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New Echelon Connected Lighting Solution Delivers Healthier LED Streetlighting Without Compromising Safety and Visibility Cities and Enterprises Can Dynamically Regulate the Level of Blue Light Outdoors Internet of Things pioneer Echelon Corporation is currently conducting what is believed to be the first successful deployment of so-called “white tunable” connected streetlighting with the municipal leaders of White Bear Lake, a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota and design firm Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. The new Lumewave by Echelon® solution can dynamically regulate the amount of potentially unhealthy blue light emitted from outdoor lighting. With this ground-breaking innovation, city managers can adjust streetlight color from soothing warm yellow to bright blue-white based on activity levels, time of day, weather and events. Dimming levels can also be remotely adjusted, making the system ideal to aid visibility for first responders, security professionals and more. “Being the first to try this new technology and see it in action was very rewarding,” said Mark Burch, Public Works Director/City Engineer, White Bear Lake. “We could raise the brightness and select a more vivid hue during an evening event. With a scheduled scenario, we could shift the lights in that same area to a warmer hue at 2:00am when there are rarely park visitors, other than our nocturnal wildlife. We could also program sensors along with the lights to automatically respond to higher foot traffic or certain weather conditions for optimal visibility. The new technology could give us the power to elevate the level of public safety and quality of life across our entire community.” This next-generation, connected LED lighting control technology enables municipalities to realize the full scope of LED streetlighting benefits, from improved public safety and reduced energy consumption and reduced maintenance and costs, to better health, quality of life and environmental comfort. White Bear Lake’s successful implementation of Echelon’s new technology is an example of the company’s commitment to foster safer and more comfortable cities through IoT-enabled connected lighting. “Municipalities now have the power to create the perfect environment at any given time,” said Ron Sege, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Echelon. “Imagine the improved public safety if all of the streetlights in an area were immediately whiter and brighter when a 911 call was responded to, but otherwise dimmer and more yellow at night for restful sleep. Cities need not compromise safety for comfort or vice versa. Our technology is paving the way for smart cities to improve quality of life, while still achieving energy efficiency and sustainability goals.” Source: news.echelon

Nordichallen: Osram creates professional lighting conditions for indoor football in Sweden Osram Lighting Solutions designed and implemented innovative LED hall lighting for the Nordichallen, a modern exhibition space and football hall in the Swedish city of Sundsvall. The new lighting solution complies with professional light requirements as stipulated by the Swedish Football Association and simultaneously saves around 65 percent energy. The home team of GIF Sundsvall, a club in the Allsvenskan premier Swedish football league, uses the hall for daily training, hall competitions and friendly matches. For further information, see osram-group

Color Balanced LED Lighting Improves Student Performance Every year as students trudge back to school from the summer breaks, educators and learning theorists propose and implement new methods to improve student learning and to increase performance. Those educators are now looking beyond teaching methods to determine the effects of a physical environment on student performance. They have known for years that bad lighting has an adverse effect on performance, and they are now beginning to appreciate that the proper lighting for a learning environment can objectively improve student performance. In all cases, color balanced LED’s are the proper lighting for that environment and improve student performance. Source: specgradeled

Intelligent Lighting Controls for Warehouse Environments Modern warehouses pose unique challenges for lighting system designers and engineers. They are often much larger than their forebears, often covering more than one hundred thousand square feet. Warehouse employees are monitored with logistics and tracking systems, which can require them to perform tasks with few or no errors over the course of an eight- to ten-hour shift. Those employees also share warehouse floors with forklifts and other machinery, exposing them to potential safety hazards when their attention spans lag throughout a long shift. Finally, warehouse operators are under increasing pressure to reduce overhead and other costs associated with their warehouses. In all cases, intelligent lighting controls and LED lighting systems can provide the best responses to these challenges. Source: specgradeled

