2017-01-26

RVLT Completed Nearly US$25 M Worth of Small Business Projects in 2016

Revolution Lighting Technologies, a global provider of advanced LED lighting solutions, today announced that the small business portion of its New England based companies have completed approximately $25 million of business in 2016.  Through its divisions, Revolution Lighting worked closely with its small business customers to provide “turnkey” energy efficiency retrofit solutions, including the installation of LED technologies.
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2016-12-20

RVLT Completes LED Retrofit Projects for Religious Organizations

Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVLT) ("Revolution Lighting"), a global provider of advanced LED lighting solutions, today announced that it has recently completed LED retrofit projects for religious facilities within New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland, totaling US $800,000. This includes the comprehensive LED lighting retrofit, led by its distributor GB Energie LED, of the Southern Friendship Missionary Baptist Church ("the Church") facilities, based in Temple Hills, Maryland.
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2016-11-07

The City of Aalborg Wins Philips 2016 City.People.Light Award

The city of Aalborg, Denmark was awarded the first prize of the 14th annual City.People.Light award for its innovative “House of Music Area” urban regeneration project. ÅF lighting, the company that designed and executed the project, was also awarded during the ceremony on 4th of November 2016 in Seoul, South Korea.   
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2016-08-22

Smart LED Tunnel Lights Slash Nordic Road Tunnels Energy Consumption

Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced the illumination of the newly built road tunnel and bridge in Kvarnholmen, Sweden and the refurbishment of the Sørnes Tunnel in Ålesund, Norway with Philips’ latest connected LED lighting system TotalTunnel.
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2015-11-11

DOE Publishes GATEWAY Report on High-Mast Lighting at Philadelphia Int'l Airport

The U.S. Department of Energy's GATEWAY program has released a report on a trial installation of LED apron lighting at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). In addition to reducing energy, PHL also hoped to reduce required maintenance, reduce light pollution, and increase safety with an improved lighting system.
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2015-06-25

Philips Lighting at USCM 2015 in San Francisco

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee rolled out the red carpet over the weekend for the 83rd Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM).
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2015-06-12

Inspirato Partners with LG Electronics to Equip Select Signature Residences with Curved OLED TVs

Inspirato (www.inspirato.com), the world’s largest destination club, and global technology leader LG Electronics (www.lg.com) today launched an exclusive partnership that exemplifies the intersection of luxury travel and cutting-edge technology.
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2015-03-12

Philips Lighting Application Center: A Visual Lighting Wonderland

Come visit the Lighting Application Center (LAC) in Somerset, New Jersey, U.S. to experience what light can do. Once you enter the center, you’ll be immersed in a variety of lighting applications in a dozen separated vignettes presenting various retail, hospitality and working environments.
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2015-03-10

Icelandair Begins Upgrading Boeing 757 Fleet with STG Aerospace’s Emergency Floorpath Marking System

Pioneers in innovative aircraft cabin lighting technologies, STG Aerospace is delighted to announce that Icelandair has begun upgrading its Boeing 757 fleet with the next generation safTglo® photoluminescent, emergency floorpath marking system, SuperSeal UltraLite™ (SSUL).
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2015-03-03

Swarovski Debuts Spectacular LED Lighting Show in Las Vegas

On Thursday night, Feb. 26, at midnight, the Las Vegas Strip welcomed its newest outdoor entertainment spectacle: the Swarovski Midnight Celebration at Grand Bazaar Shops. Created for Swarovski’s custom pavilion and six-story-tall Starburst, the Swarovski Midnight Celebration was designed to be the centerpiece of the new Grand Bazaar Shops, providing a unique retail and entertainment experience.
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2015-03-02

Costa Cruises Ships Meet New Sustainability Goals with LED Upgrade

Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has completed the upgrade of 10 ships for Europe’s leading holiday cruise company, Costa Cruises. More than 300,000 Philips LED lights have been installed to enable a 60% reduction in the energy used to power each ship’s lighting.
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2015-02-16

