Rubik from Acuity Brands company, Mark Architectural Lighting

This is very cool and a must see for LightFair 2016.

EYE Lighting Retrofit Challenge Demonstration

Get a hands-on demonstration on how easy it is to take out the old HID light source and put in a LEDioc Retrofit. Stop by LIGHTFAIR Booth 2137 to take the Retrofit Challenge.

LG Electronics Introduces New LED Lighting Wireless Control Technologies

LED Wireless Control Platform to be Displayed at LIGHTFAIR 2016

LG Electronics USA has expanded the breadth of its industry-leading LED lighting controls and luminaires featuring ZigBee® integrated wireless technology. LG is displaying the expanded product line-up at LIGHTFAIR International 2016 (booth #3551).

At LIGHTFAIR this week, LG is demonstrating two new sensor products – the Smart Multi Sensor and Wireless Scheduling Switch – supporting the company's efforts to create a complete wireless control platform. LG's Smart Multi Sensor is an after-market accessory compatible with LG's LED troffers and downlights, designed for users who are looking to maximize energy savings with daylight harvesting and motion detection across an individual or network of fixtures. LG's Wireless Scheduling Switch is a dimmable light switch that offers full wireless control using ZigBee in order to turn a group of fixtures on and off at specific intervals, offering complete convenience in managing energy usage.

LG's current LED troffers and high bays provide wireless motion and daylight harvesting technology, which is easily controlled and commissioned through our intuitive Android mobile application. Building managers can now use the mobile app on Android devices to group fixtures, adjust light levels, adjust daylight harvesting, set automated scheduling and much more. LG systems use ZigBee open protocol wireless technology, which provides the flexibility to easily upgrade to a full lighting management system (LMS) or a building management system (BMS) through LG's third-party partners such as Daintree Networks.

"LG leads the way in implementing wireless connectivity capabilities throughout its LED offerings that are seamless and convenient for the customer to install and manage," said Sean Lafferty, head of LG's U.S. LED lighting business. "We look ahead in the coming months to debut a complete wireless control platform that will allow for integration of all our LED lighting products to operate within its own, independent ecosystem."

For more information on LG's newest wireless connectivity products featured at LIGHTFAIR International and to speak with an LG representative, visit LG Electronics' booth #3551. For more information on LG's U.S. lighting portfolio, please visitwww.lglightingus.com.

*ZigBee is a registered trademark of the ZigBee Alliance Corporation.**LG and logo are trademarks of LG Corp. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

CURRENT, POWERED BY GE, ACQUIRES DAINTREE NETWORKS TO TRANSFORM BUILDINGS FROM IDLE TO INTELLIGENT

PRESS RELEASE

CURRENT, POWERED BY GE, ACQUIRES DAINTREE NETWORKS TO TRANSFORM BUILDINGS FROM IDLE TO INTELLIGENT

Combined offering brings benefits of building automation systems to world’s small- to mid-sized buildings,
delivering energy cost savings of up to 60%, while reducing environmental footprint.
The acquisition will deliver an open, standards-based wireless, enterprise IoT solution for energy
management and intelligent environment applications.



BOSTON, MA – April 21, 2016 – Today Current, powered by GE (NYSE: GE), announced the acquisition of Daintree Networks, an Industrial Internet provider of building controls solutions for commercial facilities. This acquisition will enable Current to expand its building automation platform and its energy-as-a-service offering to small- and medium-size facilities through the deployment of Daintree’s open, standards-based wireless control systems.

Today, 90 percent of the world’s small- to mid-sized buildings do not have building automation systems. Integrating Daintree Networks’ open-standard networked wireless control solution, ControlScope, into Current’s building automation portfolio addresses that problem. The joint solution links data from lighting and HVAC systems directly to Predix, GE’s Industrial Internet software platform – allowing customers to analyze their energy consumption and identify data patterns to increase efficiency and reduce power levels. Fortune 500 and mid-size enterprises across North America, including Universal Music Group, the Salk Institute, and National Bank of Arizona use Daintree technology to manage over one million lights, thermostats, and sensors in office, retail and industrial locations, delivering monthly lighting and HVAC energy cost savings of up to 60%.

