Migration from rural areas to urban areas is increasing day by day in the world. According to the report of the United Nations, by 2030, more than 70 percent of people are expected to live in cities. Large-scale urbanization creates a need for cities to become smarter.

After the coronavirus outbreak spread to Europe, the organization company Messe Franfkurt decided to postpone Light + Building, the biggest fair in the lighting industry, to September 2020. The fair was planned to take place between 8-13 March 2020.

Signify, the world leader in lighting, has decided not to participate in Light + Building 2020 due to health threats caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Signify became the first company to officially announce its withdrawal from Light + Building 2020.

Oliptek DMX512 Master Controller is a DMX512 digital communication standard compliant device powered by wireless network connection. It is used in the management of color changing lighting systems, especially building facades and stage lighting.

Energy Focus is an industry-leading company that got its start in fiber-optic lighting technology in 1985 under the name Fiberstars Inc. Based out of Solon, Ohio, Fiberstars started working with the US Navy back in 2003 after receiving a $10 million contract to improve the energy efficiency of solar panels on ships.

Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) is the technical state body that manages standards, metrology and quality related tasks in Saudi Arabia. SASO Certificate, is a mandatory certificate of conformity for products to enter the Saudi Arabia market.

The Biomass Production Laboratory at McGill University, is doing research in urban agriculture. Recent innovations with LED as a plant energy source, has brought about this new area of research. Compared to conventional lighting techniques when growing tomatoes, an arrangement of red and blue lights has proven to increase growth, improve morphology, and suppress plant pathogens.

The lighting industry is preparing for the Light + Building 2020, which will take place in Frankfurt from 8-13 March 2020. The exhibitor list was published on the official website of Messe Frankfurt. How about looking closely at the exhibitor list?

SABER is a new computer system that facilitates online certification of trade to Saudi Arabia. The long-term plan for SABER is to replace SASO by customs control of all products entering Saudi Arabia, thereby becoming a single system.

Reiss Lighting has been developing, producing and selling technical lighting for more than 50 years. Reiss products are always manufactured according to the latest state of the art in light, electrical and safety technology.

Selux manufactures lighting products. Selux offers products including lookbooks, interior, exterior, and configurator, as well as provides LED lighting and light management solutions. Selux conducts its business worldwide.

LEDVANCE is one of the world‘s leaders in general lighting for lighting professionals as well as end users, offering a broad variety of LED luminaires, advanced LED lamps, intelligent smart home & smart building solutions as well as traditional light sources.

A statement came from Messe Frankfurt about the claims about the lighting fair Light + Building, which will take place in Frankfurt, Germany between 8-13 March 2020. According to the statement, all measures were taken against the coronavirus outbreak. The event will take place as planned, there is no postponement or cancellation.

Thorn manufactures and supplies dependable, efficient, high-quality lighting. Its extensive portfolio of indoor and outdoor lighting is designed to address the needs of wholesalers, contractors, specifiers and end users, for the widest range of applications.

For almost seventy years now, BEGA has been developing and producing high-quality luminaires for almost all areas of architecture. These years have given rise to products whose ideas and trademarks have become generic terms for countless luminaires in the entire industry.

Helvar is Europe’s leading provider of energy efficient lighting solutions, including LED drivers, modules & lighting controls. The Company markets its products to construction companies, lighting repair companies, and retail lighting supplies outlets throughout Finland.

Light + Building takes place in Frankfurt between 8-13 March 2020. 2,577 companies, 393 of whom are from China, are exhibitors at the fair. Could the corona virus outbreak that originated in China and frighten the world be a threat to the biggest meeting of the lighting industry, Light + Building?

Zumtobel, a company of the Zumtobel Group, is an internationally leading supplier of integral lighting solutions for professional indoor and outdoor building lighting applications. Zumtobel has an international customer presence thanks to its own sales organisations in 23 countries and commercial agencies in more than 50 other countries.

Siteco looks back on more than 150 years of history as part of the German lighting industry, and is today one of the leading providers of road, tunnel and stadium lighting as well as for the industry, office and retail sectors.

ERCO is a leading international specialist in architectural lighting, using 100% LED technology. The family business, based in Lüdenscheid, in the heart of Germany, now operates as a global player with independent sales organisations and partners in 55 countries worldwide.