There's dramatically less time to escape a home fire compared to decades ago. Approximately 3 minutes today compared to 17 minutes 40 years ago. With standards even more stringent than UL, Kidde's alarms are the next level of fire safety. Get in touch with One Source to discuss your plan for transitioning to new 9th Edition-compliant alarms. [Download a flyer.](https://cdn.sanity.io/files/owavyyqd/production/80e84e9906577e5815babba51f09e70cba7ef896.pdf)  


New UL 217 Standards for Fire Safety

We hosted a networking run/walk event in partnership with WILD (Women in Lighting & Design), sponsored by Kelvix, OCL, Lutron, DMF, and ALW. In addition to the 5K portion of the event, there was a silent auction with more than a dozen baskets up for bid, mostly put together by our One Source family. The event brought in $5000 for House of Ruth Maryland, a local battered women's shelter. Thank you to everyone who participated and supported this event! It was a huge success made possible by the involvement of so many parties.

Lighting the Way 5K

We’re pleased to announce our representation of Panasonic North America Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Solutions. Panasonic ventilation fans give you the power to remove unhealthy air so you can deliver healthy spaces that meet code and ENERGY STAR® efficiency every time. Engineered for long life continuous operation, they offer the power to reduce callbacks and guarantee customer satisfaction.[Learn more here!](us.panasonic.com/ventfans)

Welcome Panasonic!

Penn Union is a US designer and electrical manufacturer based out of Edinboro, PA. For over 95 years they have manufactured superior quality electrical supplies such as mechanical and compression connectors, terminal blocks, tools, and various other electrical accessories. Penn Union products are relied upon to consistently perform in the most demanding applications, meeting the needs of today and tomorrow. Our goal is to bring a reliable supplier to the growing DC Metro area with a focus on Data Centers.

[Check out their catalog!](https://www.penn-union.com/)

Welcome Penn Union!

We're proud to begin the representation of Lumetta. Based out of Rhode Island, Lumetta manufactures decorative commercial luminaires. Every luminaire that they offer is fully customizable and BAA compliant. Lumetta also offers quick ship for their products. Check out their offering: [Discover Lumetta!](https://lumetta.com/)


Welcome Lumetta Lighting!

Linmore LED Labs is a privately owned, American operated, enterprise focused on developing ultra-performance LED lighting and wireless communication solutions to manufacturing, retail, logistics, healthcare, and government.

Headquartered in Fresno, California, with operations in North America and Asia, they specialize in office, high bay, and outdoor lighting.Their specialized technical professionals guide clients through an ever-changing business world, helping them to minimize maintenance costs, minimize energy consumption and correct lighting levels while improving overall aesthetics.

[Discover Linmore!](https://linmoreled.com/)




Welcome Linmore LED!

It has always been our belief that we are successful because of the talented people who work here. Our culture of excellence and strong benefits package has been taken to a whole new level with the announcement that One Source Associates has transitioned to an ESOP. We are now a 100% employee-owned company. 

“We are very excited about this evolution of our company,” said President John McLoughlin. “We believe this new structure will position us for dramatic future growth and success. This structure builds upon the history of providing leading benefits to our valued employees, which we have done since our founding in 1939.”

We Are Now An ESOP

We are pleased to represent Solas Ray, manufacturer of lighting products for harsh & hazardous and industrial applications. Several Solas Ray fixtures are BAA and TAA compliant. [View products.](https://specseek.onesa.com/manufacturers/solas-ray-lighting/)

New line: Solas Ray

One Source takes a break from work for our Summer company party. Good food, good brews, and trivia made for a fun afternoon! 

One Source Summer Party

9th Annual Hook & Cook Fishing Event

DMF Lighting is a American lighting manufacturer that was founded 30 years ago by a husband and wife duo in Carson, CA. They design and manufacture LED lights with accurate color rendering, smooth dimming, and low power consumption. With their in-house Research and Development team, they design products that provide exceptional aesthetics, are modular, and can adapt easily to any future room redesign. [Discover DMF!](https://www.dmflighting.com/)

Welcome DMF Lighting!

One Source is excited to welcome LZF to our line card!

Based out of Spain, LZF specializes in handcrafted lights made exclusively out of wood veneer. Using this noble material, LZF have managed to create works of art. Providing beautiful illumination, showcasing the internal beauty of the wood, and radiating a delicately warm and attractive atmosphere to both domestic and contract settings. [Discover LZF!](https://lzf-lamps.com/) 

Welcome LZF!

Lutron Lead Times

The LightFair Innovation Awards (LIAs) highlight the industry’s top innovations introduced since the last LightFair. They celebrate the ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness of our industry’s manufacturers, researchers, developers, scientists, and designers. We are ecstatic to see some of our manufacturers awarded. See the full list of winners [here!](https://www.lightfair.com/lightfair-innovation-awards/?#/winners)

 
 


Lightfair Innovation Awards 2023 Winners

One Source is excited to welcome XICO Lighting to our line card.

