The Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Design Competition announced the winners of the 2012 competition for outdoor fixtures at the Strategies in Light conference in Santa Clara, Calif.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, and the International Association of Lighting Designers, NGL was launched in 2008 to promote excellence in design of LED luminaires.
The 120 products that were judged represented 42 different manufacturers and covered 10 different outdoor-lighting categories. Judges chose 37 as “recognized” winners, meaning they were considered worthy of specification. Of the 37 recognized products, four received the additional designation of Best in Class.
Best in Class:Fraqtir Outdoor-Style 170 by The Lighting Quotient; OXFORD decorative acorn streetscape and walkway luminaire by Relume Technologies; Evolve LED Scalable Cobrahead roadway fixture by GE Lighting; and TV and Dial LED decorative wall sconces by Edge Lighting
In the “Recognized” category, LSI Industries, Lumiere, Landscape Forms, and GE Lighting earned praise for their streetscape and walkway lighting. Cooper Lighting and Excellence Opto were recognized for roadway lighting, and Philips Wide-Lite for canopy lighting. In parking garage lighting, RAB Lighting and Relume Technologies were commended.
Multi-function exterior lighting was big, with recognition given to designs by Philips Color Kinetics, LumenPulse (two fixtures), Lithonia Lighting, G Lighting, Rab Lighting (two fixtures), Juno Lighting Group, Stonco Lighting, and LSI. Five parking lot lighting fixtures were recognized: from Leotek Electronics USA, GE Lighting, Kenall Lighting, Cree, and Horner.