Human Centric Lighting The circadian rhythm is our biological clock, which in turn is synchronised by the day-night cycle and the change between light and dark. It not only promotes restful sleep at night, but is also responsible for performance levels and physical wellbeing during the day. VS LED systems actively support this biorhythm with chip-on-board modules (COB) that differ from conventional light sources by providing a dynamically adjustable light spectrum that specifically affects the human organism. The module can alternate between the following two light modes: • Biodynamic lighting with adjustable colour temperatures that facilitates the suppression of melatonin. • Lighting that does not influence the release of melatonin, with adjustable colour temperatures. BIODYNAMIC LED LIGHTING Light influences both physical and emotional wellbeing Humans are diurnal beings whose performance levels are deter-mined by the natural daynight cycle, in which regard daylight plays a decisive role in regulating bodily functions. Special retinal ganglion cells serve as receptors for nonvisual light stimuli that influence health and wellbeing. Source: vossloh-schwabe

How LED Lights are Making Highways Safer Traffic safety engineers, transportation specialists, and auto manufacturers have made remarkable advances in automobile and highway safety over the past fifty years. Road planners and municipalities are poised to make another quantum leap in highway safety as they adopt new LED highway lighting or retrofit existing highway lighting with LED technology. A brief overview of LED lighting reveals at least four reasons why LED lights are making highways safer. U.S. cities and municipalities in areas as diverse as Baytown, Texas, and Olympia, Washington are already testing and realizing the safety and other benefits of LED highway lighting. As those benefits become more apparent, the LED industry expects that the pace of adoption and retrofitting of LED lights will increase. Source: specgradeled

LED Lighting for Public Rest Area Safety Public rest areas create the perfect storm of safety concerns for space planners. These areas typically see a high volume of vehicle traffic that is mixed with pedestrians who are walking to and from their cars. Vehicles might contain valuable personal property, and pedestrians might be fatigued or inattentive after a long drive, increasing the risk that both the vehicles and their occupants will be targets for criminals. Public rest areas are often exposed to harsh and varying environmental conditions. LED lighting can help facility planners address these safety concerns. LED Lighting for Public Rest Area Safety: Benefits of LED Lighting for Public Rest Areas: Source: specgradeled

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The Museu de Cultures del Món (Museum of World Cultures) in Barcelona presents outstanding works from around the world in medieval Catalan buildings. Architecture and art are set off perfectly thanks to the ERCO lighting tools Optec and Pollux A death mask from Ghana, a Buddha statue from Burma, an incense holder from Guatemala. Selected non-European ritualistic and everyday objects are cherished as sought-after collector's items on the international art market. Compared to modern Western works though they are subject to other sets of rules. Because most objects are not signed they usually cannot be assigned to specific artists – their value is defined according to the collections that housed them. The Museu de Cultures del Món makes works from several renowned institutes such as the Folch Foundation and the Ethnological Museum Barcelona accessible to the interested public. As often found in archaeological and ethnological museums, the Museu de Cultures del Món presents many of its exhibits in display cabinets. Here both general lighting of the room and accenting the objects with spotlights had to be ensured. Even though the cabinets are illuminated externally, no reflections from either the light or windows must occur on their panes. Due to reasons of conservation the temperatures in the cabinets must also remain constant. ERCO LED lighting tools are the ideal solution thanks to their heat dissipation to the rear of the luminaire. The tops of high display cabinets can also be used for light guidance with the use of frosted panels. When the directed light of a spotlight penetrates the semi-transparent material, it creates diffuse ambient lighting with precision accents. This approach is used at the Museu de Cultures del Món, for example, to set off a collection of African masks with uniquely expressive illumination. Source: erco

ProRail Station, Helmond Product: VarioLED™ Flex VENUS White TV IP67 LED Linear Partner: Q-CAT Lighting Customer: ProRail Location: Helmond, Netherlands The VarioLED™ Flex VENUS TV was used to lighten the stairs and railings of this station in Helmond. Lighting plays an essential role in this application, because many people use the station every day and lighting offers orientation and security at night . Only through adequate lighting accidents, for example from falls, can be prevented. Also in decorative ways the used light line is optimally suited for the application, because its homogeneous light is pleasant for the viewer. Through the flexibility of the product, the curved railing can be elegantly emphasized. For additional information, please visit www.led-linear.com

