This assessment by LED Skilled Editors was first revealed in LED Skilled Evaluation (LpR) subject 115, Could/June 2026, as a part of this subject’s DALI Focus.
The DALI Lighting Awards 2026 presentation at Gentle + Constructing 2026 highlighted the rising significance of standardized and interoperable lighting management in trendy buildings and concrete environments. This worldwide awards program, organized by the DALI Alliance, acknowledges excellent initiatives that show sensible and modern purposes of DALI-based lighting techniques around the globe.
The variety of individuals elevated considerably this yr, with the variety of purposes nearly tripling in comparison with earlier years. Entries had been acquired from throughout Europe, Asia, the Americas, Oceania and Africa, reflecting the worldwide attain and speedy adoption of DALI expertise. The awards encompass two essential classes: Utility Awards, which acknowledge real-world implementations, and Innovation Awards, which give attention to technological advances and new purposes.
A complete of 13 successful initiatives had been chosen, with three extra extremely rated entries added. The range of award-winning initiatives demonstrates the flexibility of DALI techniques throughout a variety of purposes, from residential and business environments to industrial services and sensible metropolis infrastructure.
Within the Utility Award class, the Estoril Court docket luxurious residence in Hong Kong, delivered by Zhuhai LTECH Expertise, demonstrated superior residential lighting management. In business interiors, Litelab was acknowledged at Hindustan Unilever’s office in Mumbai. There, DALI was built-in with daylight utilization and constructing administration techniques to create an environment friendly and user-centric atmosphere. BEGA received the award for its out of doors lighting at Oslo’s Akershus Fortress, and BEG was acknowledged for its scalable lighting answer at Bosch’s analysis and improvement facility. Within the Good Cities and Infrastructure class, Signify received for its lighting design at Ezhou Huahu Airport in China.
The Innovation Awards targeted on key expertise developments shaping the way forward for lighting management. Crown Home Applied sciences was acknowledged for utilizing the D4i normal to allow data-driven constructing optimization on the Stephen A. Schwarzman Humanities Middle in Oxford. Tridonic stands out by successful two awards. One was the mixing of emergency lighting on the American College in Cairo, and the opposite was AlUla Movie Residence, which showcased clever energy-saving methods.
Moreover, awards mirrored rising developments corresponding to human-centered lighting, sensible metropolis integration, and superior techniques interoperability. Elekon was honored for its hospital venture in Istanbul, and Flashnet demonstrated large-scale sensible metropolis integration in Washington DC. The set up of DALI+ by Lightmoves and Zencontrol at 500 Bourke Road in Melbourne highlights the rising significance of wi-fi and IP-based management techniques. Moreover, Bluebottle was acknowledged for related lighting at Gate 8 in Australia, and Foster + Companions and Delmatic had been acknowledged for built-in lighting management at Apple’s headquarters in London.
Particular awards had been introduced to Delta Greentech, Helvar, and Inventronics for initiatives that demonstrated excellence in design, sensible infrastructure, and sustainability.
DALI Alliance Normal Supervisor Paul Dorosin stated, “The standard and variety of the submissions was distinctive,” reflecting DALI’s continued world progress as the muse for clever and interoperable lighting techniques.
General, the DALI Lighting Awards 2026 demonstrated that lighting management has advanced right into a key enabler of sensible, related and energy-efficient environments, with standardized techniques taking part in a central position in future-ready constructing and metropolis infrastructure.
DALI Lighting Awards 2026 – Overview of winners
Utility award
- Residential: Zhuhai LTECH Expertise – Estoril Court docket Luxurious Residence
- Business inside: Litelab – Hindustan Unilever
- Business exterior: BEGA – Akershus Fortress
- Industrial: BEG – Bosch R&D and manufacturing facility
- Good cities and infrastructure: Signify – Ezhou Huahu Airport
innovation award
- Greatest methods to make use of D4i: Crown Home Applied sciences – Stephen A. Schwarzman Middle
- Integration of emergency lighting: Tridonic – American College in Cairo
- Human-centered lighting: ELECON – Acibadem Kartal Hospital
- Integration into different techniques: Flashnet – Washington DC
- Greatest methods to make use of DALI+: Lightmoves and Zencontrol – 500 Bourke Road
- Sustainability and power effectivity: Tridonic – AlUla Movie Residence
- Good and related lighting: Blue Bottle – Gate 8
- Lighting innovation: Foster + Companions / Delmatic – Apple Battersea
extremely rated
- DELTA GREEN TECH – DISUIUN HALL
- Helver – Lublin Metropolitan Station
- Inventronics – Baotou Aluminum Undertaking
Supply: LED Skilled Editors, “DALI Lighting Awards 2026 – Highlights Interoperability and Innovation”, LED Skilled Evaluation (LpR) 115, Could/June 2026DALI Focus. Award particulars: dali-alliance.org. Picture: DALI Alliance.
