Light + Building 2014 – the world’s
biggest trade fair for lighting and
building-services technology
Statement by
Maria Hasselman
Director Brand Management
Light+Building
Light + Building: the world’s biggest trade fair for lighting
and intelligent building-services technology
– World forum for innovations and trends in the
fields of lighting, electrical engineering,
house and building automation and software
for the building industry
– The top event for decision makers from the
installation trade, industry, retail trade,
architecture, technology and design
– High degree of internationality: 61 % of
exhibitors and 44 % of visitors from outside
Germany
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Light + Building 2014 sets records
 2.458 companies – a plus of seven percent
 Hall 6.2 provides additional exhibition
space
 245,000 square metres of exhibition space
 All market leaders are taking part
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A unique success story
Number of visitors
+ 23%
167,084
135,294
120,298
116,061
26,780
31,997
93,518
84,064
69,724
+ 9,5%
183,111
86,815
78,564
46,626
88,668
97,360
104,547
Foreign Countries
Stand: 4/2012
Source: Messe Frankfurt
+ 6,8%
195,582
108,767
Germany
* incl. ACS
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The economic and technological setting of Light + Building
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
SHORTAGE OF
RESOURCES
NEW ENERGY
PARADIGM
REGENERATIVE
ENERGIES
CO2REDUCTION
SMART
BUILDINGS
LEDs
SMART GRID
SMART
METERS
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Light + Building – the première show for the lighting market
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Light + Building – innovation platform for electrical engineering,
house and building automation and building-industry software
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Main theme in 2014: Explore Technology for Life –
the best energy is energy that is not consumed
... a life long (intelligent sustainability)
... to live (smart powered building)
... for a comfortable life (people and light)
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Top subjects in 2014
Intelligent sustainability (... a life long)
– Environmental conservation / sustainability
(ecology) coupled with economic and
resource efficiency (economy)
– The dynamic and intelligent digitalisation
of light
– Reducing energy consumption through
intelligent building-services technology
at the same time as increasing comfort
levels
– Helping young people
→ Intelligent solutions are to be found at Light + Building
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Top subjects in 2014
Smart powered building –
buildings in the smart grid (... for life)
– Intelligent energy management for
decentralised energy-supply systems
– Smart grid, smart metering
– System networks and integration for
an intelligent control system
– Residential areas
– Building information management (BIM)
– Building safety (especially fire prevention)
→ Light + Building is the ideal networking platform
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Top subjects in 2014
People and light (... for a comfortable life)
– The effect of light on people
– Light and health
– Lighting design
– Effective lighting control with the aid
of software
– Luminale
→ Light + Building presents the entire spectrum
from high technology to high-end design
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Light + Building 2014 – excerpts from the
complementary programme
– ‘Smart Powered Building’ special show
– Building Performance
– Design Plus powered by Light + Building
– Trend Forum
– Meeting-place for the future:
Workshop Street, University Area,
Occupational Safety Seminars
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Conclusion: the future is to be found in Frankfurt!
The most important reasons:
– Light + Building is the leading international trade fair for intelligent,
networked buildings
– Light + Building is the world’s biggest and most important trade far for all
key segments of integrated building planning
– A unique forum for world product premières every two years
– A visit to Light + Building = a must for everyone wanting to be successful in
the future, too
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The future is to be found in Frankfurt –
Light + Building from 30 March to 4 April 2014
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