outdoorLinear wall washers
Facade graze & wash, columns, curtain walls
RGBW / tunable white · IP66 · 15°–60° optics · DMX512/RDM
— 01 / Ottawa · CanadaN 45.4215 · W 75.6972EN / FR
Landmark light · Laser · Networked control
LUMUMENT
We light landmarks.
The flagship landmark light, laser and networked-control house. Designed with precision. Managed year-round.
DMX512 / RDMIP65–IP68CSA / cETL options
We supply & program — never hardwire·Installed by Licensed Electrical Contractors (ECRA/ESA)·Architectural light · Laser spectacle · Art-Net / sACN
Specification-grade, procurement-ready
DMX512 / RDMArt-Net · sACNIP65–IP68 outdoor ratedCSA / cETL-certified fixture options for Ontario (ESA)Ottawa-basedEN / FRAstronomical-clock schedulingRGBW · Tunable white
— 02 / Buildings
Every building type,
one control language.
DMX512/RDM is the same protocol used on the world's great facades. We spec the fixture family to the architecture — never the other way around.
01
Government & Civic
City halls, courthouses, federal and municipal buildings. Awareness colours, national holidays, dignified everyday white.
Linear wall washers · High-power floods · Pixel bars
02
Monuments & Landmarks
Memorials, fountains, public art. Precise aiming, glare control, and respectful scenes for commemoration dates.
Narrow-beam floods · Inground uplights · Pixel points
03
Office Towers
Crown lighting, lobby coves, podium washes. Brand colours by night, efficient warm white by default.
Pixel bars · Linear washers · Indoor cove/linear
04
Hotels & Casinos
Arrival experience, facade identity, event looks. Scheduled scenes that match occupancy and seasons.
Pixel points · Neon flex · High-power floods
05
Hospitals & Universities
Campus identity, wayfinding, awareness campaigns. Calm, low-glare scenes around residences and care spaces.
Linear washers · Inground uplights · Indoor downlights
06
Retail & Auto Dealerships
Storefront presence and brand-colour consistency across locations. Open-late looks that dim after hours.
Neon flex · Pixel bars · Track & downlights
07
Bridges & Parking
Structure outlines, deck washes, garage portals. Vibration-rated, corrosion-resistant, IP66+ hardware.
High-power floods · Pixel points · Linear washers
08
Houses of Worship & Venues
Steeples, sanctuaries, theatres. Reverent everyday scenes, special-event colours, simple staff control.
Inground uplights · Floods · Indoor cove/linear
— 03 / Process
Supply, install, program —
clearly divided.
The division of responsibility is the product. You always know who supplies, who wires, and who answers when the look needs to change.
01Design · Week 1–2
Assess & Design
Site walk, facade study, and a lighting design with fixture schedule, photometrics on request, and a fixed quote. We map your calendar of looks — seasons, holidays, awareness dates, brand colours.
02Supply · Bench-tested
We Supply
LUMUMENT sources and bench-tests every DMX512/RDM fixture before it ships to site — addressed, labelled, and verified against the design. CSA/cETL-certified options specified for Ontario ESA compliance.
03Install · ECRA/ESA only
Licensed Electricians Install
All hardwired installation is performed by a Licensed Electrical Contractor (ECRA/ESA) — yours or one we coordinate. LUMUMENT never performs hardwired electrical work. We support the EC with drawings, addressing maps, and on-site commissioning.
04Manage · Year-round
We Program & Manage
We commission the system and program every look: building hours, astronomical-clock schedules, seasons, holidays, awareness colours. On a managed retainer, we keep it current year-round — you never touch a controller.
LUMUMENT supplies, commissions & programs · Hardwired installation always by a Licensed Electrical Contractor (ECRA/ESA)
— 04 / Looks & Seasons
One system.
Every calendar date.
Every look is programmed once and recalled by schedule — astronomical clock, calendar, or a single call to us. Preview a selection below.
