Craig DiLouie

Toshiba International Corporation’s MR16 GU5.3 LED lamp generates up to 540 lumens at 9.1W, offering a direct replacement for 50W halogen lamps with up to 80% energy savings. The new MR16 is available in 2700K, 3000K and 4000K, and 25 and 35 degree distributions.

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy OLEDs don’t get as much publicity as LEDs, because they’re a good five to seven years behind their inorganic cousins in terms of commercial deployment. But they have considerable potential to save energy, as well as a number of other advantages. So where do we stand [...]

NEMA’s indexes for high intensity discharge (HID) lamp shipments declined for the second consecutive quarter in 2012Q3. Sodium vapor lamp shipments decreased 14.8% year-over-year (y/y) during the quarter, following a loss of 6.8% during the previous three month period. Shipments of metal halide lamps fell 6.9% and 4.9%, respectively, in Q3 and Q2. Mercury vapor [...]

Lightswitch Architectural San Francisco recently joined with other local architects, designers and artisans to raise awareness and funding at the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS’ 2012 DINING BY DESIGN benefit. In collaboration with MTP Architects, Lightswitch created a one-of-a-kind tabletop installation based on the concept of progress for the benefit’s table hop-and-taste party and gala. [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA Ltd., the company’s Canadian business, has appointed Graham Wark president. He succeeds James Johnson, who has been named President and General Manager of Valeo Sylvania. Lighting Science Group Corporation has appointed Jeremy Cage as Chief Executive Officer. Cage replaces Brad Knight, who served as Interim CEO while the Board worked with an executive [...]

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The U.S. Department of Energy has released a CALiPER 2012 Year in Review report that summarizes recent testing results and provides an overview of multi-year trends, available here. Since its inception in 2006, the CALiPER program has tested more than 500 products, revealing a variety of performance trends, holding manufacturers accountable for claims, and identifying [...]

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Because they’re directional, reflector lamps are an important tool for both ambient and accent lighting, especially in residential and light commercial applications. One common type of reflector lamp is the PAR lamp, which is often used in demanding applications where color quality and visual appearance are [...]

This whitepaper, published on the Magnaray website, questions whether LED is superior than fluorescent for outdoor lighting applications, making a case for fluorescent.