| Hilton Austin Gets LED Retrofit Lamps From Toshiba May 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... Leapfrog Lighting’s LED PAR30 Lamps Now Energy Star CertifiedMay 23, 2013...Leapfrog Lighting of Ottawa, Canada, announced that its LED PAR30 lamps have achieved
Energy Star certification through Energy Star approved independent lab
verification. The company says that this expected milestone clears the way for
lamps use in commercial, retail and industrial applications requiring Energy
Star certification to become eligible rebates in many regions of the United
States and Canada. According to Leapgrog, commercial customers also require the
consistent color and high quality light distribution of its... Marshalls Installs Marl LED FloodlightsMay 21, 2013...Marshalls plc, a UK landscaping transformation company, has installed Marl
International Bay Range LED floodlighting to stockyards at five of its
manufacturing sites. The Bay Range LED floodlights replace high pressure sodium
and metal halide floodlights. Marl says that the LED floodlights reduce the
energy consumption per floodlight by up to 75%.
Pete Stevens, Group Energy and Carbon Manager at Marshalls plc, who was
responsible for managing this project, said, “Marl LED floodlights not
only offer a... EPA Publishes Draft 4 of Energy Star Lamps V1.0 SpecificationMay 21, 2013...The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released fourth draft of the Energy Star Lamps V1.0 specification. Lamps Version 1.0 is set to take effect 12 months after the release of the Final Program Requirements. The EPA says that this time will allow manufacturers with qualified products under the existing ENERGY STAR Compact Fluorescent Lamps V4.3 and Integral LED Lamps Version 1.4 specifications sufficient time to transition to the new... Deco Lighting Debuts Digital LED Lighting Platform with Commercial TroffersMay 21, 2013...Deco Lighting of Commerce, California USA has launched Deco Digital a new
portfolio of digital LED lighting products for commercial, industrial, retail
and hospitality applications. Deco’s initial offering includes a line of
recessed LED fixtures, LED wallpacks, floods, area fixtures, and LED retrofit
kits. The new line of products is currently ready for shipment.
Deco Digital lighting products reportedly feature energy-saving dimming
options, multiple lumen packages, and numerous color and beam angle options.
Many of the products... Robe Specified for 'Moses-The Ten Commandments' World Premiere at Theatre St. GallenMay 17, 2013...Moving lights from Robe’s latest ROBIN MMX and DL Series ranges were utilised by Lighting Designer Michael Grundner for the world premiere of “Moses – The Ten Commandments” a new musical extravaganza by Michael Kunze and Dieter Falk being staged at the Theatre St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Category: Theatre

Products involved
• ROBIN® MMX Spot
• ROBIN® DLX Spot
• ROBIN® DLF Wash
• ROBIN® DLS Profile
The creative brief for Grundner’s lighting design was to mimic the style and genre... Philips LED Luminaire Licensing Program Reaches 300 LicenseesMay 16, 2013...The Netherlands-based company, Royal Philips reported having signed up its
300th licensee for its comprehensive portfolio of patented LED system
technologies and solutions. The company has seen its number of licensees grow
by 50% since May 2012. Since may of last year, the company's LED luminaire
licensing and retrofit program gained 100 new licensing agreements with
companies worldwide. Philips says that signing up its 300th licensee is a
significant milestone for the company.
Through the program, which... Ex-Or Survey Finds 85 Percent of Companies Keep Lights On UnnecessarilyMay 16, 2013...UK Company, Ex-Or, a maker of occupancy sensors announced the results of a
survey of lighting habits at commercial offices and warehouses. Ex-Or's website
polled respondents about lighting habits in commercial offices and warehouses.
The company says that the results show that despite a tough economic climate, a
significant portion of UK companies are potentially wasting thousands of pounds
a year by leaving their lights on unnecessarily. Some 85 percent of survey
respondents reported have left...
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... With the recent release for comments by the EPA of Draft 4 of the Energy Star Lamps V1.0 Specification, Soraa shared some details of the company's own suggestions to include a higher color rendering tier in that new lamp specification. The Fremont, California company started by UCSB professors Shuji Nakamura and Steven DenBaars, expressed concern that the current minimum... 
