The successful close of the Shanghai International Lighting Fair’s debut last fall marked the beginning of planning for the next show. The return of the second edition, which will continue to concentrate on project-based and intelligent lighting opportunities across Central and Eastern China, is to take place from 23 – 25 September 2015 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. It is expected to occupy 20,000 sqm of fairground space.
Commenting on the future of the market and exhibition, Ms Lucia Wong, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Ltd remarked: “Given that many central governments are committed to advancing energy-efficient regulations, it is expected that the number of green and intelligent lighting projects will grow. In turn, this will fuel development of the lighting industry. Market opportunities abound, the Shanghai International Lighting Fair was launched in 2014 as a platform helping the industry to capture new business.”
The debut edition was a success, and attracted 11,115 project-based and trade-based professional visitors from 40 countries and regions. With organisation of the second edition underway, we will continue to explore the bright future for project-based lighting businesses. We aim to deliver fair participants market opportunities by highlighting in-demand and interrelated intelligent lighting technologies such as intelligent solution systems, sustainable lighting applications and wireless control solutions.”
2015 edition will emphasise project-based and intelligent lighting business opportunities
Starting in 2012, tremendous efforts have been allocated to projects attempting to phase out traditional lighting for more sustainable LED solutions in Shanghai. Under the city’s renovation scheme, construction of new buildings will be affected. As a result, not only is the number of small and medium lighting projects swelling, but commercial lighting and municipal engineering projects are also increasing.
Shanghai, China’s economic hub, takes the lead in the nation’s development projects. According to targets outlined in the current 12th Five-Year Plan on economic and social development, a total of 64 commercial centres ranging from Grade-A office towers to multi-purpose spaces are to be constructed in the city by 2020, all of which are to be compliant with green construction standards. On the municipal level, 14 of these structures will be business centres measuring no less than 500,000 sqm. The remaining 50 structures will be local commercial facilities spanning a minimum area of 300,000 sqm.
It is evident that the importance of green building and intelligent technologies in the lighting market and for its respective projects is mounting. In fact, due to regulations laid out by the Government of China, 95% of new urban building construction will meet energy efficiency standards in 2015 and investments to facilitate this goal are projected to reach USD 240.4 billion by 2020. As such, the intelligent lighting sector is forecasted to experience quickened development and is on track to generate an added USD 9.6 billion by the end of the year from 2013 figures. Compound market growth is estimated at 30% per annum and may generate upwards of USD 12.8 billion by 2018.
Recognising these industry movements, the 2015 fair will focus on project-based and intelligent lighting business opportunities, as well as showcase cutting-edge technologies and products. Moreover, informative seminars and forums will be held to promote high-level dialogue on the latest green and intelligent lighting designs and solutions.
Complementary concurrent fairs form a holistic platform for intelligent and green building solutions
The Shanghai International Lighting Fair 2015 will run concurrently with three other complementary technical events. They include Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology, ISH Shanghai & CIHE, and Building Solar China – Conference and Exhibition. Collectively, these four events form the “Intelligent Green Building – IGB” exhibition platform, which is estimated to span 50,000 sqm of exhibition space in 2015. This holistic platform aims to provide one-stop trading and sourcing opportunities for players in the intelligent and green building industries.
The platform covers a diversified portfolio of interrelated building and energy technologies on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting and LEDs, sun shading, photovoltaic construction, building automation, smart home energy management, data centres, cloud computing and more. The integration of diverse technologies optimises synergies between industries, and the seminars further assist exhibitors, project-based visitors and end-users alike to discuss and discover new energy-efficient building technologies and sustainable development trends. The platform also enables participants to explore vast chances to establish cross-sector partnerships.
The Shanghai International Lighting Fair and Guangzhou International Lighting Fair, two comprehensive lighting and LED sister events in Asia, are headed by the biennial Light + Building event that takes place from 13 – 18 March 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany. For more information regarding the shows, please visit www.light.messefrankfurt.com.cn or email to light@china.messefrankfurt.com.
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