Products + Technology

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Brad Garrett, Director of Marketing, Architectural Products Group, Eaton. The topic: LED suspended luminaires. I’m happy to share his responses with you here. The interview informed an article I wrote for the February 2016 issue of tED. DiLouie: How would you characterize the market for suspended general lighting [...]

Zumtobel’s new LED spotlights combine European aesthetics with exceptional functionality and energy efficiency, for shop and retail applications. Both FACTOR and VIVO Medium are compatible with Zumtobel TECTON trunking system, and the full range is compatible with Eutrac. IYON Optimized for efficient accent lighting of shops and showrooms, the spotlight features unique optics, providing uniform [...]

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Bailey, LC, LEED AP BD+C, DDI, MIES, Director, Business Development and Product Innovation for Hubbell Lighting, Inc. The topic: optical approaches used with LED illumination products. I’m happy to share his responses with you here. The interview informed an article I wrote for the June 2016 issue [...]

NSpec, a division of Nora Lighting, has introduced Iolite, a series of modular LED downlights. Iolite is available with 1-, 2- and 4-in. apertures for a minimal architectural appearance and offers more than 100 design and trim possibilities. The LED downlight features one LED core module, which is compatible with a dedicated downlight housing with [...]

LightRules Mobile by Digital Lumens provides users a simple and convenient way to control and manage lighting settings from their mobile device or tablet. It works with the iPhone, iPad and iTouch running iOS8 or later. Support for Android devices will follow. Click here to learn more.

U.S. Architectural Lighting has expanded its Razar LED Generation family with three new low-profile, wall-mounted luminaires that extend only 12 in. and vary from 9 to 23 in. in width. These 23-198W wall-mount luminaires are designed to replace 35-400W HID luminaires. They’re available in five asymmetric distribution patterns that are field-rotatable in 90-degree increments; 3000K, [...]

Eaton’s Lumark Prevail LED Luminaire is designed to offer an economical and versatile solution for area, site and roadway applications. Featuring a patent-pending architectural design, the Prevail luminaire combines easy installation features with multiple controls options, resulting in significant installation, energy and maintenance savings for both retrofit and new applications. Featuring Eaton’s patented LED optical [...]

Hubbell Lighting’s new ASL area/site/roadway LED luminaire replaces up to 400W HID luminaires in roadways and parking lots on college campuses, stadiums, arenas, amusement parks and municipal areas. Available in multiple LED configurations, this LED luminaire has four SKUs stocked for immediate delivery. Over 60% more efficient than HID luminaires, the ASL is available in [...]

Gigahertz-Optik’s hand-held, spectrometer-based Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) meter provides PAR, illuminance, color and spectral data to fully analyze any type natural and electric light source, including SSL/LEDs employed in plant growth applications. The BTS256-PAR measures PAR PPFD (µmol/(m²s), R/FR red to far red irradiance ratio, DLI daily light integral (time resolved with data logger) and [...]