Alera Lighting Launches Glare-Free LED Light Fixture - Curv

Greenville, SC - July 29, 2014 – Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that Alera Lighting has launched an advanced lighting solution to reduce electronic screen glare from lighting in work environments—the Curv LED. Eliminating the harsh glare of direct light sources, the Curv LED’s indirect distribution places light on ceilings and walls—minimizing reflections on the glossy screens of laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Read more...

LED's are all the same, right?

One of the most popular points of discussion I have with Architects and Designers at the moment is “what makes some LED fittings better to spec than others” With the endless bombardment of product emails being sent to me and I am sure some of you, from all corners of the globe, including right here in Ontario, offering the best new LED luminaires, how do you decide what’s good and what’s not and then justify that choice to your clients?  Read More...

HUBBELL LIGHTING BRINGS BLUETOOTH TO OUTDOOR LIGHTING

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HUBBELL LIGHTING BRINGS BLUETOOTH TO OUTDOOR LIGHTING
Kim Lighting Unveils the First Bluetooth® Controlled LED Outdoor Luminaire

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, will display tomorrow at LIGHTFAIR International 2013 the first outdoor LED luminaire that is controlled using Bluetooth® technology—Kim Lighting’s LightVault® 8. The solid brass fixture, which features leading-edge LED optics, uses high-speed Bluetooth® technology to enable field aiming and dimming.

“Hubbell Lighting has always been a leader in professional grade wireless control, and our innovative use of Bluetooth® technology in Kim Lighting’s LightVault® 8 is nothing short of brilliant,” said Scott Muse, President of Hubbell Lighting.

Nearly eighty years of Kim Lighting's landscape lighting expertise, the latest developments in energy-efficient LED technology, and advanced wireless communications have combined to produce the most durable, versatile, advanced in-grade luminaire available anywhere—the LightVault® 8. Available in May 2013, the luminaire will be available in spot, wall-wash and narrow flood in-grade applications; multiple color temperatures; up to 2,500 lumens output; and flat-lens, half-shield, eyeball, rock guard and directional marker-style housings. In addition to custom dimming and aiming using a Bluetooth®-enabled iOS or Android device using Kim Lighting's LightVault® 8 app, the light distribution can be customized using optional hex louvre, prism lens and spread lens filters.

The Bluetooth®-enabled LightVault® 8 expands Hubbell Lighting’s robust collection of wireless lighting control solutions that also include Hubbell Building Automation’s wiHUBB® for indoor and outdoor applications and their newest offering wiSTARTM for interior occupancy and daylighting control. To learn more, visit Hubbell Lighting’s booth (#1745) at LIGHTFAIR International 2013 or www.hubbelllighting.com.

About Hubbell Lighting

Hubbell Lighting is one of the largest lighting fixture manufacturers in North America. The company provides a full range of indoor and outdoor lighting products serving the commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential markets. Hubbell Lighting brands include Alera Lighting, Architectural Area Lighting, Beacon Products, Columbia Lighting, Compass Products, Devine Lighting, Dual-Lite, HomeStyle Lighting, Hubbell Building Automation, Hubbell Industrial Lighting, Hubbell Outdoor Lighting, Kim Lighting, Kurt Versen, Prescolite, Progress Lighting, Security Lighting, Spaulding Lighting, Sportsliter Solutions, Sterner Lighting Systems, Thomasville Lighting, and Whiteway. Hubbell Lighting: one name, distinctive brands, limitless lighting possibilities. For additional information, please visit www.hubbelllighting.com.

Evolution of Lighting Technology

Lighting technology has evolved.  Current fluorescent and metal halide lamps and ballasts are significantly different from their counterparts produced as recently as five to seven years ago. The result is a broad range of lighting solutions that deliver greater energy efficiency, better quality, and more flexibility and versatility than ever before. Read more...

Everyone has the Right to Quality Light

Here at Gross Sales we have a company moto, “Everyone has the right to quality light”. It’s certainly a good hook line for company literature, but what does it really mean, what is “quality light”

       We can look at it from a technical perspective and say that by using our lighting design service we can provide precise foot candle levels, perfect uniformity and optimum fixture placement, but is that really what quality light means. In part yes but it goes further than that. Sometimes we need to look at the bigger picture to build the correct lighting scheme for each application. The correct foot candle levels mean nothing if the colour temperature is unsuitable. The correct colour temperature means nothing if the Cri is too low, the correct Cri means nothing if the aesthetics are wrong for the client or specific application. All these factors need to be looked at and addressed if we are to provide our clients with the quality of light they deserve.

