LED + SSL

The U.S. Department of Energy recently published a summary report for the fifth annual DOE Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Market Introduction Workshop, which was held July 21–22 in Philadelphia, PA.

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy You may recall that not too long ago, there was some mention in the news media about possible negative health effects of exposure to street lighting. While not all of the stories were completely accurate, we thought we should investigate further, so that’s what DOE did. At [...]

Lithonia has announced the release of a series of five online instructional videos featuring insights designed to help answer the common questions about commercial ambient and other LED lighting design applications. In the video series, Dave Ranieri, Acuity Brands Vice President and General Manager, Lithonia Lighting Commercial Indoor Products, discusses LED technologies and solutions, addressing [...]

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, Department of Energy A few weeks ago, writing about the CALiPER Round 11 testing results, I mentioned that although LED linear replacement lamps are improving, especially in terms of their efficacy, we’re still seeing major performance challenges in the areas of total light output, light distribution, color quality, and reliability. [...]

ENERGY STAR is a voluntary labeling program designed to help consumers identify energy-efficient, cost-effective products. To earn the label, a manufacturer’s product must meet strict efficiency and performance criteria established by the Federal government. On Aug. 31, 2010, the final ENERGY STAR criteria for integral LED replacement lamps became effective.

The pedestrian-scale Sera LED by HessAmerica features a low-brightness LED optical system and tool-less access to a field-replaceable light engine.

The Yas Hotel, on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, was conceived as two towers connected by a bridge and united by a stunning glass and steel grid-shell element. The hotel’s sweeping grid-shell element, built by Austrian specialist Waagner-Biro, illuminates at night using more than 5,000 custom LED fixtures and a sophisticated control system, the result of an intensive design effort by Arup Lighting, who was engaged by Asymptote to create a lighting solution for both the iconic canopy and the hotel’s exterior.

Specifically, how to protect yourself and your clients from bad product. This article, which I authored for the October issue of TED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED, covers standards and testing, labeling and awards programs that can be used to find LED products that are most likely to provide reliable performance while saving [...]

Litecontrol has unveiled the L20, the debut LED luminaire for Litecontrol, designed to functionally provide higher light output and efficacy than a similar linear fluorescent luminaire.