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Light Emitting Designs, produces environmental lighting solutions that include LED retrofits for both fluorescent and CFL bulbs.
15W T8 Retrofit for 120V and 277VFully encapsulated FL replacement acrylic tube. 120V or 277V. 15W (48°). Available only in Daylight DL (5000K). Compare to 32W .
CFL 6W Hi Lumen Dimmable RetrofitFully encapsulated. Hi power CFL type retrofit bulb in poly material. For medium base sockets. Available in Soft White SW (3000K) or Daylight DL (5000K). Compare to 60W (DL) or 40W (SW).
CFL 10W Hi Lumen Dimmable RetrofitFully encapsulated. Hi power CFL type retrofit bulb in poly material. For medium base sockets. Available in Soft White SW (3000K) or Daylight DL (5000K). Compare to 80W (DL) or 60W (SW).
Light Emitting Designs
108 S. Wynstone Park Drive, Suite 103
North Barrington, IL 60010
Telephone: (847) 380-3540
www.led-llc.com
"We see a growing momentum toward responsible energy usage--we like to call it the 'Retrofit Revolution,'" said LED-LLC CEO, Tim Taylor. "When you look at true ROI, upfront costs for LED fixtures are easily displaced by savings in long term expense, and our customers understand that. The linear series offers a nice complement to the rest of our product line."
Greener Lighting Solutions
All of LED-LLC's LED fixtures offer a green solution for new installations, and an environmentally responsible replacement for existing fluorescents. LEDs last longer, burn cooler, and deliver savings on labor, as well as energy, over time This makes a cost effective solution for any 24/7 application, and especially industrial and commercial installations that pay high prices for labor to replace bulbs that burn out frequently and leave bad impressions when not replaced in a timely manner.
Light Emitting Designs (www.led-llc.com),
an innovator in LED lighting solutions for the commercial/industrial
market, announces three new series of 12v LED linear fixtures now
shipping through electrical distribution.
The R, S and SC series
from LED-LLC include the three key features savvy lighting specialists now expect:
1) lumens above 150 per each 12" run.
2) CRI of 75 or above.
3) Three year warranty.
All lights are dimmable on the 12v side.
Available in lengths from 12 to 60 inches, in Day Light or Soft White,
from 4 to 16 watts, applications include task lighting, showcase
lighting, undercabinet lighting, refrigerator/freezer lighting, and
illuminating architectural features.
- "S" (Square) Series: Square (S) Extruded White Powder Coat Aluminum Housing
- "R" (Round) Series: Round (R) Extruded Brushed Aluminum Housing Rotatable to 3600
- "SC" (Showcase) Series: Show Case (SC) Extruded Brushed Aluminum Housing Rotatable to 3600
- Also available: Power Supplies and Link Cables
About Light Emitting Designs:
Light Emitting Designs is a
company of lighting experts with nearly a century of combined
experience, providing "environmental lighting solutions" to the
electrical industry throughout the US. The broad product line includes
indoor and outdoor LED bulbs, linear lighting fixtures, 2' and 4' T8's,
and accessories.
108 S Wynstone Park Drive
Suite 103
North Barrington, IL 60010
847-380-3540
www.led-llc.com
For now, he has chosen compact fluorescents (CFLs) that cast a surprising bluish light. They'll use nearly one-quarter the energy incandescent bulbs would and will last 10,000 hours or more.
CFLs produce varying shades of white light, identified by color temperature measured on the Kelvin scale, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Web site (www.energystar.gov). Lower Kelvin numbers mean the light has a warmer color; higher numbers mean the light has a cooler cast. But not all manufacturers list color temperature on their packaging.
Most CFLs on the market offer soft or warm light (2,700K to 3,000K), comparable to an incandescent, that will enhance warmer room colors such as red, yellow and orange, the Web site says. At higher Kelvin color temperatures (3,500 to 6,500K), CFLs will emit more white to bluish-white light that enhances cooler colors (blue, green, violet).
"Our eyes have been tuned to incandescent bulbs for years,"
Avellino says. "After you get used to compact fluorescent . . . people
look better."
But even in mid-renovation, decisions are being reconsidered at the White Dog. The CFLs are an interim step, to be replaced ultimately with light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
LEDs are Environmentally Sound, Use Less Energy, and Last Longer
LEDs are the next wave because they are more environmentally sound, use less energy and last longer than both CFLs and incandescents, Wicks and Avellino say.
LED Colors are Endlessly Creative!
And the light they cast allows for any number of tones and moods. "You can totally name your color," Wicks says.
LED Lights for Exterior AND Interior
Though she is starting to use LEDs in exterior lighting, as the technology advances Wicks plans to use them inside, too - they are easier to dim, an important feature for a restaurant.
Don't Stop with Creative Rays -- Create Environmentally Friendly Fixtures, too!
For environmentally aware designs, he uses life's flotsam and
junk: old brass instruments, discarded crystal candy dishes, colanders,
antique glass jars, car and motorcycle parts.
Goldman Properties helped create New York City's SoHo district and
Miami's South Beach from once-trashed warehouses and old hotel spaces.
In Philadelphia, he's taken on a once-worn-out area of South 13th
Street between Locust and Chestnut.
Future Lighting Solutions offers customers LED lighting knowledge, resources, programs, partners, solutions and logistics support, focused on enabling the adoption of LUXEON®-based solid state lighting technology. The have build a team of LED lighting experts, specialized partners, and have developed an exclusive worldwide relationship with Philips Lumileds Lighting.
Applications served by Future Lighting Solutions include:
Their services include:
CONTACT INFO:
In North America:
Future Lighting Solutions
1-888-LUXEON2 (589-3662)
Americas@futurelightingsolutions.com
Warm-white and neutral-white LUXEON K2 emitters and a LUXEON K2 Star part can be specified with any standard white emitter.
The new white colors have typical correlated color temperatures (CCT) of 3000K and 4100K and a color rendering index (CRI) of 80 and 75 respectively. The CCT range for LUXEON K2 now extends from 2670K to 10,000K and a new finer color bin structure allows for better overall selection.
Unlike most power LEDs that are limited to 700mA, LUXEON K2 warm white and neutral white LEDs can be run up to 1500mA and a junction temperature of 150°C. The new warm-white and neutral white can deliver more than 130lm and 140lm respectively. LUXEON K2 delivers more usable light at virtually any drive current and junction temperature condition.
“With the increases in light output performance and efficacy, there is expanding demand for power LEDs that deliver the quality of light required for general lighting applications,” said Steve Landau, Director of Marketing Communications. “Designers of residential applications, such as recessed can lights need uniformity, high color rendering and a warm white color temperature at 3000K. In many retail and commercial applications, a cooler temperature of 4100K is desired. With the new binning and phosphor technologies in LUXEON K2, the needs of lighting designers in both markets can be addressed.”
Lighting designers consider several critical “quality of light” factors when evaluating white LEDs: color temperature (CCT), color rendering (CRI) and color uniformity are three of the most important. The new LUXEON K2 parts address CCT and CRI and Philips Lumileds phosphor expertise and technologies ensure the highest degree of color uniformity resulting in white LEDs that are as much as 7 times more uniform that other white power LEDs.
LUXEON K2 Star, like the configuration already available in other LUXEON product families, consists of a white LUXEON K2 emitter mounted onto a metal core pc board (MCPCB). This configuration allows for rapid prototyping and production in a wide range of applications without the need to create custom level 2 boards. LUXEON Star products have been an industry standard for many years and been the configuration of choice for everything from architectural and entertainment lighting to emergency and portable lighting. Complete product information is available on the company’s website and in the LUXEON K2 datasheet also available online. LUXEON K2 warm-white and neutral-white power LEDs are in-stock and available for immediate delivery from Future Electronics. LUXEON K2 Star is stocked in limited quantities and interested parties should contact Future Electronics with their specific needs.
About Philips Lumileds Lighting Company
Philips Lumileds Lighting Company pioneered power LED technology and is the world’s leading provider of power LEDs for everyday lighting applications. The company’s recent records for light output, efficacy and thermal management are direct results of the ongoing commitment to advancing solid-state lighting technology and enabling lighting solutions that are more environmentally friendly, help reduce CO2 emissions and reduce the need for power plant expansion. Today, Philips Lumileds’ LUXEON LEDs are enabling never before possible applications in the automotive, camera flash, display, general lighting and signage markets. More information about the company’s products and technologies can be found at www.philipslumileds.com.
Philips Lumileds Lighting Company
steve.landau@philips.com
+1 408 964 2695
www.philipslumileds.com
Three widely recognized lighting quality and application systems are listed below. Sylvania products are regularly submitted for these kinds of certification and compliance programs. Check their website for specific technical informatino.
