US Pentagon to Install Cree LR24 Lighting

[SunStar]

Pretty interesting...

"The Cree LR24 luminaires have undergone wide government testing and business-case analysis, including a preliminary Pentagon installation to meter the fixtures and compare the results to the alternative fluorescent technology. This independent analysis demonstrated a 22-percent reduction in energy usage and improved light quality.

Extensive modeling was also performed to determine optimal lighting design -- analyzing the light distribution and spacing to ensure superior lighting and energy efficiency. The LR24 units being used for the Pentagon renovation are being purchased from Cree by the Department of Defense's (DoD) Title III program as a part of its ongoing development program with Cree, and provided to the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), which oversees the Pentagon renovation program.

This Pentagon lighting project is a perfect example of stimulating America's leadership in high-technology manufacturing soft unique commercial and defense products, while saving energy." - Source Globe Newswire / MSNBC

 

[SimpleIsGood229]

That's pretty cool. What exactly is the LR24? A sort of ''bulb'' with multiple Cree LED's?

 

[blasterman]

See the 'Obama' thread for details on this fixture.

 

[purduephotog]

Pretty interesting...

"The Cree LR24 luminaires have undergone wide government testing and business-case analysis, including a preliminary Pentagon installation to meter the fixtures and compare the results to the alternative fluorescent technology. This independent analysis demonstrated a 22-percent reduction in energy usage and improved light quality.

Extensive modeling was also performed to determine optimal lighting design -- analyzing the light distribution and spacing to ensure superior lighting and energy efficiency. The LR24 units being used for the Pentagon renovation are being purchased from Cree by the Department of Defense's (DoD) Title III program as a part of its ongoing development program with Cree, and provided to the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), which oversees the Pentagon renovation program.

This Pentagon lighting project is a perfect example of stimulating America's leadership in high-technology manufacturing soft unique commercial and defense products, while saving energy." - Source Globe Newswire / MSNBC

I'm passing this along- if we've got an approved product already we can cut some of the red tape out at work to deploy these to different AF sites. The approval process is one of the hard ones...