Source: Herald Online
Canada, which boasts the eleventh-largest economy in the world, has been chosen for Lutron’s first International Experience Center, located in Markham, York Region, just outside Toronto. The center will showcase a variety of wireless lighting and shading control solutions for commercial spaces.
“We recognize the importance of Toronto as an international specification location and wanted to add the appropriate resources to best serve our Canadian customers,” said Tom Ike, Vice-President of Global Sales at Lutron. “We look forward to growing our presence here and servicing this important market.”
Ground-breaking on the Canadian facility, a commercial experience center and specification office, began this month. The 2,800 square-foot space, certified as LEED Gold, will celebrate its grand opening this summer. Peter Saccomanno, Vice-President and General Manager of Lutron Electronics Canada Inc. said the facility will include numerous Lutron control solutions including the Quantum® total light management system, EcoSystem® and more.
“Lighting uses about 39% of annual electricity in a typical commercial building,” said Ike. “Showing our Canadian customers how Lutron solutions can reduce this figure and save energy is a win for everyone.”
Although the Canadian facility will be Lutron’s eighth experience center in North America, it will be the first outside the U.S. Other centers, dating back to 2001, are located in Plantation, FL, New York City, Coopersburg, PA, Seattle, WA, Irvine, CA and Washington, DC.
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The Regional Municipality of York is located in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area and is home to 1.1 million residents and 42,000 business establishments, making it one of Canada’s largest municipalities and the second largest business centre in the Province of Ontario.
Comprised of nine local municipalities, York Region is a premier business location in Canada. The Region is home to operations of 14 Fortune 100 companies, four of Canada’s top 10 corporate R&D investors, Canada’s second largest Information & Communications Technology (ICT) cluster and global industry leaders in Life Sciences, CleanTech, Financial Services and Advanced Manufacturing.
As Canada’s fastest growing large municipality, York Region has one of the most educated and diverse workforces in North America, the lowest commercial property taxes in greater Toronto and an exceptional quality of life attracting top global talent.
York Region’s local municipalities include the City of Markham, the City of Vaughan, the Town of Richmond Hill, the Town of Newmarket, the Town of Aurora, the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, the Town of East Gwillimbury, the Town of Georgina and the Township of King.