Zero Site lights up cities and improves mobile broadband connectivity

Royal Philips and Ericsson have partnered to develop a connected LED street lighting model called Zero Site, which offers city officials a way to afford next-generation energy-efficient LED lighting and enables network operators to offer improved mobile broadband and app coverage.

The future of energy efficient design in existing commercial buildings

Concerns building owners and managers have towards the initial sustainability investment should be negated by issues around reliability, increased market value and the demand for corporate renters/tenants.

This paper provides a brief overview of retrofitting sustainability in existing commercial buildings and how to ensure design returns maximum efficiencies and return on investment.

Intelligent in-store lighting interacts with 'personal shopper' app

An app that helps with the shopping: that's something most of us would like to see (particularly if it could then make dinner while you put your feet up). Royal Philips has developed an intelligent lighting system that could bring this idea to life.

Brightgreen surface-mounted LED lights

Brightgreen has expanded its Curve range of round-beam interior lighting to include two surface-mounted downlights - the D900 SH Curve and its smaller counterpart, the D400 SH Curve.

enLighten Chamaeleon LED light

The multifunction LED light ‘Chamaeleon’ is fitted with microwave (motion) and PE (light) sensors to ensure that permanent low-energy background lighting is available at all times and provides full lighting when a space is occupied. It provides a range of low-energy solutions for fire stairs, car parks and back of house areas where energy is typically wasted due to lights being left on continuously.

Buenos Aires switches to LED lighting

Philips was selected by the government of the city of Buenos Aires to renew its street lighting system with LED technology. The company will replace the majority of the 125,000 existing street lights with new LED luminaires within a three-year term. Philips was awarded the contract as a result of a public bidding process.

Osram retrofits lighting at the Sistine Chapel

Multinational lighting manufacturer Osram is set to retrofit lighting at the Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy. The art-conserving installation is expected to enable significantly higher illuminance values and consume 60% less power compared to the existing lighting installation.

Hager Soft Start LED dimmer

The LED dimmer from Hager is designed specifically to work with LED lights and therefore is compatible with more LED’s than a standard trailing or leading-edge dimmer.

enLighten retrofits NSW Land and Housing property

enLighten Australia was awarded the tender to retrofit LED lighting in NSW Land and Housing Corporation's property in Eastlakes. NSW Land and Housing Corporation owns and manages the state's portfolio of 144,000 social housing dwellings in NSW.

Ecopoint's LED lights installed in Melbourne's newest high-rise

Wellington, New Zealand-based Ecopoint's LED lights have been installed in Melbourne's newest high-rise, located at 171 Collins Street in the heart of the CBD.

Achieving efficiency with lighting controls

The increasing uptake of LED lighting is also driving the demand for lighting controls. As building owners, operators and facility managers become more aware of the benefits of the lighting control technology, it’s time for contractors to embrace and master the technology to grow their business.

New LED driver delivers high efficiency

Researchers have developed a new LED driver that powers LED light bulbs with an innovative approach called multilevel PWM (pulse-width modulation).

Lumitex LED shopfitter

The Lumitex LED shopfitter uses Samsung chip technology combined with driver electronics to offer significant reductions in operating temperatures, while also having a long life expectancy.

General instructions on lightning safety for shelters

Severe lightning injuries and fatalities are reported each year from all over the world, especially on golf courses, so shelters are vital to protect from the effects of lightning. The following paper outlines instructions on lightning safety for shelters.

Australia’s first grid-wide rollout of LED streetlights set to begin

Australia’s first grid-wide rollout of LED streetlights is expected to begin this month, under plans being put to more than 40 local councils throughout Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter.