Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy t’s been a while since I’ve written about DOE’s CALiPER testing program, and the Round 11 Summary Report was published this week. As always, the results are worth noting. For those of you who don’t know, CALiPER tests a wide range of solid-state lighting products that [...]
Products + Technology
Product Monday: Verve by Focal Point
Focal Point has expanded its Verve family with Verve IV, combining a classic curved shape with high-performance optics and new shielding options. The luminaire may be specified with a radial or flat baffle or parabolic louver to deliver 40% downlight standard, then add optional reflectors to increase downlight to 100%. Click here to learn more [...]
TED Magazine Publishes Article on HID Electronic Ballasts
I authored an article for the June issue of TED Magazine that covers developments in the growing >150W HID electronic ballast segment. Check it out here.
Product Monday: Designer SSL Series by Architectural Area Lighting
Architectural Area Lighting’s Designer SSL Series offers LED performance in decorative and customizable luminaires. The Series consists of three of the company’s most popular products: Providence, Universe and Largent (shown). Click here to learn more about this product.
Product Monday: Station by Peerless
Station by Peerless Lighting is a sleek direct luminaire designed for illumination of large-volume public spaces using one or two T5, T5HO or T8 lamps enclosed within a rugged aluminum housing. A full cutoff direct distribution can be specified or 10% controlled uplight in a symmetric or asymmetric pattern to provide volume. Click here to [...]
Quote of the Day
“There are no bad products, only bad applications.” —Howard Brandston
Product Monday: Ceramic MH Floodlights by BEGA/US
BEGA/US has unveiled its latest family of surface-mounted ceramic metal halide floodlights and surface washers suitable for a variety of applications from vertical floodlighting to horizontal surface washing. Click here to learn more about products by BEGA/US.
LED + SSL, Lighting Industry, Products + Technology
Halo 900 LED Downlight Receives Silver in CSE Product of the Year Competition
Cooper Lighting was recently chosen as a winner in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2010 Product of the Year competition. The annual reader-choice Product of the Year awards were created to provide information on the top new products in the field, with readers choosing Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winners in ten categories. Cooper Lighting’s Halo 900 [...]
Product Monday: Olivio Systems by Selux Corporation
Olivio Systems by Selux Corporation gives designers a choice of three luminaire sizes, post-top and wall-arm mountings, up to five reflector distributions, and 20-150W metal halide or LED lamping. Surveillance and multimedia technologies can be delivered as part of the system upon request. Click here to learn more about this product.
LED + SSL, Products + Technology
OSRAM SYLVANIA LED Products Used to Promote Plant Growth
For plants to grow well in greenhouses, they need the right temperature and also the right light. Light in the deep red spectrum plays an important role in plant growth because the absorption of chlorophyll in this red range is very high. OSRAM SYLVANIA’s Golden DRAGON Plus and OSLON SSL now provide this deep red [...]
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