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Currently, China's urban development has entered a critical stage of shifting from large-scale incremental construction to the quality improvement and renovation of existing urban areas. The meticulous "embroidery" approach is becoming the core concept of urban renewal. The "15th Five-Year Plan for Urban Renewal" issued by the State Council has set the key targets for the next five years: approximately 115,000 old urban residential communities, about 4,000 urban villages, and roughly 500,000 dilapidated urban housing units are to be newly renovated; simultaneously, around 1,500 old urban districts and industrial areas will be upgraded, 20,000 hectares of urban parks and green spaces will be developed, and approximately 770,000 kilometers of urban underground pipeline networks will be constructed and renovated.

From the renewal of community lighting in old residential areas to the supplementation of road lighting in urban villages, from the upgrade of landscape lighting in street districts, factories, and park green spaces to the large-scale deployment of smart poles in the context of comprehensive digital transformation, every project is deeply connected to the lighting industry, releasing enormous incremental demand. The intensive implementation of policies has opened up a vast blue ocean market for the lighting industry, marking the arrival of an important development window period.

I. Master Three Internal Skills to Leap from "Selling Products" to "Delivering Services"

Seeing the changes is only the first step; the more critical question is: how to change in order to truly seize this round of opportunities? Specifically, lighting companies need to strengthen three key "internal capabilities," transitioning from "selling products" to "delivering solutions," and from functional lighting to full life-cycle lighting environment services, in order to truly transform the opportunities of the window period into tangible achievements of high-quality development.

First, accelerate technological innovation to make lighting "breathe" and "think". Accelerate the R&D and iteration of intelligent lighting systems, and promote the scenario-based application of key technologies such as adaptive adjustment of color temperature and brightness, deep integration of natural and artificial light, and circadian lighting. From "just bright enough" to precisely responding to the spatial needs with every beam of light, none of this is possible without a solid technological foundation. With cutting-edge technologies that are intelligent, green, healthy, and comfortable, let the lighting solution itself become the "strongest persuasion" for project implementation.

Second, focusing on the meticulous "embroidery" craftsmanship, we are deeply cultivating integrated services. Projects such as the protection of historical and cultural districts and the micro-renewal of old residential areas are highly customized and involve complex processes, posing a triple test of technology, design, and cost control for enterprises. This is forcing the industry to abandon the mindset of selling single products and accelerate its transformation towards an integrated comprehensive service model of "product design + solution implementation + post-operation + long-term maintenance". What enterprises deliver is no longer just a lamp or a set of equipment, but a light and shadow commitment that runs through the entire life cycle of the project. Only through the progression from "delivering products" to "delivering services" and then to "delivering long-term value" can we achieve ultimate delivery in segmented tracks and occupy an irreplaceable position.

Third, link to precise markets and let good products go directly to the front line of projects. Urban renewal emphasizes high customization and overall control. Property owners, architects, interior designers, and landscape designers are the key "gatekeepers" for the implementation of lighting environments. Lighting companies must advance their services, deeply integrate into architectural and spatial planning and design, strengthen dialogue and cooperation with the design end, so that high-quality products enter the core of decision-making at the selection stage, achieving a smooth transformation of "products as solutions". Only by shifting from waiting for projects to embedding in the source of design can we seize the initiative from the very beginning of the project.

II. Seize the Window of Opportunity and Decisively Grasp the Market Initiative

The transformation and upgrading of the industry requires not only enterprises to strengthen their internal capabilities, but also the empowerment and promotion of professional platforms. To guide the industry in accelerating the implementation of the various deployments in the "15th Five-Year Plan for Urban Renewal", seizing new opportunities, the China Lighting Association, together with Shanghai Bohua International Exhibition Co., Ltd., has comprehensively upgraded the "Shanghai International Commercial and Engineering Lighting Exhibition", which has accumulated many years of experience, into the "Shanghai International Architectural and Engineering Lighting Exhibition". The exhibition is scheduled to be held from March 30 to April 2, 2027, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, using light as the medium and architecture as the body, deeply integrating architecture, cultural tourism landscapes, and intelligent buildings, to build a new ecological chain of "Architecture + Lighting + Design".

This edition of the exhibition will comprehensively showcase four major sectors: architectural and commercial space lighting, smart lighting, cultural tourism and landscape lighting, and lighting design. It will feature a concentrated display ranging from intelligent lighting systems with auto-adjusting color temperature, to various light environments integrating natural light, and further to the delicate scene expression of "seeing the light but not the lamp," providing professional buyers with a holistic, turnkey immersive experience. Held concurrently with the "Shanghai International Hotel & Commercial Space, Office & Public Space Expo" and the "Shanghai International Architecture Festival," it is expected to attract over 100,000 professional visitors globally, with a key focus on architects, interior designers, landscape designers, hotel management groups, and commercial real estate developers. Through precise business matching, the smart luminaires, control systems, and comprehensive solutions of exhibiting companies will directly reach the core of product selection, achieving a seamless link from exhibition to implementation.

During the exhibition, the China Lighting Association, in collaboration with its Urban Renewal Professional Committee, Landscape Lighting Professional Committee, and other affiliated branches, will launch the 'Urban Renewal' series of high-end exchange events, inviting frontline experts to analyze typical cases in areas such as architectural flood lighting, cultural tourism night economy, and the creation of outdoor public spaces. From product selection and design implementation to post-operation and maintenance, these events will help enterprises break free from the mere mindset of selling lights, truly master the integrated capability of 'products + services', and achieve ultimate delivery in segmented tracks.

The clarion call for urban renewal has sounded, and behind every redefined beam of light lies a vast blue ocean of market worth exploring. For exhibition information and more details, please contact the China Association of Lighting Industry , or follow the official WeChat account, journal, and other media platforms of the China Association of Lighting Industry.

In addition to the above exhibitions, the China Association of Lighting Industry provides enterprises with more opportunities to grasp development trends by continuously building multi-dimensional platforms. On the one hand, the association will host key exchange events such as the China Lighting Industry Standard and Quality Conference and the China Lighting Industry Conference to guide the healthy development of the industry through technology and standards. On the other hand, it will organize enterprises to participate in well-known domestic and international exhibitions such as the China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair, the Russia International Lighting Exhibition, and the India New Delhi International Lighting Exhibition, thereby comprehensively helping enterprises seize irreplaceable market opportunities globally during the window period of industrial transformation and upgrading.

Source: China Lighting Electrical Appliances Association