Lighting for Tomorrow: Building on the results of the first national energy-efficient lighting fixture design competition in the United States
Lighting for Tomorrow was the first residential lighting fixture design competition conducted in the United States to focus on energy-efficient light sources. Sponsored by the American Lighting Association, the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, and the U.S. Department of Energy, the competition was carried out in two phases between 2002 and 2004. Five winning fixture designs were selected from a field of 24 finalists. The paper describes the competition in detail, including its origins, sponsors, structure and rules, timeline, prizes, selection criteria, and judges. The paper describes the results of the competition, including industry response, promotion and publicity efforts, technical and design innovations demonstrated by the winners, and retail placements to date. Finally, the paper offers several lessons learned that are instructive for future efforts to promote high-efficiency lighting through the design competition approach.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 899494
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-44480; BT0303000; TRN: US200722%%237
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Right Light 6: presentations & programme : the 6th International Conference on Energy-Efficient Lighting, 9-11 May 2005, Shanghai, China, 12 pages
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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