Uline, a distributor of shipping and packaging solutions to businesses throughout North America, wanted all of the more than 3,000 lights in its 800,000-sq.ft. Lacey, WA facility to operate as a single system with one interface that in turn would work the company’s existing IT system. Uline selected Synapse Wireless, which designed an intelligent lighting solution that effectively manages all of the lights.


Synapse Provides Guidance for Parking Garage Lighting Control
Synapse Wireless has published guidance to achieving best practices and energy code compliance for parking garage lighting control. The guidance describes various relevant regulations and what strategies and equipment are required. “Parking garages can be a challenging environment for lighting designers. From seasonal outdoor daylight patterns, to underground levels, these spaces are a microcosm for […]

DesignLights Consortium Announces Industry Advisory Committee Members
The DesignLights Consortium recently announced the new membership of its Industry Advisory Committee (IAC), an 18-member body that will support the mission and strategic direction of the DLC to drive efficient lighting through education, collaboration, and expertise in 2021 and 2022.

Synapse Wireless Introduces the Sense 4-20
Synapse Wireless’s Sense 4-20 enables you to bring the power of the latest Internet of Things technology into older facilities and equipment. Lighting networks are typically limited to photocell or motion sensors, but the Sense 4-20 enables integration of other sensors, such as temperature, humidity, vibration, etc. into an existing SimplySNAP network, expanding energy management tools.

Lighting Controls Association’s Spring 2020 Product Guide
The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers. Check them out!

Richmond Olympic Oval Wins 2019 IES Lighting Control Innovation Award
This month, we explore an innovative lighting and controls upgrade at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, British Columbia.

Venture Lighting Now Offers Intelligent Luminaires Enabled By Synapse Wireless
Venture Lighting International has partnered with Synapse Wireless® to enhance the capabilities of several key product lines. Starting with outdoor area lighting, Venture Lighting is now offering intelligent luminaires enabled by Synapse, to the Environ LED area lighting family and VFlood product lines. Venture is working towards extending the same control capabilities to its LED highbays for indoor, industrial applications as well.

LCA TV: Cree SmartCast SNAP
This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2018 LIGHTFAIR event, introduces the building industry to CREE’s SmartCast SNAP, a sophisticated wireless LED lighting control solution developed in collaboration with Synapse Wireless.

LCA TV: SimplySNAP Lighting Controls by Synapse Wireless
This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2018 LIGHTFAIR event, introduces the building industry to SimplySNAP lighting controls by Synapse Wireless.

Synapse Publishes Guidance on Daylight Harvesting
Synapse recently published an online article providing guidance on how to implement daylight harvesting control strategies.