YOURE visiting your parents and have been asked to help find something in their cupboard. Off you go to their room, switch on the single fluorescent light and open the cupboard door. Its as though youre peering into an abyss because there isnt enough light to see whats inside the cupboard. You have two choices: You either close the cupboard door immediately or take everything out, find what they need and spend the next few hours putting everything back.

SENSOR LIGHTS

Now, we have a third option, says Lim Joo Yee, consumer marketing manager at Philips, a global market leader in lighting solutions. With those hard-to-see places, we have Philips Spot On sensor lights. They have motion sensors and are battery operated. With the double-sided tape at the back, you stick them on the inside wall of the cupboard. No necessity for screws and plug points, explains Lim during an event called Philips LED The Way to showcase some of the cutting-edge LED solutions that Philips offers.

With LED technology, Philips is focusing on enhancing peoples lives with the kind of light they use in their living spaces, says Adrine Ong, lighting division general manager. All the products on show came under holistic LED ecosystem and included lamps, indoor lighting and light fittings.

Ong shared some of the benefits of LED lighting. For one, the quality of light from LED bulbs is superior because it provides vivid lights with natural shades of white, which means less glare. Since LED bulbs tend to be smaller, they create an ambient atmosphere. With a typical lifetime of between 15,000 and 20,000 hours, it will be between 15 and 20 years before your LED bulbs need to be replaced.

Since our electricity tariff is going up, LED bulbs will reduce maintenance costs, keep electricity bills from skyrocketing and use up to 85 per cent less energy without compromising on lighting performance. More important for environmentalists is the fact that LED bulbs dont contain lead or mercury, which are harmful, says Ong.

While all this may sound technical, Ong adds that research shows more consumers are no longer simply saying they need more lights. In fact, what theyre saying is, I need more energy efficient lights.

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

Lim cites the kitchen as an example. Previously, kitchens had one light. Now, as kitchens become smaller, so are work spaces like countertops. Often, when people are doing something like washing or cutting, there is a shadow and they cant see clearly what theyre doing, she says. For this, we have something called Philips myLiving Linear lights. They are motion sensor lights so you just pass your hand underneath the light and it will come on. Also, these lights produce little or no forward-facing heat.

She adds: Today, in many houses, there are three generations living together. Each generation has different lighting requirements. Childrens eyes are more sensitive and they dont need such bright lights. As people age, however, their needs change so grandparents may need bright lights.

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New Delhi GlacialLight, a division of lighting and technology manufacturer GlacialTech, announces today the newest addition to its waterproof LED down light series. The GL-DL08-IP is an 8 waterproof down light for wet spaces, rated for dust and waterproof protection to IP54. Available in a variety of color temperatures to suit different environments, the DL08-IP can also come with 3-in-1 dimming (DL08DA-IP) and has DC input (DL08LD-IP) available.

Ambience As part of GlacialLights Cappella series of down lights, the GL-DL08-IP features a sleek, circular and lightweight design that fits in with contemporary surroundings. Color temperature options include from 3000K (Warm White), 4000K (Neutral White) and 5000K (Cool White). Light gently fades at the edges of the down light for a special atmospheric effect perfect for spaces such as saunas, spas, bathrooms or swimming pools.

Versatile The DL08-IP series of down lights has the versatility to suit a variety of indoor and outdoor applications. The down light comes in either AC or DC input (11-15V/22-30V) configurations. 3-in-1 dimming via 1-10V, PWM, or Resistor is available, as well as a non-dimming version. A wide 110 degree beam angle casts light evenly across any room or sheltered outdoor space.

The GL-DL08-IP down lights from GlacialLight are an all-in-one lighting product that include the LED and IP54 rated fixture. A bundled driver with active power factor correction, over temperature protection and short circuit protection ensure safety and reliability in wet environments. These down lights are RoHS compliant, contain no hazardous materials and emit no UV or IR radiation.

Specifications

DL08-IP (non-dimmable)

DL08DA-IP (DC dimmable: 1-10V/PWM/Resistor)

About GlacialLight GlacialLight, the lighting division of GlacialTech, manufactures LED lighting solutions for indoor/outdoor applications and both residential and commercial uses. As well as having a wide range of finished LED lighting products, GlacialLight also offers its clients the option of customizing products for specific needs. Please visit the company homepage at http://www.GlacialLight.com.

