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DALI. From the world's largest project, to the generation defining.

In 2007 we delivered what was, at the time, the largest DALI-controlled lighting system in the world. Two decades later, we're still switching Westpac Place on and off - and Rapix, our newer DALI partnership with Ozuno, is winning data centres, libraries and hospitals of its own.

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DALI has been part of our story since 2005 - four years before C-Bus Platinum, seven before KNX. It's the quiet one: no single award-winning moment, just two decades of steady, reliable delivery across some of the country's most demanding buildings.

This is the full arc: a world-record system in 2007, a new partnership a decade later, and a project list that now spans data centres, libraries, hospitals and national infrastructure.

The DALI & Rapix story

From the world's largest, to Rapix.

2005
DALI arrives
We begin distributing an Australian-made DALI Control range - controllers, sensors and switches built on the DALI protocol. The start of a platform story that's still running today.
New platform 1 partner
2007
The world's largest DALI-controlled lighting system
Appointed ERCO's Light System DALI partner for Australia and New Zealand, and the same year we delivered Westpac Place in Sydney - 286 DALI lines across a 35-storey, 74,000m² headquarters housing over 5,000 staff. At the time, the largest DALI-controlled lighting installation in the world.
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Westpac Place, Sydney - DALI, 35 storeys, 5,000+ staff
2017
Rapix - a new DALI partnership
A decade after Westpac Place, our DALI story continues through Rapix, our partnership with Ozuno.
120 Balmain Street, Cremorne
120 Balmain Street, Cremorne - Rapix, 5.5-Star Green Star
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2018
East Point Plaza, Perth
A benchmark commercial office development in Perth, supporting a 4-Star NABERS energy efficiency rating. Delivered with electrical contractor Vision Cabling Systems.
★ 4-Star NABERS
East Point Plaza, Perth
East Point Plaza, Perth - Rapix
2020
The George - Hermitage Healthcare
A sophisticated Sydney healthcare facility, with lighting control tailored to the demanding requirements of a clinical environment - supporting both patient wellbeing and operational efficiency. Delivered with electrical consultant Northrop, contractor Class Electrical and principal builder Buildercorp.
The George - Hermitage Healthcare
The George - Hermitage Healthcare, Sydney - Rapix
2021
NextDC S3 Sydney Data Centre
One of Australia's most energy-conscious industrial facilities - a 4-Star Green Star result in a mission-critical environment where operational demands leave little room for error. Delivered with electrical contractor HeyDay5.
★ 4-Star Green Star
NextDC S3 Sydney Data Centre
NextDC S3 Sydney Data Centre - Rapix
2022
Art Gallery of New South Wales Library
A landmark cultural facility befitting the Gallery's world-class status, delivered with electrical consultant OS Consulting, contractor Ergo Group, architect Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects and builder Kane.
★ 6-Star Green Star
Art Gallery of New South Wales Library
Art Gallery of New South Wales Library - Rapix
2022
The Centre For National Resilience
A high-security education and quarantine facility in Mickleham, VIC, for the Australian Government Department of Finance - a uniquely complex brief requiring resilient, adaptable lighting control throughout a specialised environment. Delivered with builder Multiplex and electrical contractor Brolec.
★ 5-Star Green Star
The Centre For National Resilience
The Centre For National Resilience, Mickleham VIC - Rapix
2022
WOTSO Cremorne
Intelligent energy management for a commercial office space in Cremorne, Sydney - measurable efficiency outcomes across the tenancy. Delivered in partnership with Dynasty Electrical Group.
★ 4-Star NABERS
WOTSO Cremorne
WOTSO Cremorne, Sydney - Rapix
2023
Kangan Institute, Bendigo
A 5-Star Green Star education facility for the Victorian Government, showing how intelligent lighting automation supports high-performance outcomes in public education infrastructure. Built by Intara with electrical works by Lantrak.
★ 5-Star Green Star
Kangan Institute, Bendigo
Kangan Institute, Bendigo VIC - Rapix
2024
Sydney Metro Stations
Rapix provides the emergency lighting across almost every Sydney Metro station in the city - all but one - plus most of the Bankstown line, with the incoming Western Sydney Airport line extending the network further still.
2025
Argyle Place, 1 Kent Street
A landmark achievement in sustainable design for this Sydney commercial development, delivered with electrical consultant ARUP, contractor Belvia Services and builder BuildCorp.
★ 5-Star Green Star
Argyle Place, 1 Kent Street
Argyle Place, 1 Kent Street, Sydney - Rapix
2025
State Library of New South Wales
One of Australia's most celebrated cultural institutions, blending performance and energy efficiency across this landmark arts and culture facility. Delivered with electrical contractor RW Palmer.
★ 5-Star Green Star
Mitchell Library Reading Room, State Library of New South Wales
Mitchell Library Reading Room, State Library of NSW - Rapix
A partner's view
"Happy 25th birthday to the team! Over the past 25 years I have been lucky enough to be a client of mySmart, a team member at mySmart, and now a supplier to mySmart. It's been a privilege working with the team over the years. Peter is not only a mentor to me but also a friend, and I am looking forward to working with the team for many more years to come."
David Holmes · Strategy Manager · Ozuno
Still going
Westpac Place, 18 years on
We're still involved with Westpac Place today - supporting the building as its systems evolve and get upgraded, nearly two decades after we first switched it on. The full story sits on the Lighting Control page.
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Today
From the world's largest, to Rapix.
Twenty years of DALI, a world-record system behind us, and a Rapix project list that keeps finding new buildings to prove itself in - data centres, libraries, hospitals, and national infrastructure alike.
20 years of DALI Rapix since 2017

From the world's largest,
to Rapix.

20 years of DALI, and a Rapix partnership still finding new places to prove itself.

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