LUX, the lighting site, puts forward the top 10 lighting trends of the year 2018. If you look at what these trends are, do you think they are reliable?

The lamp will have more functions

Because of the constant commoditization and price decline, the function of lamps and lanterns will not only be limited to lighting. They will add more features such as intelligent control, sensors, built-in wireless connectivity and color adjustment. Expect words like "Internet of things" and "digital light" to become the buzzwords in the lighting industry.

2 lighting control will be more intelligent

Traditionally, lighting control is a black box of electronic devices. In 2018, expect to see more intelligence in the lamps. More interactive interfaces using bluetooth will also appear, and the "self-taught" algorithm will begin to appear on the lighting control platform.

3 emergency lighting standards will be promoted

Sir Martin Moore-Bick will discuss the fire prevention work at Grenfell building in London in 2018 and will focus on emergency lighting regulations, standards, guidelines, specifications, installation and maintenance systems. This will be a less comfortable business for the industry, but focusing and raising standards is a must.

4 li-fi will begin to be adopted

The early adopters of li-fi will appear in areas of high security demand, such as military and diplomatic fields, because li-fi can achieve wi-fi convenience while having higher security.

There will be lighting options in the connected office

Driven by big property developers, the so-called connected office will become a reality in 2018. The Internet of things lighting will not only be an entry point to attract customers, but will in turn provide customers with more benefits and stimulate greater productivity.

6 bluetooth will win the agreement

After two years of internal debate, the approval of the new standard makes the use of bluetooth far more than the 10-meter distance that consumers are familiar with. The development is expected to push iot lighting into retail, warehousing, business offices and other areas by 2018.

7 people-centred lighting will not only stay in "gimmicks"

Nowadays, "people-oriented" lighting tends to be a bit of a misnomer, saying "color temperature adjustment" is more accurate. However, thanks to a growing number of studies, it is hoped that more and more truly people-centric systems will be installed.

8 light pollution will be an important issue

Light pollution has become the industry for decades, but customers and regulators in 2018 is expected to pay more and more attention to this problem, because people recognize and more and more worried about the LED to lower prices and lower color temperature will bring more light pollution than the high-pressure sodium lamp.

9 WELL building standards will be important

This is likely to be "import", from the United States independent nongovernmental organizations (ngos) but WELL construction standards are rapidly gaining attention, because the current guidance couldn't keep up with the workplace health and productivity requirements. Because the customer sees it as the added value of the tenant, it is expected that the lighting specifications will meet the standard in 2018.


The 10 industries will be driven by integration and cooperation

Independent lighting manufacturers will look increasingly isolated in 2018 as consolidation does dominate the market. With the fragmented industry consolidation, there are expected to be many acquisitions and mergers. The big trend will be partnershipsincluding a partnership between lighting manufacturers and technologists