Winners in the Outdoor category of the fifth annual Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Design Competition have been announced. Sponsored by the Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society and the International Association of Lighting Designers, NGL was launched in 2008 to promote excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED luminaires for general illumination in [...]

Toshiba International Corporation’s MR16 GU5.3 LED lamp that generates up to 540 lumens, intended to replace 50W halogen lamps. Using 9.1W, the lamp is available in three color temperatures, 2700K, 3000K and 4000K, and two beam angles, 25 and 35 degrees, and is dimmable Toshiba is among a small number of major lighting manufacturers who [...]

Cree, Inc. has launched a series of LED replacement lamps at a retail price point of $10-15. Available exclusively at The Home Depot, the new lamps are backed by a 10-year limited warranty. The new lamp utilizes the company’s LED Filament Tower Technology and provides a compact optically balanced light source within a real glass [...]

LED lamp versions in 12V, 120V or multi-voltage 120-277V, and in 3000K, 4000K or 5000K color temperatures are now available for the following Kim Lighting Landscape products: · Bell Stem · Bell Wall · Micro-Flood · Minivault · Ravenna Lowlighter · Ravenna Highlighter · Scarab · Step Light Rectangle · Step Light Round · Traditional [...]

Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine recently announced the 2012 Product of the Year winners. These 32 individual products—selected by the readers of Consulting-Specifying Engineer—were culled from a field of 98 entries. Products were released in the 2011 calendar year, nominated in February 2012, and voted on by readers starting in May 2012. Product categories include electrical distribution; [...]

Alight’s arabesque3 delivers comfortable, energy-efficient ambient or accent architectural illumination within an 8-inch housing for higher lumen output and broader range of distribution capabilities for various commercial and institutional environments, indoor or out. Architectural, integrated linear-lighting designs can readily be created vertically and horizontally, either suspended or surface-mounted on ceilings and walls, to provide ambient [...]

Interesting video about the potential of OLED lighting technology, presented by Dietmar Thomas of Philips Lumiblade. Great stuff. Philips Lumiblade 2012 from Dezeen on Vimeo.

This product has been around a while, but I thought it worth revisiting … Cooper Lighting offers four contractor-friendly Metalux fluorescent retrofit kits designed to meet and exceed today’s energy needs and guidelines while improving light quality. The Metalux Commercial, OpticaHP, ArcDuo and Cruze retrofit kits consist of architecturally inspired designs that update a building’s [...]

The INSTEON LED Bulb 8W (60W) is a networked remote control dimmable LED lamp operable with any INSTEON controller, such as a handheld remote. When paired with the free INSTEON app, the SmartLinc Hub turns an iOS/Android smartphone or tablet into a fully functioning remote control of the bulb or an entire INSTEON network. The [...]