Everyday
Warm white, 3000K. Dims to 40% after building hours.
Awareness campaigns, brand colours and one-off events are programmed the same way. Illustrative preview — final looks are calibrated on your facade.
— 05 / Fixtures
Specified, bench-tested,
delivered ready.
outdoor
outdoorHigh-power floods
Towers, monuments, bridges, long-throw accents
RGBW · IP66/67 · narrow 6° to wide 90° · vibration-rated options
outdoorPixel points
Rooflines, media dots, outline tracing
Individually addressable RGBW · IP67 · pixel-level DMX/Art-Net
outdoorPixel bars
Media facades, crown lighting, animated bands
Addressable segments · IP66 · DMX/Art-Net/sACN
outdoorInground uplights
Columns, entrances, monuments, drive-over zones
IP67/IP68 · stainless trim · load-rated options · RGBW
outdoorNeon flex
Contours, signage outlines, soft continuous lines
IP67 silicone · RGBW or static white · cut-to-length
indoorIndoor cove / linear
Lobbies, atriums, coves, reception features
Tunable white / RGBW · high CRI · DMX or DALI-DMX gateways
indoorIndoor downlights & track
Retail, galleries, venues, accent scenes
DMX-dimmable · high CRI · interchangeable optics
ControlDMX controllers
The brain: schedules, scenes, astronomical clock
DMX512/RDM · Art-Net/sACN · calendar & astro triggers · remote access
Real products, hand-matched to the job
Not a generic catalogue. These are named products from the lines we specify, each matched by hand to a job specification — a memorial is not lit like a bridge, and neither is lit like a media facade. Certification wording is quoted from each manufacturer's own documents; every line is available through Canadian distribution (Signify Canada, LumiGroup, Erikson Pro, Pharos Canada), and full spec sheets and photometrics ride along with your design package.
War memorial · Monument floodlighting
Traxon e:cue ProPoint Wall Washer RGBW
DMX512 · RDM · IP66, coastal-rated · IK09 · ANSI 3G vibration · beams 8°–35° · 120W / 180W
“CE, cETLus, FCC, RoHS, ANSI 3G” — Traxon North America spec
Bridge structure
Signify Color Kinetics ColorBlast Powercore gen4, RGBW
Via Data Enabler Pro (DMX / Ethernet) · IP66 · 50W · ANSI C136.31 3G bridge-vibration rated · IK10 · beams 10°–80°
“UL/cUL, FCC Class A, CE” — Signify Color Kinetics
City hall facade graze
Signify Color Kinetics ColorGraze MX4 Powercore
Via Data Enabler Pro (DMX / Ethernet) · IP66 · RGBW · 18.5W (1 ft) – 74W (4 ft) · beams 9°×9° to 60°×30°
“UL / cUL, FCC Class A, CE” — Signify Color Kinetics
Clock tower · Long-throw accent
Signify Color Kinetics ColorReach Compact Powercore
Via Data Enabler Pro (DMX / Ethernet) · IP66 · 130W · native 5°, spread lenses 8°–63° · Reach family — current model confirmed with Signify Canada at quote time
“UL / cUL, FCC Class A, CE, PSE” — Signify Color Kinetics
Museum facade wash
Martin Exterior Wash Pro M QUAD
DMX · RDM · IP66 · IK08 · RGBW with CTC 1000K–12500K · native 8°, lens options to 54° · 75W max consumption · 5-year warranty
US: ANSI/UL 1598 · Canada: “CSA C22.2 No. 250.0” — martin.com
Media · Pixel facade
Traxon e:cue ProPoint Pixel, Diffused Drum
DMX512 · built-in RDM · IP66, coastal-suitable · IK10 · ANSI 3G · 20W · 150° viewing angle
“cETLus, CE, FCC, RoHS, REACH, ANSI 3G, IK10” — Traxon spec
Waterfront landmark
Signify Color Kinetics ReachElite Powercore, RGBA
Via Data Enabler Pro (DMX / Ethernet) · IP66 · 100W / 200W / 300W · native 2.6° · throws to targets up to 381 m (300W)
“UL/cUL, FCC Class A, CE, PSE, CQC, RCM” — Signify Color Kinetics
Architectural control system
Pharos Designer LPC
DMX512 · sACN · Art-Net · RDM via gateways · LPC 1 / 2 / 4 — 512 to 2,048 channels · calendar & astronomical-clock playback
“ETL/cETL listed” — Pharos Designer datasheet
Images above are illustrative supplier examples. Final fixture selection, spec sheets and photometrics are provided with your design — CSA/cETL-certified options specified for Ontario. Canadian-made lines whose certification files are still being verified (Lumenpulse, GVA Lighting) are specified only once their listings are confirmed in writing — never before.
