Philips receives 49 Red Dot Awards for design excellence

Royal Philips’ intelligent connected GreenUp LED high-bay, launched in Australia in March 2015, has received a Red Dot Award for high design quality. The company received 49 Red Dot Awards for design excellence in 2015.

GreenUp high-bay is a lightweight contemporary LED luminaire for industry warehouses built with sheet metal. It offers advanced light sensor controls and superior design. An integrated solution that combines controller, sensor and luminaire in one, the GreenUp high-bay offers wireless capabilities and controllability without the complexities and installation demands associated with traditional controlled lighting systems.

Designed for both new projects and retrofits, the lightweight luminaire offers a point-to-point retrofit replacement of conventional fluorescent T5 and conventional high-bay light fittings with energy savings of up to 75% compared to traditional Philips HID 400 W high-bays and up to 54% versus traditional Philips T5 HO 4x54 W high-bays. Further energy savings can be achieved with integrated intelligent controls for occupancy and daylight detection, as well as wireless zoning.

The luminaire allows for easy configuration of warehouse zones to match occupation and routing density for optimal space design and utilisation. Any rezoning can be done via remote control without the need for specialised devices or technicians, shortening design and planning periods and reducing overall cost of ownership. An optical lens with low glare (UGR17) and accurate colour (CRI85) combined with three optic lens design options (wide beam, narrow beam or high rack optic beam) enables the luminaire to suit diverse application requirements and offers application flexibility.

The products submitted for a Red Dot Award were evaluated by a jury of experts according to a canon of strict criteria, including degree of innovation, functionality, ergonomics, self-explanatory quality, symbolic and emotional content, ecological compatibility and durability. These criteria are constantly adapted to reflect the latest technical, manufacturing, societal, industrial and ecological developments. A Red Dot award is an international seal of quality, creative competence and design excellence.

“Designers at Philips strive to make technology meaningful, focusing on the needs of people and how those needs can be addressed to make their lives healthier and happier. 49 awards in one of the most prestigious design competitions is a validation of our people-focused methodology,” said Sean Carney, chief design officer at Philips. Philips Design has a creative, multidisciplinary team of nearly 500 designers based around the world, who work closely with their business colleagues to have maximum impact from a concept to a market solution. In 2015, Philips is celebrating 90 years of design at the company.