The Lighting for Tomorrow competition recognizes the best designed, energy efficient lighting products entering the residential market. The 2012 competition featured energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixtures, replacement lamps, fixture retrofit kits, and lighting controls.
The 2012 judging panel reviewed a total of 124 products including, 67 LED fixtures, 34 LED lamps, 13 LED retrofit kits and 10 lighting control devices. This was the largest number of entries Lighting for Tomorrow has over its 10-year history.
The judges were particularly impressed with the quality of LED fixtures entered this year. Of the 30 companies that submitted LED fixtures, approximately half received some type of recognition. While only four products were selected as winners, nine honorable mentions were selected and one product was given special recognition.
Past winner AFX Lighting was awarded for its adjustable Centre Contemporary LED Pendant. Cooper Lighting was selected as a winner for its IRiS P3LED downlight. Hinkley Lighting won for its outdoor porch fixture ATLANTIS. Tech Lighting received an award for its Unilume LED Undercabinet fixture.
The remaining manufacturers received honorable mentions for their entries. Past winners Good Earth Lighting and Lithonia Lighting received honorable mentions for their undercabinet fixtures. Competition veterans Juno Lighting Group and MaxLite received awards for their recessed downlight and pendant, respectively.
There were also several newcomers. Evolution Lighting, LLC received two honorable mentions for its track fixtures, and Cielux (a division of DiCon Lighting), LittleFootprint Lighting, and Prism Co., Ltd all received honorable mentions for their desk lamps. Lastly, Hart Lighting received special recognition for the advanced design of its LED WaveForm Chandelier.
Nine companies submitted LED replacement lamps, of which only one was recognized. Manufacturer Lighting Science Group was selected as winner for both its Definity PAR30 Short neck Bulb and Definity BR30 Bulb. No honorable mentions were awarded in this category.
Seven companies submitted LED retrofit kits, and two received awards. OSRAM SYLVANIA was selected as a winner with its ULTRA RT6 Gimbal, and Lighting Science Group received an honorable mention for its Glimpse.
The judges did not select any lighting controls for award this year, but acknowledged Legrand for its adorne Event Controller which they considered an important development as well as representing new thinking about controls technology.
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