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New Mobile Site and Brand IdentityUnmatched Service and Value

Greenville, SC Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that Alera Lighting has launched a completely redesigned website to showcase the brands architectural linear LED and fluorescent products. Founded at the onset of the century, Alera Lighting celebrates its 14th birthday with a tradition firm in quality, service, and value and an eye to the future.

The site has been designed to provide a user-friendly experience with upgraded functionality throughout. Utilizing the latest in web-design technology, the new site presents content in optimized formats for desktop as well as smartphone and tablet browsing. Now, users can easily navigate the Alera Lighting website from anywhere and on any devicewithout the hassle of truncated layouts or a dedicated mobile app.

Additionally, the new layout makes Alera Lightings extensive product portfolio simple to navigate by organizing it by attribute. The updated format allows customers to access the most recent technical spec sheets, product images, installation data or application gallery of their desired products without wasting time shuffling through an entire catalogue.

At Alera Lighting, our primary focus is on customer support, said Chris Hutchins, Service and Productivity Manager at Alera Lighting. The new website and look gives us the opportunity to provide customers with an even better experience, and well continue working everyday to ensure we deliver superior service and value.

The Sales page contains an interactive infographic designed to help customers quickly find the contact information for domestic and international agents. Also, the Alera Express program provides a one-stop shop for some of the industrys best-selling product families that are available for shipment within 10 working days.

Please visit the new website here and feel free to give us your feedback on the new website via our Facebook or LinkedIn pages.

About Hubbell Lighting Hubbell Lighting is one of the largest lighting fixture manufacturers in North America. The company provides a full range of indoor and outdoor lighting products serving the commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential markets. Hubbell Lighting brands include Alera Lighting, Architectural Area Lighting, Beacon Products, Columbia Lighting, Compass Products, Devine Lighting, Dual-Lite, HomeStyle Lighting, Hubbell Building Automation, Hubbell Industrial Lighting, Hubbell Outdoor Lighting, Kim Lighting, Kurt Versen, Prescolite, Progress Lighting, Security Lighting, Spaulding Lighting, Sportsliter Solutions, Sterner Lighting Systems, Thomasville Lighting, and Whiteway. Hubbell Lighting: one name, distinctive brands, limitless lighting possibilities. For additional information, please visit http://www.hubbelllighting.com and follow Hubbell Lighting on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

Hubbell Lighting Media Contact: Andy Beck Makovsky abeck@makovsky.com 202-587-5634

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Weve already seen Philipss clever indoor lighting platform that acts as a fine-grained indoor location-tracking system for shops, but now the Dutch conglomerate is preparing to unveil something for the office.

Next week at the Light + Building show in Frankfurt, Germany, Philips will take the wraps off its connected office lighting system. The LED light fixtures are all hooked up to the buildings IT network through their wiring its Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), which provides just enough juice for low-power LEDs and can also include sensors for monitoring humidity and temperature, as well as for judging when a room is occupied or not.

As with the in-store system, the lights can also act as a positioning grid to help people navigate the office layout. By communicating with a smartphone app using light, the fixtures could tell where the user is and help recommend the nearest vacant meeting room, for example. Users could also easily adjust the lighting and temperature of the room theyre in, via the app.

The real pitch here is for building owners and facility managers. By measuring occupancy levels and energy usage, and displaying the results through Philipss software, the system would make it easier to figure out when to heat certain areas, how often specific rooms need cleaning, and of course what should be lit at certain times of day.

Its gathering a large database of information for various fixtures for facility managers, to make their life easier, Philips spokesman Menno Kleingeld told me.

Philips isnt the first company to unveil such a system. Notably, Redwood Systems, bought last year by CommScope, also supplies a package that combines LEDs with Ethernet-style cables for environmental monitoring and centralized building control.

However, Redwoods system does not hew to the PoE specification. Kleingeld was adamant that Philipss system sticks to open standards, cutting down on cost and avoiding potential lock-in. That said, certain features will only work with Philipss software. Part of where we believe we can play an extended role is by offering user apps and facility management tools, he said.

Philips already has a showcase customer for its system in consultancy giant Deloitte, whose new Amsterdam office (currently under construction) incorporates it. We see our office raising the bar in data analytics with completely new insights in the use of office space, leading the way for offices to reduce the CO2 footprint of buildings and create a more sustainable world, Deloitte Netherlands CIO Erik Ubels said in a statement.