“By combining Daintree’s open-standard control and sensing technology with GE’s Predix platform, Current’s building automation platform and its energy-as-a-service offerings, we’ll deliver the industry’s first next-generation, scalable cloud-based energy management and facilities optimization platform for every building type and size,” said Maryrose Sylvester, President and CEO of Current, powered by GE. “Our combined strengths will help customers, big or small, achieve a reduced carbon footprint and increased energy savings, and provide a solution for ecosystem partners to grow.”

This acquisition brings to Current an extensive ecosystem of value-added resellers, system integrators and device partners with long-standing experience in helping enterprises deploy and optimize ControlScope in commercial, retail and industrial environments. Built to established open protocol standards, Daintree’s ControlScope technology can be deployed wirelessly and securely in almost any enterprise and ensure interoperability between products offered by multiple device vendors.

The acquisition comes just six months after the formation of Current, a first-of-its-kind energy start-up within GE that integrates GE's LED and onsite power businesses with GE’s industrial strength Predix platform to deliver the most cost effective energy management platform required by customers today and in the future. GE’s Predix platform is open, flexible, and securely connects multiple third party devices and assets to the Industrial Internet.

“Daintree has been in the enterprise IoT space for a long time, so we are excited to join Current in bringing
customers an enhanced lighting and energy management solution that can be applied to a wide range of buildings including grocery stores, neighborhood banks and office environments,” says Derek Proudian, CEO of Daintree Networks. “Through this integration, we will help our customers achieve the promise of the Industrial Internet: greater control, lower maintenance costs and increased operational efficiencies.”

Upon completion of the acquisition, Current will integrate Daintree’s employees in California, Australia and
Massachusetts into its structure.

About GE
GE (NYSE:GE) is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the “GE Store,” through which each business shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure and intellect. Each invention further fuels innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry. www.ge.com

About Daintree Networks, Inc.
Daintree Networks® leads the market in smart building control, sensing, and Enterprise Internet of Things™ (E-IoT™) applications. ControlScope®, the company’s open networked wireless solution for lighting and building control, monitoring, and optimization, reduces energy and operating costs, improves the occupant experience, increases business productivity and scales to manage a large portfolio of buildings. Leveraging an open system architecture and an expanding ecosystem of certified lighting, building, and software partners, ControlScope also serves as a platform for best-of-breed applications such as facility and asset management, space planning, and more. Daintree is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. More information is available at daintree.net.

Foreverlamp™ introduces the Industry’s First LED Plug-N-Play Replacement Lamp for 1000W MH applications.

Foreverlamp™, an innovator in retrofit lamp design, will introduce the industry’s first 1000W plug-n-play replacement lamp for Metal Halide lamps during LIGHTFAIR® International.  The powerful LED lamp delivers up to 42,000 lumens at 400 watts providing the most powerful replacement lamp lumen package available in the industry today. The new 1000W lamp will save 600 watts per socket over MH providing an eco-friendly alternative to MH with the simple screw in replacement of a light bulb.  

The Foreverlamp Series of plug-n-play bulbs features a patented cooling system and innovative design that allows for a quick and easy plug-n-play installation.   Each lamp is designed to work with the existing magnetic ballast and sockets and doesn’t require any re-wiring, reconfiguration and/ or contractors to install.  Installation simply involves, unscrewing the existing Metal Halide lamp and replacing it with a Foreverlamp.

Known for “Big Lumen Lighting”, the Los Angeles-based manufacturer has an advanced 1000W retrofit LED solution to replace 750W and 1000W Metal Halide lamps providing up to 42,000 lumens. The new 1000W lamp offers the highest lumen package and delivers 42,000 lumens with a CRI of 83 in 5000K. Foreverlamp is the only manufacturer that offers both 1000W and 400W MH plug-n-play replacement lamp solutions. Compatible with 400W through 175W pulse and probe start ballasts, the Foreverlamp Retrofit Series consists of two different lamp sizes and versatile lumen outputs from 18,000 to 27,000.  The GS Series comes standard as a bi-directional uplight / downlight for high output applications with a versatile range of 9,900 lumens to 24,000 lumens. The PS Series delivers a smaller, yet powerful form factor with up to 21,000 lumen outputs and available in both standard and high output.  The entire Foreverlamp Retrofit Series including the new 1000W lamp is designed for use with any open fixture. Lamp life is expected to exceed 50,000 hours and comes with a standard 5 year warranty.

