LED + SSL

Lighting for Tomorrow is launching its 2011 competition-with a focus on lighting control devices and solid state lighting (SSL) fixtures and replacement lamps. Following up on last year’s competition, Lighting for Tomorrow will be looking at lighting control products including stand-alone, system-based, and whole house devices. Along with the promotion of residential lighting control devices, [...]

Juno Lighting Group, a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, has announced that several products within its Indy Designer Series of LED downlights for commercial applications now carry the ENERGY STAR mark on their labeling. The ENERGY STAR program is led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy as a national effort to [...]

Philips Lighting recently announced that iconic retailer Macy’s has selected Philips EnduraLED LED lamps as part of the nationwide program to retrofit 117,000 halogen-based accent lighting in 86 of its U.S. stores. In just two weeks, Philips was able to design and produce thousands of EnduraLED PAR38 SP15 lamps that could meet Macy’s sustainability goals, [...]

Lunera Lighting, Inc. has announced that it has partnered with Armstrong Ceiling and Wall Systems to provide the 5400 Series, an edge-lit LED lighting fixture compatible with Armstrong’s TechZone Ceiling Systems. The sleek, energy efficient, linear fixtures create a clean, elegant ceiling visual and provide voluminous light when installed in the six-inch-wide technical zone. By [...]

Cree, Inc. and Habitat for Humanity of Durham recently completed the first Habitat for Humanity house lighted entirely with LED fixtures and bulbs. Cree sponsored the construction of the Habitat house and Cree employees assisted as volunteers on the project. The house includes Cree’s award-winning CR6 LED downlight, as well as other LED products featuring [...]

Litecontrol has announced that its Mainstream product has won a 2010 Green GOOD DESIGN Award. Mainstream by Litecontrol is a micro-scaled pendant LED luminaire that features uniform and controlled illumination, optimized thermal management, internal power conversion and higher efficacy than comparable fluorescent direct luminaires. The luminaire measures 2-in. x 2-in. and is suitable for applications [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy has published a report covering a demonstration project involving LED retrofit lamps installed at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco, CA. The report, developed under DOE’s GATEWAY program, covers lighting performance, economic performance and projected energy savings. Halogen wall-grazing luminaires, track lights, and recessed downlights in the lobby and other [...]

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy Some of you may have come across references to IES LM-79 that imply that the test procedure is flawed or unnecessary or both, and that there’s a better alternative. You may have heard or read terms like “effective lumens” or “equivalent lumens,” or seen sales literature claiming [...]

The Department of Energy has announced that it will modify the competition requirements for the L Prize PAR 38 category. Effective today, DOE has temporarily closed the PAR 38 competition, and entries will not be accepted until the competition reopens in May 2011. The intent is to change the requirements based on lessons learned from [...]