Industry News
The Color Red for a Good Night’s Sleep?
Guest post by the New Buildings Institute Researchers continue to broaden their knowledge about the ways light impacts the circadian system and rhythms such as the sleep/wake cycle. Generally, it’s…
DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on LED Post-Top Lighting
The Department of Energy recently published the evaluation report from a GATEWAY demonstration in New York City’s Central Park, conducted in collaboration with The Climate Group and the New York…
Roadway Lighting Web Seminar to be Held April 2, 2013
Newspapers are filled with stories describing reductions and removal of street lighting in order to reduce municipal costs. Tackling the tricky questions of when and where to install roadway illumination…
Product Monday: Wall Arcos and Wall Mod LED Luminaires by Litecontrol
Litecontrol’s Wall Arcos L54 is an extruded aluminum LED luminaire in the graceful Arcos curved shape and the Wall Mod L42 is an extruded aluminum LED luminaire in the popular…
IKEA to Sell Only LED Lighting by 2016
IKEA recently announced it will be converting its full lighting range to LED by 2016, meaning IKEA will sell only LED luminaires and lamps. Additionally, IKEA is changing more than…
Brilliant LED Concept Video
Summary of a research idea conceived at the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Lighting Group. This video explains the potential applications of a novel concept based on LEDs than uses…
California to Base LED Lamp Rebate Programs on Quality Specification
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has published a voluntary quality specification for omnidirectional and directional LED replacement lamps intended to replace screwbase incandescent lamps in light fixtures other than colored…
Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition Announces 2012 Outdoor Winners
Winners in the Outdoor category of the fifth annual Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Design Competition have been announced. Sponsored by the Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society and…
Product Monday: LED MR16 by Toshiba
Toshiba International Corporation’s MR16 GU5.3 LED lamp that generates up to 540 lumens, intended to replace 50W halogen lamps. Using 9.1W, the lamp is available in three color temperatures, 2700K,…
Lighting Equipment Shipments Improved during the Fourth Quarter of 2012
NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index increased in the fourth quarter of 2012 after a decline in the third quarter, growing 1.9% on a quarter-to-quarter basis and by 3.3% on a year-over-year…
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