Regarding security, Kleingeld told me that all the data generated by the lighting system would by default stay in the customers own IT network. Being wired rather than wireless, its also harder to snoop on.

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Philips Lumileds, which has often been more associated with the high power LED market, is now resolving to take mid-power LEDs to another level in 2014 and this March the company shown its hand with a number of product releases.

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The companys mid-power LED products are already used in large volumes in the automotive lighting market but now Philips Lumileds is predicting that 2014 will see the mid-power LED market continue to maintain high growth, especially in general lighting and indoor lighting markets including the retrofit bulb, down light and troffer sectors.

The LUXEON 3020 emitter crosses the 1,000 lumens per dollar threshold and is aimed at encouraging even greater adoption of LED based lighting. Philips Lumileds is looking for the affordable LED solution to drive a variety of long-awaited commercial LED lighting fixtures into the mass market, including lamps and troffers.

The LUXEON 3020 is the most affordable of all our mid-power LEDs, delivering over 1,000 lumens per dollar. This product will inspire the market with the next generation of high quality, efficient and attractively priced LED lamps, said Orson Lo, Product Manager, Philips Lumileds.

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PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. Power management company Eaton today announced that its Cooper Lighting divisions McGraw-Edison Valet and Ventus light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires are replacing 6,050 existing parking garage fixtures at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) to improve efficiencies and optical lighting performance. The conversion will result in a 66 percent reduction in power consumption with an anticipated overall energy and maintenance savings of approximately $1.2 million annually.

This project is improving the lighting performance in our parking facilities, reducing energy consumption, saving on maintenance costs and shrinking our carbon footprint, said Tom Naughton, chief executive officer, Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA). Our team invested a significant amount of time field testing 12 different lighting fixtures and visiting local municipalities that completed parking garage lighting upgrades to take into account their lessons learned and implement best practices for a results-driven end product.

Consuming only 60 watts, the McGraw-Edison Valet LED fixtures are replacing 1,200 existing 210-watt, metal halide fixtures in the Blue Deck parking garage and 4,800 fixtures in McNamara Terminal Parking Structure. The Ventus LED pole-mounted fixtures are being installed on the upper open decks. The fixtures are estimated to reduce annual energy consumption by more than 7,345,000 kilowatt hours, resulting in 66 percent energy savings and providing improved uniform illumination.

Replacing inefficient parking garage lighting with LED fixtures is one of the most practical, energy-efficient upgrades a city or business can make to save energy, reduce costs and lower carbon dioxide emissions, said Mark Eubanks, president, Eatons Cooper Lighting division. This project is a great example of how to increase overall efficiencies and performance to provide a safe and well-lit environment, all while helping save the airport energy and maintenance costs.

In addition, the LED products incorporate the Lighting divisions LumaWatt Outdoor Wireless Control and Monitoring System, which manages the lighting levels according to pedestrian and traffic safety needs. Since the lighting runs 24 hours a day, the products are able to reduce light levels during low usage hours, increase the lighting on demand with occupancy sensors and harvest daylight, reducing power to the fixtures when needed to gain additional energy savings.

The Lighting divisions LED luminaires also provide maintenance savings, including labor and materials. On average, the existing light source needed to be replaced every 13 months, whereas the McGraw-Edison LED fixtures are designed to last more than 60,000 hours, or maintain minimal lighting levels for at least 10 years.

The energy saved in this project is equivalent to powering 880 U.S. households for one year, and the reduction of 7,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year is equal to taking 1,350 passenger vehicles off the road.

This project is one of many initiatives currently underway as part of the Airport Authority's on-going commitment to promote sustainability practices, while conducting day-to-day operations, said Ali Dib, director of Infrastructure and Engineering, WCAA.

Eatons Cooper Lighting division delivers a range of innovative and reliable indoor and outdoor lighting solutions, as well as controls products specifically designed to maximize performance, energy efficiency and cost savings. The Lighting business serves customers in the commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential, utility and other markets.

Eatons Electrical Sector is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer todays most critical electrical power management challenges.

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New Delhi, Mar 25 : GlacialLight, a division of lighting and technology manufacturer GlacialTech, recently announced the newest addition to its down light range with 6" surface mounted down lights, here.

The GL-DL06-SM down light series are all-in-one lighting fixtures which can be installed without drilling holes in ceilings or walls.

GlacialLight noted that the surface mounted lighting fixtures are highly compatible with a range of electrical standards around the world and offer high quality light at various color temperatures.