One of the major initiatives of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) Program. According to the USGBC’s website www.usgbc.org, LEED™ was created to:
- define "green building" by establishing a common standard of measurement
- promote integrated, whole-building design practices
- recognize environmental leadership in the building industry
- stimulate green competition
- raise consumer awareness of green building
LEED promotes expertise in green building through a comprehensive system offering project certification, professional accreditation, training and practical resources.
SYLVANIA products have been installed in several LEED-certified buildings to help customers meet the prerequisites and criteria for the various LEED rating systems
Green Globes is an online building and management environmental audit.
Green Globes helps property owners and architects design a building that will be energy and resource efficient, will achieve operational savings and be healthier to work or live in.
It helps property owners and managers measure the environmental performance of their buildings against best practices in areas such as energy, water, hazardous materials, waste management and indoor environment. Using a confidential questionnaire, it generates an online report. Green Globes is only applicable to existing buildings.
Property owners can use the Green Globes Design tool as either a guide for integrating green design principles into their facilities, or as an assessment protocol. Using confidential questionnaires for each stage of project delivery, the program generates comprehensive on-line assessment and guidance reports.
The US Environmental Protection Agency developed ENERGY STAR Buildings to help businesses reduce pollution associated with building construction and operation, while enhancing their financial value.
Focusing on energy performance and indoor environmental quality components of a building, this initiative can stand alone or be incorporated into other green buildings guidelines.
ENERGY STAR Buildings targets all types of new and existing commercial buildings typically larger than 5,000 square feet, and compares energy performance to the performance of other similar buildings, rather than to code.
A building with an energy performance score of 75 or higher (on a scale of 1-100), using the ENERGY STAR Buildings Benchmarking Tool is awarded the ENERGY STAR label.
OSRAM SYLVANIA
North American Headquarters
100 Endicott Street
Danvers, MA 01923
USA
Phone: 978-777-1900
Fax: 978-750-2152
http://www.sylvania.com
National Customer Service and Sales Center: U.S.A.
(For lighting products only)
General Lighting: 1-800-LIGHTBULB (1-800-544-4828)
Automotive Lighting: 1-800-347-3420
Electronic Control Systems (ECS): 1-800-654-0089
In September, 2007, Cree announced it achieved R&D results of 129 lumens per watt for a cool-white LED and 99 lumens per watt for a warm-white LED.
These are the best results reported for packaged, high-power LEDs, and indicate that Cree is extending its lead in solid-state lighting through its continued investments in LED technology.
The results have been verified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST’s tests confirmed that the cool-white (5,813 K) LED produced 135.7 lumens of light output and achieved 129 lumens per watt efficacy. The warm-white (2,950 K) LED produced 104.2 lumens of light output and achieved 99 lumens per watt efficacy. The institute tests LEDs at 350 mA and measures the output after five minutes of operation to ensure thermal stabilization.
In coming years, such investments in core LED technology could lead to products that replace traditional light sources in all commercial applications.
Customers may see these technology advancements in commercial products
within 12 to 24 months.
“To replace traditional light sources, LEDs need to provide both high light output and high efficacy,” comments John Edmond, Cree co-founder and director of advanced optoelectronics. “Cree continues to push the limits of LED performance in order to realize the potential of the LED lighting revolution – energy-efficient, long-lasting LED light.”
For more information on Cree high-power LEDs, please call (919) 313-5300 or visit www.cree.com.
| For additional information on the benefits of converting various lighting applications to LED lighting in the work environment and to learn more about LED Workplace, visit www.ledworkplace.org. |
They are converting all lighting at its Durham headquarters and manufacturing facility to LED lighting and released the results of the first phase of the conversion. The parking lots, entryways, lobby and conference rooms at Cree's headquarters building are now 100-percent lit by energy-efficient, environmentally friendly XLamp(R) LEDs.
Cree's LED Workplace(TM) conversion validates the energy savings, quality of light and reality that LED lighting is now a viable option for business and residential consumers.
In a study of the energy usage before and after the lighting conversion, Cree confirmed the energy savings of the newly installed LED lights.
The findings indicate that in total the new LED lights use 48% less energy than the incandescent, fluorescent and high-pressure sodium lights they replaced.
