Hubbell Outdoor Roadway RM / RF LED Wins Product Innovation Award (PIA) from Architectural SSL

April 12, 2012 - PRLog -- GREENVILLE, S.C. – As a leader in the commercial outdoor market, Hubbell Outdoor Lighting is pleased to announce that it recently won a distinguished Product Innovation Award (PIA) from Architectural SSL magazine. The PIA Awards determine and honor the best LED/ solid-state luminaires and fixtures on the market.  The new Roadway RM/RF LED Retrofit Kit Series from Hubbell Outdoor was awarded a Product Innovation Award in the Area Lighting Category.

The new Roadway RM/RF LED Retrofit Kit delivers a complete and powerful LED roadway solution producing 6087 lumens in a 3G rated traditional cobra-head. The Roadway Retrofit Kit provides a versatile solution to upgrade existing 100-175W cobra-heads in any NEMA compliant fixture.

“As a retrofit project, this LED module has very well designed optics,” commented one judge.  Another indicated, “It is clear that this optical design is carefully crafted to provide good lighting for the whole roadway and sidewalk with low glare.”

The Roadway RM/RF LED Retrofit Kit comes complete with driver and surge protection and enables customers for both retrofit and expansion projects to benefit from the energy-savings and low maintenance of LED lamp technology. The 68w unit provides an IP67 rated solution that has more than four times the life of 150w HPS with a 65% energy savings. The retrofit kit is designed to upgrade existing 100-175w cobra-heads and has been tested and certified for upgrading not only Hubbell RM Roadway HPS luminaires but also American Electric®, Cooper®, Lithonia® and GE® fixtures providing one of the industry’s most  comprehensive and versatile upgrade solution.

Designed to provide energy efficient LED solutions for roadway lighting, the Roadway RM LED Series delivers more visible and uniform light with state-of-the-art optics featuring 48 LEDs (68w) at 4800K which deliver an unprecedented 89 lumens per watt. A custom die-cast heat sink assures LEDs operate within design temperatures for excellent efficiency and LED life of 48,000 hr L90 / 100,000+ hr L70. Made in the USA in the traditional roadway design, the new RE/RF Retrofit Kit can be easily upgraded in existing NEMA compliant fixtures providing a quick retrofit solution that minimizes installation costs and delivers excellent LED performance and a low maintenance solution.

Roadway RM / RF LED Retrofit Kit
Key Features:
•   The retrofit kit has been tested and certified for use in NEMA compliant 100-175w roadway horizontal fixtures including American Electric®, Cooper®, Lithonia® and GE® fixtures
•   Quick Installation – simply remove optical assembly and lens, install LED retrofit unit into door assembly with existing lens retainer(s), connect power leads and close door
•   68w – Universal voltage 120-277V
•   48,000 hr L90 / calculated 100,000+ hr L70 LED life
•   6087 lumens (LM79)
•   89 lumens per watt
•   4800K, high CRI LEDs
•   Type II medium cut-off distribution, BUG rating B1-U1-G1
•   UL1598 Listed for use in wet locations
•   5 year warranty
•   Made in the USA

The Architectural SSL PIA awards program was established to recognize innovative developments in the LED lighting market. A panel comprising 24 distinguished designers and lighting specialists reviewed submissions based on industry-leading performance and functionality.  Hubbell Lighting was also recognized with a PIA Award for the Dual-Lite EV LED Series Emergency Light.

For additional information on the Hubbell Roadway RE/RF LED Retrofit Kit, visit www.hubbelloutdoor.com.

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About Hubbell Outdoor Lighting:

From its inception in 1963, Hubbell Outdoor Lighting established its position in the lighting industry by producing outdoor lighting of the highest quality. Through an in-depth knowledge of the electrical distributor and contractor markets, Hubbell Lighting has been consistently able to combine innovative technology with practical lighting brand solutions and service oriented performance. Hubbell Lighting provides a full range of indoor and outdoor lighting products for commercial, industrial, institutional, sports lighting, landscape and residential markets, including green initiatives for vacancy sensors and daylight harvesting controls.