Non-dimmable, 3-in-1 dimmable, AC-TRIAC dimmable, and DC input options are available.

According to the officials, the GL-DL06-SM comes as an easy to install all-in-one light and fixture.

As a surface mounted down light, no drilling is needed, so ceilings and walls are left in intact.

An optional metal pendant rod mounted allows the down light to be closer to the lighting target for kitchen countertops, cafes, and other indoor lighting applications.

Moreover, the GL-DL06-SM comes in a variety of models to suit various indoor lighting applications around the world.

The AC models support international mains voltage from 100-240V AC and an AC-TRIAC dimmable option means these down lights can be controlled with traditional dimming switches.

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LAS VEGASWhile lighting equipment makers continue to provide LED fixtures to replace energy-hungry legacy lighting gear, there are some fresh introductions of older technology fixtures with new features.

LIGHTING ARRI will introduce its M8, the latest and smallest lighting fixture in the companys M-Series of HMI lamp heads. It features MAX Technology, a unique reflector design that combines the advantages of Fresnel and PAR fixtures.

BBS LIGHTING will show their AREA 48 LED Light system with interchangeable phosphor technology for HD. The AREA 48 offers ultra high 97 CRI in 3200K and 95 CRI in 5600K while eliminating LED color accuracy issues.

CINEO will debut the Maverick, a portable member of the companys TruColor family. It provides all of the benefits of remote phosphor technology found in the TruColor HS and LS, while better meeting the demands of field use. Also look for Cineos Foton2 LED lighting systems, small, PAR-style LED fixtures with 2,000 lumen output in tungsten and daylight color temperatures.

FREZZI will showcase its HyLight and Sky- Light Luminaires, each delivering impressive amounts of daylight-balanced light for TV indoor/outdoor newsgathering and field production. The portable LED fixtures are powered by standard broadcast batteries, DC or AC power.

K5600 will debut its 800W Zoom Beamer, a smaller version of its 1600W Zoom Beamer with a facetted open-face reflector. Its manually focusable from 10 to 50 degrees. Also look for K5600s new 200 Watt lamps in both 3200 K and 5600 K color temperatures.

KINO FLO will debut the Celeb 400 DMX soft light, which doubles the output of the companys Celeb 200 DMX fixtures and has the same high-end control features: variable color temperature (2700K- 5500K), color presets, and full-range dimming on AC and DC power. The company will also debut a new generation of power factor and universal voltage 4Bank, double, single portable systems and the new Image 87X and Image 47X luminaires (3K light/2.4 amps and 1.5K light/1.2 amps.

LOWEL-LIGHT will premier a pair of new lighting systems for location production, The Lowel PRO Power LED, and Lowel Prime Location LED. The PRO Power LED is a compact focusing light available in tungsten or daylight colors with a high output and a wide focus range. The Prime Location LED is a 1 x 1 location panel in rugged housing, with a high IP rating. It features AC or DC operation and is available in daylight, tungsten, or bicolor models.

MATTHEWS STUDIO EQUIPMENT will take the wraps off its Minivator II heavy-duty light stands. These are a stronger and taller version of MSEs Minivator stand.

PHOTON BEARD will present its Square One fluorescent lighting fixture, featuring eight 12-inch long T5 fluorescent tubes that deliver light with none of the spectral limitations typically associated with similar LED-based fixtures. Also new is the Platinum Blonde, a 1200 Watt HMI linear lamp in an open face format supplied complete with ballast.

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Researchers at UCL have developed a new antibacterial material which has potential for cutting hospital acquired infections. The combination of two simple dyes with nanoscopic particles of gold is deadly to bacteria when activated by light -- even under modest indoor lighting. And in a first for this type of substance, it also shows impressive antibacterial properties in total darkness.

The research, from by Sacha Noimark and Ivan Parkin (both UCL Chemistry) and Elaine Allan (UCL Eastman Dental Institute), is published today in the journal Chemical Science.

Hospital-acquired infections are a major issue for modern medicine, with pathogens like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff) getting extensive publicity. Although medical establishments have stringent cleaning policies, insist on frequent hand-washing by staff, and have powerful drugs at their disposal, it is difficult to eliminate these infections unless you can make the hospital environment more hostile to microbes. Surfaces, such as door handles, medical equipment, keyboards, pens and so on are an easy route for germs to spread, even onto freshly-cleaned hands.