On January 6, the Danish popular radio P6 BEAT held its annual music event P6 BEAT Rocker Koncerthuset. For the fifth year in a row, the show hosted a variety of different established and upcoming artists from home and abroad. The overall lighting concept was based on the creation of a festival feeling inside DR Koncerthuset, which is a concert hall designed for classical music. For this concert, four stages were set up inside the 360° venue. Every stage performance had its own unique expression. The show was an ongoing concert, where each band played three to four songs, until the hosts led the audience's attention to a new stage with the artist next in line. Lighting designer/operator, Sune Verdier, elaborated: "Because of the fact that the mounting opportunities were very limited, we had a general festival-like lighting rig with an even distribution of wash og spot moving heads. On the floor we had 20 pcs. of SGM P-5 wash lights as a border around the stages. To create this border and a backdrop for the audience and the tv camera, we used the P-5s to light the artists up close. The rectangular shape of the fixture gave a geometrical finish to the edge of the stage, which provided a sharp look for the otherwise small stages." For the installation, Sune Verdier needed both a good wash and strobe light that could also function as a backdrop for the artist. He found all these features combined in the P-5. He highlighted the high power level and strong saturated colors as the main advantages of the compact LED wash light. Furthermore, he added: "Whenever I can, I tend to use the P-5 as it’s a very good static wash light, which is also very versatile due to its outdoor capability being IP65-rated." Supplier: Litecom A/S Lighting Designers: Sune Verdier/Jacob Møller Operator: Sune Verdier Project Manager: Jacob Møller Applied products: P-5 Original: sgmlight

SORAA BRINGS HISTORY TO LIFE AT DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced that its full visible spectrum LED lamps were installed at the Arts of the Ancient Middle East Gallery at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) in Detroit, Michigan. Soraa’s LED lamps now illuminate historic artifacts dated from approximately 3000 BCE and 600 CE that map the rise of writing, trade, religions, cities, and empires in the early civilizations of the Middle East. Lighting designer Marc Langlois, working with the museum’s curatorial and collections staff, conducted a detailed series of tests, calculations and small case studies on a variety of lamps and fixtures. The team opted for Soraa’s VIVID MR16 LED lamps to illuminate the ancient art and artifacts. The new LED lighting gives the space a more inviting, airy and contemporary feel that the DIA desired. The gallery’s beautiful architectural elements had been previously lost with the halogen lighting, but the new Soraa lighting improved the color rendering of the art and made the space itself an attraction for guests. For additional information, please visit www.soraa.com

SORAA’S PERFECTLY TAILORED LIGHTING MAKES GIEVES & HAWKES’ FLAGSHIP STORE SHINE Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, has announced that 245 of its LED lamps have been installed in Gieves & Hawkes’s elegant Savile Row flagship store in London. Founded in 1771, Gieves & Hawkes has always incorporated luxury with function. The well-respected tailor is known for outfitting the United Kingdom’s armed services and the British Royal Family as well as designing stylish yet classic suits for men. The retailer’s approach to lighting design was no different—while the lamps needed to be energy efficient and functional, they also needed to be luxurious and refined. Gieves & Hawkes wanted to reduce energy costs associated with lighting, improve efficiency and highlight their bespoke craftsmanship. Soraa’s simply perfect lighting solutions were the best products to meet Gieves & Hawkes’s needs. For additional information, please visit www.soraa.com

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115 Batman Street, Melbourne, Australia The Base Building solution for 115 Batman Street was designed to meet with the Green Star requirements of the project. The overall building design utilizes an integrated design ideology, taking significant advantage of the available daylight via both the high and extensive glazing. Window screening is used to provide amelioration of direct sunlight where necessary and the lighting control system that manages the lighting throughout the tenancy is linked to photo electric cells to dim the luminaires in relation to the available daylight. Motion sensors are also provided throughout to manage the lighting after hours by activating the lighting in areas of movement. The fitout orientated spaces including the main reception, meeting rooms were designed with large luminous grids of pendants while the staff breakout space was designed to be deliberately different with custom pendants that feature panoramic photo montages of the Royal Botanical Gardens. Source: ndylight

