| Philips Selecon PL1s Provide Illumination for Exhibit at Questacon June 18, 2013...Canberra's National Science and Technology Center Questacon has invested in
Philips Selecon's fully tunable high output LED PL1 luminaires. The center,
which attracts more than 420,000 visitors each year, has purchased 20 of the
PL1s. According to Philips, these were the first 20 PL1s supplied in Australia.
They were used to illuminate Questacon's newly launched permanent exhibition
'H2O - Soak Up the Science', an interactive display exploring the behavior of
water, how we use it, and... Anolis Provides LEDs to Light Melbourne's The Red SticksJune 13, 2013...MelBourne's iconic 'Red Sticks' urban sculpture has been illuminated with
Anolis LED lighting. Anolis says it consumes one-fifth as much electricity
compared to the sculpture's previous lights. Anolis also says that its LED
lighting ensures that the installation looks crystal clear to all using
the city’s Tullamarine & Flemington Road Interchange.
Denton Corker Marshall’s Melbourne Gateway (originally completed 1999)
is described as the ‘Mother of all architectural interventions’* on
the city’s freeways! A massive 70-meter yellow steel... MaineDOT Selects Acuity Brands for Retrofit ProjectJune 13, 2013...The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) selected Holophane®
HMAO(TM) LED high mast outdoor lighting fixtures from Acuity Brands, Inc. to
retrofit 105 light towers that illuminate Interstate 295. Acuity says that the
new HMAO LED high mast solution offers evenly distributed white light and
greater energy efficiency compared to the previous lighting technology.
Acuity's Holophane HMAO LED high masts use 290-watts per fixture, and are
rated to... Weber State University Gets GE Albeo™ High Bay LED Lighting at Dee Evans CenterJune 11, 2013...GE Lighting reports that Weber State University’s installation of its
Albeo™ LED High Bay lighting at the Dee Events Center has been met with
resounding praise. The university in Ogden, Utah USA, replaced its
high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting commonly found in sports arenas with
the Albeo ABHX-Series. According to GE, the Albeo ABHX-Seriesuses uses 70
percent less energy and is expected to save the university nearly $40,000 each
year.
When assessing a potential energy-saving project, the WSU... Escatec Helps Azuri bring LED Light and Solar Power to Rural AfricaJune 4, 2013...Escatec of Heerbrugg, Switzerland, has helped commercialize a novel design
of solar power charging station for its client Azuri Technologies. The
Indigo™ unit has a solar panel, two LED lamps and control unit with a
charging point for a mobile phone. The design apparently has already won
several major awards and is now in mass production in Escatec’s Malaysian
production facilities.
Escatec points out that in rural Africa, the typical source of light is a
kerosene lamp,... GVA Lighting’s LED Highlighter Brightens Dallas/Fort Worth Airport June 4, 2013...The fourth largest airport in the USA, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport recently completed the first major construction phase of its $1.9 billion Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP). The long-term (7-year) renovation of the airport’s four original terminals began with Terminal A and its three parking garages.
The design of Terminal A called for over 375 feet of GVA Lighting’s color changing Highlighter® HL-DL flexible light tube to be placed horizontally... Robe LED Lighting Employed in Production of 'Grease'May 28, 2013...Vanemuine Theater in Tartu, Estonia, launched its new production of 'Grease'
directed by Georg Malvius. The play features a vibrant lighting design by Palle
Palmé who is utilizes over 100 Robe moving lights as part of a new installation
at Vanemuine in the theater’s 660 seater Big House venue. The
installation is part of a much wider upgrade program which has seen all eight
Estonian state supported arts and culture venues receive a major lighting... Hilton Austin Gets LED Retrofit Lamps From ToshibaMay 23, 2013...
Austin, Texas USA, which is renowned for live music, boasts a lively entertainment scene which draws crowds of thousands each weekend and sells out hotel rooms. The 31 story Hilton on 4th street adjacent to the Austin Convention Center is a prime choice for tourists looking for a hotel brand they can trust right in the heart of Austin’s downtown.
Hilton Austin's management decided to upgrade their lighting throughout...
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