Light in Focus

Please plan on joining The MH Companies on Thursday, September 18, 2025 for our biggest Light in Focus event to date!

This open house event runs from 11:30–7:00, so plan on stopping by at a time that's convenient for you.

Manufacturers

We'll have 24 factories in attendance, showing off their latest and greatest products.

• 3G Lighting
• aaline
• Armstrong Ceilings
• ARON Lighting
• Assurance Emergency Lighting
• AYO
• BEGA
• Current Lighting
• Dainolite
• Fluxwerx
• Graypants
• Inter-lux
• KLIK USA
• KLUS
• Ledra Brands (Alphabet and Bruck)
• Lightnet
• Lumetta
• Lumos Architectural Lighting
• MaxLite
• Mindset
• TMS Lighting
• Visa Lighting
• Vista Pro
• Wattstopper

CEU Courses

In additional to the product show, we'll be offering four CEU courses.

12:00–1:00

Selecting and Applying Emergency Lighting Components

Presented by Joe Romero from Assurance Emergency Lighting.

AIA | Credit: 1 LU/HSW

Agenda

• Learning fire code and how to best apply emergency lighting driver, inverters, and relays
• Define path of egress for emergency evacuation
• Discuss minimum light level requirements for emergency use
• Health, safety, and welfare

2:00–3:00

IECC – Commercial Lighting Controls

Presented by Josh Litwack from Wattstopper.

AIA | Credit: 1 LU

Abstract

This course covers the commercial building lighting control and some electrical sessions (C405.1–C405.12) of the 2024, as well as the applicable sections for Additional Efficiency (C406), Functional Testing (C408), and Lighting Alterations (C503). It introduces the importance of energy efficiency standards and presents the IECC scope for both new construction and building alterations. Using application emphasis, it steps through the major interior lighting control provisions including automatic lighting shut off, partial automatic on, light-reduction, daylight-responsive, and controls required for special application lighting. It highlights the control provisions for exterior façade/landscape and setback lighting, automatic receptacle control, and energy monitoring. Each provision is presented with the core requirements, applicability to specific building space types, and requirement key exceptions.

Outline and Learning Objectives

1. Introduction & Scope — Understand the purpose, scope, and application of the 2024 IECC lighting control sections.
2. Interior Lighting Control — Know each provision of the interior lighting control requirements and how to apply them to a lighting system design.
3. Exterior — Learn provisions and applications for exterior lighting.
4. Code Change Summary — Review the key changes from the 2021 to the 2024 IECC.
5. Compliance Helps — Discover available resources and compliance materials.

3:30–4:30

Behavioral Health Lighting Solutions – Concepts, Guidelines, and Strategies for Therapeutic Design

Presented by Tony Martell from Visa Lighting.

AIA | Credit: 1 LU/HSW

Course Description

Behavioral healthcare continues to evolve in our ever changing society. Treatment spaces for mental wellbeing are continually improving to provide safer and more therapeutic environments for patients and clinicians alike. Treatment objectives are moving beyond symptom control to patient centered recovery. Design choices should incorporate every element of the behavioral health facility design, including lighting and lighting control. This course provides evidence based insights on behavioral healthcare within the context of the environment, an overview of behavioral health safety standards, examines considerations for lighting and luminaire design for behavioral health spaces, and illustrates successful behavioral health lighting applications relevant to patient centered care and current best practices.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the needs of various patient populations in behavioral health facilities and milieu that determine design concepts to diminish the stigma of mental health through aesthetic choices and control options
• Identify the current safety guidelines and available standards that apply to lighting design in a behavioral health space
• Evaluate luminaires and lighting design features that promote safe, therapeutic, patient centered environments
• Employ lighting design strategies that take salutogenesis into account during the design and application of lighting product selection
• Reference real-world examples of successful behavioral health design strategies

5:30–6:30

Integrated Ceiling and Lighting Solutions

Presented by Kelly Hedlund from Armstrong Ceilings.

AIA and IDCEC | Credit: 1 LU/HSW

Course Description

Participants will explore the many benefits of integrated ceiling and lighting systems, such as increased efficiency and enhanced aesthetics. The course will also delve into the significant impact these integrated solutions have on occupant health and wellness, emphasizing the crucial connection between lighting design and overall well-being. By the end of this course, participants will gain a thorough understanding of the technological, practical, and health-related aspects of integrated ceiling and lighting solutions. This knowledge will enable them to effectively implement these systems in a variety of settings.

Learning Objectives

1. Explore the progression of lighting integration and energy-efficient LED technology use for ceiling design.
2. Identify lighting integration pitfalls, understand their causes, and learn strategies to avoid them.
3. Evaluate the advantages of implementing integrated ceiling and lighting systems in various conditions, with a focus on improving overall occupant well-being.
4. Examine the significant impact of integrated ceiling and lighting solutions on occupant health and wellness.

Prizes

Throughout the day, we'll be giving away some great prizes. You must be present to win!

• iPad mini (x2)
• Bose QuietComfort Headphones
• Xbox Series X (x2)
• reMarkable Essentials Bundle
• JBL Flip 6 Bluetooth Speaker (x2)

Following the event, one attendee will be randomly chosen to win a $1,500 Best Buy gift card!

You do not need to be present to win the Best Buy gift card. Your MH sales rep will reach out if you're the grand prize winner!

Food and Drink

We'll have plenty of food and drink on hand, so come hungry!

Eat. Drink. Learn. Win.