The eleventh annual Lighting for Tomorrow residential energy-efficient lighting product design competition recognized five LED luminaires, two LED replacement lamps, two LED retrofit kits and, for the first time, one organic LED (OLED) fixture as winners. Seven more products were identified with honorable mentions or as other noteworthy. The competition, which recognizes the best-designed energy-efficient [...]
Products + Technology
Product Monday: High-Intensity LED Arrays by Cree
Cree’s High-Density (HD) LED Arrays are a new technology that doubles the system intensity of spot lights compared to previous arrays. The new HD class of CXA Arrays provide higher lumen density, enabling a significant reduction in system cost and power consumption. The first HD Array, the CXA1520 LED, enables lighting manufacturers to create a [...]
Product Monday: RV Series Retrofit Commercial LED Downlight by Lithonia
The RV Series retrofit commercial LED downlight from Lithonia Lighting, the latest addition to the company’s RELIGHT collection, allows RV Series LED downlights to be installed into the existing mounting pans (allowing replacement of 8-in. apertures), requiring approximately five minutes or less to install each luminaire. It features a one-piece housing and one-piece reflector that [...]
Product Monday: Seem 4 LED by Focal Point
Focal Point’s Seem 4 LED is a linear recessed system with a 4-in. profile offering ready installation in grid and drywall, ceilings and walls, independent or in continuous rows. Linear LED boards create seamless lines of light without pixels or shadows, and a molded end lens neatly finishes each luminaire to prevent light leakage. Check [...]
Product Monday: LEDioc LED Retrofit Lamps by EYE Lighting
EYE Lighting International’s LEDioc LED retrofit lamps are designed to provide simple and easy field retrofit from an HID to LED light source in post-top and pendant luminaires. EYE estimates there are more than 2 million luminaires of these types in service in the USA, with hundreds of thousands annually requiring retrofit. The 37W EYE [...]
Product Monday: Lumen Being by Acuity Brands
Acuity Brands’ Lumen Being is a distinctive OLED luminaire that responds to gestures that allow users to control brightness and distribution. Check it out here.
Lighting Research Center Designs New Skylight to Scoop Up Daylight, Save Energy
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently released a guide for designing light scoops—an innovative type of skylight designed by the LRC with funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Light scoops provide optimal levels of daylight throughout the changing seasons and daily fluctuations in weather by [...]
Product Monday: Lumination EL Series by GE Lighting
The Lumination EL Series LED Luminaires by GE Lighting Solutions utilize a distinctive edge-lit acrylic panel to distribute light broadly from a thin-profile housing. The luminaire emits 6,200 lumens of 4000K, 82 CRI illumination while drawing 71 watts. A track-mounted version is available. Click here to learn more.
National Lighting Bureau: CFL Safety Issues a Myth
The National Lighting Bureau recently issued a press release addressing CFL behavior at end of life. In some cases, the CFL may fail in a manner in which a sizzling sound and some odor or smoke is produced. It’s even possible for the ballast housing to discolor or deform. Howard Lewis of Visioneering Corporation, National [...]
Product Monday: $99 LED Streetlight by Cree
Cree, Inc. recently announced the XSPR LED Residential Street Light at a cost as low as $99 for common applications. Extending the technical breakthroughs of the XSP Series LED Street Light portfolio, the 25W and 42W XSPR street light is designed to replace up to 100W high-pressure sodium street lights, reducing energy consumption while improving [...]
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