ALT Enters Strategic Partnership with Construction Companies to promote LED Lighting

Due to the impacts from election and constraining policy on real estate, housing markets have dropped to a 13 year low in 2014 in Taiwan; but even then, ALTLED® had cooperated with a new construction case and achieved staggering results of clearing every unit in just four months.
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2015-02-16

London’s King Cross Station Illuminated with Vibrant LEDs

In the redevelopment of King's Cross Square, the station's new entrance, StudioFRACTAL were commissioned to create a new lighting scheme. The project is the first large scale public realm project in the UK to use only LED technology and Kemps Architectural Lighting were specified to provide both standard and bespoke LED luminaires for the project.
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2015-02-13

Colorful LEDs Enliven China’s Ice City

When we talk about Livable Cities, Harbin China probably isn’t even on your radar. However you will be surprised at how this city, near the Russian border in northeast China, uses illumination to lighten the spirits during the bitter cold and long winter nights with the Harbin International Ice and Snow festival.
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2015-02-09

7-Eleven Malaysia and GE Lighting Initiate Sustainable LED Retail Illumination Upgrade

Malaysia’s 7-Eleven Holdings Berhad is joining with GE Malaysia’s Lighting Division in a US$ 2 million (or RM 6.6 million) project to retrofit its 7-Eleven® stores with the latest sustainable retail lighting solutions. Leveraging GE’s global strategic relationship with 7-Eleven and as a trusted advisor for lighting solutions, GE Lighting secured the opportunity to work with 7-Eleven Malaysia to install energy-efficient LED lamps and fixtures in more than 1,700 stores across the country.
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2015-02-02

Light in Architecture

Light is the most important factor in the appreciation and understanding of Architecture. The relationship between light and architecture is grounded in the principles of physics; it is about energy and matter but in this particular case it also implies an emotional effect on people.
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2015-01-27

Prismatica: Colorful Public Interactive Lighting Installations

Monique Cousineau, Social Media Specialist of Philips North America, shares in this blog entry how colorful lighting displays in Montreal, Canada have transformed a drab public space into a colorful ice palace.
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2015-01-15

Daktronics Brings Light to Gillette Stadium Lettering with Freeform Elements

With a full regular season in the books, the New England Patriots are set to host a playoff game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, a venue which showcases new freeform LED elements covering the "Gillette" lettering above the video displays at each end of the field from Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota. These two displays together create one of the largest freeform LED installations in a sports setting to use the puck-shaped technology.
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2015-01-09

The Art of Fashion Lighting

Milovan Micevic, Visual Merchandiser for H&M in Belgrade, talks to GE Lighting's Illuminated Minds about the creative process of lighting in fashion retail.
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2014-12-30

Philips Helps Madison Square Garden Shine With Connected LED Lighting System

The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) has added a dynamic exterior LED lighting system to The World's Most Famous Arena from Philips, the world leader in lighting. The state-of-the-art, connected LED lighting system can reflect the home teams’ colors and highlight special events by creating dynamic visual effects on the façade of the Arena. The lighting communicates which home teams’ games or events are taking place at the The Garden and helps create a sense of excitement in the surrounding area.
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2014-12-23

Callaway Gardens' Fantasy in Lights Ranks as one of USA Today’s “10 Best Public Light Displays”

This week Callaway Gardens received an email from USA Today stating, “Fantasy In Lights - Callaway Gardens is one of the winners of the Best Public Lights Display category in 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest sponsored by USA TODAY.”
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2014-12-17

Tokyo Skytree Special Lighting to Feature Primary Colors

For 8 days from December 11th (Thurs) to 18th (Thurs), 2014, the Tokyo Skytree run by Tobu Tower Skytree (Headquarters: Sumida Ward, Tokyo; President: Masaaki Ito) will be lit by a special lighting sequence, the "3 Primary Colors of Light" developed in collaboration with Panasonic Corporation to commemorate the Nobel Prize in Physics, which was awarded on December 10th (Wed) to 3 Japanese Nobel Laureates for the invention of blue LEDs.
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2014-12-01

