2014-08-25

Acuity Brands Lighting Helps Texas Hospital Achieve LEED Platinum Certification

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas selected integrated LED luminaires and controls from the Acuity Brands healthcare solutions portfolio to help achieve its goal of becoming LEED Platinum® certified for Healthcare building design and construction. The new lighting system addresses the unique needs of the hospital's facilities - including multiple dimming options for nighttime lighting and automatic illumination in hallways and patient rooms when emergency buttons are activated.
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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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2014-08-15

San Francisco Int’l Airport Transforms Terminal with MaxLite Lighting Fixtures

The facility managers of Terminal One at San Francisco International Airport in California wanted to give the high-volume concourse a modern and forward-thinking look. The terminal, which serves AirTran, Alaska Airlines, Delta, Frontier, Southwest and US Airways, had illumination issues caused by aging four-tube linear fluorescent troffers. The check-in stations were not properly lit and had poor illumination on work surfaces where agents process paperwork. The overall terminal looked dim and muted.
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2014-08-13

Philips Luminous Textile Installation Enriches the Reception of Iconic Building in London

Designed by world famous architects Foster + Partners, 200 Gray’s Inn Road was built for ITN in 1990 as its headquarters and broadcasting hub. The iconic building, owned by The Great Ropemaker Partnership, now provides high quality offices and TV studio accommodation for multiple tenants including ITN, ITV and Channel 4, broadcasting almost constantly throughout the year.
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2014-08-12

Asylum Adds Bling to Pipe with Colorful LED Crystals

UK technological engineers Asylum were approached with a private commission, requiring a domestic installation a pipe covered in crystals that lit up to decorate a construction feature within a room. A base structure was fabricated for fitting the electronics onto. The RGB LED modules were made up of three individual colored lights and could give a range of over 16 million colors. 
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2014-08-08

Philips Equips Chelsea Football Club with LED Floodlights

Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has provided state-of- the-art LED pitch lighting for Chelsea Football Club. Stamford Bridge is the first stadium for a top flight football club equipped with this pioneering lighting system, which will ensure that the stadium continues to be one of the most famous sporting arenas in the world. 
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2014-08-07

Korean Architecture Firm UNStudio Remodels Hanwha Headquarters with Dynamic LED Panels

UNStudio’s design for the Hanwha’s headquarter building incorporates the renovation and remodeling of the facade, the interior of the common spaces, lobbies, meeting levels, auditorium and executive areas, along with the redesign of the landscaping. Several important variables were required to be incorporated into the redesign, most essentially the surroundings, nature and the environment. UNStudio’s concept for the project resulted in the design of a responsive facade which prioritizes and integrates groups of key parameters: program (exterior and interior), indoor climate and environmental considerations.
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2014-08-07

GE Lighting Helps Solve Boston University Lighting Issue with High Bay LED Lights

When Boston University went in search of a lighting upgrade for its Track and Tennis Center, it set its sights high—literally. Seeking to improve light levels and reduce energy as part of its ongoing energy-efficiency initiatives, the University’s Building Automation Services team knew they needed a high bay LED lighting solution.
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2014-08-04

Hilton Minneapolis Hotel Overhauls CFL Lighting with LED Lamps

While the Hilton Minneapolis was drawn to LED solutions for energy and maintenance savings, it was the quality of light, instant-on, and plug and play simplicity delivered by the lamps from Lunera Lighting that won rave reviews from guests and employees.
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2014-08-01

Lucibel Becomes a Lighting Supplier for PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN Group Car Showrooms

Lucibel is proud to announce that PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN Group has become one of its Key Account customers, via Peugeot Citroën Retail, which combines both Peugeot and Citroën's own distribution networks. Lucibel has already equipped nearly twenty Peugeot dealerships in France and has launched the initial studies for the Citroën dealerships
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2014-08-01

GE Lighting Shines a Light on Priceless Art Institutional Lighting

The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, Canterbury's central museum, library and art gallery, has chosen GE Lighting's Infusion™ Generation 3 LED modules in a lighting upgrade that forms part of a larger £14 million (US $23.64 million) restoration project. The advanced flexibility and efficiency of the module will enable the gallery to benefit from significant annual energy savings and reduced maintenance costs.
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2014-07-28

Osram Lights Up Sao Paulo Stadium for World Cup 2014 in Brazil

The new futuristic Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo: an arena of the superlatives. The entire high-tech lighting of the arena area is provided by the OSRAM Group.
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2014-07-24

Lebanon American University Student Center Uses LEDs to Create Natural Lighting Effect

The Lebanese American University is a leading, nonsectarian, private higher education institution in Lebanon. It operates under a charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The University has more than 8,100 students enrolled.
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2014-07-23

Lumenpulse Lights Up 102-Year-Old High Level Bridge

Lumenpulse, a leading pure-play specification-grade LED lighting solutions provider, has helped bring light to Edmonton's High Level Bridge. The company's LED luminaires were used to illuminate the 102-year-old bridge for the first time.
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2014-07-22

Interview with Lighting Designer Randy Burkett

The latest Philips Lumec blog entry by the company’s Sabrina-Santoro gives delves into the world of lighting designer Randy Burkett.
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2014-07-22

Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Expressway Lit Up with LED Lights

The 4.4 kilometer long bridge on the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Expressway in Japan recently overhauled inefficient high pressure sodium lamps for LED lights, according to East Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO East).
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2014-07-18

Philips Revitalizes Black Star Monument in Ghana

Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has unveiled the spectacular illumination of Ghana’s iconic Black Star Monument with its latest LED lighting technology, boosting the beautification of the city of Accra and cutting energy consumption by 80 percent as compared to the existing conventional lighting. Philips is showcasing its LED lighting solutions in Ghana as part of its fifth consecutive pan-African Cairo to Cape Town roadshow. The new lighting solutions from Philips will highlight and enhance the architectural quality and aesthetic beauty of one of the most iconic structures in the city.
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2014-07-16

