Residential & Consumer Lighting Solutions

Residential and consumer lighting encompasses lighting products designed specifically for use in homes, apartments, and personal living spaces. These products are tailored to provide safe, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing illumination for everyday domestic environments, from living rooms and kitchens to bedrooms, bathrooms, and outdoor residential areas such as porches and gardens. Common types include ceiling fixtures like chandeliers and flush mounts, wall-mounted sconces, table and floor lamps, task lighting such as under-cabinet or vanity lights, accent lighting like LED strips and spotlights, and outdoor landscape or pathway lighting.

Why is Testing and Certification important for Residential and Consumer Lighting?

Testing and certification are essential for residential and consumer lighting to ensure safety, performance, and regulatory compliance. Home lighting products are used daily in environments where people live, work, and sleep, making electrical and fire safety a top priority. Certified products undergo rigorous testing to verify that they meet recognized safety standards, such as UL 1598 or UL 8750, which reduces the risk of electrical shock, fire, or other hazards.

Beyond safety, certification also confirms product performance, including brightness, energy efficiency, and durability. For energy-conscious consumers, certifications like ENERGY STAR provide assurance that lighting products meet strict efficiency and environmental standards. In addition, certification helps manufacturers and retailers demonstrate compliance with local building codes, regulatory requirements, and retailer standards, ensuring that products are market-ready and widely accepted.

What are Intertek's solutions for Residential and Consumer Lighting?

Lighting Certification for Products

Performance Testing for Lighting Products

Electrical Safety Testing of Lighting Products

Energy Efficiency Testing for Lighting

Sustainability Services for Lighting Products

Cybersecurity Testing for Lighting Systems

What markets does Intertek support for Residential & Consumer Lighting?

Architectural Lighting Testing Solutions

Intertek helps manufacturers understand all of the relevant safety and performance testing available with comprehensive Architectural Lighting Testing solutions

Outdoor & Landscape Lighting

Intertek provides Manufacturers of outdoor and landscape luminaires with the testing and certification needed to ensure your products will survive the elements and offer consumers a quality, energy efficient product.

Pool and Spa Lighting Testing

Intertek offers comprehensive Safety Testing and Certification solutions for Pool and Spa lighting used in hot tubs, swimming pools, fountains, or spas

Portable Lighting Testing and Certification

Intertek offers Portable Lighting Testing and Certification which help to prevent hazardous situations and comply with industry safety and performance standards