Sixty London Receieves Smart LED Upgrade

Sixty London is the iconic building set to become the workspace for over a thousand employees of a major online retailer. The curved glass and steel structure, extending over 14 floors above ground, is designed to BREEAM Excellent standard, a reflection of its focus on sustainability. This dedication to energy efficiency is evident in the selection of the highest quality in lighting and controls from Luxonic Lighting.  
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2014-11-21

Shadows and Emotion: Lighting for the Fashion Industry

Sam Scott Schiavo, a Fashion Photographer, shares his observations on the right type of lighting for fashion photo shoots in this GE Illuminated Minds blog entry.
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2014-11-17

Philips Financing Solution Aids Furniture Retailer Gardner-White LED Lighting Upgrade

    “With the switch to Philips LEDs, we are seeing a noticeable improvement in the store, from how the furniture looks, to how comfortable our customers and staff are while shopping, to our operating budget,” said Tronstein. “We are amazed that such a simple switch can have such a powerful and lasting impact on our business and the environment.”                             &nbs...
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2014-10-28

Lighting for a Cause: What It Really Means

October is a time to celebrate the survivors of breast cancer, and to honor all those whose lives have been affected by it. We support Breast Cancer Awareness Month with pink t-shirts, pink ribbons, awareness walks, and stunning pink illuminations of buildings and bridges. Approximately one in eight women in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer, and Breast Cancer Awareness Month provides a platform where these women can find support through awareness campaigns, encourage other women to get tested, and raise money for more advanced treatment options.
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2014-10-16

ARC Complete the Dynamic Lighting System of Mehas Residential Building in Taipei

Mehas, residential building in Xindian, located near by Xiaobitan MRT Station, is a combination of residential and shopping building which covers an area of 28,000 square feet, a total of 16 buildings, including 13 residential buildings, 2 commercial buildings and 1 shopping mall. It adds the prosperity and convenience for the local residents and and meet the needs of local residents shopping and entertainment.
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2014-09-26

Philips Lumec: Not Your Typical 3D Projection Mapping

The art of video projection is becoming a widespread phenomenon. “3D projection mapping creates the illusion of multidimensional movement across or around the contours of any surface.” Many cities are now incorporating this ambitious technological art form as part of their events to tell a story using graphic, historic, cultural or mythical content. We have seen fascinating 3D projections on building façades and cathedrals all over the world, from the Sydney Opera House in the southern hemisphere, to the Canadian Parliament Building in Ottawa, to the Sagrada Cathedral in Barcelona.
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2014-08-20

Award Winning Designers in the 2014 AL Awards Turn to Philips Lighting Solutions

The 2014 Light and Architecture Design Awards, presented by Architectural Lighting magazine on August 12, showcase remarkable installations that “set a benchmark for excellence in architectural lighting design and serve as a guide for others working with light.” The lighting in these installations does more than illuminate—it influences spaces and inspires people. The winning lighting designers have mastered the art of transforming spaces by weaving light into the environment with innovative techniques.
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2014-08-18

Martin Kimbell Creates Twisting Light Tornados

A UK photographer Martin Kimbell has created breath taking images of swirling light tornados.
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Tokushima, Japan - 6 March 2024: Nichia, the world's largest LED manufacturer and inventor of the high-brightness blue and white LED, has started mass production of the new UV-B (308nm) and UV-A (330nm) LEDs in its popular 434 Series packa... READ MORE

New XLamp® S Line LEDs enhance growth, last longer, lower energy costs Horticulture and other forms of agricultural lighting require application-tuned ratios of spectral content, high efficacy and long lifetimes. Whether you are interested... READ MORE