GE Oil & Gas Receives LED Upgrade

GE Oil & Gas is a sister business of GE Lighting and a world leader in advanced technology equipment and services for all segments of the oil and gas industry, from exploration and production to downstream. At its nearly 400,000-square-foot manufacturing site northeast of San Antonio in Texas, U.S., it builds equipment used in the processing of natural gas, carbon dioxide and other industrial refrigerant applications.
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2014-07-15

Nigerian Iconic National Arts Theater in Lagos Lit Up with Philips Digital Lumination

Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, unveiled a stunning lighting makeover of the well-renowned Nigerian National Arts Theater in Lagos, one of the most iconic buildings in the city, as part of its fifth consecutive pan-African Cairo to Cape Town roadshow. Philips has installed its latest range of RGB (red, green, blue) LED luminaires around the National Theater complex, emphasizing the beauty of the structure and cutting energy consumption by up to 80 percent as compared to the existing conventional lighting.
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2014-07-15

Ottawa Senators to Take the Ice Next Season Under LED Arena Lighting from Ephesus Lighting

After successfully illuminating more than two dozen indoor and outdoor sports and entertainment venues across North America with its revolutionary LED arena and stadium lights, Ephesus Lighting has been selected as the lighting solution at Canadian Tire Centre, home of the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators, making it the first NHL venue to be lit with Ephesus LED lights.
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2014-07-14

Efficient Lighting for the World Cup

With Germany taking home the World Cup 2014 trophy this year, Simon Greenwood, Commercial Director Europe at GE Lighting shares in this blog entrry some lighting techniques adopted for the stadiums.
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2014-07-14

Brazil Office Building Edifico Renaissance Turns to Futuristic LED Lighting Design

Located in the heart of downtown Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the newly constructed office building Edificio Renaissance features a stunningly lit façade. In a city without much architectural façade lighting, the modern yet simple illumination of Edificio Renaissance makes a statement.
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2014-07-08

Lexus Amazes with LED Stunt Men in Kuala Lumpur

Lexus presented the “STROBE” project – an LED spectacle in which acrobats and stuntmen suspended across Kuala Lumpur's night skyline were lit up in succession to create the illusion of acrobatic motion at impressive speed.
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2014-07-03

Vertical Gymnasium Nominated For Zumtobel Group Award

Nominated: Urban-Think Tank, Zurich (CH), for “Vertical Gymnasium Santa Cruz Del Este”, Caracas (VE) – sports and recreation facility for urban upgrade. The multi-level gymnasium as urban catalyst | Revitalisation of urban space and upgrading underdeveloped areas | Promoting healthy lifestyle choices for underprivileged population | Solar cells, wind turbines and rainwater collection | Partnering with municipal governments, industry and local organizations
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2014-07-01

GE Lighting and Pont de Louysse: Improving the Gastronomic Experience with Light

One of the requirements to fully enjoy a haute cuisine dish is to have more precise, more diffuse and better quality light. The light, color and smell are part of the ritual of tasting a delicious delicacy. The Pont de Louysse hotel-restaurant, which has been well aware of this fact over 5 generations, has renovated the lighting in its restaurant with GE Lighting LED lamps to get the most out of each visitor experience. 
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2014-07-01

Eaton’s LED Lighting Solutions Enhance Energy Efficiency and Optical Performance in Mumbai Airport’s New Terminal

Power management company Eaton today announced that more than 4.8 km – totaling nearly three miles – of the io™ light-emitting diode (LED) lights from its Cooper Lighting Division have been installed in Terminal 2 (T2) of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India. The io LED products are designed for wall grazing, combining energy efficiency with optical performance excellence, helping the facility to earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification.
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2014-06-27

LG Chem Collaborated with AB ROGERS Design on OLED Architectural Installation

LG Chem and Ab Rogers Design have collaborated on a project to apply OLED light to an architectural installation, the OLED Tree Bar. The design was installed at May Design Series furnishing fair which was held May 18–20 this year. Along with LG Chem, Ab Rogers has been seeking to create applications only possible with OLEDs. The result of the endeavor was blooming petals of thin OLED light panels that illuminated the bar area built for the exhibition. LG Chem`s circular type OLED light panels (N6OA30) were used for the project. 
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2014-06-26

Cree Retrofits Arizona Walgreens with Energy Saving LED Lighting

 Walgreens Co., one of the nation’s leading retailers, selected energy-efficient LED lighting by Cree, Inc.  for its Goodyear, Ariz. location, delivering superior illumination while lowering the total cost of ownership compared to fluorescent lighting alternatives. The 14,820 square-foot store now features Cree® LED troffers, linear luminaires and downlights, saving the retailer thousands in annual energy and maintenance costs.
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2014-06-26

National Harbor Adds Daktronics LED Video Technology to Its Entertainment and Retail District

National Harbor, a 350-acre mixed-use, waterfront community in the Washington, D.C., area, recently added a new outdoor LED video display, manufactured by Daktronics Inc. of Brookings, S.D., within its entertainment and retail district.
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JBD, a pioneering MicroLED display manufacturer, has set a new standard with its Phoenix series microdisplay, achieving an industry-record white-balanced brightness of 2 million nits. JBD’s Phoenix - Native Monolithic RGB Panel Leveragin... READ MORE

Veeco Instruments Inc. today announced that PlayNitride, an industry leader in MicroLED technology, has qualified Veeco’s Lumina® MOCVD system for production of next-generation MicroLEDs, and also placed an order for two systems for ... READ MORE