Asking the right questions is a crucial aspect of the buying process, for buyers and suppliers alike, writes Brian Owen. Comment on this article on the World of LEDs blog.
The May/June issue of LEDs Magazine featured an article entitled " Asking the right questions helps to educate customers and suppliers alike ."
In a continuing effort to advance SSL market transformation, we thought it beneficial to request and receive comments from our readers that may serve to further benefit and enhance the procurement process and protocol. The comments may also be integrated in future articles, and the SSL Procurement Guide (see below).
Comments on the procurement process
The "asking the right questions" article contained a quote from Shirley Coyle, President and General Manager of BetaLED / Ruud Lighting Canada. Following up on her quoted comments, Coyle added, We still are not getting the message out that people need to look at The product based on their specific application ?Cie [they need to] do the lighting layout with the product under review for their particular application (the space geometry, the average annual ambient temp there, the hours of operation).
"I'm concerned that we're getting people to collect a whole laundry list of data ?C and what are they going to do with it? Do they know what's good or bad? Knowing the j-temp (junction temperature or Tj) Based on worst-case ambient temperature is not as useful as knowing the life rating (L 70 ) based on their specific application.
Having that independently-tested IES file is only useful if they ensure it works for their application by doing the lighting layout! Considerations are certainly different for reviewing LED replacement lamps — maybe that's the difficulty — the review of LED lamp products versus luminaires requires a Some different process.
Coyle offered a list of the minimum information needed for a fair evaluation of any LED luminaire: Photometrics (from an independent test lab and per IESNA LM-79) Evaluation and lighting layout based on your specific application Life: what is the L 70 (lumen Depreciation supported by IESNA LM-80 data from the LED device manufacturer) Appropriate maintenance factors / light loss factors for the competing systems economic analysis (cost/value) Installations / proven experience Warranty Readers are invited to comment on this list, and the more extensive List contained in the “asking the right questions†article — see the World of LEDs blog.
SSL Procurement Guide
This fall, greenTbiz of Toronto, Canada will release the first edition of the SSL Procurement Guide for buyers and specifiers in both the governmental and private sectors. Long exposure and needed, this publication will provide practical knowledge—along with easy to read information that's also Easy to use—that will assist those charged with evaluating and purchasing SSL for both indoor and outdoor applications.
Also, readers will learn how to deal with manufacturers, their representation and product solicitations, and how to avoid inferior products and resultant disappointment or even disaster.
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Table of Contents To provide an advance look at the publication, and a sample of the valuable information it will contain, see the draft Table of Contents (right) and the Useful Resources and Links (URLs) below.
Those interested in sponsorship of the guide are advised to contact greenTbiz now as partnerships are limited and to qualify a manufacturer partner sponsor must be an ENERGY STAR for SSL as well as a Lighting Facts Partner who has taken the Quality Advocates pledge.
To discuss sponsorship and to also reserve your free copy in advance, you can send an email to Chantal Brundage , Program Manager with greenTbiz .
Useful Resources & Links (URLs)
(Courtesy of greenTbiz and LED City Toronto)
US Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program
ENERGY STAR for SSL
CALiPER
GATEWAY Demonstrations
SSL Quality Advocates
Lighting Facts
DOE/IALD/IESNA Lighting Designer Roundtable on SSL (PDF file)
CFLs in America: Lessons learned on the way to market (PDF file)
Energy Savings Estimates of LEDs in Niche Lighting Applications (PDF file)
IALD
IESNA
International Dark-Sky Association
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) - Certified Product Listings
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) ?C Online Certifications Directory
LED City
100,000 Hours And Other LED Fairytales (LED Transformations)
LED Lighting Systems in Sustainable Building Design (betaLED / Ruud)
Questions to ask your LED Fixture provider (CRS Electronics)
Total Cost of Ownership Calculator Tool (Lumenique) About the Author Brian Owen , a contributing editor of LEDs Magazine , is also the Program Advisor to greenTbiz , which facilitates the LED City Toronto initiative. He is actively involved in the development and operation of energy conservation Programs for government, municipalities and utilities and specializes in capacity building, commercialization and market transformation. greenTbiz, an ENERGY STAR, Lighting Facts and L Prize Partner, provides energy conservation and environmental awareness programs to the small business sector in Toronto, Canada.![]()
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The May/June issue of LEDs Magazine featured an article entitled " Asking the right questions helps to educate customers and suppliers alike ."
