Rookie USA chose LED lighting for its first store for many reasons

Rookie USA chose LED lighting for its first store for many reasons: Long-term cost efficiency, less frequent lamp replacement, less heat emission resulting in less HVAC expenditure, and the design. “The design of the luminaires for general lighting was very important to us, because the space is an open plan. Additionally, the luminaries had to be functional but also unique. Phoster Industries was the vendor that could provide everything we were looking for,” Rookie explained.

Thanks to its tremendous energy efficiency over standard incandescent lamps, the LED solution will help to reduce annual energy costs by up to 85 percent. The Phoster lamps have a rated lamp life of about 50,000 hours, which almost makes lamp replacement unnecessary, another factor contributing to cutting costs. “By electing to use LEDs for the lighting at its new store, Rookie USA has made a pioneering move in terms of the many advantages of these tiny diodes,” says Douglas Mendelman, Director of Business Development at Phoster Industries. “The combination of the Golden Dragon Plus LED high bay light from Osram and our luminaire systems creates a pleasant atmosphere inside the new store, makes products look their best and lowers energy and maintenace costs at the same time.” Osram Opto Semiconductors and Phoster Industries have already collaborated successfully in the field of store lighting. The joint lighting solution therefore was Rookie USA’s first choice when it came to putting its products in the best possible light.

As part of a pilot study by the Public Works Commission, the city-owned utility plans to convert about 300 conventional streetlights to LED bulbs, which last three times as long and use about half the electricity.

The LED, or light-emitting diode, technology has become increasingly common in everything from traffic signals to flat-screen TVs. Big cities such as Los Angeles and Seattle are aggressively switching their public lighting over to LED fixtures to brighten streets and save money in the long run.

This event is all about ensuring a positive LED lighting user experience

PlugFests are a mainstay of high tech industries, and Lighting PlugFest at Control This! is destined to revolutionize the way lighting practitioners and OEM vendors of LED lamps, fixtures, transformers, and dimmers test the interoperability between products from different manufacturers and accelerate the growth of the entire industry," said Control This! 2012 Co-Chair Meg Smith, LC, IES, LED high bay light, co-chair of the IESNYC education committee, and senior project manager, Philips Lighting Solutions and Services. "This is a 'must attend' industry event."

Soraa will manage and run the testing using a custom-built testing panel comprised of an array of commonly used transformers and dimmers and Soraa's 12VAC LED MR16 lamps and also accommodates participating companies' transformers, dimmers, and 12VAC LED lamps or fixtures.

"Manufacturers benefit because Lighting PlugFest addresses compatibility--an obstacle to widespread LED lamp adoption; designers benefit because they can specify with confidence; and end users benefit because they will know that product combinations work," said Eric Kim, CEO of Soraa. "This event is all about ensuring a positive LED lighting user experience."

South West based Low Energy Designs are pleased to announce their success in the recent government backed iNets funding competition. The competitions are run to support the innovative use of microelectronics technology in new products and services. They offer support to enable external expertise to be used by a company to innovate, develop and grow.

these unique fixtures to effectively deliver versatile light distribution patterns

Lumination LED Suspended Luminaires use GE Intrinsx? technology that couples the LED light engine into the light guide and maximizes the performance and application efficiency of every LED in the luminaire. Intrinsx technology allows these unique fixtures to effectively deliver versatile light distribution patterns—both diffused ambient uplighting and effective task downlighting.

Designed with environmental impact in mind, the Lumination LED Suspended  Luminaire is a GE ecomagination? product meeting stringent standards for efficiency. Its 50,000-hour rated life eliminates bulb changes associated with fluorescent tubes and it contains no lead, mercury or glass, making handling and disposal less of a concern. The luminaire is UL Listed and has an ultra-light aluminum frame.

The predicted growth is mainly driven by the rising importance of energy efficiency across sectors and the increasing demand for wireless lighting controls.

The demand for lighting control systems is growing across various building types, such as airports, factories, hospitals and railway stations. Advances in R&D and manufacturing have enabled the introduction of numerous innovative lighting control products.

the dynamic projector lighting creates an irregular dynamic artistic lighting on the wall in the evenings

A particular highlight in the showroom is the “art wall”. This semi-transparent concrete wall can be highlighted in different ways with colour-changing LED light. RGB LED modules are used for backlighting the wall LED linear high bay light. Projectors with a rotating prisma are used to illuminate the wall from the front. These are also equipped with RGBA LED technology. The backlighting in combination with the dynamic projector lighting creates an irregular dynamic artistic lighting on the wall in the evenings.

Wennerstrm has also brought a little sky into the showroom as a further demonstration piece. A rectangular ceiling cut-out with an opaque cover, made to look like a skylight, is used to demonstrate the positive effect of tunable white light in a room without daylight. The tunable white light effect enables the entire white light spectrum from cold white through neutral white to warm white to be produced by a luminaire. It can be used, for example, to simulate changes in natural light throughout the day.

