmental i
The world of the office in 2025
A few questions we will discuss: Why are you still busy with office lighting, will work be done by GEN-AI agents, isn't it they don't need offices!What is the future of digital lighting, a language as an interface between data and compute. What is EPBD all about?More on EPBDInteract office Interact ProPodcast episode
Can the Clean Industrial Deal drive the EU Green Deal forward?
Since its introduction in 2019, the EU Green Deal has encountered obstacle after obstacle, from a pandemic to armed conflict to the AI boom. Yet it remains the EU's "man on the moon" ambition, and switching to #connectedLEDlighting remains one the of quickest ways to make progress. #Signify expert Mario Giordano explains at #LightThatConnects Green SwitchClimate Transition PlanRenovation
The customer perspective and the market point-of-view about connected lighting and its benefits.
In this podcast series, we’ve been talking about the many different technical aspects of connected lighting, how and where it can be applied, and the benefits to people, businesses and the planet, mostly from a manufacturer’s or provider’s perspective. What is the perspective of a market leader?What are the main challenges and opportunities customers are facing today?What do you tell cust
Interact Custom Dashboard
Uniquely yours, for all your lighting needs and beyond The Custom Dashboard lets you tailor your smart lighting solutions – and your dashboard itself – to your unique needs. It gives you precision control over your lighting and energy, whether you’re managing a building, street, highway, or city. An update on the existing dashboard, the Custom Dashboard is integrated with a range of addit
What is BrightSites?
BrightSites is an innovative broadband-enabled lighting solution developed by Signify, transforming existing street lighting infrastructure into a high-speed connectivity network. By replacing existing luminaires with LED broadband-enabled ones, cities can provide gigabit-speed internet access via streetlights—without requiring extensive fiber trenching. Listen and learn more.The Bright
How Color Kinetics participates in connected systems
Thomas Barber joins us today to talk about what Color Kinetics is and how Color Kinetics dynamic LED luminaires can participate in connected systems. What does a pure Color Kinetics connected system look like?How do Color Kinetics luminaires and controls participate in Interact connected lighting systems, and what changes or advancements have been made to Color Kinetics products as a resu
The state of tunnel lighting
What does the global tunnel lighting situation look like today and what are the main challenges and opportunities?What are some of the specific problems related to lighting tunnels that proper lighting controls can solve?More on Interact
The value of connected lighting control
Joining us for the Light that connects podcast series today is Daniel Walker, Global Product Manager for Philips Dynalite. Daniel joins us today to talk about the Dynalite lighting controls and the value they bring to different business segments, and how Dynalite fits into the range of connected lighting solutions offered by Signify.Contact us in case you want to know moreVisit us on our
Connected lighting and lighting systems design
In this episode of the Light that connects podcast series, I‘m happy to welcome Brian Ellsworth, Specification Sales at LINX Lighting + Controls, formerly Forman & Associates before their recent merger with Western Lighting + Controls. Brian joins us to talk about the work that Forman & Associates has done as a certified system integrator with Signify, and exciting new development
Connected Street Lighting
By retrofitting old street lights instead of replacing them, cities reduce carbon emissions while working toward achieving sustainability goals. Signify expert Yong Liang Eng talks about the impact of switching all street lights worldwide to LED 👉 #LightThatConnects More informationTalk to our expertsTell us what you're looking for. Our experts will work with you to design the system that
Connected LED in warehouses and manufacturing
Create a safer, more productive working environment for your workers with Interact connected lighting. Manage your lighting system assets, monitor performance and energy usage, and plan preventive maintenance to ensure system uptime and enhance workplace safely. Optimize stocking and order picking with detailed occupancy and activity data. Set dimming schedules to minimize lighting usage
Open Innovation & the IOT
Exciting innovations in lighting systems are revolutionizing the way we interact with our environment! No longer just a source of light, these systems are now enabling incredible use cases like indoor wayfinding and asset tracking. Imagine never losing your tools or getting lost in a hospital again thanks to intelligent lighting grids. The possibilities are endless! More about innovation
Climate Transition
Signify’s Climate Transition Plan sets out the company’s climate strategy in line with its SBTi -validated net-zero targets:Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain by 204050% reduction in absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared with 2019 base year90% reduction in absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, compared with
Entertainment lighting
What are the latest developments within the entertainment lighting space.How will Artificial Intelligence impact the entertainment lighting domain?Data security and cybersecurity are often top-of-mind concerns when deploying connected systems. Is this also true in the entertainment space? What kinds of security measures are in place, and what more needs to be done?Links:Vari-LiteInteract
What is NatureConnect?
