A 2026 Lighting Council Australia study found more than 73% of lighting products sold online failed key compliance tests. Here's what every contractor and property owner needs to know about the real risks — and how accreditation protects your safety, your investment and your reputation.
Choosing the right dimming method is critical to LED lighting performance. This guide explores the five main LED dimming technologies, including phase-cut, 0-10V, PWM, DALI-2 and wireless controls, and explains how proper driver compatibility, dimming curves and flicker management can deliver smooth, reliable lighting in commercial environments.
A practical guide to designing compliant, energy-efficient outdoor lighting. Learn how proper lighting design reduces light pollution, controls glare, protects wildlife, lowers energy costs and helps meet AS/NZS 4282:2023 requirements for outdoor lighting projects.
This commercial sensor lights design guide explains the strengths and limitations of different sensor technologies, where each sensor type works best, and how to maximise energy savings, occupant comfort and compliance in commercial lighting applications.
Discover why corrosion protection is critical for outdoor lighting. This article explains how humidity, pollution, and salt spray affect fixture durability, and how ISO 12944 and ISO 9223 classify corrosion risk into categories C3, C4, and C5. Learn which category applies to your project, which enLighten luminaires are rated for it, and how the right choice extends service life, reduces maintenance costs, and ensures safety and compliance.
Great lighting makes spaces safer, more comfortable and energy efficient. Our specialist lighting desginers match the lighting to how your space is used and to Australian standards.
Learn how modern, adaptive lighting—especially Tunable White LED systems—can positively impact learning environments. This article highlights how different lighting settings (cool vs. warm, bright vs. soft) can enhance focus, reduce stress, and support wellbeing for students and staff.
From modular site systems to coastal-grade fittings, this quarterly update explores the innovations shaping Australia’s lighting industry. Discover how enLighten’s adaptable solutions, full-spectrum lighting, and compliance-driven design deliver safer, smarter, and more sustainable outcomes for every project.
Poor lighting can impact safety, customer confidence and the overall perception of your shopping centre. Discover how modern LED lighting and smart control solutions can improve visibility, reduce energy costs, enhance security and create a more welcoming experience for visitors.
Understand your legal obligations around emergency lighting in Australia. This guide breaks down key regulations, standards, and system types—everything you need to ensure compliance and safety in any commercial or industrial building.
Discover how enLighten's Vico Batten Light evolved from a simple LED batten into one of Australia's most advanced and adaptable lighting solutions. From tunnels to scaffolds, see why it's more than just a batten light.
Explore the latest trends in outdoor lighting, from smart controls to Dark Sky compliance, and discover how new standards are shaping sustainable design in Australia.
There are typically 2 main sensor types currently used in lighting. They are passive infrared (PIR) and microwave. (Other sensor types are used however are more expensive and less common such as ultrasonic instead of microwave and dual sensors with a combination of ultrasonic and PIR).
The Future of Indoor Lighting is Now - As the lighting industry evolves, new technologies and Standards are shaping the way we design and use lighting in our indoor spaces. From smarter control options to new colour rendering metrics, let’s take a deep dive into the latest trends transforming indoor lighting solutions.
For 15 years, enLighten has been helping organisations reduce energy consumption through innovative lighting solutions designed for performance, reliability and sustainability. Discover the journey behind our award-winning products, Australian-led innovation and ongoing commitment to creating smarter, more efficient lighting for the future.
Learn how colour tunable lighting can enhance productivity, relaxation, and well-being in commercial environments. Explore real-world applications, from offices to exam halls, and see enLighten Australia's innovative solutions in action.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have emerged as a top focus for businesses. There now is a requirement for companies to respond to meet global environmental expectations. Find out how choosing the right lights can help.
Achieving sustainability is a complex and challenging endeavour. If it were straightforward, we would already be meeting our sustainability and climate change targets and have clear agreement on the best path forward. Unfortunately, many corporations struggle to meet their sustainability objectives, leading to frustration with the process, criticism of the strategy and accusations of corporate greenwashing.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have emerged as a top focus for businesses. There now is a requirement for companies to respond to meet global environmental expectations. Find out how choosing the right lights can help.
The Building Code of Australia mandates the use of emergency lighting systems in all types of buildings except for standalone single residential dwellings & non-habitable structures.
By moving to a more efficient way to manage lighting, a reduction of car park energy consumption can be achieved. Wilson Parking has upgraded a number of lighting projects across major car parks in Victoria and New South Wales, that are used by thousands of customers each day.
Why manufacturers are in a catch 22 situation when it comes to publishing product lifetimes and most importantly what parameters should a consumer look for while evaluating product lifetimes before purchasing LED lights.
Over the last 10 years the development has been around the light source but in the near future it will be around the development of controls (typically sensors) that become the link between all other building systems that could eventually deliver the ‘Internet of things’.
Busy working environments, like warehouse and distribution centres need adequate lighting to ensure that all workers are operating within a safe environment.
Macquarie shopping centre car park is a premium shopping centre. The future of shopping centres is not all about the shopping, it is now about the shopping experience which starts at the first touch point, the car park itself. Find out more >
A simple replacement of fluorescent tubes with LED tubes is one of the lowest cost options for energy efficient lighting retrofits BUT it can come with significant performance & safety risks.
Learn how to enhance safety, productivity and energy efficiency through lighting.
Instead of an evenly lit corridor, this Zebra crossing effect causing discomfort and possibly even confusion in the mind of the travellers, is exactly what could go wrong when a fluorescent fitting is retrofitted with an LED tube.
Australian Standard AS/NZS 2293 series covers the system design, installation, operation, service, maintenance, and production of emergency lights & exit signs. Here, we briefly outline the emergency luminaire testing & classification process, which provides maximum spacings between emergency lights for a range of mounting heights.
LM 79 is the Illuminating Engineers Society North America (IESNA) approved testing method to generate electrical and photometric measurements of solid state lighting (LED) products. It was first used in the US Energy Star program in 2008 and has since become the international standard method for integrated LED products.
Luminaire spacing guides provide a simple reference to assist enLighten customers with achieving required maintained illuminance levels for corridors and indoor car parks as per AS/NZ 1680. The reference guides are backed by lighting design simulations.
What you can't see can hurt you. Whilst you may not be able to see the light flicker, your brain can still perceive it and it can cause multiple neurological problems.
The enLighten carpark design guide has been prepared by our in-house lighting design team & draws on our extensive project experience with feedback from clients and consulting engineers across Australia.
Multi-purpose areas with high ceilings require lighting to be dynamic. The Kascade offers well balanced illumination that prevents unwanted contrast or glare, it has a very high colour rendering index of Ra>90 for clear distinction between object colours and offers high impact resistance IK 10.
With the explosion of LED lighting products onto the market, the LM-80 is an international industry standard to assess and compare LED performance and an important part of the equation in assessing the complete LED luminaire's performance or reliability.