Rongwen and Silver Spring Networks Connect Smart Lighting in China’s Third Largest City Delivers One of China’s Major Smart City Projects Using Standards-Based RF Mesh and IPv6 Technology in Guangzhou to Help Reduce Energy Consumption; Announce New Joint Integrated Lighting Controller to Drive Further Momentum in China. Guangdong Rongwen Energy Technology Group (Rongwen) and Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (NYSE: SSNI) announced their selection to connect smart LED street lights in Guangzhou, China. Through its go-to-market partnership with Rongwen, one of the largest smart LED street light providers and operators in China, Silver Spring is planning to network more than 30,000 LED street lights in Guangzhou. According to Rongwen, its efficient and patented LED street lights and outdoor lighting controls, combined with Silver Spring’s StreetLight.Vision (SLV) Central Management System (CMS), will increase the city’s energy savings by more than 70%. The project is China’s first smart city project using Silver Spring’s secure, reliable, IPv6 platform and Wi- SUN® standards-based mesh technology, built on the IEEE 802.15.4g specification. For further information, see www.silverspringnet.com

For an upcoming party, I have planned to setup a stage and use lighting equipment to focus on the target. But there is a big confusion for right lighting selection. I came across two equipment i.e. Chauvet Intimidator Spot 350 and American DJ INNO Spot Pro. Both of them seems to work well, but which is a good option to own for a party. My known personally recommend me Chauvet Intimidator Spot 350 but doesn't have a valid reason.

Towns and cities are increasingly making a mark for themselves with the targeted use of feature lighting. In addition to classical street and area lighting, ways of using illumination to specifically showcase certain places is being increasingly adopted. A creatively-lit park, a sharply illuminated monument, effective facade projection – purposeful and careful use of such elements contributes not only to creating a distinctive ambience, but also an atmosphere that makes people feel comfortable and excited. The new FLC230 LED profile projectors from WE-EF are the perfect instruments for realising such powerful lighting effects in public spaces. The FLC230 LED profile projector is also available as a colour changer, offering infinitely variable RGBW colour mixing, as it can render almost every shade of the colour spectrum. The profile projector comprises a spherical/triple flat convex lens system for producing a parallel light beam. The FLC230 LED profile projector and the colour-changer variant are available either as a zoom-spot projector [ZP] for producing sharply defined circles of light, a frame projector [FP] for illuminating polygon surfaces or as a gobo projector [GP] for projecting gobos onto a surface. The FLC230-CC LED profile projectors also come with a DMX interface as standard. Source: weef

Cities Around the World are Switching to LED Street Lighting To the extent that a “trend” is the direction in which something is developing or changing, switching or retrofitting to LED street lighting is definitely a current trend in cities around the world. In the United States alone, several major cities, including Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Oakland, Las Vegas, Austin, New York, and Boston, have either switched to LED street lighting or are planning an LED retrofit. Shanghai and Copenhagen have joined the list of international cities that are relying on LED systems to light their streets. The forces that gave rise to this trend are not difficult to understand. Source: specgradeled