Foreverlamp products are key to creating efficiencies in sustainable warehouse, retail, recreational and commercial operations. These advanced LED lighting solutions enable customers to re-use their existing lighting fixtures in an eco-friendly manner by simply replacing a light bulb. Utilizing Foreverlamp products as a retrofit lamp solution can help companies significantly reduce operating costs, positively impacting employee productivity, and aide in reaching sustainability goals.  For a complete listing of Foreverlamp products, visit www.foreverlamp.com.

Foreverlamp™ 1000W Product Features include:

• Industry’s First 1000W Direct Replacement LED lamp
• 42,000 lumens
• 400 watts
• 5000K, +83 CRI
• Instant On / Off
• Dimmable with LED driver
• Saves 600 Watts Per Socket
• Works with existing magnetic probe and pulse start ballasts
• Replaces traditional Metal Halide Lamps for 1000W and 750W
• Patented cooling and innovative design
• Features Direct-Fit EZ Install® technology
• UL Recognized. LM 79 & LM 80 Reports available
• 50,000 hours
• 5-year unconditional warranty

Foreverlamp will be exhibiting at LIGHTFAIR® International in Booth # 7311. For additional information, visit www.Foreverlamp.com.

OSRAM Connected Lighting Module Helps OEMS Make Standard Luminaires Smart

Revolutionary ZigBee Home Automation Certified Device Enables Easy Wireless Control of Smart Building Lighting

North American lighting leader OSRAM SYLVANIA announced the OSRAM Connected Lighting Module (CLM), one of the first LED fixture dedicated device to enable “out-of-the-box” wireless lighting controllable fixtures.  The module can be inserted into any fixture with a driver capable of providing 12V auxiliary output to instantly make them smart and able to be controlled wirelessly.  It also allows fixtures to connect to multiple wireless systems and building control systems certified to the ZigBee® Home Automation standard, without the need to worry about compatibility and procurement with wireless light management systems.  The OSRAM CLM is Daintree Networks® ControlScope® certified, will operate on ZigBee Home Automation networks, and integrates with the ENCELIUM® Energy Management System. 
“The versatility of this exciting OSRAM device solves most of the logistical issues for wireless integration and creates standardization in a market that is very fragmented,” said Tom Shottes, head of Digital Systems, Americas, OSRAM SYLVANIA.  “Before, OEMs had to buy and figure out how to install the wireless enabling components for the manufacturer of the wireless system specified.  Now, they can use one device that works with a variety of leading wireless controls systems and offer a standard wireless controllable fixture.”
Simple in Design, Powerful in Compatibility and FunctionalityThe OSRAM Connected Lighting Module’s unique form factor is intended for installation into a standard ½” knockout present on virtually every LED fixture.  There are no specific requirements for it to be installed on the visual side of the fixture, eliminating the potential impact to the aesthetics of the fixture.  The OSRAM CLM is a low voltage, plenum rated, UL-listed device which requires 12V DC power to operate and controls LED fixtures light levels via standard 0-10V control based on commands received through the wireless network.  It pairs optimally with OSRAM’s award-winning OPTOTRONIC® Linear Programmable LED Drivers, which provide the necessary power and eliminate the need for additional power packs. 
“The ZigBee Alliance produces open, global wireless standards that provide the foundation for the Internet of Things by enabling simple and smart objects to work together, improving comfort and efficiency in everyday life.  OSRAM has been a great partner of the ZigBee Alliance and of open standards based wireless communication.  This is a huge step forward in the right direction for wireless interoperability in commercial applications,” said Mark Walters, vice president of strategic development, ZigBee Alliance. 
“Daintree has been a long term advocate of open protocols and ZigBee Home Automation as a standard for wireless control of commercial buildings.  Wireless controls are enabling the roadmap for smart buildings, and we are delighted to see OSRAM deliver a product that simplifies wireless fixture integration,” said Danny Yu, president, Daintree Networks. 
“For over 15 years, specifiers and architects have been turning to ENCELIUM for its flexibility to connect a range of technologies to a single platform at any point of time in a building’s life.  This new component enables more fixtures to ship to a project site ready to be connected to our platform at any time,” said Chuck Piccirillo, ENCELIUM director of marketing, OSRAM SYLVANIA.  “This is a game-changer in that our platform can now be deployed well after fixtures are installed into a space without added hardware to the fixture, giving owners the option to decide on using our platform at any point of time with minimal upfront investment to enhance their ability to analyze and update space requirements down to the individual fixture.”