by Ann Withanee — September 28, 2011—An innovator in the ultra-efficient lighting revolution, Lighting Science Group recently announced its Glimpse LED downlight. Mimicking the form of a BR bulb (non-halogen incandescent cone-shaped bulb) in a downlight, Glimpse maintains the same high-lumen (light) output and top-tier performance that has come to differentiate the company’s LED products, while offering an improved thermal design that dramatically reduces the amount of raw materials needed for assembly.
“The Glimpse highlights its energy savings appeal by ranking among the ‘greenest’ LED fixtures on the market today. In effect, Lighting Science Group has pioneered a product that not only consumes fewer initial resources, but—because Glimpse is fully recyclable and free of toxic hazards, including mercury—also generates virtually no waste,” said Jim Haworth, CEO.
The Glimpse’s low-profile form adopts to most 5-in. and 6-in. recessed downlight cans and transforms them into high-performance LED fixtures enabling a reduction of energy usage of up to 80 percent and a life up to 25 times longer than traditional incandescent sources. To enable complete control and greater energy savings, Glimpse is dimmable down to five percent. It is as simple to install as screwing in a light bulb, says the company.
A special feature of the Glimpse is its ability to be surface mounted as a light fixture, making it ideal for commercial retrofit or new construction applications as well as making it compliant for California’s Title 24 Residential code. In recognition of its high performance, the Glimpse is Energy Star- qualified in all model types.
Environmentally aware facilities executives search for green lighting fixtures for new installations or as replacements. At the same time they need to be financially conservative in order to save costs in maintenance, replacement and energy. Glimpse seems to be a good fit on both counts.
