SAINT PAUL, MINN.—3M Architectural Markets introduces Custom Formed Reflectors, polymeric-based reflectors that increase the optical efficiency of LED and CFL light fixtures. Made in a free form custom optical design, the reflectors achieve up to 98 percent in reflectivity and allow product designers to put light exactly where they want it. With Custom Formed Reflectors from 3M, lighting designers can deliver more light with less energy. Designed for use in architectural, commercial and retail lighting, as well as outdoor lighting, the engineered reflective optics of the Custom Formed Reflectors increase the light fixture’s lumen output by up to 30 percent....

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Verve Living Systems as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Verve Living Systems is the one of the innovative brands of Masco Corporation, a Fortune 500 company and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of brand-name products for the home improvement and new home construction markets. Verve products include wireless, battery-less sensors and controls that can be easily installed in minutes using existing resources. When combined with its HVAC setback module or thermostat and its in-line switch module, Verve Living Systems’ wireless occupancy sensors can be used...

SATELLITE BEACH, FLA.—At a press conference held recently in India, Lighting Science Group, a maker of LED lighting solutions, and Dixon Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., an electronics products manufacturer in India, unveiled one of their first joint products: a high-performance, sub-$15 omnidirectional 60-watt equivalent A19 LED bulb that will be available in India by the end of the year and will be sold worldwide by Lighting Science Group early next year. Utilizing Lighting Science Group’s technical design, the bulb is the first in a series of products being jointly manufactured and distributed by the two companies. The full line of...

DETROIT—Lighting Enterprises, a leading manufacturer of decorative lighting and energy saving LEDs for hotel and resort guestrooms and public spaces, has named Andy Schaidler, NEWH, IESNA as their new hospitality sales manager. Schaidler’s responsibilities will include building and managing the company’s national independent hospitality sales team, sales, marketing, quotations, and development of new opportunities for the company in the hospitality industry. Schaidler and his team will work directly with hotel, resort, casino, and other hospitality specification and purchasing professionals to bring to market the most innovative decorative portable energy saving and labor saving lighting available.  Andy has served on the International...

ASBURY PARK, N.J.—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Philips Electronics the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) in recognition of being the first company to successfully develop an LED replacement for the common 60-watt incandescent light bulb. Submitted in 2009, the Philips LED bulb was the first and only product to successfully complete 18 months of rigorous field, lab and product testing, meeting or exceeding the high standards established by DOE for quality. In 2007 the U.S. DOE established a competition, the L Prize, challenging the lighting industry to develop replacement technologies for two of the most widely used...

WESTBURY, N.Y.—When Westbury, New York’s Viana Hotel & Spa was in its design stage, it was shortly after Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast. Oil prices shot up and the United States’ dependence on foreign oil was in the spotlight. It was within this climate of energy uncertainty that Alan Mindel and his team at Samar Hospitality decided to build the most energy-efficient hotel possible. Designed to achieve LEED-NC Silver certification, the 116-room Viana Hotel & Spa on Long Island features a closed-loop water-source heat pump system for heating and cooling as well as an 11-kilowatt photovoltaic system on...

SANTA CLARA, CALIF.—WattStopper has created a YouTube channel in order to share its growing video library with a wider audience. Viewers can choose from numerous informative short subjects on topics ranging from installing specific controls to selecting high ROI control investments. The channel is updated frequently, and subscribers receive automatic notifications when new content is added. Viewers can watch the videos on mobile devices as well as their computers. By uploading video content to YouTube, WattStopper enables sales reps and distributors to incorporate this informative content in their own communications, providing added value to customers. The YouTube channel also directly...

TAMPA, FLA.—LEDnovation, a developer of LED lighting and replacement lamp technology, has expanded its EnhanceLite LED MR16 line to include the first in a series of 50W equivalent (50W Eq) replacement MR16 lamps. The initial offering boasts a center beam candle power (CBCP) of 7360 Candelas at 7.9W and an efficacy of 57 lumens/watt. With a narrow spot beam angle of 11 degrees, this 50W Eq EnhanceLite LED MR16-50 is an optimum replacement for energy wasting, low-voltage halogen MR16 lamps widely used throughout the gaming industry in casinos and other hospitality venues. It offers true 50W equivalent performance, Energy Star...

MOONACHIE, N.J.—BULBRITE has received a Platinum ADEX award for its 2012 EISA-compliant Halogen A19 lamp, an energy-efficient lamp designed to comply with the 2012 Energy Independence and Security Act that is scheduled to take effect January 1. The upcoming legislation requires general service light bulbs to operate up to 30 percent more efficient than current standards require. The Eco-friendly Halogen A19 was introduced 20 months in advance, to help lighting distributors, specifiers and other professionals prepare for the lamp changes. “Our EISA-compliant lamp has received a strong response from the industry,” explained Cathy Choi, president of BULBRITE “ADEX recognizes our...

SAINT PAUL, MINN.—3M Architectural Markets introduces the 3M Sunlight Delivery System, a new daylighting solution that captures and harnesses sunlight in an energy-efficient lighting system for commercial buildings. This hybrid system combines multiple technologies to bring sunlight deep into interior spaces and provides consistent light levels throughout the day. The technology holds promise for both energy efficiency and improving the productivity and morale of building employees.  The 3M sunlight delivery system provides the industry with a new method of daylighting that offers significantly greater capabilities than existing alternatives. Traditional daylighting methods such as skylights or tubular daylighting devices present a...