In a continuing effort to advance SSL market transformation, we thought it beneficial to request and receive comments from our readers that may serve to further benefit and enhance the procurement process and protocol. The comments may also be integrated in future articles, and the SSL Procurement Guide (see below).
Comments on the procurement process
The "asking the right questions" article contained a quote from Shirley Coyle, President and General Manager of BetaLED / Ruud Lighting Canada. Following up on her quoted comments, Coyle added, We still are not getting the message out that people need to look at The product based on their specific application ?Cie [they need to] do the lighting layout with the product under review for their particular application (the space geometry, the average annual ambient temp there, the hours of operation).
"I'm concerned that we're getting people to collect a whole laundry list of data ?C and what are they going to do with it? Do they know what's good or bad? Knowing the j-temp (junction temperature or Tj) Based on worst-case ambient temperature is not as useful as knowing the life rating (L 70 ) based on their specific application.
Having that independently-tested IES file is only useful if they ensure it works for their application by doing the lighting layout! Considerations are certainly different for reviewing LED replacement lamps — maybe that's the difficulty — the review of LED lamp products versus luminaires requires a Some different process.
Coyle offered a list of the minimum information needed for a fair evaluation of any LED luminaire: Photometrics (from an independent test lab and per IESNA LM-79) Evaluation and lighting layout based on your specific application Life: what is the L 70 (lumen Depreciation supported by IESNA LM-80 data from the LED device manufacturer) Appropriate maintenance factors / light loss factors for the competing systems economic analysis (cost/value) Installations / proven experience Warranty Readers are invited to comment on this list, and the more extensive List contained in the “asking the right questions†article — see the World of LEDs blog.
SSL Procurement Guide
This fall, greenTbiz of Toronto, Canada will release the first edition of the SSL Procurement Guide for buyers and specifiers in both the governmental and private sectors. Long exposure and needed, this publication will provide practical knowledge—along with easy to read information that's also Easy to use—that will assist those charged with evaluating and purchasing SSL for both indoor and outdoor applications.
Also, readers will learn how to deal with manufacturers, their representation and product solicitations, and how to avoid inferior products and resultant disappointment or even disaster.
Those interested in sponsorship of the guide are advised to contact greenTbiz now as partnerships are limited and to qualify a manufacturer partner sponsor must be an ENERGY STAR for SSL as well as a Lighting Facts Partner who has taken the Quality Advocates pledge.
To discuss sponsorship and to also reserve your free copy in advance, you can send an email to Chantal Brundage , Program Manager with greenTbiz .
Useful Resources & Links (URLs)
(Courtesy of greenTbiz and LED City Toronto)
US Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program
ENERGY STAR for SSL
CALiPER
GATEWAY Demonstrations
SSL Quality Advocates
Lighting Facts
DOE/IALD/IESNA Lighting Designer Roundtable on SSL (PDF file)
CFLs in America: Lessons learned on the way to market (PDF file)
Energy Savings Estimates of LEDs in Niche Lighting Applications (PDF file)
IALD
IESNA
International Dark-Sky Association
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) - Certified Product Listings
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) ?C Online Certifications Directory
LED City
100,000 Hours And Other LED Fairytales (LED Transformations)
LED Lighting Systems in Sustainable Building Design (betaLED / Ruud)
Questions to ask your LED Fixture provider (CRS Electronics)
Total Cost of Ownership Calculator Tool (Lumenique) About the Author Brian Owen , a contributing editor of LEDs Magazine , is also the Program Advisor to greenTbiz , which facilitates the LED City Toronto initiative. He is actively involved in the development and operation of energy conservation Programs for government, municipalities and utilities and specializes in capacity building, commercialization and market transformation. greenTbiz, an ENERGY STAR, Lighting Facts and L Prize Partner, provides energy conservation and environmental awareness programs to the small business sector in Toronto, Canada.
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