January 2014

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Although A lamps comprise only 10 percent of the lamps currently listed by the LED Lighting Facts program — compared with 60+ percent that are directional — they represent a key market segment because, to [...]

Submissions are now being accepted online for the 2014 IES Illumination Awards. The IES Illumination Awards provide a unique opportunity for public recognition of professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design based upon the individual merit of each entry judged against specific criteria. The deadline for entries is Friday, February 14, 2014. Click here to [...]

The General Services Administration recently recognized The Green Building Initiative’s (GBI) Green Globes alongside LEED as the two recommended third-party certification systems for the federal government to use to gauge performance of its buildings. Green Globes is a web-based program for green building guidance and certification that includes an onsite assessment by a third party. [...]

Lithonia’s PROTEON SL LED luminaire provides a continuous-row solution to achieve good uniformity and horizontal-to-vertical light ratio in high-bay lighting applications. The luminaires feature integral occupancy and photosensing along with a high-efficiency driver (enabling dimming down to 10%) and an emergency backup accessory. Extruded housing and heat sink enables good thermal management. Click here to [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the first in a series of four special investigations intended to extend the findings of CALiPER Application Summary Report 20: LED PAR38 Lamps, which was published late last year. The new report, CALiPER Report 20.1: Subjective Evaluation of Beam Quality, Shadow Quality, and Color Quality for LED [...]

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Last year was an eventful one for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program. It would have been unusual if it wasn’t eventful, considering the speed at which the technology and marketplace are [...]

Demand for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, as measured by NEMA’s HID shipment indexes, remained soft during 2013Q3. Seasonally adjusted shipments of sodium vapor lamps dipped 3.2% on a quarterly basis (q/q), falling to a new series low. Similarly, mercury vapor lamp shipments reached the second lowest level in the series, declining by 5.5% q/q. [...]

The IES Street and Area Lighting Conference is now seeking submissions from professionals actively involved in the study and practice of lighting to speak at the 2014 event. This conference is focused on street and area lighting. The planning committee seeks non-commercial presentations for our audience of end users, designers, city and government agencies, city [...]

Acuity Brands, Inc. has developed a comprehensive portfolio of dimmable, controllable, low-voltage (24V) LED luminaires. Using EMerge Alliance standards, Acuity Brands low-voltage LED luminaires were designed and engineered to maximize the benefits of LED lighting and support net zero energy consumption. All Acuity Brands EMerge Alliance registered LED luminaires are available with nLight digital controls [...]