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What Will Your Job Look Like in 2034?
Discover the future of the electrical distribution industry in 2034.
May 30, 2024
What Will Your Job Look Like in 2034?
DMF’s Nate Hagemeier featured in The Electrical Distribution Handbook, Volume XIII
An annual tradition for the past 13 years, the Electrical Distribution Handbook has featured articles and advice from professionals across the electrical industry. “Growth in the industry, both personally as well as professionally, happens when people turn to their peers for guidance—and that is the idea behind our Electrical Distribution Handbook series,” wrote the magazine’s editor.
When the Electrical Distributor (tED) magazine reached out to DMF Lighting for insights to help guide growth in the industry, Vice President of Sales, Nate Hagemeier, tackled the question: “What Will Your Job Look Like in 2034?”
Electrical Distributor (tED) magazine: “From AI to generational changes, data gathering, increased e-commerce, and more, the industry is changing. How do you envision the part you play in electrical distribution to be different in 2034?”
Nate Hagemeier: “Operational efficiency will reach an all-time high in previously human-centric and time-consuming tasks (quoting, forecasting, materials planning, transacting orders, reconciling AP/AR, managing inventory, etc.). All industry parties (owners, designers, manufacturers, contractors, and distributors) will participate in and be impacted by this paradigm shift. As efficiency and adaptive technology become the norm, greater importance will be placed on building effective and trusting professional relationships. The human element will be the most valuable and impactful.”
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X Series Downlights Named 2024 Sustainable Product of the Year
X Series recognized for sustainability
May 22, 2024
X Series Downlights Named 2024 Sustainable Product of the Year
Awarded by Green Builder, X Series 2-inch downlights excel in energy efficiency, eco-consciousness, and more.
DMF Lighting’s X Series 2-inch downlights have been selected by Green Builder’s editorial team as a 2024 Sustainable Product of the Year, which represents today’s most innovative products that make homes more efficient, resilient, healthy, intelligent, and safe.
Providing the ultimate in performance, installation, serviceability, and sustainability, the downlights are Title 24 JA8 and RoHS compliant, and Declare listed — free of toxins and harmful chemicals deemed non-sustainable. The energy-efficient LED downlights are also ENEGY STAR® rated and consume only 9.5 to 16.5 watts, based on the selected lumens.
DMF is dedicated to saving our earth through eco-friendly practices, including energy-efficient design, recycled material usage, waste reduction strategies, and a post-warranty refurbishment program.
Learn more about our Sustainability Commitment.
DMF's Commitment to Sustainability
Shining a light on sustainability
April 22, 2024
DMF’s Commitment to Sustainability
Shining a light on sustainability
DMF is dedicated to saving our earth through eco-friendly practices, including energy-efficient design, recycled materials usage, waste reduction strategies, and a post-warranty refurbishment program.
Designed to the Most Rigorous Standards
Energy Efficiency – Based in California, all our products are LED and designed around the most stringent local mandates and energy codes, like Title 24 ensuring optimum energy efficiency.
Declare Listed, Red List Compliant Since 2020 – DMF was one of the first downlighting manufacturers to become Declare Listed and today all product SKUs proudly carry the Declare Label.
Sustainably Designed – We continue to be at the forefront of sustainable design. Universal, junction box-based housings are designed free of electronics ensuring a future-proof solution.
Manufactured for Optimum Performance
Non-Waste Sheet Metal – By design, all of our sheet metal punch outs and excess scrap metal are utilized for smaller components minimizing waste and cost.
Alternative Material Sourcing – Our H Series housings are manufactured in the United States out of PET plastic making them not only recyclable but incredibly lightweight, providing for more efficient transport.
20% Aluminum Reuse Policy – 20% of the diecast aluminum parts used in our light fixtures are recycled to provide a sustainable footprint while at the same time ensuring we are not sacrificing the integrity of the material or performance.
Filling Orders, not Landfills
Recyclable Packaging – All DMF packaging is made of recyclable cardboard and additionally, any used packaging we receive is shredded and repurposed as filling for future packages.
Bulk Packaging – Available upon request to help you minimize job site waste.
End of Life & Long-Term Maintenance Commitment
90% Recyclable Components – All metal, steel & plastic components in our product are recyclable, additionally DMF will recycle your retired electronics free of charge if you send them back to our factory.
Post Warranty Refurbishment Program – Housings from our product can be reused to update spaces sustainably with little labor impact. You can be confident there will be new products that will support your upgrades for years to come. DMF is committing to circular product solutions, ensuring you have a solution for your fixture when it reaches the end of its life. For any product sold from 2024 and on, DMF’s refurbishment program will rework or offer a backwards compatible product 5 years after warranty to give you the most sustainable solution.
Announcing a New Hospitality & Multifamily Series
A new series specifically focused on DMF application solutions for mixed-use spaces
January 17, 2024
Announcing a New Series on Multi-family & Hospitality Solutions
DMF has been the go-to downlighting solution for multi-family and hospitality spaces for over a decade and continues to tailor and develop products specific to the needs of these mixed-use spaces. As a way for us to share with you the knowledge we have gathered through the years, as well as a way for us to synthesize all of our brand-new product offerings into a digestible format we are excited to launch DMF Digest, our Multi-family & Hospitality Insights Newsletter. Multi-family & Hospitality Insights will be a compilation of new product overviews, space-by-space application guides, technical bulletins, case studies, and more. All delivered to your inbox on a monthly cadence.
