Products + Technology

Finelite has introduced a complement to its High Performance Recessed collection of products with a High Performance Wall (HPW) asymmetric wall wash luminaire that features 89% efficiency with T8 lamps, 94% efficiency with T5/T5HO lamps, labor-saving quick-connect harnesses for wiring and fingerprint-resistant reflector finish.

Nora Lighting’s compact fluorescent GU24 family of housings are designed to accept interchangeable self-ballasted GU24 CFLs in 13W, 18W and 26W. The completely family includes six downlight models with 4-, 5- and 6-in. apertures, all designed for new construction and remodeling. Click here to visit the company’s website.

Lighting Facts showcases LED luminaire manufacturers who commit to testing products and reporting performance results according to industry standards. For lighting buyers, designers, and energy efficiency programs, the Lighting Facts label provides information essential to evaluating products and identifying the best options. Lighting Facts is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to assure [...]

Litecontrol’s Wall/Slot 8400 is a smaller-profile version of the company’s 85N product, allowing it to fit more easily into crowded ceiling spaces. This luminaire illuminates upper walls at the ceiling edge, creating a floating ceiling effect and adding to the brightness and sense of spaciousness of the room. Click here to learn more about this [...]

Love watching the craftsmanship and technique that goes into the creation of beautiful hand-blown glass light fixtures. Check out this video by Steven Dale Studios.

Dialight’s StreetSENSE SL Series LED Street Light is a pole-mounted cobra head full cutoff Type II LED luminaire suitable for walkways, roads, bike trails, parking lots and similar applications. Each 131W unit, rated at over 50 lumens/W, is intended to replace 250W mercury vapor and similar HID luminaires for significant energy savings and other benefits. [...]

“Glitzy, groovy and fun” is how Manning describes its new Discoh family of products. The matching pendant, sconce and surface ceiling mount fixtures are clad in one of three textured aluminum or stainless steel metal trims for a variety of flashy looks. Energy efficient lamp packages and a flat disk or shallow bowl bottom diffuser [...]

Litecontrol recently announced that their Classroom Lighting Calculations app is available for free download in the Apple itunes store. Developed initially for the iPhone and iPad, the app will help lighting designers and specifiers calculate energy efficiency and cost for lighting in standard classroom settings. With the Classroom Lighting Calculations app, choose a room layout, [...]

Prescolite has developed Retroficient, a universal-listed commercial retrofit downlight offering an alternative to self-ballasted compact fluorescent lamps, to address the huge market potential for commercial lighting upgrades. The new Retroficient collection includes commercial retrofit 6- and 8-in. horizontal and vertical downlights with LED and CFL lamping options. Click here to visit Prescolite.