On the afternoon of August 20, the Shanghai Pudong Intelligent Lighting Federation (SILA) hosted the "AI and Zero-Carbon New Development" forum at the Zhongxing Hetai Hotel in Pudong. Nearly 200 professionals from lighting manufacturers, smart-city ecosystems, and supply chains gathered to hear eight keynote reports on how artificial intelligence and carbon-neutrality goals are reshaping the industry. The event was live-streamed and drew more than 1,000 online viewers.
The forum was supported by a broad coalition including Opple Lighting, Luminus, Glensbee, BOKE, Yunfan Ruida, Aidiming, Tianyi IoT, Fudan University, ABB, Shanghai Yaming, and Jinguang. Academic heavyweights such as academicians Zhuang Songlin and Chu Junhao opened the event, framing smart lighting as a core technical lever for China's dual-carbon strategy and calling for deeper collaboration between standards bodies, universities, and industry.
Two deliverables anchored the day. The organizers released the group standard "Technical Specification for Dynamic Artificial Light LED Lighting Products" and the white paper "Parking Garage Low-Carbon Lighting Application Casebook." The new standard moves the industry beyond basic illumination toward healthy light environments, setting out wide color gamut, high color rendering, low blue light, and flicker-free requirements, and introducing a physiological equivalent natural-light efficacy rating.
Technical reports filled in the practical picture. Luminus presented high-efficiency chips spanning a 260-1060 nm product portfolio, with COB solutions supporting dimming and color tuning. BOKE showcased DALI-2 and DALI+ driver technology deployed in landmark projects such as Shenzhen Ping An Financial Center and Berlin Airport. Yunfan Ruida detailed millimeter-wave radar sensing for precise occupancy detection, while Glensbee described a self-organizing wireless protocol that cuts wiring and reaches up to 90% energy savings.
A recurring theme was the LED intelligent driver as the quiet enabler of the whole stack. DALI's single-lamp addressing and two-way communication make lighting measurable and traceable - the foundation for auditable carbon accounting. Speakers stressed three DALI paths to decarbonization: on-demand lighting for precise energy saving, digital management for measurable results, and standardized ecosystems that support the circular economy.
The roundtable closed on a candid note. Participants agreed that AI and dual-carbon goals are redefining lighting's value logic, and that the industry must use AI to escape the "volume up, price down" trap. The biggest bottleneck, they warned, is inconsistent data standards. Their call to action: build a shared industry AI database, and replace homogeneous competition with cross-boundary cooperation.
For manufacturers and importers, the forum's message is strategic. Standards like dynamic artificial light are raising the bar on what a "healthy" luminaire must deliver, and projects increasingly ask for drivers and controls that can prove - not just claim - energy performance.
The white paper on parking-garage low-carbon lighting is a telling choice of subject. Underground car parks are chronically over-lit because they run on fixed schedules regardless of occupancy, yet they are also among the easiest spaces to cut energy with the right sensors and controls. The casebook points to exactly the kind of quantified, replicable savings - dimming empty zones, responding to occupancy, and scheduling by time of day - that a building owner can underwrite and a facilities team can verify.
For the supply chain, the practical consequence is that "smart" is no longer a premium niche. When a federation publishes standards and casebooks for dynamic light and garage lighting, the expectation filters down to ordinary tenders and specifications. Importers and distributors should anticipate buyers asking for dimming, DALI or wireless compatibility, and energy-performance documentation as default features rather than optional add-ons.
Luxsky Product Perspective
Luxsky Lighting tracks these standard and control trends closely. Our product lines are built around dimmable, flicker-free LED panel lights and compatible drivers that fit DALI and wireless control ecosystems, so a specifier can start with a compliant fixture and scale up to full smart lighting later.
For projects aiming at green-building certification or carbon reporting, our team can provide photometric files, driver documentation, and control-compatibility guidance. See the full range at luxsky-light.com/led-panel-light and let us help you design for the zero-carbon standard, not retrofit to it.
