Outdoor area lighting is a major contributor to nationwide energy use, and the market segment has been an important player in the transition to SSL. DOE’s CALiPER program has released a new Snapshot report on outdoor area lighting that covers LED area/roadway luminaires, parking garage luminaires, and canopy luminaires.
Craig DiLouie
Product Monday: LED Floodlight by Acclaim
Acclaim Lighting’s Dyna Accent Mini is a compact, high-power LED floodlight designed for the tightest spaces in outdoor commercial and landscape applications.
Lighting Patterns for Healthy Buildings Website Expanded to Include Designs for the Healthcare Environment
The Lighting Research Center has expanded its Lighting Patterns for Healthy Buildings website to include designs for the healthcare environment. The website provides lighting patterns, utilizing circadian stimulus (CS) as the primary design component, for three distinct healthcare environments and the needs of their respective end-users: the shiftwork environment, the NICU, and patient rooms.
Jim Brodrick on Tunable Lighting in a Healthcare Environment
Among the changes taking place in healthcare is a trend in hospitals toward designing larger, single-patient suites that consist of a bedroom and bathroom, rather than the traditional shared rooms. A recently completed DOE-funded R&D project carried out by Philips Lighting Research North America sought to redefine lighting for healthcare patient suites by developing an innovative LED lighting system that not only was 40% more energy-efficient than traditional fluorescent incumbent technologies, but also met all of the visual and non-visual needs of patients, caregivers, and visitors while improving the overall patient experience.
Interviews + Opinion, Lighting Design
Masters of Light: Peter Veale on the 7 Basic Principles of Great Restaurant Lighting
In “The 7 Basic Principles of Great Restaurant Lighting,” part of the UK’s LIGHTING Magazine Masters of Light webcast series, Peter Veale, Firefly Lighting Design examines key lighting trends and techniques in various interiors that how they can be used to make restaurant diners, food, and interiors look their best.
LD+A Wins Awards
LD+A, the official publication of the Illuminating Engineering Society, recently earned four awards—-one for each submission-—in the 37th annual EXCEL Awards competition sponsored by Association Media & Publishing. Congratulations!
Product Monday: Cypher Wall Sconce by Hubbell
Hubbell Lighting’s spec-grade Cypher wall sconce LED is capable of true IES distributions including up, down, and side lighting options for 90-, 180-, 270- or 360-degree illumination. It utilizes a unique design that gives specifiers and lighting designers the ability to select the precise amount of light they desire.