— 06 / Lasers & Spectacle
Landmark moments.
Extraordinary precision.
Facade laser moments, skyline celebrations and indoor features. Designed for the place, programmed for the occasion.
Design & programming from $1,800/day
Facade moments & mapping
Architectural outlines, mapped sequences and signature moments designed for your landmark.
Landmark dates, above the skyline
Sky beams for Canada Day, New Years Eve and milestone celebrations — subject to site and aviation approvals.
Light + laser, on one timeline
Timecode-synced shows bring architectural lighting and laser cues into a single, precisely programmed performance.
Indoor laser features
Controlled installations for atriums, arenas and interiors, designed with audience safety and beam containment in mind.
Laser scope is subject to a site-specific safety review, controlled beam paths and applicable approvals. Hardware, show operation and permits are quoted separately.
Quote a laser moment— 07 / Art-Net & Networked Control
Connected places.
Unified control.
A flagship networked-control house for the scale of your site — from a bridge to an entire district. Designed around Art-Net and sACN, with clear responsibility from design through commissioning.
Design from $2,500/site
Hardware and installation quoted separately.
Scope your networkArt-Net / sACN backbones
Network architecture, universe planning and signal distribution across multi-building sites.
One district. One control language.
Coordinated control for campuses, bridges, arenas and landmark districts.
Calendar & timecode
Everyday schedules, landmark dates and synchronized event cues on a coherent timeline.
Commissioned & documented
Addressing plans, tested control paths and handover documentation for your operators.
— 08 / Quote builder
Build your
ballpark.
Sixty seconds, six answers. You get an honest range; we get enough to make the first call useful.
Landmark grade. Priced once, in writing — no surprises.
01 · Building type
02 · Indoor or outdoor
03 · Approximate size
200 linear ft of lit facade / run
04 · Fixture families (pick all that fit)
05 · Control level
Additional design services
06 · Managed retainer?
07 · Project location
Lighting supply & programming ballpark
$12,000 – $21,000
Ballpark only — final price after site assessment. Covers LUMUMENT supply, bench-testing, commissioning and programming. Hardwired installation is quoted separately by a Licensed Electrical Contractor (ECRA/ESA).
Request the real quote
Your selections above are attached automatically. No spam — one reply, from a person.
— 09 / Managed plans
Programmed once.
Managed year-round.
The system is only half the product. The other half is never having to think about it — the right look, on the right date, every year.
Keep it running
Essential
- —Remote system health checks
- —Clock & schedule updates (daylight saving, building hours)
- —Annual on-site inspection & re-aim
- —Priority email/phone support
- —Spare-parts recommendations
$599/mo
CAD plan anchor. Final site scope and terms confirmed in writing.
Most popular
Managed
- —Everything in Essential
- —Four seasonal look changes per year
- —Holiday & awareness-date calendar programmed in advance
- —Pre-holiday verification visit
- —Fault response within 5 business days
$1,450/mo
CAD plan anchor. Final site scope and terms confirmed in writing.
