Triangle Research International (TRi ), founded in 1993, is an embedded programmable logic controller (PLC) specialist. Thousands of its PLC products have been used in applications that run 24/7 in harsh industrial environments for more than 25 years. In 2016, TRi started to leverage its deep industrial automation expertise to develop a new line of purpose-built PLCs, dedicated to intelligent lighting control. The resulting Alec SmartLighting controller solutions help customers meet new and exacting energy-saving building codes that are increasing demanded by many jurisdictions around the world. Alec SmartLighting lighting control system has been selected by the Federal Government of Canada under its Build In Canada Innovation Program ( BCIP) for pilot installations in multiple government’s facilities in 2019.