Known for being an inside company of Fusion Optix, XICO Lighting designs and manufacturers high performance LED lighting products based on patented optics and LED system technology. Their companies mission is to design the best products possible through scientific research, human centric design, and innovation to lead the lighting industry while bringing a higher level of performance, control, and efficiency to the lighting market. [Discover XICO!](https://www.xicoled.com/)




Welcome Xico Lighting

Electrical specifiers, lighting designers and architects now have an opportunity to add significant value to their clients. [Read more here.](https://www.csemag.com/articles/designing-lighting-control-for-the-life-sciences-sector/)  

Designing Lighting Control for The Life Sciences Sector

LEDs are now the industry standard, and Lutron will stop selling fluorescent dimming ballasts by the end of 2023. [Learn about upgrade options.](https://commercial.lutron.com/us/en/commercial-solutions/upgrade-to-led-lighting)

New Laws are Banning Fluorescents

NLS Lighting specification grade architectural and commercial products feature high efficacy and NLS' Dark Sky compliant Impact Rated Optics with Glare Control Option and Visual Comfort Full Cutoff patented Star PowerTM optical technology that exceed IES required light levels utilizing the least amount of energy. Their qualified team of outdoor lighting experts stands behind Intelligent Light + Performance®. Learn more at [https://nlslighting.com/](url)

Welcome NLS Lighting 

NEMRA Emerging Leaders

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Volunteering for Wreaths Across America

The One Source team participated in a pink charity day to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation where our ownership team donated $100 for every employee who wore pink. We're elated to say we raised $4,900 for BCRF. And with the organization's 3x donor match campaign, our total impact was tripled to $14,700 towards lifesaving research! 

Breast Cancer Awareness Charity Day

Performance in Lighting USA concentrates on specification grade luminaires designed to provide a vast array of lighting solutions.  PIL's concentration is outdoor products for illuminating commercial spaces from structural facades to parking areas. They strive to meet the demands of today’s lighting community by offering made in USA products, European designed with clean, contemporary aesthetics along with aggressive price points and fast lead times. 

Performance iN Lighting

The Athena Wireless Node and Athena Dashboard takes Athena’s powerful lighting system to greater heights, providing detailed building management insights and flexible fixture control in a single platform. The upgraded, cloud-connected Athena system allows designers to do more with a single system and expands data-analytic capabilities. System enhancements support the need for connected solutions that deliver building management insights, simplify ongoing system adjustments, and continue to add value over time. [Read the press release.](https://www.lutron.com/en-US/Company-Info/Pages/News/Media-PressCenter/PressReleases/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?prid=825) 

Enhancements to Athena Lighting Control System

Enable glass to turn on, off, or dim to block up to 99.5% of light with Gauzy Smart Glass technologies. [Learn about the technologies](https://www.gauzy.com/pdlc-smart-glass/).

Gauzy Smart Glass

An acoustic lighting company with a team of veteran designers and engineers from within the lighting and acoustic industries to design and build better acoustic-lighting products from the ground up. [Visit Sabin Lighting.](https://www.sabin.lighting/)

Sabin Lighting

Brightgreen Lighting is a new line from Australia that Designplan Lighting, Inc is partnering with and bringing to the North American market.

Most of the products are 98 CRI and have a 7 year warranty. [Visit Brightgreen Lighting.](https://www.designplan.com/gallery/search.php?brand=27336)

Brightgreen Lighting

We're proud to have partnered with Lutron since 1996. We look forward to the next 25 years!


25 Years Representing Lutron

Here are 4 ways that you can get your facility ready for re-entry.

1. Do a deep clean on electrical devices regularly. Swap out existing wall plates and devices for ones designed to stand up against cleaning agents.  
2. Reconfigure any spaces that you can with separate power sources so people don’t need to share outlets. Space workstations or desks at least six feet apart, ideally with partitions between them. 
3. Make quick updates to high-traffic hot spots. Install touchless light switches, wireless charging solutions and easy-to-install furniture power units. 
4. Explore new ways to decrease population density while keeping productivity high, like adding comfortable seating with convenient power and charging to outdoor spaces. 

Learn more about Legrand's Power and Electrical Solutions for Corporate Offices: [https://www.legrand.us/markets/commercial-office/power-to-change](url)

4 Tips for a Safe Return to Commercial Spaces

The National Lighting Bureau’s award program gives recognition to products for the art or science of lighting that demonstrate exceptional technical innovation which significantly improves how effectively and efficiently high-quality lighting can be specified and installed, introduces new applications to high-quality lighting opportunities, and/or provides outstanding aesthetic appeal and high-quality lighting, based on the innovative use of lighting technology, materials, or sculptural forms.

HessAmerica’s Bishop Bollard received the special citation in the combined Art & Science Lighting Award category for advancing the preservation of nighttime lighting quality.

[https://nlb.org/nlb-2021-art-science-of-lighting-awards-winners-announced/](url)

NLB Art & Science of Lighting Awards

Todd Koller from One Source was recognized as Outside Salesperson of the Year for Kidde! This is Todd's second year in a row earning this recognition. Way to go, Todd!

Kidde Outside Salesperson of the Year

SPJ's product line leads the industry with state-of-the-art Forever Bright LED technology matched with "Old World" craftsmanship. SPJ's Forever Bright systems offer warm color, reliability, and versatile LED options for every fixture in their catalog. Always looking to the future, Forever Bright technology now includes "Smart Systems" such as low voltage motion detection and emergency battery back-up products. [Browse the product offering.](https://www.spjlighting.com/)

SPJ Lighting

One Source is excited to welcome Barn Light Electric to our line card. Handcrafted American Made, Barn Light is Where Vintage & Modern Collide.

Known for reviving the time-honored process of crafting porcelain enamel lighting, Barn Light Electric is America’s leading manufacturer of vintage-inspired lighting. With meticulous attention to every detail, Barn Light Electric's artisans handcraft lighting that is rugged, dependable, and stylish. [Discover the timeless style and unmatched quality in every fixture they make!](https://www.barnlight.com/)