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Luminus Devices Announces New Horticultural COB LED Targeting Legal Cannabis
Luminus Devices has announced its Horticultural COB portfolio — chip-on-board (COB) LEDs in two form factors and two spectra options. The initial products primarily target legal cannabis growing operations in indoor settings where the growing community has typically used high-pressure…
Wegmans Features OLED Lighting Technology
Rochester-based OLEDWorks LLC contributed its Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) lighting installations in select Wegmans stores and worksites, thereby enhancing the Wegmans experience. OLED lighting provides naturally diffused light with unrivaled light quality. OLED Works says OLED lighting produces an…
Lighting Science Introduces Air Sanitizing Luminaire
Lighting Science of West Warwick, RI, launched a new LED luminaire that is said to reduce the airborne pathogens responsible for numerous illnesses. According to Lighting Science, the easy-to-install Cleanse ™ is an air-sanitizing luminaire that decreases the levels of…
Nestlé’s Lighting Checks Air, Heat, Noise And More
The ground-breaking pilot project at the company’s Swiss headquarters in Vevey is said to lower operating costs by up to 20 per cent. The luminaires have been specially equipped with sensors that monitor the way the office is being used…
Empire State Building Gets a New Look
The Empire State Building has unveiled the first phase of a decade-long makeover: a new entrance to the skyscraper’s storied Observatory. Lighting the renovated entrance is a new lighting and control system by The Lighting Practice (TLP), which will extend…
Product Showcase
Michigan State Controlled Environment Lighting Laboratory Explores LEDs for Horticulture
The Controlled Environment Lighting Laboratory (CELL) at Michigan State University (MSU) has a horticultural lighting system installed across multiple growing areas that is arguably the most complex and capable such solid-state lighting (SSL) system in the world. Osram Innovations and…
Growing Lettuce and Herbs with 100% Philips LED Grow Lights
Great Lakes Growers in Burton, Ohio is now growing 100% of their lettuce and herbs under Philips LED toplighting. John Bonner, the owner of Great Lakes Growers began trialing LEDs in 2015 and after seeing the success in a small…
Flinders Street Railway Station in Melbourne Gets Color Changing LED Lighting
Flinders Street railway station is a railway station on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station has been a prominent landmark in Melbourne since the building was first completed in 1910. The station has…
NAILD Podcast #32 Illumigeddon Meets The Matrix by Chris Brown
Sponsored by LumaNEXT Lighting industry veteran Chris Brown coined the term Illumigeddon several years ago and met up with Get A Grip to discuss where we are headed. Ilumigeddon has turned into Illumitunity as long as you can work your…
NAILD Podcast #29 The Lighting Renaissance Man – Bill Attardi
Listen to gripping discussions about hot topics in the lighting industry by tuning into the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast series, the official podcast of NAILD. Produced by NAILD members Michael Colligan of Atlas Lighting and Greg Ehrich of…
Product Promotions
Topaz LED Medium Flood Lights
Topaz’s LED Medium Flood Lights feature a die cast housing with powder coat finish, stainless hardware and an impact resistant lens. These fixtures are DLC qualified and available in 70W or 90W to replace 250W to 350W HID sources. These…
Fulham Launches Dimmable, DC Retrofit LED Light Engines
Fulham Co., Inc., has released a comprehensive new line of DC Retrofit Engines as part of its new line of light engines for its Vizion LED DC Retrofit Kits. The new DC Retrofit light engines come in rectangular and round…
Acclaim Lighting Introduces Flex Tube Pixel SE™ for Vibrant, Customized Color Outdoor LED Lighting Applications
Acclaim Lighting introduces Flex Tube Pixel SE™, a flexible, side-emitting LED strip that features RGB control of every 3.27” section for virtually any exterior or interior lighting application. IP68-rated and submersible to 3 feet, Flex Tube Pixel SE has a…
A.L.P.’s Recruit™ LED Fixture Kit Recognized in Eneref Report for its Recyclable Polycarbonate Housing
In an effort to promote LED luminaire recyclability, Eneref Institute, http://www.eneref.org a research and advocacy organization for sustainable development, published a report that recognized the enhanced sustainability of the Recruit™ wall mount security fixture kit from A.L.P.’s LexaLite® brand. The…
Acclaim Lighting Introduces Dyna Drum EO for High-Efficient, High-Output LED Facade Illumination
Both the color and white units feature an internal 100-277VAC power supply, onboard DMX+RDM driver and Aria wireless DMX technology for maximum lighting control. Dyna Drum EO Color is available with Acclaim’s Spectrum Technology (QS version) which offers superior color…
