Products + Technology

EYE Lighting International’s LEDioc LED retrofit lamps are designed to provide simple and easy field retrofit from an HID to LED light source in post-top and pendant luminaires. EYE estimates there are more than 2 million luminaires of these types in service in the USA, with hundreds of thousands annually requiring retrofit. The 37W EYE [...]

Acuity Brands’ Lumen Being is a distinctive OLED luminaire that responds to gestures that allow users to control brightness and distribution. Check it out here.

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently released a guide for designing light scoops—an innovative type of skylight designed by the LRC with funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Light scoops provide optimal levels of daylight throughout the changing seasons and daily fluctuations in weather by [...]

The Lumination EL Series LED Luminaires by GE Lighting Solutions utilize a distinctive edge-lit acrylic panel to distribute light broadly from a thin-profile housing. The luminaire emits 6,200 lumens of 4000K, 82 CRI illumination while drawing 71 watts. A track-mounted version is available. Click here to learn more.

The National Lighting Bureau recently issued a press release addressing CFL behavior at end of life. In some cases, the CFL may fail in a manner in which a sizzling sound and some odor or smoke is produced. It’s even possible for the ballast housing to discolor or deform. Howard Lewis of Visioneering Corporation, National [...]

Cree, Inc. recently announced the XSPR LED Residential Street Light at a cost as low as $99 for common applications. Extending the technical breakthroughs of the XSP Series LED Street Light portfolio, the 25W and 42W XSPR street light is designed to replace up to 100W high-pressure sodium street lights, reducing energy consumption while improving [...]

Universal Lighting Technologies is bringing Panasonic ELeaf OLED modules to North America, providing luminaire OEMs new opportunities in product design. Only 9mm thick, each OLED module features a square light emitting surface (LES) area of 80mm x 80mm that produces a diffuse and uniform white light. Arranged together, ELeaf OLED modules can create an entire [...]

The new color changing PARATA RGB LED luminaires from Winona are available in linear cove, spot, flood and linear configurations with multiple distribution options and aiming flexibility that provide superior optic control. In addition, these LED luminaires allow users to input a specific value and deliver consistent color from luminaire to luminaire. PARATA LED luminaires [...]

The SkyVault Series M74 DS by Tubular Daylight Device (TDD) manufacturer Solatube International, Inc., is the company’s largest daylighting device to date, serving as the daylighting “core” for high-bay commercial applications. The TDD features a 29-in. diameter opening to the sky, allowing more light to be distributed. A temperature control with insulated and sealed curb-mounted [...]