Patients in intensive care feel better with light adapted to the time of day New research shows that the light environment in intensive care affects how patients feel - even a year after completed hospitalization. With light adapted to the time of day, health even improves for patients who are barely conscious when they are admitted for care. “It is really important with a normal circadian rhythm and light is the environmental factor that has the greatest affect,” says Marie Engwall, doctoral student in Health and Care Sciences at the Sahlgrenska Academy and assistant lecturer at University of Borås, with a background as an ambulance nurse anesthetist. Here research is about severely ill or injured patients who are admitted for intensive care, initially often an anesthetized state and in a hospital environment where investigations and treatments must be able to operate around the clock. Many patients are confused and lost with regards to what day it is, and this is where light comes in. In order to counterbalance the traditional ICU department with low levels of daylight and nights when lighting is frequently turned on, and experimental environment with so-called cyclical lighting that changed during the day into fourteen different light scenarios. Calming function Mornings began with a weak, reddish dawn light, which, at around 8 am turned to a strong, blue light similar to daylight. In the middle of the day, the strength of the light was reduced slightly so that patients would also be able to experience existing daylight to subsequently be increased again in the afternoon. Towards the evening, the light became weaker and warmer again. At that time, the light sources were also placed at a lower height; in the evening only a weak and warm light was emitted from the skirting boards. All this to resemble natural light throughout the day. “The patients were very satisfied with the lighting environment. It had a calming function and helped in supporting the circadian rhythm, Earlier research shows that it is very important with a stable circadian rhythm for hormonal levels and other physiological function in the body,” says Marie Engwall. The survey that was conducted 6 months after discharge did not provide any clear picture of the recovery of the patients. Marie Engvall describes this time as a fragile period for many of them. However, after another 6 months there was a different tune when the same on hundred patients were once again asked about the physical and mental health, appetite and sleep. Significantly better “Patients cared for in our experimental room demonstrated significantly better self-rated recovery after twelve months compared to patients in the control group. I do no claim that everything is a result of the light, but there is an indication and a clear finding here that we can continue working with,” says Marie Engwall. Her research focuses on the patient but even the impressions of healthy visitors evaluated in a questionnaire gave positive results. Staff were not consulted in the studies in question, but nevertheless, Marie Engwall has received some response during the course of the process. “They really like the light that provides good working light during the day. At night time, the levels are lower than what they are used to in order for patients to be able to sleep better,” she says. Link to the thesis

Adam shares a new helmet recently added to his collection of replica space gear--a wonderful light-up space helmet from maker Jennifer Mann. Adam shows off the attention to detail and care Jennifer put into designing this piece, which is fitted with an anticulating visor, LED lights, and fashioned out of an off-the-shelf 14-inch acrylic lighting globe! And the best part is that Jennifer has shared instructions for making your own LED space helmet in her updated Instructables guide: https://www.instructables.com/LED-Space-Helmet-2019-Update/

LED Ring Light For Video The DVR- series is designed for portrait photography. They are equipped with soft light diffuser which can lower the glare, designed in circular shape for a better fill of lighting on object, 4 modes of lighting to create different effects, adjustable 3200K - 5600K color temperature and compatible to both AC and DC power supply. The ring lamp is great in situations where you want to capture the subject on a beautiful, natural way. Think about portraits, beautyshoots and food. When capturing people, the ring lamp creates a beautiful circular reflection in the eyes. ? Top-10 LED Ring Lamp For Video The DVR-512DVC is a professional ring lamp, where you can set both color temperature and intensity steplessly. Thanks to the included mounting bracket, you can easily place the DVR-512DVC on a tripod. On the bottom of the DVR-512DVC you can find a 1/4" and 3/8" screw thread, which makes it compatible with almost any tripod. You can attach the camera easily on the mounting bracket, because of the screw thread connection. The 512 LED-lights of the DVR-512DVC spread the light on a small angle of 60 degrees. They have a CRI value of > 95 en last up to 50.000 hours. Features With the four red buttons on the backside of the DVR-512DVC you can switch the individual LED-sections on and off. This gives you even more control of the lightning of the subject. The DVR-512DVC comes with a power cable with EU-plug. Do you want more freedom? Then there are optional batteries available. You can click two batteries ont the backside of the LED-ring and work without cables. You can find the compatible batteries at the 'optional accessories'. Buy Now $159.99 - 323.10 Free international shipping 6-13 days (DVR-512DVC) DVR-160TVC is built with SMD LED technology, same power output but with less LEDs and hence less heat generated. DVR-160TVC is a professional LED ring light, widely used in portrait and product shooting. Built with SMD LED technology, 3200K-5600K adjustable color temperature, step less brightness adjustment, it will help you to take amazing and high-quality pictures. Features: SMD LED technology, 160pcs SMD beads, fully improved ring light, can create catchlights. Adjustable color temperature range from 3200K to 5600K, easy to create kinds of lighting effects. Support step less brightness adjustment, and also can divide the ring light into 4 parts to meet your shooting needs. Ultra high rendering index, up to CRI90+, easy to keep the true color of the objects. Double power supply ways, can be powered by adapter or 2 * NP-F series battery.(Battery not included) Equipped with durable bracket, easy to install and use. Buy Now $155.00 - 231.30 Free international shipping 6-21 days (DVR-160TVC) Comparison table DVR-512DVC and DVR-160TVC

