by Commercial LED Lighting | Oct 21, 2016 | Architectural Lighting, Features, Indoor Lighting, Manufacturing Services & Testing, Outdoor Lighting, Retail & Hospitality, Standards
Market transformation programs like DLC and Energy Star were initiated to deliver energy-effiency requirements to the industry, but John Burns of Global Tech LED explains how the energy push can lead to a reduction in light quality. The original version of this...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 25, 2016 | Color Tuning, Driver ICs, Drivers and power, Drivers Electronics, Facade & Entertainment, Features, Indoor Lighting, Indoor Networks & Controls, LEDs Applications, Modular Drivers, Modular light engines, Networks & Controls, Outdoor Lighting, Retail & Hospitality, Smart Cities, SSL Design, White-Point Tuning
In this article that covers some of the latest LED driver products from a number of prominent vendors, Maury Wright spotlights state-of-the-art value-added features in drivers. The original version of this article can be found...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 25, 2016 | Building & Home Automation, Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Drivers Electronics, Features, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Indoor Networks & Controls, Industrial & Life Sciences, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Microcontrollers, Networks, Networks & Controls, Retail & Hospitality, Sensors, Services & Testing, Smart Cities
The LED lighting industry wants to become a vital part of the Internet of Things, but it can’t get there alone. It knows illumination, not communications. Mark Halper details five up-and-coming firms making smart lighting happen. The original version of this...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 25, 2016 | Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Driver ICs, Drivers and power, Drivers Electronics, Features, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Indoor Networks & Controls, Interconnect, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Modular light engines, Networks & Controls, Retail & Hospitality, Smart Cities, SSL Design
Scott Zimmerman, William Livesay, and William Evans describe the advantages of combining a modular approach to LED lighting with DC power distribution to simplify installation, increase efficiency, and deliver a custom look in the built environment. The original...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 22, 2016 | Backlighting Signs & Displays, Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Drivers Electronics, Features, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Indoor Networks & Controls, LED, LED Design & Manufacturing, LEDs Applications, LEDs Sources, Light Sources, Modular light engines, Networks & Controls, OLEDs, Outdoor Lighting, Retail & Hospitality, Services & Testing, SSL Design, White-Point Tuning
Networks and smart lighting remained in the spotlight at LightFair 2016, but Maury Wright reports that lighting designers and specifiers may still care more about the quality of LED-based products than value-added, lighting-centric features. The original version of...
by Commercial LED Lighting | Jul 19, 2016 | Business and Industry, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Industry News, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Lighting Projects, Manufacturing Equipment, Materials, Optics, Retail & Hospitality, Retail and museum, Retrofit lamps, SSL Design
Famed San Francisco wax museum turns to AC-powered, MR16 GU10 LED lamps to spotlight life-size representations of actors, politicians, and more, while the Staten Island Museum turned to PAR30 SSL products to light its historical exhibits. The original version of this...