Never think about it
Landmark
- —Everything in Managed
- —Unlimited look changes & one-off events
- —Brand-colour and campaign updates on request
- —Fault response within 48 hours
- —Annual report: uptime, energy, recommended upgrades
$3,950/mo
CAD plan anchor. Final site scope and terms confirmed in writing.
— 10 / Government & Institutions
Built for
procurement.
We help municipalities and heritage organizations transform monuments and historic landmarks into year-round community assets — through energy-efficient architectural lighting that supports tourism, civic events, and cultural celebrations. Not fixtures for their own sake: outcomes a council, a board, or a minister can stand behind.
LUMUMENT is set up to respond to RFQs and RFPs, supply through standing offers, and support buyers on CanadaBuys. Tell us the vehicle you're using and we'll meet you there.
Procurement-ready documentation
Fixture spec sheets, photometrics (IES files), and control-system architecture provided on request — formatted to drop into your tender or standing-offer language.
Certified fixtures for Ontario
CSA/cETL-certified fixture options specified for ESA compliance. All hardwired installation is performed by a Licensed Electrical Contractor (ECRA/ESA) — a division of responsibility procurement officers can defend.
Capital illumination context
We design with the National Capital Commission's Capital Illumination Plan in mind — dignified everyday scenes, coordinated awareness colours, and respect for the night sky and neighbouring institutions.
Bilingual service
EN/FR documentation, commissioning, and support for federal, provincial, and municipal clients.
Who this is for
The strongest candidates share three things: a need for public presentation, a budget line for capital improvement — restoration, downtown revitalization, tourism, smart-city or energy-efficiency work already underway — and an iconic asset people already recognize.
- Municipal governments — city halls, bridges, public squares
- Provincial & federal agencies managing monuments and landmarks
- Historic preservation authorities
- Tourism boards & destination organizations
- Parks & recreation departments
- Cultural heritage organizations
- Military memorial commissions
- Museums & cultural institutions
- Business improvement areas (BIAs)
The assets that justify it
The more photographed and visited a place is, the easier the lighting investment is to justify — to funders, to council, and to the public.
War memorialsParliament & federal landmarksHistoric churchesCourthousesMuseumsBridgesTowers & clock towersGovernment office buildingsWaterfront landmarks
The strongest niche
Historic monuments & war memorials
Memorials need respectful, programmable light for Remembrance Day, national holidays, awareness campaigns and civic ceremonies — without altering the structure itself. DMX control delivers exactly that: dignified warm white most nights, the right colour on the right date, and nothing drilled, painted or permanently changed to get there.
What public buyers actually care about
It is rarely colours and effects. It is operating cost, upkeep, safety, community return, and respect for the place. Every LUMUMENT proposal is written against these five — scored on best value, not lowest bid.
Energy savings
LED over legacy floodlighting, with the numbers shown up front: fixture power consumption, expected utility savings, astronomical-clock scheduling and curfew dimming — so the operating case is in the file, not just the capital case.
Maintenance & lifespan
Long-life fixtures, remote monitoring and fault reporting (DMX/RDM), attic-stock spares, and fewer bucket-truck visits. A managed calendar means staff never climb, re-aim or re-programme by hand.
Public safety
Better nighttime visibility and wayfinding around civic spaces, entrances and waterfronts — and the increased perception of security that comes with a place that is visibly cared for after dark.
Community impact
Tourism, civic pride and a 365-day event calendar from one system: Canada Day, Remembrance Day, national holidays, awareness campaigns and cultural celebrations — programmed once, recalled automatically.
Accessibility & the night sky
Appropriate brightness for the setting, precise optics and glare control, light-pollution limits and dark-sky compliance where applicable — landmark presence without spill into residences or the sky.
Where we are found
We monitor and respond through CanadaBuys, PSPC and Parks Canada postings, National Capital Commission work, MERX, Bids & Tenders, and municipal portals across Ottawa, Gatineau, Toronto, Kingston and Hamilton — including lighting scopes inside broader heritage restoration projects.