Bridge lighting, Cernay Lighting design: EGIS Strasbourg et Atelier Villes et Paysages Illzach Product: VarioLED™ Flex NIKE White LD4 SV IP67 Location: Cernay, France Photos: Ludovic Loewert Distributor: CKD Eclairage Kingersheim In French Cernay a bridge was impressively illuminated with a linear LED lighting solution. Therefore the VarioLED™ Flex NIKE was used, which belongs to the VENUS family. NIKE is a high quality opal encapsulated IP67 protected flexible LED design light line that is suitable for a variety of applications. It is especially the absolutely homogeneous light in combination with a small cross-section that characterizes the NIKE and makes it an appealing product. It is ideally suitable for outdoor use due to easy installation and high resistance to external influences. At the bridge in Cernay the light line has been mounted so that it is invisible to passers-by. The warm and diffuse light ensures a pleasant and uniform illumination of the walkways, whereby pedestrians and drivers are not dazzled. The illuminated bridge provides security and orientation at night and is also an attractive landmark of the city. For additional information, please visit www.led-linear.com

Minto Shopping Centre, Moenchengladbach Architect: kadawittfeldarchitektur Lighting design: Licht + Schatten, Bernd Lafin Product: VarioLED™ Flex VENUS White SV IP67, XOOLUM™ HYDRA HD15 IP40, XOOLUM™ R HYDRA LD25 IP67 Customer: Unibail-Rodamco Germany GmbH Location: Moenchengladbach, Germany Interior architect: kplus konzept Düsseldorf The 2015 newly opened shopping center "Minto" in Moenchengladbach offers visitors a unique shopping experience on an area of 42,000 square meters. The concept of combining nature and architecture and the creation of a holistic well-being for the visitor stand in the foreground. In the "Home of the 5 Senses" colors and shapes, lighting design, material selection as well as the scent and sound concept of the interior design speak to all senses. In the lighting design concept of the company “Licht + Schatten” many products of LED Linear were specified. Long lines with XOOLUM HYDRA HD15 were formed in the ceiling. Due to the used opal cover the light is dot-free and enjoyable for visitors, but also providing an adequate illuminance. The irregularity of the lines in the ceiling is also decorative and a lively, playful detail. Even more obvious is the combination of nature and architecture in case of the used VENUS design light lines. The organic, rounded shapes, created by three parallel lines of light are a highlight on the ceiling of the center. To achieve higher luminance on the ground and to increase security in these areas XOOLUM R HYDRA LD25 with 25 ° reflector has been used in the corridors of the building. For additional information, please visit www.led-linear.com

Vocational school, Saint Malo Architect: Liard & Tanguy, Rennes Lighting design: tpf.i / L’ingénierie co-créative, Rennes Product: XOOLUM™ HYDRA HD15 IP67 Customer: Lycée Public Maritime Florence Arthaud, Saint Malo Location: Saint Malo, France Electrician: OET, Cesson-Sévigné The Lycée Public Maritime Florence Arthaud is a vocational school for maritime training in all trades of the sea in Saint Malo. The newly built complex of buildings on a plot of 14,000 m² was opened in September 2015. During the construction much attention was paid to environmental protection and sustainable development, therefore the lighting was realized with LEDs. In the hallways, stairwells and common areas of the students linear lighting solutions from LED Linear™ were installed. The XOOLUM™ HYDRA HD15 W840 with opal cover was used, offering high luminance and a pleasant diffused light. The installation is also appealing from decorative perspective because the luminaires were mounted in the ceiling, so that they do not protrude. The result is a harmonious picture with linear accents. For additional information, please visit www.led-linear.com