Products + Technology

Cree, Inc. has expanded its ZR Series LED troffer family by adding the new ZR-RK Retrofit Kit. Designed to deliver maximum improvement with minimum effort, the four-part design can be installed in only four minutes, according to the company. Efficacy of 132 lumens/W, DLC Premium 4.1 eligibility, 80 CRI. Click here to learn more.

Available with 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-light configurations, USAI Lighting’s BeveLED Micro enables creation of distinctive patterns such as starbursts and circular designs to highlight specific architectural elements. The luminaire features a 1.25-in. aperture, 8-41W, 2700K to 4000K, and downlight, adjustable, and wallwash options. Click here to learn more.

Earlier this year, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lighting Facts program launched a lighting specification tool that enables Distributor and Lighting Pro partners to search, filter and track products from its database of more than 50,000 LED products. Lighting Facts facilitates adoption of solid-state lighting (SSL) by ensuing products are accurately represented on a level [...]

Designed for seamless illumination and adjustable to the inch, Williams’ CX LED cove lighting system offers a choice of distributions and colors for customized accent lighting. Multiple dimming options and integral emergency. Click here to learn more.

The Department of Energy’s GATEWAY program recently published a new report on a project prominently featuring OLED lighting at the Rochester, NY offices of DeJoy, Knauf & Blood, LLP, an accounting firm. One of the firm’s founding partners, David DeJoy, is also co-founder and CEO of OLEDWorks, the only US-based OLED manufacturer. Among the key [...]

Designed to fit shallow plenums above ceilings in residential and light commercial settings, WAC Lighting’s Lighting for Tomorrow Award-winning Aether IC Rated family from WAC Lighting is engineered with a low-profile 3.5-inch LED housing. Fitting into ceilings with thicknesses that range from just 0.5 to 1.5 inches, the luminaire operates as a down light for [...]

In a recent issue of LEDs Magazine, Dr. Nadarajah Narendran, Director of Research at the Lighting Research Center, discussed LRC research focused on LED system reliability that revealed that some LED products available on the commercial market can fail much sooner in some applications than manufacturers’ lamp life specifications would suggest. The studies found that [...]

LUX LED Lighting’s Brooklyn AC LED task light integrates universal AC sockets in addition to the two USB ports, providing integrated charging in addition to task lighting. Three touch-activated brightness settings, 80+ CRI, 3000K, 90 lumens/W. Brushed Aluminum and Black Slate finishes. Click here to learn more.

Below is another contribution to the August issue of tED Magazine, this one on the topic of what’s new in indoor LED luminaires. Reprinted with permission. The indoor commercial general luminaire market includes linear, directional, decorative and high-/low-bay luminaires. This market continues its major shift to LED technology. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates [...]