One possible solution to this is to develop alternative strategies such as antibacterial coatings that make surfaces less accommodating to germs. These surfaces are not like antibacterial fluids that just wash away -- the goal is to make a surface which is intrinsically deadly to harmful bacteria.

"There are certain dyes that are known to be harmful to bacteria when subjected to bright light," explains the study's corresponding author Ivan Parkin (Head of UCL Chemistry). "The light excites electrons in them, promoting the dye molecules to an excited triplet state and ultimately produces highly reactive oxygen radicals that damage bacteria cell walls. Our project tested new combinations of these dyes along with gold nanoparticles, and simplified ways of treating surfaces which could make the technology easier and cheaper to roll out."

The team, tested several different combinations of the dyes crystal violet (already used to treat staph infections), methylene blue and nanogold, deposited on the surface of silicone. This flexible rubbery substance is widely used as a sealant, a coating and to build medical apparatus such as tubes, catheters and gaskets, and can also be used as protective casings for things like keyboards and telephones.

While work to create antimicrobial surfaces in the past has often concentrated on complex ways of bonding dyes to the surface, this study took a simpler approach. The researchers used an organic solvent to swell the silicone, allowing the methylene blue and gold nanoparticles to diffuse through the polymer. They then dipped the silicone into a crystal violet solution to form a thin dye layer at the polymer surface.

In their tests, in which infected surfaces were subjected to light levels similar to those measured in hospital buildings, surfaces treated with a combination of crystal violet, methylene blue and nanogold showed the most potent bactericidal effect ever observed in such a surface. Moreover, the treatment did not significantly change the properties of the silicone (for instance, how water repellent it is), and the coating was not affected by rubbing with alcohol wipes, meaning it can stand up to the repeated cleaning that goes on in hospitals, without being worn off.

"Despite contaminating the surface with far more bacteria than you would ever see in a hospital setting, placed under a normal fluorescent light bulb, the entire sample was dead in three to six hours, depending on the type of bacteria," says the paper's lead author, Sacha Noimark. "That was an excellent result, but the bigger surprise was the sample which we left in the dark. That sample too showed significant reductions in bacterial load, albeit over longer timescales of about three to eighteen hours. The precise mechanism by which this dark-kill works is not yet clear, though."

This is the first time a light-activated antimicrobial surface has had any kind of effect in the dark. This, along with its unprecedented performance under hospital lighting conditions, and relatively simple and cost-effective manufacture, means that the technology is extremely promising for future applications.

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Yorba Linda, Calif. (PRWEB) March 20, 2014

Its a little-known fact that the majority of energy-efficient lighting retrofits leave significant energy savings on the table. A book released today by energy-efficient lighting manufacturer Precision-Paragon [P2] aims to help building owners and lighting professionals identify and maximize potential sources of energy savings.

6 Steps to Getting the Most From Every Lighting Retrofit is available for free as a downloadable e-book on the lighting manufacturers website at http://www.p-2.com/6-steps/index.html. The 21-page guide walks readers through valuable energy-saving steps that are missed in many lighting retrofits.

The guides first chapter opens at the starting point for nearly all lighting upgrades: a one-for-one replacement, where existing fixtures are swapped out with more energy-efficient replacements.

A one-for-one replacement is a fine place to start, said Joe Martin, [P2] vice president and general manager. The problem is that if you stop there, its almost certain that youre missing out on significant additional energy savings. We put together this guide to help building owners and energy-efficient lighting professionals learn about these opportunities so they can be incorporated into their next retrofit.

The book covers additional steps, including performing a comprehensive layout and specification, adding automatic lighting controls, addressing outdoor lighting, addressing specialty lighting, and finding and qualifying for rebates and incentives.

By following all the steps in the guide and performing a truly comprehensive retrofit, its possible that a facility could more than double their energy savings when compared to performing a simple one-for-one retrofit. The six steps are applicable to a wide range of manufacturing, commercial, industrial and educational facilities.

It can take a bit more work to perform a truly comprehensive retrofit, said Martin. But the potential energy and cost savings are too big to ignore.

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About Precision-Paragon [P2]: For over 20 years, [P2] has made high-quality, indoor-and-outdoor light fixtures for a wide range of applications in retail, commercial and industrial spaces. [P2]s energy-efficient lighting drastically cuts energy consumption, creating big cost savings and significant environmental benefits.

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