The ninth annual Lighting for Tomorrow competition recognizes the best designed, energy efficient lighting products in the residential market. For the second year the competition has expanded its scope to include solid-state lighting (SSL) replacement lamps and lighting controls. Lighting for Tomorrow continues to challenge manufacturers to improve their design of SSL fixtures and to [...]

The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) recently announced the winners of the 2011 Lumen Awards, which recognizes the industry’s most innovative lighting projects. Eleven awards in three categories were bestowed, including the Lumen Award of Excellence, the highest level of recognition for permanent architectural application, the Lumen Award of Merit, [...]

Now is the time to submit your significant new products, research, publications, applications and advancements from the past year to the IES Progress Committee. Submissions are open to all through August 19, 2011. Submissions are reviewed by the IES Progress Committee. There is a processing fee of $50 per submission. Accepted entrances will be presented [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that Philips Lighting North America has won the 60W replacement bulb category of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition. The L Prize challenged the lighting industry to develop high performance, energy-saving replacements for conventional light bulbs that will save American consumers and businesses money. Submitted in [...]

GE Lighting is developing a 60W replacement LED bulb that meets the specifications for the Department of Energy’s Bright Tomorrow Lighting (L Prize) competition. GE recently submitted a letter of intent to the Department of Energy to enter the competition. “Our L Prize journey is inspired by the challenge to deliver advanced technology in a [...]

Royal Philips Electronics recently announced the launch of the 2011 Light World Tour, an initiative designed to share visual inspiration in the professional lighting design community. Individuals who work on or are touched by lighting design are invited to win a three-month tour to search for and visit the most inspiring and innovative lighting sights [...]

Seventeen award winners representing architectural lighting design projects from nine countries comprise the winners of the 28th Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Awards, recognized at a presentation held 18 May at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia, PA USA. Of the 17 projects recognized (from 200 submissions), three entries earned [...]

The below products were recognized by the LIGHTFAIR Innovation Awards as Best of Category for the below categories: CONVENTIONAL LAMPS ED28 145W Energy Advantage CDM with AllStart by Philips Lighting A 145W CDM direct retrofit for 175W QMH lamps on either a probe- or pulse-start magnetic ballast. SPECIALTY LAMPS (LED, OLED, INDUCTION, OTHER) LUXEON A [...]

Most Innovative Product of the Year: Revel by Acuity Brands Lighting A 5-panel modular OLED ceiling mounted system of 6.5W, 4-in. square panels at 60 LPW and 85 CRI. Technical Innovation Award: Luxeon A by Philips Lumileds A hot-tested LED with tight binning at 85 LPW providing 170 lumens at 2700K and 3000K with 80 [...]