| Hi Score Converts Lighting of Florida Condominium September 8, 2010...Hi Score Corporation reports that the second stage of the conversion of the Ocean Four Condominium Towers in Sunny Isles, Florida has been completed. The company successfully replaced approximately 3,500 T8 fluorescent tubes with its EcoGreenBulb T5 Retrofit System. Management at Ocean Four confirmed that the conversion is saving Ocean Four approximately 40 percent off this part of their light bill.
In October of last year the conversion was begun with... Albeo LED Lighting Illuminates the New Donald W. Reynolds Education Center at Happy HandsSeptember 8, 2010...A school for hearing impaired children in Oklahoma chose Albeo LED fixtures not only to save electricity but to also reduce the background noise of fluorescent lighting which distracts the hearing impaired students.
Albeo Technologies Inc., supplied 144 C-Series High Bay LED fixtures to light their new, state-of-the-art , education center. The new Happy Hands Education Center incorporates innovative learning technologies with environmentally sustainable practices.
“Our new Happy Hands Education... Lighting at Santa Fe Public Parks Goes Off the GridSeptember 8, 2010...Santa Fe Mayor David Coss and Qnuru, a maker of solid state lighting solutions held a ceremony to mark the installation of solar-powered luminaires in three of the city’s public parks. The installation employs Qnuru off-grid fixtures, named the “Santa Fe” in honor of the city that inspired them. They illuminate Frenchy’s Field Park, a 17-acre “natural park” that serves as a links... Kenosha Picks Amerlux for Street Lighting Retrofit ProjectSeptember 3, 2010...Kenosha, Wisconsin will reportedly be retrofitting 750 of its downtown area street lights. The city has engaged Amerlux Global Lighting Solutions to do this project and still maintain its existing street light poles and refractors, thereby saving potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in replacement costs.
"In the spirit of making smart, thoughtful and informed decisions for its citizens, the city of Kenosha undertook a rigorous year-long evaluation process to ensure... IES Recognizes Carmanah Advanced Occupancy Sensing TechnologySeptember 3, 2010...Carmanah Technologies Corporation, a company known for its solar powered, LED luminaires has been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) in the 2010 IES Progress Report. The report recognizes the company's newly developed Advanced Occupancy Sensing technology, as providing a unique and significant advancement to the art and science of lighting.
According to Carmanah, the proprietary technology helps to overcome the limitations of conventional occupancy sensors that provide illumination... Zumtobel's LED Lighting Solution Brightens Hamburg’s Museum of Art and IndustrySeptember 3, 2010...Zumtobel’s Supersystem LED lighting systemhas been incorporated into the contemporary interior design of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg. The Museum now welcomes its guests in an entrance hall flooded with light. As the museum’s technical director, Thomas Frey, points out, “From the very beginning we tended towards an LED solution, and now we have achieved a highly attractive result thanks to the professional technical support provided by... Burger King's First Energy Efficient Restaurant Employs LED Technology from Everlight ElectronicsAugust 31, 2010...Burger King opened its first energy efficient restaurant in early June in Waghäusel, Germany, with LED lighting technology from Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
According to Everlight and Burger King, the parking area is illuminated by six 60 W SL-Dolphin street lights in neutral white with Phoenix lighting pattern. The SL-Dolphin street lights feature a luminous flux of about 6,000 lm and a color temperature of 5,000 K. The asymmetric wide view... EU Ban on 75-Watt Incandescent Bulbs to Begin, Packaging to Have New InfoAugust 31, 2010...Beginning tomorrow the second stage of an EU regulation for the phase-out of incandescent lamps will be coming into force. The 75-Watt bulbs will gradually disappear from shop shelves. Retailers will be allowed to sell their existing stock, but production of the bulbs by manufacturers and importation of bulbs must cease.
As part of the phase-out plan a uniform Europe-wide duty to inform will also apply to new lamps...
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... The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued a California-based LED bulb manufacturer and its principals to stop them from exaggerating the light output and life expectancy of its LED bulbs, and misleading consumers. In its continuing effort to stop deceptive advertising the FTC filed a complaint charging that since 2008, Lights of America, Inc. has overstated the... 
