LED Architectural Lighting Emerges as Dominant Choice
The rising levels of disposable income and the subsequent shift in consumer focus toward enhancing the aesthetics of the premises are propelling the demand for architectural lighting, thereby prompting market players to invest in Research & Development (R&D) to develop innovative lighting solutions to attract potential business clients and augment profitability.
For instance, in July 2023, architectural lighting solution developer MARK Architectural Lighting launched a new lighting family, MAGELLAN, featuring circular, large-format architectural luminaires. The new portfolio includes lighting for recessed wall-mounted, recessed ceilings, pendants, and ceiling surfaces. These lighting solutions offer 600 lumens to 48, 500 lumens and support various features, such as easy deployment and use, advanced scheduling, BACnet integration, remote programming, and optional eldoLED proprietary driver technology. These benefits and factors can further drive the market growth during the forecast period.
The growing popularity of smart homes and the continued rollout of smart cities has triggered the demand for smart lighting solutions, which can be integrated with the latest technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT) so that they can be controlled remotely in real-time. Smart lighting solutions integrated with IoT sensors can typically facilitate remote operation and energy conservation. The continued rollout of smart cities in different parts of the world is driving the adoption of intelligent streetlamps and traffic control lights driven by smart lighting systems integrated with the smart city infrastructure. These factors would further drive the market growth during the forecast period.
LED architectural lighting has emerged as the most popular architectural lighting solution owing to the benefits, such as extended lifespan, reduced energy consumption, and lower maintenance requirements, associated with it. The U.S. Department of Energy estimated the energy saved due to the adoption of LED lighting by the end of 2027 at 348 terawatt hours. LED lights consume less energy and offer a longer lifespan than conventional lighting systems. LED lights tend to dim over time but do not fail or burn out like incandescent bulbs.
Depending on the quality of the product, LED lights offer a lifespan of approximately 30, 000-50, 000 hours. On the contrary, an average incandescent bulb typically lasts about 1, 000 hours, while a fluorescent bulb lasts approximately 8, 000-10, 000 hours. The longer operational lifespan of LED lamps, the comparatively lower costs for switching from conventional lighting to LED lighting, and the subsequent reduction in maintenance expenses are opening new opportunities for the adoption of LED architectural lighting.
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