2017 Product Issue: Horticultural Lighting

Four luminaires to assist with plant growth.

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VividGro LED T8 Grow Lamp, Lighting Science • Designed specifically for vertical farming and grow chambers, this T8-style LED lamp is part of Lighting Science’s VividGro line. The lamp provides high-output, low-heat radiation, and the manufacturer’s patented grow spectrum optimizes photosynthetic absorption at each stage of plant growth. The 4′ lamp comes in a clear glass housing, consumes 15W, and has a 250-degree optical distribution. The lamp can operate in temperatures ranging from minus 4 F to 104 F. • vividgro.com

HDE Double-Ended Horticultural Reflector, Barron Lighting Group • Designed for indoor and greenhouse applications, this double-ended horticultural reflector features a patented concealed vacuum airflow technology to maximize performance and thermal dissipation. It has four-way, field-selectable 8″ removable flanges, as well as solid plates and louvered plates for fully sealed air-cooled or non-air-cooled operation, respectively. The fixture measures 17.5″ by 10.5″ by 9.75″ and is UL listed for damp locations. • growlite.com

Luxeon SunPlus Series, Lumileds • The SunPlus 20 line of LEDs provides greenhouse farmers supplemental high-bay lighting for 24-hour or year-round growing cycles. Specific wavelengths can be used for photosynthesis, such as blue (420nm–480nm) and red (620nm–670nm), or multichannel solutions that optimize light output for specific plant life-stages such as seedlings, germination, and flowering. The 2mm by 2mm high-power LEDs come in royal blue, deep red, far red, lime, and cool white. • lumileds.com/horticulture

HSE Single-Ended Economy Horticulture Reflector, Barron Lighting Group • This grow light features the ease of a single-ended, mogul-based HID lamp in a small footprint. It measures 17.5″ by 11.5″ by 4.5″ and has a standard removable universal ballast bracket with a self-leveling feature for quick mounting. The housing is constructed of heavy-duty 22-gauge steel. The convex hybrid reflector technology provides 95 percent reflectance for even and intense illumination. A 12″ 16AWG ballast connector and a 15′ lamp extension are standard. • growlite.com

About the Author

Elizabeth Donoff

Elizabeth Donoff is Editor-at-Large of Architectural Lighting (AL). She served as Editor-in-Chief from 2006 to 2017. She joined the editorial team in 2003 and is a leading voice in the lighting community speaking at industry events such as Lightfair and the International Association of Lighting Designers Annual Enlighten Conference, and has twice served as a judge for the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section’s (IESNYC) Lumen Award program. In 2009, she received the Brilliance Award from the IESNYC for dedicated service and contribution to the New York City lighting community. Over the past 11 years, under her editorial direction, Architectural Lighting has received a number of prestigious B2B journalism awards. In 2017, Architectural Lighting was a Top Ten Finalist for Magazine of the Year from the American Society of Business Publication Editors' AZBEE Awards. In 2016, Donoff received the Jesse H. Neal Award for her Editor’s Comments in the category of Best Commentary/Blog, and in 2015, AL received a Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Media Brand (Overall Editorial Excellence).Prior to her entry into design journalism, Donoff worked in New York City architectural offices including FXFowle where she was part of the project teams for the Reuters Building at Three Times Square and the New York Times Headquarters. She is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Me., and she earned her Master of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.

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