WEST CALDWELL, N.J.—MaxLite announces the launch of the M Series product family, which provides tremendous versatility for outdoor lighting applications. M Series is an innovative product that covers three categories with one design solution. It is well suited for design-build, architectural, commercial, value engineering and government projects, as well as some stock and flow markets. The M Series is a modular design and can combine common components to create the exact model needed for various applications. Instead of making changes in the field, the factory can quickly cater the fixture with simple changes to mountings and lenses, without the usual long...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—GE Current, a Daintree company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Hubbell Inc. to acquire Hubbell’s commercial and industrial (C&I) lighting business to create a premier end-to-end lighting solutions business. The Hubbell C&I lighting business, based in Greenville, S.C., is a leading provider of professional lighting, lighting controls and connected lighting. The business offers a comprehensive range of indoor and outdoor lighting products for industrial, commercial, and institutional applications. The Hubbell C&I lighting business has a strong collection of trusted brands including Area Architectural Lighting, Beacon, Litecontrol, Kim, Columbia, Prescolite, Alera, Dual-Lite, Compass, Hubbell Outdoor...

NATIONAL REPORT—The lighting of commercial and residential areas used to take a lot of planning for years. Most people were stuck with Linear Fluorescent Lamps (LFLs) and for a good reason. First, they provide high-quality light output; they are efficient and last for a long time. The T8 lamps used about 40 percent less energy than the old T12 lamps, which are being phased out. Now a new player has arrived in the field of commercial lighting, promising higher efficiency: the linear LED tube T8. The 4ft 8T LED tube light is found to save a lot of energy...

NORTON SHORES, MICH.—EarthTronics, dedicated to developing innovative energy-saving lighting products that provide a positive economic and environmental impact, introduces its new versatile LED Canopy Color Selectable Series available in three colors and three wattage options to deliver superior illumination. Ideal for entry ways, parking garages, low bay areas and perimeter lighting, the LED Canopy Color Selectable Series lights can easily be switched to provide 3000K, 4000K or 5000K correlated color temperature (CCT) during installation. All offer a high 80+ CRI for improved visual acuity. The color selectable temperatures offer facility and building managers the opportunity to match existing HID lamps,...

COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting’s MAC XL LED Track Heads now feature Comfort Dim, a warm dimming technology that changes CCT from a bright 3000K to a comfortable and inviting 1800K. Comfort Dim is a popular option for dining rooms, restaurants, and other venues that prefer a relaxing atmosphere. MAC XL Track heads resemble line voltage fixtures, but without bulky driver enclosures. Field adjustable beam spreads allow precise illumination. Comfort Dim models deliver 1000 lumens, while MAC XL dedicated color temperature fixtures offer 2700K to 4000K in 1200 lumens. Comfort Dim is suitable for two circuit applications in which other MAC XL track heads...

The world’s environment is affected primarily by real estate, transportation, and manufacturing. Due to the influence that these industries have on each other, it is clear that designing and operating sustainable buildings have a tremendous impact on the environment. Some of the concerns addressed by sustainability practices include inefficient site planning; lack of smart growth; waste of water, electricity, and energy; overconsumption and excessive waste; not using sustainable materials; minimizing transportation; the lack of healthy indoor air quality; increased pollution; depletion of the ozone layer; and climate change. Challenges & Misconceptions The hospitality industry was slow to adopt sustainable operations and design because...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The International Code Council—the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions—launched its “Code on a Mission” challenge which aims to have over a third of the U.S. population covered by the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) by the end of 2023. To make this a reality, the Code Council is challenging the building industry and communities alike to update their building energy codes to meet or exceed the requirements of the 2021 IECC. Already industry leaders like Architecture 2030, the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), Energy Efficient Codes Coalition (EECC), Northeast Energy Efficiency...

WEST CALDWELL, N.J.—MaxLite announces c-Max Network Controls, a Bluetooth-enabled luminaire level lighting controls (LLLC) system for indoor and outdoor applications. Ideal for achieving energy savings in small to medium-sized facilities, c-Max Network Controls can be commissioned with the c-Max app—no gateway device required. A patent pending plug and play design allows for easy installation of sensors and nodes into the integrated USB-C receptacle of MaxLite controls ready luminaires. Lighting customers can choose between c-Max Basic and Network controls based on budget and application needs. The Network version offers advanced functionality for wireless grouping and controlling luminaires, including scene setting, granular dimming and scheduling. Control capabilities...

COMMERCE, CALIF.—Nora Lighting’s E-Series FLIN Can-less LED Downlights are now available in 4” and 6” sizes with round or square apertures. The tunable white luminaires include dedicated junction boxes; no bulky recessed housings are required. The surface-mounted E-Series FLIN offers a range of color temperature options. An integral CCT switch is conveniently located on the junction box and allows the color temperature to be adjusted after installation. CCT options include CTT 233 with 2700K, 3000K or 3500K or CCT 345 with 3000K, 4000K or 5000K. Only 1 ¼” thick and with a matte powder white finish, E-SERIES FLIN LED downlights are...

NORTON SHORES, MICH.—EarthTronics, dedicated to developing innovative energy-saving lighting products that provide a positive economic and environmental impact, now offers a complete line of T5, T8 and PLL Type A “plug & play” lamp solutions for use directly with existing fluorescent ballast systems and Type B direct wire or ballast by-pass LED tubes. Available in stock, the new products provide an energy-saving solution for commercial, municipal, school and university building retrofit applications. The Type A linear LEDs are compatible with several different instant start, rapid start and program start ballasts. Designed to work on existing fluorescent electronic ballasts and emergency...