Products + Technology

Hubbell Lighting recently launched three new LED luminaires from Columbia Lighting—the LWC Premium Wraparound, LPT Premium Lensed Striplight and LRO Lensed Striplight, well suited for lighting kitchen or dining areas, work or utility spaces, hallways, restrooms, and other areas with lower ceilings. Columbia Lighting’s LWC Premium Wraparound fixture is available in lumen packages ranging from [...]

GE’s new Lumination IS Series LED Luminaires are designed to deliver high light output coupled with energy efficiency in a sleek, streamlined form factor for low bay, open ceiling environments. The luminaire’s indirect light source produces an even glow that radiates from its aerodynamic “reflector” design, yielding greater illuminance over vertical and horizontal surfaces with [...]

My contribution to the December 2013 issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR describes four interesting lighting technologies that offer a new potential for lighting. Field-induced polymer electroluminescent, quantum-dot LED, visible light spectrum communication, and bioluminescent illumination. Check it out here.

Cree’s ZR Series LED troffer, featuring the company’s TrueWhite Technology, offers high color rendering (>90 CRI) in a slim package at a distributor price of $99, depending on the configuration. The ZR Series LED troffer offers the potential for 50% energy savings and is available with standard 0-10V dimming. The ZR Series LED troffer’s thin [...]

ASB Glassfloor features integral LED lines that can be turned ON, OFF or changed on demand to adapt a floor for different events. For example, a court could be adapted to different sporting events: Even greater possibilities may be achieved by displaying scoreboards or video under the floor as well, enabling the court to be [...]

Korean supermarket chain Emart uses LED lights and smart phones (with an Emart app) to guide shoppers around the store and alert them to discounts. This technology opens a world of future possibilities, allowing spaces to talk directly to users.

DigitalSpeck Lighting by Manning’s SKYY pendant features an LED downlight with a choice of four housing designs. The heat sink at the top houses the LED driver powering 12 Cree XPG Series LEDs and optics to produce performance nearly equivalent to a 300W incandescent flood lamp for less than 40W. Available with 0-10V dimming. Click [...]

WAC Lighting’s Vela OLED Chandelier and Wall Sconce is defined by a dramatic contemporary profile. It features 12 OLED panels that illuminate surfaces below and 12 additional OLEDs that shine upward to render a soft ambiance that evokes a lighter sense of space and visual comfort. The Vela OLED Wall Sconce is designed in a [...]

Lithonia’s PROTEON SL LED luminaire provides a continuous-row solution to achieve good uniformity and horizontal-to-vertical light ratio in high-bay lighting applications. The luminaires feature integral occupancy and photosensing along with a high-efficiency driver (enabling dimming down to 10%) and an emergency backup accessory. Extruded housing and heat sink enables good thermal management. Click here to [...]