A sustainable world is one that only uses energy efficient lighting.
Energy efficient lighting is part of the solution to both climate change and the energy crisis. It will also help speed up the revolution towards a new world energy audit in which renewable energy sources will radically change the way our energy supplies are produced and distributed.[...]
AUTHOR: Monique Cousineau | CATEGORY: Sustainable Development
April 22, 2013
A Simple Switch for a Sustainable World
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February 14, 2013
Philips LED Lighting Solutions Earn 4 Next Generation Luminaire Awards in Outdoor Category
Further cementing the company’s position as an industry leader in LED technology, Philips has earned four Next Generation Luminaire™ (NGL) awards in the outdoor category at the prestigious, fourth-annual NGL Solid State Lighting (SSL) Design Competition. Solutions from Philips Color Kinetics, Lumec, Wide-Lite and Crescent/Stonco were recognized for the sleekness of their LED design, as well as their color quality and light uniformity enabled by Philips LUXEON LED technology.[...]
AUTHOR: Éric Ladouceur | CATEGORY: Technologies
February 21, 2012
Philips Lumec: 40 Years of Challenges and Innovations!
2012 marks Philips Lumec’s 40th anniversary in the lighting industry. For this milestone, we thought it would be a great opportunity to look back over the last four decades to see what the company has accomplished and how the lighting industry has progressed. After all these years, what has made the success of Philips Lumec? …
AUTHOR: Éric Ladouceur | CATEGORY: Technologies
December 16, 2011
LEDs More Efficient Than You Think
Without a doubt: 2011 has given us LED lights that are as efficient as HPS. All in all: a great year for the outdoor lighting industry!
Outdoor lighting manufacturers have worked on optics that allow up to 30 % more light on the targeted area. Since the light source is smaller and also since the lighting is in the right direction (down), this means that we can get rid of the reflector many luminaires are using. [...]
AUTHOR: Marc-Antoine Vachon | CATEGORY: Technologies
October 11, 2011
UrbanScape & MetroScape: Photometric Point of View
They are our very first post-top fixtures without uplight. As light pollution is a big issue for a lot of people nowadays, to have no uplight represents strength. It also means that you can use these products for all your LEED projects. In order to reduce light pollution, back-light has been minimized. And if you think it’s still too much, know that a house side shield will be available soon. [...]
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