Name: Behind the Light: An Immersive Lighting & Controls Experience
Start: 2026-09-15T15:00:00-0500
End: 2026-09-15T15:30:00-0500

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Behind the Light: An Immersive Lighting & Controls Experience

Tuesday September 15, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm CDT

Immersive Experience @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show Floor

Step inside two immersive environments and experience lighting design from both sides of the ceiling. Behind the Light explores how lighting, controls, and integration work together to shape the way people experience and interact with a space.

In a patient room, participants will experience how layered lighting, dimming, motorized shading, and different control strategies can respond to rest, reading, clinical examination, and nighttime care. In a conference room, a hands-on comparison of linear luminaires demonstrates how aperture, optics, shielding, and viewing position influence glare and visual comfort.

Then, the experience goes behind the light. With controls equipment and wiring intentionally exposed, participants can trace how a simple user action moves through sensors, digital communications, contact-closure interfaces, control logic, load controllers, and 0–10V dimming before producing a response in the space.

Rather than focusing on individual products, the experience reveals lighting and controls as an integrated architecture, connecting design intent, occupant experience, system communication, and the final behavior of the room.

0.5 LU|HSW

Speakers

Webster Marsh

Lighting Controls Designer, Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting

Chris O'Shea

Head of Business Development, Control Force

With 30 years of specialized experience in controls and an expansive understanding of the entire industry, Chris brings unparalleled expertise to every project. His knowledge and innovative approach ensure that no challenge is too complex, and no solution is out of reach. Chris has... Read More →

Nathan Williams

Founder & Director | President, Board of Directors, United Lighting Controls Forum, Williams Lighting Controls Services, LLC (Wilco Services)

Nathan Williams is the founder of Wilco Services, a nationwide commercial lighting controls specialist with nearly 20 years of boots-on-the-ground industry experience. Holding CSLT and CLCP certifications from NALMCO and LS-C from NAILD — alongside an extensive portfolio of manufacturer... Read More →

Tuesday September 15, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm CDT
Immersive Experience @ ArchLIGHT Summit Show Floor

Immersive Experience, Seminar

CEU Type AIA, HSW, IDCEC
Level Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate

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