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New Leapfrog Lighting PAR Series Now Among the Most Efficient Spec-Quality Bulbs—at a Lowered Cost

November 19, 2014 | Stephen Naor | 0 Comments

Leapfrog Lighting’s industry-standard Energy Star certified PAR LED bulbs are now higher-efficiency at a lower cost. The Leapfrog Lighting PAR bulbs have always been known for consistency bulb-to-bulb and stringent color qualities. “This isn’t about revolutionary change,” explained Stephen Naor, CEO of Leapfrog Lighting. “Our PAR line was already among the best for what we… More >

A lighting toolkit that proves employees can be more productive under better light

November 7, 2014 | Sarah Bailey | 1 Comment

Those in the lighting industry, or, more specifically, those studying the effects of light on health, know that workplace lighting has an impact on the health and productivity of employees. Most companies, however, rarely (if ever) make decisions about lighting upgrades based on these “human-related” factors. The question is, if companies could be provided with… More >

Why it was time the invention of the blue LED was recognized for a Nobel Prize

October 15, 2014 | Stephen Naor | 0 Comments

This month, Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano, and Shuji Nakamura were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of “efficient blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”. Why is the creation of the blue LED a significant achievement worth the Nobel Prize? Essentially, these three scientists figured… More >

California sets the pace with tough new energy conservation standards

August 7, 2014 | Stephen Naor | 0 Comments

California continues to play a leadership role in energy conservation in North America. As of July 1, strict new energy standards came into force in the form of changes to the state’s building code, Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards. The goal is to improve energy efficiency in all residential and commercial buildings by 25 per… More >

LED lighting and the MacAdam Ellipse

July 29, 2014 | Sarah Bailey | 1 Comment

If you look closely at the fine print in the technical datasheets or product boxes of lighting products, you will find reference to an ANSI specification C78.377-2008, which is associated with Correlated Color Temperature (CCT). This specification sets standards, or more specifically, tolerances, for color consistency among light sources. How these tolerances—what is considered an… More >

LED Lighting for Parking Garages: Improving Safety and Saving Energy

July 11, 2014 | Stephen Naor | 5 Comments

By now, it may be safe to say that most people who think about lighting in some professional capacity, whether as a store owner, lighting designer, architect, contractor or something else, have been exposed to the general idea that LED lighting is more energy efficient and more cost effective than most alternative types of lighting.… More >

How Good Are LEDs for Roadway Lighting?

June 18, 2014 | Sarah Bailey | 0 Comments

It seems that nearly every day we hear news of yet another municipality making the switch from traditional roadway lighting to LED. Owen Sound, Ontario voted just last week to change its 2,000 street lights to LEDs, at a cost of $1.2 million. The city says, and this is a common claim, especially by politicians,… More >

Thoughts on the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (June 9-12, 2014)

June 11, 2014 | Stephen Naor | 1 Comment

Greetings from Guangzhou, China! I’ve just finished another day walking some of the over 2 million square feet of this year’s Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition held at Guangzhou’s China Import and Export Fair Complex (June 9-12, 2014). This exhibition is considered one of the largest lighting shows in Asia attracting over 2,500 exhibitors and, last year,… More >

A tradesman’s perspective on LED lighting

May 2, 2014 | Dennis Darling | 0 Comments

A note from Leapfrog: In this guest post, tradesmen Dennis Darling (bio below) provides his thoughts on how LED lighting manufacturers can work more effectively with tradesmen to help increase product adoption and promote industry growth. -Sarah Bailey, Marketing Manager for Leapfrog Lighting. More >

Does lack of LED product serviceability and interchangeability create market adoption barriers?

April 24, 2014 | Stephen Naor | 0 Comments

Research by the United States Department of Energy (Solid State Lighting: Early Lessons Learned) shows that concerns are being voiced among some sectors of the lighting market regarding LED lamp service and replacement. Even though the LEDs themselves have extremely long lifespans, there are times when other components of the package fail, requiring service or… More >