ATLANTA—Lithonia Lighting, a leader in indoor commercial and architectural lighting, announced that it is fortifying its presence in the LED lighting market with the introduction of RTLED. RTLED is a high-quality, volumetric recessed luminaire that delivers ambient white light throughout an entire space while reducing energy costs, maintenance costs and a building’s environmental footprint. “RTLED is an innovative breakthrough for high-quality LED lighting solutions in commercial interior spaces,” said Dave Ranieri, vice president of Lithonia Lighting Fluorescent/LED Business Unit. “In addition to maintaining high efficacy and excellent color over a 50,000-hour system life, RTLED creates an optimum balance...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Control4 as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Control4 delivers a personalized experience for guests with control of lighting, drapes, TV, stereo, thermostat and more through a single remote control. Property managers can configure and update rooms remotely, and centrally manage energy usage. Control4’s Suite System utilizes wired IP and wireless ZigBee technology to save money and construction costs. Currently, Control4 Suite Systems are being implemented in projects from Las Vegas to London. At the Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter in Las Vegas, the property collaborated...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIF.—Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, a popular year-round lodging destination in the heart of Yosemite Village, unveiled today two prototype guest rooms on the cutting edge of environmentally-friendly interior architecture and design. The two rooms at The Lodge are the first of their kind in Yosemite National Park. Reflective of Delaware North Companies’ award-winning GreenPath environmental stewardship platform, the two eco-friendly guestrooms were designed with an eye toward an eventual rollout throughout the Lodge’s 245 rooms. Every design selection, from insulation and paint to textiles and light fixtures, was evaluated based on its proximity, sustainability, recycled...

ZIONSVILLE, IND.—FANIMATION unveils The Inlet, an Energy Star-rated ceiling fan with energy efficient compact fluorescent lighting. The Inlet is a sleek and functional, close-to-the-ceiling mounted fan that is available in Oil-rubbed Bronze and Satin Nickel finishes with an Opal Frosted glass lighting fixture. Reversible Cherry/Walnut blades are included and available with Cherry and Walnut finished woven housing accessories. The fan has a 52-inch blade sweep while optional blade sets offer a 42-inch blade pitch. Ideal for installations on lower ceilings, The Inlet is flush mounted at a distance of 8 3/8 inches from the ceiling, with a total height...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Sylvania Lighting Services as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. SYLVANIA Lighting Services (SLS) can help hotels comply with tougher new regulations for hazardous waste disposal and recycling. The company’s national recycling program sends 8.6 million lamps to recycling facilities annually, keeping 113 pounds of mercury out of landfills. SLS will pick up lamps as part its maintenance and retrofit service contracts—ensuring that hotels are in compliance and removing liability. SLS is a subsidiary of OSRAM SYLVANIA and is headquartered in Danvers, Mass., with its Canadian headquarters...

SANTA CLARA, CALIF.—WattStopper has added network capability to its self-configuring Digital Lighting Management (DLM) lighting control product line, enabling remote management of lighting controls throughout a floor, a building or an entire campus. This product line expansion also includes two new DLM digital photosensors for automatically switching or dimming up to three zones of lighting in daylit areas, new DLM lighting control panels, and new dimming features for DLM wall switches. Digital Lighting Management is a distributed control system that automatically maximizes lighting energy efficiency within each controlled space. A DLM local network can include room controllers, occupancy sensors, personal...

AURORA, OHIO—TCP, Inc., a leader in compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) manufacturing and technology, introduces a new fully dimmable CFL product line incorporating a patent-pending high performance CFL ballast design that features proprietary NXP GreenChip power management IC chip technology. This new design approach, dubbed TruDim Technology, results in a CFL with smoother full range dimming performance from 100 percent down to one percent. The dimming curve is designed to more accurately match the human eye’s reactions, which is more pleasing to the end-user. “In the past, customers have had to put up with dimming CFLs that don’t dim...

LAS VEGAS—Royal Philips Electronics has unveiled its 12-watt EnduraLED light bulb, an LED replacement for a 60-watt incandescent light bulb. Shown for the first time at the Lightfair International trade show, it marks an important breakthrough in the use of LED lighting technology in everyday applications. The bulb will deliver up to 80 percent energy savings and last 25 times longer than its century-old predecessor. The significance of developing an LED equivalent to the 60-watt has been recognized by many international organizations, including the U.S. Department of Energy, which created the L-prize competition to spur development of this highly sought...

OREM, UTAH—ILLUMRA, a leader in wireless battery-free controls, announced the release of a new solar-powered light sensor that can run indefinitely on a few hours of light a day. The new product, when used with other wireless devices, creates a daylight harvesting solution that is both easy to install and use. “The new light sensor gives building owners a powerful tool to control costs,” said Jan Finlinson, director at ILLUMRA. “By reducing electrical light levels in a room and taking advantage of the ambient light, we could greatly reduce the world’s $200+ billion light bill.” The ILLUMRA light sensor communicates to...

CAMAS, WASH.—Environmental issues are a top priority for many consumers. These days, it’s hard to watch TV without hearing about how you can help the environment by “going green.” One increasingly popular way of contributing to the green movement is to install compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), a fluorescent bulb designed to emit as much light as traditional light bulbs while using less energy. CFLs use about 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and can last up to 10 times longer. CFLs also produce about 75 percent less heat, so they’re safer to operate and can cut cooling...