Message From The Editor
The savings are serious, but there's more — the magic of the stars
Energy savings are important with LEDs. In fact, we talk a lot about savings in the context of LED lighting, but equally important is protecting nocturnal biodiversity, the quality of our sleep, and public safety. We need a cultural shift so that we stop seeing lighting with the eyes of yesteryear: LED technologies are designed to illuminate better, not more. Training plays a key role in this culture shift. In this issue we talk about energy savings, but also the magic of lighting. This is what's behind achievements that have enhanced Montreal's reputation around the world. Montreal is increasingly recognized as a city of design, and lighting is at the heart of this recognition. This fall, Pierre-Yves Panis, head of design for Philips Lighting, was one of the leading speakers at an international design conference. In January we will share with you his reflections on the links between technology, design, science, and art. Good reading!
Line Goyette, Managing Editor
linegoyette@kerrwil.com
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Changing Scene
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LED Technology
Kevin Willmorth on Controlling TLEDs
By Kevin Willmorth
Use of tubular retrofit lamps fitted into existing luminaires is worth considering as an economic next-step for achieving increased energy efficiency and longer in-service life over fluorescent bulbs. Tubular LED (TLED) products can replace T12, T8 and T5 infrastructure products using several strategies.
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Codes & Standards
Mark Acceptance: Understanding Certification Labels for Lighting Products
By Owen Hurst
Any professional purchasing lighting products in Canada is aware of the obligation to ensure that what they purchase and install is accepted and safe. And how do we know this? Well, of course we look to the certification markings. There are a number of accepted domestic and international markings that are accepted in Canada.
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Lighting Controls
Report Explores Energy Savings from Networked Lighting Control Systems
While connected lighting currently comprises less than 1% of all luminaires in the United States, a recent study conducted by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) found average energy savings from networked lighting controls to be 47%. These results match an estimate from the U.S. Department of Energy that connected lighting represents up to 45% of total lighting energy savings potential.
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Lighting and Art
Six Works Produced by Montreal Partnership Program Have Toured 20 Cities in a Year
After its first full year, the Quartier des Spectacles Partnerships program for the export of its public art installations is a clear success: to date, six works produced and premiered in Montreal have been presented in 20 cities at 25 cultural events and festivals, and have been seen by millions of people in North America, Europe and the Middle East.
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Science
Use of Night Lighting Continues to Grow
From 2012 to 2016, Earth's artificially lit outdoor area grew by 2.2% per year, with a total radiance growth of 1.8% per year, reports an article published in the journal Science Advances. Continuously lit areas brightened at a rate of 2.2% per year. Researchers observed large differences in national growth rates, with lighting remaining stable or decreasing in only a few countries.
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New Products and Solutions
Philips Hue White Starter Kit
The Philips Hue White starter kit and experience gives your customers peace of mind by enabling them to control their lights wherever they are. It's all about simplifying our lives and giving us peace of mind in smart and useful ways.
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Hubbell NutriLED Horticultural Light
The NutriLED horticultural luminaire uses solid state LEDs tuned to precise wavelengths that provide just what plants need to enhance photosynthesis and optimize growth rate and yield.
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EiKO LED Area Site Lighter
EiKO has a unique offering in their LED area site lighter with rotatable optics and 100W-10,000LM. The site lighter is available in two outputs: 10,000lm (replaces 250W HID) and 15,000lm (replaces 400W HID), offering 60% energy savings and three times the lifetime of HID area light fixtures.
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Eaton Arena Pro
The Arena Pro LED lighting solution by Ephesus takes sports lighting to a whole new level. The innovative optics and advanced colour-tuning technology can create a warmer, richer light ideal for basketball and other court sports, or a cooler light more desirable for hockey.
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