LED Lighting for a brighter future!

The right lighting in an office can make all the difference - like in this Berlin office lit by Selux Lux report: It’s summer and there's light all around us – we take it for granted until those dark winter months come along. The sheer lack of sunlight can be depressing. Every year we experience this longing for summer, craving those long, bright days when we feel energetic and in a good mood. The sad news is, we’ve again passed the longest day of 2015, but the good news is that the right artificial lighting in your workplace can help you through. Good lighting creates pleasant working conditions in a functional and atmospheric way. Satisfaction and efficiency will improve if you make sure you have enough daylight intake and a well-lit office space. Plus, your productivity will be positively affected by well-designed illumination. Artificial lighting that does not just help you see, but also meets your biological lighting needs, is the future of office lighting. Here ar

Lux Today 16 September 2015: Utilities across the US are engaged in a massive program to cut the demand for energy - using lighting. Ray Molony reports from Oklahoma. Visit us today: www.novelenergylighting.com

The TM-30 method measures how LEDs render colours better than the traditional CRI technique Lux Reports: A new way to measure colour rendering that is set to replace the traditional CRI metric has been unveiled and has won the backing of the US Government. If adopted, it’s set to be the biggest change in methodology in the lighting industry in a generation and spells the end for the current Colour Rendering Index, whose history stretches back to the 1930s. The CRI method has come under increased criticism for its inability to accurately describe how well LEDs render colours. For instance, an LED can have a relatively high CRI but render red badly. The new system has been developed by scientists for the respected Illuminating Engineering Society, and is commonly called TM-30 after the numbering system for its technical documents. TM-30 is based on a reference set of colour samples that is more representative of objects in the r

Thorn today announces the launch of PopPack LED, the latest addition to its popular PopPack batten range. BESA ready with identical fixing and connection points, PopPack LED is suitable for new and refurbishment projects with convenient point for point replacement. As the first LED batten in the PopPack range, PopPack LED is highly efficient (>100Llm/W) and reduces energy consumption by up to 67% compared to traditional fluorescent alternatives. With lumen packages from 3000 to 6500lm, it is suitable for indoor applications such as storage areas, staircases, cellars and garages. For glare control and uniformity, PopPack LED features a textured prismatic diffuser. It also has a special anti-fly diffuser design to avoid black spots caused by insect ingress throughout the product lifetime. PopPack LED has a 4000K colour temperature and a very high colour rendering index of more than 80. It is available with a fixed output or DALI dimmable ballast for further

Megaman’s latest innovation is a brand new LED technology called Perfect White, so called because it enhances textiles, bringing the whites to life and accentuating colours. Offering superb efficacy and high energy efficiency, Perfect White is ideal for all applications but really shines in retail facilities. The range includes Megaman Vito LED downlight, Carlo LED downlight, Modena LED Tracklight and AR111 reflectors, all designed to produce a vibrant light that accentuates white objects, making them appear even whiter and brighter. Many textiles found in retail stores contain Fluorescent Whitening Agents (FWAs) which, when excited, fluoresce – giving the object a brighter and livelier appearance. This is why clothes often look better when shown in natural daylight. Megaman‘s Perfect White is different and the magic is done at chip level with a special phosphor coating which introduces violet light with a peak at 410nm in the near visible, non-harmful part of spectrum - al

Berto – the ultra slim LED panel from Megaman UK Berto is an ultra slim LED panel luminaire from Megaman UK and is ideal for use in high footfall areas with limited access for maintenance. Berto is an ultra slim LED panel luminaire from energy saving lighting experts Megaman UK and is ideal for use in high footfall applications with limited access for maintenance or shallow ceiling voids. A perfect replacement for 4 x 18W T8 or 3 x 24W T5 fluorescent fittings, Berto contains a wide beam angle, has a high uniformity lighting performance of 70% lumen at 50,000 hours and is available in 40W or 50W variants.  The luminaire comes complete with a non- dimming driver but dimming drivers, 1-10V operation or DALI are sold separately.  Maintained emergency options are also available This CE Certified fitting is suitable for exposed T-grid ceilings and has a wipe free surface that simplifies cleaning and maintenance. Berto

acdc CEO Gareth Frankland and Zumtobel Group CEO Ulrich Schumacher.expect integration to be finalised by March Zumtobel has bought the UK-based LED lighting maker acdc for an undisclosed sum in a move which gives it an offering for the hospitality sector. The company described the purchase as a ‘strategic addition to its product portfolio’ which is expected to give Zumtobel an entry into the leisure and hospitality sector, an area in which it and its partner brands have traditionally been weak. acdc, for instance, has a range of popular LED downlights aimed at hotels and restaurants. The acquisition would also boost acdc sales through the Zumtobel Group’s global sales network. Zumtobel has bought 60 per cent of the British company with an option to buy the remaining 40 per cent.  Acdc will remain an independent brand and join Tridonic and Thorn in the Zumtobel portfolio. Th

We love LED lamps, but getting them to dim reliably can be a bit of a minefield Lux reports: The adoption of dimmable LED lighting for new installations is rising fast, but with a vast retrofit market to address, there is an opportunity for further growth if the user experience can be optimised. LED lighting has already captured the imagination of consumers in a way that CFLs never did with LED lamps offering many of the energy-saving benefits of compact fluorescents but in a much more familiar package. Consumers are able to buy lamps that look like the incandescent lamps they are replacing, which makes for a more comfortable switch. However, they are also expecting the dimming performance to be replicated and this is where a lack of information can lead to disappointing results. Here are our top tips for getting the best out of retrofit dimmable LED lighting. It is a common misconception that any LED lights can be dimmed with an LED dimmer" DO choose dimmable LEDs T