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Living Building Challenge Compliant Since 2020
DMF downlights surpass international sustainability standards, helping clear the path towards multiple regulatory incentives
June 5, 2023
DMF Lighting is proud to have its LED Downlight System and Surface-Mount LED carrying the Declared Label and be Living Building Challenge compliant since 2020. The Living Building Challenge is an international sustainable building certification program. Similar to LEED, Green Globes, and other standards recognized by local, state, and international governments, it’s the world’s most rigorous proven performance standard for buildings. People from around the world use its regenerative design framework to create spaces that give more than they take.
Living Buildings are:
- Regenerative buildings that connect occupants to light, air, food, nature, and community.
- Self-sufficient and remain within the resource limits of their site.
- Create a positive impact on the human and natural systems that interact with them.
“An LBC certified building has to use construction materials – including lighting equipment – that do not contain certain toxins. Using an LBC Compliant product meets this mandate, eliminating adverse environmental, health, and social impacts.”
Benjamin Chen
Product Architect, DMF Lighting
DMF’s commitment to better living
Efficiency and sustainability are core values at DMF, pushing us to design ever-more energy efficient lights and informing the materials we use to build our products. Projects using DMF’s downlight system and surface-mount cylinders, are on the pathway to reaching the top classification of Living Certified.
LBC Red List Approved under the Declare program, DMF’s downlight and cylinders fulfill the disclosure credit requirements under LBC Materials Petal Imperatives in fostering a transparent materials economy free of certain toxins and harmful chemicals deemed non-sustainable. In addition, the Declare program is also an officially recognized compliance path in LEED v4 under the Building Product Optimization credit.
Regulatory Incentives
Developers who choose to become LBC compliant ensure the sustainability of their project, and may even qualify for certain regulatory incentives. “In Seattle, projects in certain zones with LBC certification could build up to 25% more floor area and height than regulations allow,” stated Chen. While in Miami Beach, LBC compliant projects may be eligible for a full rebate on mandated sustainability fees. Moreover, LBC certification increases a building’s long-term value, and makes it more desirable for clients interested in reducing their environmental footprint. Compelling incentive case studies can also currently be seen in Vancouver, Washington, Ohio, and Oregon.
Using non-LBC compliant products puts developers and designers at risk of including toxic materials in a project. By using LBC Declared and compliant products like DMF’s LED lighting solutions, projects are one step closer to pursuing the highest level of sustainability and regenerative design.
For more information on DMF’s Living Building Challenge compliance, please visit our Declare Products page.
Learn more about the International Living Future Institute.
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Green Builder Recognizes H Series for Sustainability
DMF’s home downlighting solution named to 2023 Sustainable Products of the Year list
April 25, 2023
DMF Lighting is excited to have the H Series named in the Honorable Mentions of Green Builder’s 2023 Sustainable Products of the Year. The annual list recognizes prominent, enviro-friendly products while honoring companies that encourage sustainability and go above and beyond in manufacturing items through innovative technology.
The H Series brings downlighting with stellar efficiency and a sustainable design to the whole home. The downlight goes beyond standard efficacy requirements and is both California Title 24 JA8 compliant and ENERGY STAR qualified. Manufactured in the US, the housings are recyclable and free of non-sustainable, harmful toxins.
DMF Lighting is committed to better living, pushing us to design ever-more energy efficient lights and informing the materials we use to build our products.
Learn more about the H Series.
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DMF Recognizes PLS as the 2021 Brilliance Award Winner
Pacific Lighting Systems named DMF'S Best Representative of the year
July 8, 2022
Each year, DMF honors a special selection from our network of representatives for all the great work they do. The Brilliance Awards celebrate not just great performance, but a partner’s outstanding dedication to reflecting all that DMF stands for, from knowledge and partnership to loyalty and professionalism.
Join us in congratulating Pacific Lighting Sales as this year’s top representative.
W. Rodgers Hill, Founder and Principal of Hill Residential Systems, accepts their DMF Brilliance Award trophy from DMF’s Andy Wakefield, Senior Vice President
Diamond Award
The Diamond Award celebrates representatives without equal. Diamond Award winners excel at communicating with the whole DMF organization and are constantly learning more about our products and policies. Their excellence reflects amazing sales performances, especially across different business segments. Their passion and dedication makes them more than just partners, it makes them key members of the DMF Family.
Winner: Pacific Lighting Systems
Crystal Award
The Crystal Award recognizes Representatives, who achieve their agreed sales quota goals. Such commitment and achievement are essential to our DMF business success. Crystal Award winners help us invest consistently in our business, growing our products, people, and impact to the market. Their partnership excellence is recognized and greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to the recipients
Our manufacturer’s representatives are the cornerstone of our business and we are proud to bestow the very best of them these Brilliance Awards. Congratulations to the winners and thank you everyone for your effort and dedication.
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DMF Wins Product Innovation Award
New DRD Series recognized by Architectural SSL for Product Innovation
January 26, 2022
We are honored to have our next-generation DRD Series selected by Architectural SSL magazine as a Product Innovation Award winner. The distinguished panel of 18 designers and lighting specialists were especially impressed by the system’s high versatility and great flexibility.
“Modifications made easy. Swapping from fixed to adjustable is as easy as changing a light bulb.”
– Judging Panel
We designed a single product family that can support 98% of downlighting use cases and are proud to have it recognized by the lighting and design community.
About PIA
The Product Innovation Awards (PIA) recognizes innovative LED and solid-state luminaires and fixtures on the market, while also spotlighting the players behind the components that make up these light sources.
With judging and evaluation of products and systems conducted by a panel skilled in a product evaluation, the PIA program awards manufacturers based on attributes, qualities, functionality and/or performance beyond industry standards.
View the entire list of winners in the latest issue of Architectural SSL.
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