        This is where Gross Sales is different from many other agencies. We look at all aspects of the project before deciding on the best lighting strategy. Simple things like ambient temperatures that can affect potential longevity and lumen output in industrial and outdoor applications, choosing the correct light source based on the needs of the individual space and understanding the client’s requirements and vision for their finished space be it commercial, retail or residential.

      So, Quality Light, it means different things to different people and can vary based on the application but through thought, experience, planning and understanding we aim to provide the perfect solution to fit your needs.

HUBBELL BUILDING AUTOMATION LAUNCHES wiSCAPE

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HUBBELL BUILDING AUTOMATION LAUNCHES THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED, YET

EASY TO USE, STREET LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM—wiSCAPE

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced a state-of-the-art wireless lighting control solution for new and existing street lights—Hubbell Building Automation’s (HBA) wiSCAPETM. Using a combination of universal street light modules and connecting gateways, wiSCAPETM creates a sophisticated and secure wireless control network for maximum energy savings and intuitive asset management.

Street lights make roads safer, public areas more inviting and city centers, businesses and homes more secure. That said, it also accounts for nearly 40 percent of a city’s electrical spending. As municipalities search for ways to become more energy efficient, leaders are looking to reduce overall energy use, light streets based on activity level, pay for actual energy consumed and minimize light pollution—all without raising electricity prices or taxes. HBA’s wiSCAPETM accomplishes each of these objectives and more. Just imagine if all of the nation’s 52.6 million street lights were automated, the estimated energy savings would provide enough electricity to power 1.5 million homes each year. 1

HBA’s wiSCAPETM fixture modules are installed directly in any street light and don’t require the running of new wires or relay panels, and the system works with a wide variety of lighting sources including: LED, induction, MH-HPS-LPS, incandescent, halogen, and plasma. Utilizing a secure peer-to-peer, self-organizing and self-healing mesh network infrastructure, wiSCAPETM allows users to manage, monitor and meter each individual streetlight with the click of a mouse. With dimming, scheduling and motion detection features, wiSCAPETM significantly reduces energy costs while minimizing light pollution.

Seamlessly melding the network together, HBA’s wiSCAPETM Gateway is used to combine up to 1,000 wiSCAPETM fixture modules into a single wireless network. Using the robust 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) radio band, the wiSCAPETM Gateway wireless control technology adapts easily to complex automation situations for quick, simple and economical commissioning and operation.

HBA wiSCAPETM modules are supported by wiSCAPE ViewTM—the graphical system management software platform that gives users the ability to remotely access multiple wiSCAPETM Gateways individually from one location. Equipped with a user-friendly graphical interface with map and satellite views, wiSCAPE ViewTM features real-time control status, alarms and metering capabilities including burned lamp notifications, over/under voltage, cycling, and low power factor. There is even a wiSCAPETM app for iPod®, iPad®, iPhone®, AndroidTM, and other Smartphone devices.

For additional information on Hubbell Building Automation’s Hubbell Building Automation’s wiSCAPETM, please visit www.hubbell-automation.com.

About Hubbell Lighting

Hubbell Lighting is one of the largest lighting fixture manufacturers in North America. The company provides a full range of indoor and outdoor lighting products serving the commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential markets. Hubbell Lighting brands include Alera Lighting, Architectural Area Lighting, Beacon Products, Columbia Lighting, Compass Products, Devine Lighting, Dual-Lite, HomeStyle Lighting, Hubbell Building Automation, Hubbell Industrial Lighting, Hubbell Outdoor Lighting, Kim Lighting, Kurt Versen, Prescolite, Progress Lighting, Security Lighting, Spaulding Lighting, Sportsliter Solutions, Sterner Lighting Systems, Thomasville Lighting, and Whiteway. Hubbell Lighting: one name, distinctive brands, limitless lighting possibilities. For additional information, please visit www.hubbelllighting.com and follow:

Hubbell Lighting on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

Hubbell Lighting Media Contact:

Andy Beck Makovsky

abeck@makovsky.com

 202-587-5634

Outdoor LED Lighting

Lighting is a convenience of our modern world that we rarely think of in our everyday lives. We don’t think about the lighting above our heads in the office, the street lights that guide our way home or the lighting that creates a beautiful outdoor landscape in our neighbour's yard across the street. We see the effects of beautiful lighting every day, perhaps without realizing the thought and innovation that goes into each lighting product. Lighting technologies have been changing in recent years to LED lighting systems that provide greater efficiency, safety and versatility. LED lights are very popular due to some key advantages.  Compared to the standard bulb or halogen light, LED lights:

•             Are smaller in size

•             Consume less energy

•             Are durable and reliable

•             Last longer

•             Contain no harmful toxins

•             Do not emit dangerous UV rays

•             Are simply brighter

•             Produce more light per watt

•             Light up very quickly

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