The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for DALI, the internationally-standardized protocol for digital communication between lighting control devices, is pleased to announce the prestigious annual DALI Alliance Lighting Awards are officially open for 2024, and will include a number of exciting new categories. This is part of a refresh of the renowned awards to better recognise diverse innovations and applications from across the lighting industry.

The awards opened on August 22, 2024 for entries, with interested participants having until October 07, 2024 to make their submissions. 

The traditional application categories have been consolidated to a list of five awards: Residential, Commercial Interior, Commercial Exterior, Industrial & Infrastructure, and Horticulture. Alongside the updated application categories this year’s DALI Lighting Awards will include the following innovation categories:

• Best Use of D4i: Recognizing innovative applications of DALI D4i technology in lighting systems, including enhanced data communication, energy management, and advanced control capabilities.
• Best Emergency Lighting Integration: Celebrating exceptional designs and solutions that effectively incorporate emergency lighting, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with standards during emergency situations.
• Best Human Centric Design: Honoring projects that prioritize human well-being by utilizing lighting solutions that support health, comfort, and productivity through dynamic and adaptive lighting environments.
• Best Integration into Other Building Systems Highlighting projects that excel in integrating lighting data with other building systems, such as HVAC, security, and energy management, to enhance overall building performance and efficiency.
• Innovation in Lighting: Recognizing cutting-edge technologies, and advancements in lighting control solutions.
• Sustainability and Energy Efficiency: Highlighting projects that excel in sustainability, energy conservation, and environmental impact.
• Smart and Connected Lighting: Honoring advancements in smart lighting systems, IoT integration, and connected lighting solutions.
• Non-networked Lighting:  Celebrating innovative applications in small or stand-alone spaces.

These new categories align with the growth of technologies, advancements in lighting innovative approaches that are being adopted by the sector. 

Another significant change for this year’s Awards is that submissions will no longer be submitted to a specific category. Entries will be reviewed internally by the Awards judges, to assign the entries into a primary category. An assessment will also be made to determine if the entry fits into other relevant categories, allowing the possibility of a single project winning multiple awards.

DALI Alliance is certain that these updates to the awards will enable more submissions from a wider representation of the lighting sector, from emerging professionals to established industry leaders. 

Paul Drosihn, general manager of DALI Alliance, said: “We are very excited to launch this year’s DALI Alliance Lighting Awards, especially with a refreshed approach. We are confident these changes will make it more straightforward for those from across the lighting industry to enter, as well as providing more opportunities to get recognition in meaningful categories.

“The awards have already built up an enviable reputation and are highly regarded across the sector. The updates will further increase this, thanks to a more comprehensive evaluation process.

“We’re looking forward to seeing this year’s entries.”

As well as benefiting from the prestigious nature of the awards, winners will have their work promoted and highlighted through the work of DALI Alliance. This will offer excellent exposure and alignment with a credible, authoritative organisation. 

For more information and to enter the awards, visit https://www.dali-alliance.org/awards2024/.