MAY 14, 2015

LIGHTFAIR in Review 2015

About LIGHTFAIR2

LIGHTFAIR International is the world’s largest architectural and commercial lighting trade conference. It’s an opportunity to explore state-of-the-art technology, network with like-minded professionals, and attend educational sessions.

Many manufacturers use the conference to announce new products that are available or will be soon.

If you missed it this year, this is our LIGHTFAIR in Review, where we recap highlights from the event and tell you about the major themes and exciting new products featured at the event.

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LIGHTFAIR International 2015 was held on May 5-7 at New York City’s Javits Center. It’s the event to attend in the lighting industry.

This year LIGHTFAIR saw more than 26,000 attendees walk through the doors to view the latest LED light bulbs and solid state lighting (SSL) products.

Popular 2015 Themes: Improved Light Quality & Design Light Control & Smart Lighting

LED Efficacy4

LED has been a major focus the last few years at LIGHTFAIR, and many manufacturers are now dedicating their time to improving LED efficacy (better lumens per watt). Increased efficacy means brighter, better quality light and lower energy use. We also observed noticeable improvements in LED fixture design, variety, and replacement wattages.

As you can see, substantial improvements are being made in LED efficacy.

Smart Lighting5

Smart lighting technology is moving fast and LIGHTFAIR showed off plenty of examples this year. Wirelessly controlled & networked LED lighting systems are becoming more prevalent and are paving the way for home & business automation.

At LIGHTFAIR and across the industry we’re finding that utilizing sensor data can help businesses make smart decisions and engage with customers.

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More companies in retail, environmental, manufacturing, and hospitality are getting on board with smart LEDs and sensors to collect valuable data.

This year we witnessed many innovative products such as LED fixtures that change their color temperature from warm to cool, modular LED systems, and app-controlled products.

Smart Lighting products are the future for homes, businesses and

municipalities.

New Product - ELEVA7

We paid a visit to a couple of our top manufacturers to check out what they have to offer in 2015. Within the next few months we will be bringing in new and improved products from Bulbrite, including ELEVA™, an LED magnetic downlight retrofit system.

ELEVA (pronounced Ah-Levah) is an easy-to-install 4-part LED Downlight Retrofit System. It offers over 1,800 possible color, and lighting combinations for complete customization.

4 parts = hundreds of possibilities!

New Product - Bulbrite LED Filament

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Bulbrite has also announced a new lineup of their extremely popular, aesthetically-pleasing LED Filament bulbs.

The new lineup will feature new filament style LED bulbs in vintage and traditional shapes, providing an energy saving alternative to incandescent nostalgic light bulbs.

The bulbs will be available in a nostalgic glass tint as well as a standard clear glass.

Philips InstantFit T8 LED Bulbs9

We will also be bringing in a selection of new and improved products from Philips Lighting. To complement the very popular line of InstantFit LED T8 tubes, Philips has introduced a dimmable 4’ InstantFit lamp.

Additionally, we expect to see some PL-L (plug-in) LED lamps and 60 watt equivalent decorative LED bulbs. Stay tuned…

Learn More about the Current

Selection Here

Looking Ahead10

LIGHTFAIR 2016 will be at the San Diego Convention Center from April

26-28.

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