EP 225: Erin McDannald CEO of Lighting Environments & Environments

Erin McDannald, CEO and co-owner of Lighting Environments and its sister company, Environments, has guided clients throughout the entire lighting design and construction process for over two decades.

Trained as an interior designer, McDannald joined Baltimore’s New Design Light firm in the sales department in 2003 before becoming co-owner in 2009. Under her leadership, the company rebranded to Lighting Environments to reflect the company’s expansion into lighting technology offerings for all built environments. Honored as a 2022 Bisnow “Innovator of the Year” in commercial real estate, Erin is recognized as a top female leader in DC’s real estate field.

Now a pioneer for IoT (Internet of Things) integration and building and workplace management, McDannald is leading today’s workforce through powerful digital transformation with the Elevated EnvironmentsTM app. Environments is an IoT integrator and software development company offering full-scale adaptable solutions that support businesses from end-to-end, from energy management to health monitoring.

Erin has spoken at events such as:

The New York Times 2022 World Economic Forum Debate in Davos, Switzerland

LightSPEC West 2022 in L.A.

CES 2023 in Las Vegas

LEDucation 2023 in New York City

A number of Bisnow D.C. events including “Designing for a Better Tomorrow,” “Metaverse and Commercial Real Estate,” and “Women Leading Real Estate” panels Her expertise and perspective have been featured in publications such as Fast Company, The Washington Post, Quartz at Work, Business of Furniture, Construction Executive, Morning Brew, Mann Report, and more.