December 2013

Toshiba International Corporation’s TLS-ATLS and TLS-ATLM LED area luminaires provide a direct replacement for 70–400W HID luminaires for up to 50% energy savings. The ATL is available in two sizes, the short deck ATLS and the medium deck ATLM, as well as a variety of colors (bronze, black and silver). Rated life 100,000 hours, 4000K [...]

GE Lighting recently announced a call for entries for its 31st annual GE Edison Award competition, recognizing excellence and quality in professional lighting designs that employ the significant use of GE Lighting products, including, but not limited to, GE LED systems, LED luminaires, LED architectural products, LED lamps and modules, lighting controls, and non-LED lamps [...]

BUILDING DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION recently published a special LED section in its November issue, which I was happy to contribute. The special section talks about the relationship between LED technology and sustainability building practices, which was a general theme for the issue, and presents several projects that exemplify good design using LED lighting. Check it [...]

The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for commercial buildings – recently announced that it will be conducting a webinar on Feb. 7, 2014, to explain the new 2014 National Electric Code (NEC) requirements for suspended ceiling power distribution systems. Presented by some [...]

The Department of Energy has issued a final rule regarding the request for exclusion of 100W R20 short incandescent reflector lamps from energy conservation standards. These lamps are popular in pool and spa applications. Click here to learn more about the rulemaking.

Sr Scientific Engineering Associate – 76589 Organization: EE-Environmental Energy Tech The Energy Efficiency Standards Group (EES) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Appliance Standards Program by performing the interdisciplinary analyses that underlie the development and amendment energy conservation standards and test procedure rulemakings. We seek to hire an engineer [...]

Halco Lighting Technologies’ ProLED R40 and R20 Pool Bright lamps offer an LED alternative to incandescent lamps for pool and spa lighting. The products’ 6500K color temperature is concentrated in the blue-green spectrum, which helps light penetrate the water more efficiently and allows for greater visibility. The offering consists of 18W R40 and 8W R20 [...]

Soraa, an industry leader in the development of gallium nitride on gallium nitride (GaN on GaN) LED technology, recently announced that it will open a new semiconductor fabrication plant in Buffalo, New York. In partnership with the State of New York, the company will construct a new state-of-the-art GaN on GaN LED fabrication facility that [...]

Two more interface specifications for LED light engines have been published by the Zhaga Consortium, an international organization that is enabling the interchangeability of LED light sources made by different manufacturers. The interface specifications, designated Book 7 and Book 8, can now be downloaded from the Zhaga website here. Book 7 covers a variety of [...]