Products + Technology

DOE’s CALiPER program has published a new Snapshot Report on LED MR16 lamps, which updates a similar Snapshot Report published in January 2014. In the past two years, LED technology has progressed rapidly, but the progress has been much slower for LED MR16s. The increase in mean efficacy is about half of that seen for [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA’s 10-Year LED Portfolio is a comprehensive family of residential LED lamps emphasizing economy for consumers, with price points such as <$3 for a 60W replacement and under $7.99 MSRP for a BR30. The company's 6W and 8.5W LED A19 lamps replace 40-60W incandescent lamps, respectively, while offering a warm and cool color option [...]

SoraaLaser, an independent spin-off from Soraa, Inc. co-founded by Nobel Laureate Dr. Shuji Nakamura, is focusing on visible laser light sources, which offer performance advantages such as collimated output and waveguide delivery. The company showcased its technology at the Strategies in Light conference earlier this month. “Laser diodes are droop-free, and can be combined with [...]

Philips Ledalite’s FloatPlane linear suspended LED luminaires operate at up to 129 lumens/W with a low-profile design of 1.2 in. H x 8 in. W. The luminaire’s output and distribution promises wide row spacing with fewer luminaires. Wall-mount version also available. Click here to learn more.

Litecontro’s wall-mounted Knife LED indirect/direct luminaire features independently adjustable up and down light levels. The windowless design provides for a continuous lens with no breaks. Click here to learn more.

This article is my contribution to the January 2016 issue of tED Magazine, published by the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED). Reprinted with permission. The ubiquitous troffer is the most common luminaire serving commercial building general lighting applications. A sizable minority of luminaires, however, are mounted suspended from the ceiling. Over the past five [...]

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Roos, VP of Product Design, Juno Lighting Group, on the topic of tunable-white lighting. I’m happy to share his responses with you here. The interview informed an article I wrote for the May 2016 issue of tED. DiLouie: Looking at LED sources and controls, what are the [...]

The ecoInsight App for iPad is an audit application for contractors, distributors, manufacturers and energy consultants. Lighting and energy information can be collected during a building walk-through and uploaded to the company’s online analysis and proposal tools where users can export data, specify products, conduct analysis and generate proposals. Click here to learn more at [...]

LED A-line lamps posted another strong showing in 2015Q3, surging 237.2% during the quarter on a year-over-year basis. Halogen A-line lamps posted a year-over-year increase of 33%. In contrast, incandescent A-line lamps decreased by 31.5% while compact fluorescents lamps dropped 28%. Compared to 2015Q2, LED shipments rose 17.2%, while halogen A-lines increased 4.6%. CFL shipments [...]