Rarely one decision-maker
Large projects need support from several stakeholders. We supply each of them what they actually review — technical files for engineering, certification and compliance for procurement, energy and maintenance numbers for facilities, and renderings for councils, boards and the public.
Facilities DirectorPublic Works DirectorCity EngineerParks DirectorHeritage Conservation ManagerCapital Projects ManagerProcurement OfficerMunicipal ArchitectTourism Director
01
Concept rendering first
You don't need a tender to start. We identify an underlit landmark and show — in a professional before-and-after rendering — what it could look like lit. A compelling vision is often what gets a project funded in the first place.
02
Start small, prove it
A single memorial, a municipal sign, a historic clock tower or one park feature. One well-executed project, documented properly, becomes the reference every larger conversation points back to.
03
Scale to the full system
Full fixture schedule, programming and commissioning, staff training, and a managed calendar — scoped in writing, with design, project management, programming, testing, training and heritage contingency all itemised. Nothing is left to be discovered mid-project.
Credibility, without inventing a track record: professional lighting designs and concept renderings, energy-savings estimates, DMX programming demonstrations, certified fixture files, warranty coverage in writing, long-term support, and installation by a licensed electrical partner — lighting design and controls by LUMUMENT, installation by the LEC of record.
— 11 / Questions
Straight
answers.
A Licensed Electrical Contractor (ECRA/ESA) — always. LUMUMENT never performs hardwired electrical work. We supply bench-tested fixtures, addressing maps and drawings, then commission and program the system alongside the electrician. You can use your own EC or we can coordinate one.
We specify CSA or cETL-certified fixture options so the installation passes ESA inspection. Certification documents and spec sheets are included with your design package.
Yes. RGBW fixtures are calibrated on-site against your brand standards — we tune by eye and by meter at night, then lock the values into the controller so the colour is identical every time it's recalled.
DMX/RDM systems report faults, so we usually know before you do. Designs include spare capacity and recommended attic stock; on a managed retainer, replacement is coordinated for you — the electrical swap is done by the Licensed Electrical Contractor.
Everyday architectural scenes use precise optics, glare shields, curfew dimming and astronomical-clock schedules. Special-event sky beams are a separately assessed spectacle scope, subject to site safety and aviation approvals. For civic projects we work within the NCC's Capital Illumination context.
Everything is programmed once into the controller's calendar — seasons, holidays, awareness dates, brand moments — and recalled automatically. On a retainer, we update and add looks year-round; you never touch the controller.
Ottawa–Gatineau is home. We take on larger projects across Ontario, and supply-plus-programming engagements elsewhere in Canada case by case.
Typical landmark projects are $25,000+. Managed plan anchors are Essential $599/mo, Managed $1,450/mo and Landmark $3,950/mo. Laser design/programming starts at $1,800/day; Art-Net/sACN design starts at $2,500/site. All amounts are CAD. Final scope and price are confirmed once, in writing, after assessment.
Yes, and that is often the best time. We prepare a concept rendering and a scoped, itemised proposal for an underlit landmark before procurement exists. That vision goes into capital planning, grant and revitalization discussions, and — when a tender is written — into the technical language it is written around.
The total scope, not just the fixtures: equipment (fixtures, controllers, power supplies, networking, mounting hardware), design time, project management, programming, installation supervision with the licensed electrical contractor, testing and commissioning, staff training, insurance and overhead — plus a stated contingency for what historic buildings hide: old wiring, structural limits and heritage restrictions. You see every line before you approve anything.
Yes — that is the recommended entry point for many municipalities. A single war memorial, municipal sign, historic clock tower or park feature proves the quality, the process and the public response on a contained budget, and becomes the documented reference for the larger system that follows.
— 12 / Begin
We light
landmarks.
Send an RFQ, a facade photo, or a one-line idea. We reply within one business day — EN or FR.
We light landmarks · lumument.ca (coming soon)