Lighting upgrade for a strata property

The Marine Apartments is an eight-storey, 43-apartment complex, set back from Port Philip Bay. The 16-year-old building has two levels of car park at ground and basement level. The owner corporation of the building had been actively seeking ways to reduce the building's energy consumption for close to five years.

Cortem EWL series LED floodlights

The Cortem EWL series lighting fixtures from NHP utilise LED technology that has been developed to replace, in the coming years, conventional light sources which will become obsolete.

GE Eco R250 outdoor luminaire

The Eco R250, built on the R250 outdoor luminaire technology, is designed for optimal application on major highways, roads, pedestrian sidewalks, as well as parking and retail areas.

Germany's stadium to feature animated light show 

Philips, FC Bayern Munich and their home stadium Allianz Arena have formed a partnership that is said to make the stadium the largest in Europe to feature dynamic animated light shows.

Talking light sculpture at Vivid Festival

For the first time, Vivid Festival, an annual event of light, music and ideas, will feature a talking light sculpture - Ray. This will be the first installation to be powered by renewable energy.

Steel manufacturer switches over to LED

Earlier this year, steel manufacturer Gerdau's facility began searching for a lighting solution for its facility located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The company was looking for a solution to replace the metal halide fixtures and withstand the heat of its facilities, while maintaining enough lumens to create visibility in its dimly lit locations.

Brazil's football stadiums install LED lights ahead of summer tournament

Royal Philips is lighting 9 of 12 stadiums that will be used as venues for this summer's soccer tournament in Brazil.

Lighting technology - opening the new frontier

New lighting technologies have opened a whole new world of visual communication, contributing to safety, wellbeing, transport, entertainment, traffic control, sport and signage. These technologies offer an array of benefits including: cost reduction, vibrant colours, long-distance visibility and intensity, controllability and exciting and practical applications.

Installers have poor understanding of LED technology

High luminance, excellent colour saturation, high luminous efficacy, high energy conversion efficacy, small dimensions and lightweight, robustness, long life span, low-voltage power supply and ease of dimming are some of the many benefits of LEDs, noted LED technology expert Professor Georges Zissis at his Australian seminar titled LEDs - Dreams and Nightmares.

Hair salon cuts energy costs with LEDs

In an effort to increase profits, Lattouf International Hair Salons recently embarked on a strategy to improve efficiencies across the business.

New-generation signage displays with LCD panel resizing technology

Being so ubiquitous, it is clear to see that digital signage has today developed into a popular, highly adaptable and effective medium for targeted innovation, entertainment, promotions and advertising, delivering rich multimedia formats designed to attract consumers. Download now to read more.

Light up sales with LEDs

Effective lighting has always been a key component of store design. Abercrombie & Fitch might have made its A+F and Hollister stores stand out by turning down the lights to create a nightclub vibe, but the arrival of LED technology creates more opportunities.

Zero Site lights up cities and improves mobile broadband connectivity

Royal Philips and Ericsson have partnered to develop a connected LED street lighting model called Zero Site, which offers city officials a way to afford next-generation energy-efficient LED lighting and enables network operators to offer improved mobile broadband and app coverage.

The future of energy efficient design in existing commercial buildings

Concerns building owners and managers have towards the initial sustainability investment should be negated by issues around reliability, increased market value and the demand for corporate renters/tenants.

This paper provides a brief overview of retrofitting sustainability in existing commercial buildings and how to ensure design returns maximum efficiencies and return on investment.

Intelligent in-store lighting interacts with 'personal shopper' app

An app that helps with the shopping: that's something most of us would like to see (particularly if it could then make dinner while you put your feet up). Royal Philips has developed an intelligent lighting system that could bring this idea to life.