When do I make the jump to LED?

I’ve been asked that question by countless customers.

When should we start promoting LED?

I’ve been asked that question by many coworkers.

When you consider the many markets pondering the jump to LED, answering these questions are complicated. So complicated that I couldn’t possibly contain them in one blog or white paper. However, while the answers are different for each market, the follow-up questions are essentially the same. In this post, I’m going to share these questions. Then, continue to watch this blog as I get into detail, by market, in upcoming posts. I’ll explain how the answers to these questions can make a huge difference, and give my best estimation of when to jump for each market.

Hospitals.

Growing up, when I’d hear that word all I would picture were sick people in patient rooms. Then along came George Clooney and Julianna Margulies, and my knowledge of hospitals expanded to the drama of ER.

However, my perception of hospitals is much different now that I am in the lighting industry. First off, it’s not “hospitals.”  EMC services the Healthcare market.

Update to my last post: Two Tools to Evaluate the Products We’ll Be Seeing at Lightfair 2013
Highlighting the quick changes within the industry and setting up Part 2 of this blog perfectly, Lighting Facts distributed an update to their testing procedures last night. The new policies allow manufacturers to streamline their Lighting Facts verification process by lumping new products into families and loosening the redundant testing requirements for products within the same family.  Great move by Lighting Facts. You’ll see in this blog why streamlining the testing process can really help Manufacturers, Customers, Consumers, and Installers.

Part 2: Utility Company Rebates: Making New Requirements Work
Since EMC is highly involved in pushing for, researching and processing rebates for our customers we deal with utility companies all the time.

We’re coming up on Lightfair 2013 and it’s back in Philly for the second time. The first time was in 2011 and it was my favorite of the five or six LF shows I have attended. The show is at the Philadelphia Convention Center, which is right in the heart of downtown.

At most of these conventions you are beholden to the food court at the convention center, but right across the street from this show is the Reading Terminal Market. This 120 year-old farmers’ market is a great spot to grab breakfast or lunch. Other than the prime location, my big takeaway from LF 2011 was that LEDs had officially taken over the show.