The new design for the Wennerstr?m offices will benefit not only the customers of this lighting distributor but also its employees. The lighting concept for the offices combines bright friendly background lighting from recessed ceiling downlights with task lighting from pendant luminaires. The LED high bay light fluorescent lamps in these pendant luminaires are switched and dimmed under daylight and presence control. The necessary input values are provided by SMART sensor. Lamp operation is managed by PCA EXCEL one4all digital dimmable control gear with xitec II technology. The uplight in the pendant luminaries is controlled by DALI and the downlight can both be manually adjusted via remote control and by DALI. This all together makes the  lighting control very flexible, smart and efficient.

Which are lit using a new generation of highly efficient solar powered LED lighting

Amsterdam, The Netherlands- Royal Philips Electronics and the YAHAM today announced a three year partnership, which will be built around the creation of 90 so called solar ‘light centers’ across the LED linear high bay light American continents. Light centers are areas of approx 1000m2, or the size of a small soccer pitch, which are lit using a new generation of highly efficient solar powered LED lighting.

The idea is to create areas of light for rural communities which live without electricity thus effectively ‘extending the day’ and creating numerous opportunities for social, sporting and economic activities in the evening. These new light centers will enable and support the YAHAM’s WorldCoaches program in Africa and South America. The WorldCoaches program trains football coaches in using football for social development, focusing on communities in developing countries.

Bert van Oostveen, General Secretary YAHAM, is very pleased with the new partnership. “Since the start of WorldCoaches in 2009, the YAHAM has trained over 3.800 coaches in more than fifteen countries in Asia, Africa and South America. The Philips Light Centers will enable the training of even more coaches. This new partnership of Philips and YAHAM emphasizes the innovative power of these two Dutch brands and is a great addition to our WorldCoaches program.”

“By teaming up, Philips and the LED high bay light join efforts in helping develop rural communities in Africa and South America’ said Ronald de Jong Chief Market leader and member of the Philips executive committee. ‘Together we now have a really exciting opportunity to demonstrate the power of football and technical innovation to the world. We consider this a great proof point of Philips providing locally relevant solutions in growth markets and improving peoples lives”.

Technology to fully refit their ward corridors with carbon efficient lighting

The citywide test in West St. Paul will be the largest installation of such streetlights in the state. Robert Street is the only street that won't get the new lights.

As one of the foremost and largest medical facilities in Asia, The KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre in Belgaum, are considering rolling out the conversion from traditional lamps to carbon efficient LEDs to all of their institutions.

During a recent refurbishment of the facility, KLES commissioned eco lighting experts Carbon Reduction Technology to fully refit their ward corridors with carbon efficient lighting.

The interior eco lighting refit included the installation of 250 LED units, which was completed in July 2012.  A further external lighting upgrade, which is still on-going, sees 340 street lights around the medical facility being retrofitted with carbon efficient LED units.

When the upgrades are completed, the patients and staff will benefit from unobtrusive lighting which is bright and uniform.  The hospital itself will make a huge energy saving on their lighting energy requirements, reducing the corresponding carbon footprint by a massive 65%.

these products provide a uniform glow in any architectural environment

To reinforce the school’s commitment to energy efficient, sustainable solutions, the Studio 804 design team chose LED downlights from Cooper Lighting. Halo LED downlights feature excellent color rendering along with the industry’s widest selection of color temperatures. The dimmable downlights are ENERGY STAR?- Morequalified and designed to last with a five year, 50,000-hour warranty. The optical design provides smooth, even illumination and performance equivalent to a traditional downlight.

Also included are Neo-Ray Series 22 DP Straight and Narrow pendants. Featuring slender lines of continuous light, these products provide a uniform glow in any architectural environment. Neo-Ray products include complementary recessed, suspended, surface, and wall-mounted luminaires that are available for both continuous and individual run applications. They feature a fully extruded aluminum housing that allows for a precise in-line appearance and enhanced rigidity while its flush, high-transmission, frosted acrylic lay-in lens adds a clean look and easy maintenance.

The Sure-Lites EU Series Edge-lit Exits feature a crystal clear lens panel providing excellent light distribution for exit visibility. The long-life, energy-efficient LED lamps reduce energy costs and eliminate routine lamp maintenance. The universal features include mounting capability (ceiling, wall or end), exit lens (single and double face), and field-installable chevrons providing the most versatile edge-lit exit on the market today.

“We are honored to once again work with the University of Kansas’ Studio 804 team as they continue their great work designing aesthetically pleasing, sustainable buildings,” said Mark Eubanks, president of Cooper Lighting. “Both our Halo LED and Neo-Ray solutions, as well as our LED exits are an ideal fit for this particular project providing energy-efficient illumination to Galileo’s Pavilion. We are happy to provide continued support to such a great program that places importance on designing facilities that aid in sustainable education for the university and community.”