The combination of the energy savings, reduced maintenance and disposal costs and the environmental savings demonstrate that LED lighting is now a real alternative to traditional lighting solutions.
Duke Energy Collaboration
Cree's local utility, Duke Energy, is collaborating with Cree to explore the benefits of LED lighting. "Our customers are always interested in understanding how to save money through energy efficiency, so we make it our business to support innovative technologies such as LEDs," said Ted Schultz, Duke's vice president of energy efficiency.
"We expect our energy efficiency plans to be approved next year (2008) and are committed to having a complete line of lighting solutions available for customers," said Schultz. "At that point, we expect to have programs developed that will take advantage of LED technology."
"Conventional wisdom is that LED lighting is years away from widespread adoption. The truth, however, is that the performance of Cree's LED technology enables real LED lighting solutions today," said Chuck Swoboda, Cree chairman and CEO. "The conversion of Cree's site demonstrates that the LED Lighting Revolution is well underway and will illustrate the benefits in energy savings, maintenance costs and environmental impacts."
Cree also announced that it has launched a new website to share the results and implementation details of the LED Workplace lighting conversion with other organizations.
...will include lighting vendor information and the light, energy and maintenance metrics that form the basis for LED lighting's cost savings. This site will also feature other LED Workplace installations.
LR6 Delivers Energy-Efficient and Environmentally Safe Lighting
The LR6-230V is based on Cree’s lighting-class XLamp® LEDs and patented color-mixing technology. This combination allows the LR6-230V to excel in three critical elements – color quality (CRI Ra 94), efficiency and longevity – delivering unprecedented LED lighting performance.
“The high quality of light and the energy efficiency of LEDs enable our fixtures to deliver unprecedented value,” said Neal Hunter, president of Cree LLS.
The LR6 earned recognition as the grand prize winner in a 2007 competition sponsored by the American Lighting Association with performance verified by tests in independent labs under the direction of the U.S. Department of Energy. The assessment praised the LR6 with “high marks for light output and color quality with luminaire efficacy exceeding even the most efficient fluorescent downlights currently available.”
The LR6-230V uses 12 watts of electricity and produces light comparable to a 75-watt incandescent. It uses approximately 85 percent less energy and lasts up to 50 times longer; more than 20 years in homes and 10 years in businesses under normal use conditions. Compared to compact fluorescent (CFL), Cree’s LED lights use 50 percent less energy and last up to five times longer.
With Cree LED lighting solutions, home and business owners worldwide have an energy-efficient lighting alternative superior to conventional lighting and CFLs and free from the environmental risks from mercury in CFLs.
About Cree
Cree is leading the LED lighting revolution and setting the stage to obsolete the incandescent light bulb through the use of energy-efficient, environmentally friendly LED lighting. Cree is an innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting retrofit solutions, and semiconductor solutions for backlighting, wireless and power applications.
For additional product and company information, please refer to www.CreeLLS.com.
Since testing began in January, 2008:
* More than 100 retrofit LR6 six-inch LED downlights have been installed in two locations,
* Six additional locations have retrofit plans in progress, and
* Construction plans for a new IHOP have been modified to specify Cree LR6 LED downlights.
Paul Belle, vice president Wilhelm Restaurant Group, Inc., wanted to move away from conventional, incandescent lighting toward a more sustainable, energy-efficient light. He was considering compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) but changed his mind after seeing Cree’s LED products.
“Cree’s LED lights were much more impressive than CFLs,” said Belle. “LED light is more energy-efficient, generates less heat, has a longer life, and it’s just a better quality light, in my opinion.”
According to Belle, the IHOP employees prefer the LED lighting as it is very bright, easy on their eyes and enhances the general appearance of the food. “The light is not offensive like CFLs can be; the LEDs give off a warm, white light,” Belle said. “The best way I can describe it is to compare the light to a high-definition television. Everything under the LED lighting appears to have a better clarity, like HDTV versus standard definition.
“It is normal to invest a little more in a new technology, but it’s worth it. Somebody has to be first and I’m glad to be on the cutting edge,” Belle said.
Cree’s LED lighting products use approximately 85 percent less energy and last up to 50 times longer than incandescent lights, and they use 50 percent less energy and last up to five times longer than CFLs. Previously, lighting products in the industry fell short in color quality, efficiency or longevity. Cree has created a dimmable LED lighting solution that leads the industry in a combination of all three critical elements.
CONTACT: http://www.cree.com