What is NatureConnect? Why is NatureConnect important—who can benefit from it?What makes NatureConnect special? Where can NatureConnect be used? More information can be found here
Connected lighting design
Important links mentioned during the podcastRed Dot AwardsMyCreationNatureConnect Circular lightingpodcast episode Circular Lighting
Remarkable lighting - Sustainably printed
3D printing can remove carbon from all phases of product manufacturing, distribution, and use.3Dprinting is good for the planet, because it can remove carbon from all phases of the product lifecycle. But it's also good for customers, who can design luminaires to fit their exact specs. Instead of structurally changing a ceiling to fit new LED luminaires, building renovators can choose the
The Renovation Revolution
"Europe needs a renovation revolution. We're pleased to unveil this new project, shortly after European nations spearheaded a global call to action on energy efficiency at COP28. With elections taking place across Europe in 2024, the hard work starts now. Dragging up desperately low renovation rates in Europe is critical to improving energy efficiency in the built environment. Governments
Sustainable retail lighting
Create the future of shopping todayProduce attractive and sustainable retail spaces, trigger specific consumer behaviors through zoning and light recipes, and deliver location-based offers to shoppers on their smartphones. By offering a seamless and convenient shopping experience, you’ll increase brand recognition and loyalty, enjoy repeat business, and ultimately increase footfall and pr
For connected office lighting, the stars are aligned
Where do you see going on in office spaces in 2024 and what is the role of lighting?Does lighting brings happiness to tenants and employees as well as to the business and the building owner?Tune in and listen to Peter Duine and learn more about how healthy and green buildings attract the most valuable tenants. More information: Interact Space AnalysisCircadian lighting Talk to our experts
Building the indoor GPS
Gerben van der Lugt, the global business leader for indoor location services at Signify will talk about the technologies behind and the benefits of continuously locating people and objects within retail environments and other interior spaces. How does an indoor positioning system work? What about privacy and data security? What are indoor location services, and how does that relate to ind
Lighting and the circular economy
What lighting for circularity means, how we’re using it at Signify, and how it supports our sustainability ambitions and the UN strategic initiatives. With Thomas Marinelli, Head of Sustainable Innovation and Design at SignifyMore on circular lighting
Lighting for healthcare
The importance of lighting across all hospital spaces, with an emphasis on research proving the effectiveness of lighting for (for example) welcome and relaxation, more alert staff overnight, fewer errors, fewer accidents/falls, shorter stays, reduced need for post-op medsWith Elina Dayanova, Global Business Director Healthcare Lighting.Links to NatureConnect and Interact
Lighting for health and well-being
Light produces obvious and profound visual effects in us. It also produces non-obvious but equally profound non-visual effects. There are receptors in the eyes, alongside the famous rods and cones, with a direct line to the region of the brain—the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus—that regulates the human circadian rhythm.The third non-visual photoreceptor and how lighting can s
Lighting and climate action
How connected LED is a must-have for climate action, what it can do, how cities and businesses can take advantage, what else needs to be done. Our commitment, energy efficiency and connected lighting.With Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs, Signify.The articles from Signify on The Sustainability Project by Economist Impact can be found here:Article 1: Cities’ r
A brief history of electric light: how we got here?
Evolution of Philips to Signify and the different inflection points along the way.From the Edison bulb->fluorescents->LEDs for illumination->connected lighting- to IoT lighting. And what’s to come? With Greg Nelson, Business Leader, Professional Systems & Services at Signify and moderated by Jonathan WeinertCheck out the Interact website
What makes connected lighting connected?
Fundamental descriptions/demystification of what the “connected” in connected lighting means.Digital connectivity is also the future of lighting. But because it’s in ceilings everywhere from a hospital to a home, in streets, carparks and vehicles – lighting has a far more important role to play. It will become the smart infrastructure behind seamless connectivity: sensing your smartphone
The 6 ages of light
The concept of the "Six Ages of Light" refers to a historical framework that categorizes the development and evolution of lighting technology throughout human history. Tune in and listen, learn and feel free to share.These ages highlight significant advancements in lighting methods and technologies. Age of FireAge of CandlesAge of GasAge of ElectricityAge of AutomationAge of Solid-State L
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