Products + Technology

NEMA has announced publication of a new whitepaper, LSD-54, developed by the Lamp Section, which reviews the beneficial characteristics of metal halide HID lighting, including high energy efficiency and viability in outdoor and other lighting applications. The paper argues for the inclusion of HID lamps in ENERGY STAR® requirements and for allocations of federal funding [...]

Zumtobel Lighting US has announced the launch of its new e-catalog, accessible by clicking on the “E-catalog” button at the bottom of the www.zumtobel.us homepage, or by going directly to www.zumtobel-ecatalog.com. In addition to being more user-friendly, the new e-catalog was designed to reflect the sophisticated aesthetic of Zumtobel’s products, as well as the company’s [...]

Hubbell Outdoor Lighting has expanded its line of architectural Geometric Wall Sconces to include three low-wattage compact styles to compliment the larger units introduced earlier this year. Designed for lower mounting applications of six to 10 feet, the Compact Geometric Wall Sconce line features 70W Pulse Start or 42W Compact Fluorescent (CFL) lighting systems. CFL [...]

Lighting Services Inc, a luminaire manufacturer, has introduced a new channel on the popular website YouTube. The first five-minute video features the LumeLEX Series and demonstrates its features as well as the benefits of remote phosphor LED technology. Check it out here. BE sure to subscribe if you’d like to be automatically alerted about new [...]

Electrical Contractor Magazine recently published an article I wrote about how to read a luminaire photometric report, part 2 in a short 2-part series on lighting design basics. The article includes how photometric measurements are taken, what kind of useful outputs are generated, and how to read and interpret those outputs. Check it out here. [...]

Sky Factory eScape™ is a digital cinema virtual window that brings the dynamic beauty of nature—image, motion and sound—to interior environments. A high-tech illusion, eScape features a wall-mounted industrial-grade HD LCD monitor embedded in a full-size casement window. eScape utilizes an advanced RED digital cinema technology to capture terabytes of Sky Factory’s proprietary HD nature [...]

HessAmerica’s Athens is an architectural-grade pole-mounted luminaire for outdoor pedestrian-scale and area lighting applications. Smartly detailed throughout, the distinctive Euro-form of the luminaire is a blend of curves punctuated by a functional transition from luminaire to pole. Click here to learn more.

Columbia’s Bi-Level Luminaire is ideally suited for stairwells and other low-occupancy areas such as storerooms, restrooms and parking structures. The luminaire utilizes two 4-ft. T8 lamps controlled by a PIR occupancy sensor to provide design light levels during times of occupancy while adjusting levels down to acceptable minimums when the space is unoccupied. Click here [...]

On May 12, at the LIGHTFAIR 2010 Innovation Awards ceremony, four companies were recognized as the lighting industry’s leaders in innovative product design and technology. The awards program encompassed nearly 200 products debuting on the 2010 LFI trade show floor. This year, roughly two out of three entrants were based on LED or other solid-state [...]