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Cree LED Directional Lighting, Glendale City Hall Project

Posted by Matt Sedlock

Oct 17, 2017 11:55:17 AM

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When drafting the general plan for its city design, the city of Glendale needed to balance the city’s roots with the future needs of the community. When it came to upgrading the site lighting for the city hall, the low profile and sleek design of the Cree’s directional spotlighting was an optimal choice. The Cree C-Lite LED Directional Spotlight in black finish complimented the city hall’s 20 Century architecture and structural features, while providing state-of-the-art lighting efficiency range of options in a variety of stylish designs, Cree wall packs offer long lifetimes with reduced power consumption.

Additionally, the city incorporated the use of the Cree Area Edge Series (pictured), which is ideal for illuminating any open-space application including pathways, large common spaces, and parking lots. With a low-profile modular design, this aesthetically pleasing luminaire provides improved illumination performance while reducing energy consumption. The Area Edge Series provides significant energy and maintenance savings, which provides support to the historic structure.

 

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LED has changed the way the world sees light. Inefficient, old-style incandescent and CFL bulbs are being phased out by a lighting technology that can deliver warm, traditional light or a cooler, more contemporary white light, all while using a fraction of the energy and with virtually zero environmental damage. 

The Area Edge Series by Cree LED Lighting and the C-Lite LED Directional Spotlight blend seamlessly with any architectural style. In the case of Glendale City Hall, integrating new, efficient lighting gives Glendale City Hall a fresh and inviting look without compromising the original design.

If you have questions, let me know. Also, make sure you check out our special Cree Better Light Event in LA on Nov 1, 2017!

 

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Auto Dealers See the Light with CREE

Posted by David Martin

Oct 12, 2017 12:51:18 PM

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Car dealerships, such as National City's Subaru (shown above), like to put a little daylight between themselves and their competition. They’ve gained considerable curb appeal from Cree’s purposefully-designed front-line outdoor LED fixtures, notably the AF Series Canopy and Edge High Output (EHO) fixtures, intended for high-lumen applications requiring high color quality.

National City Subaru has increased their evening sales potential by virtually extending their showroom to the car lot itself. Cree's EHO fixtures showcase inventory in vivid light while saving significantly on energy and maintenance costs.

Cree LED lighting cuts energy costs by up to 50%, is virtually maintenance-free, and lasts three times longer than other lighting solutions. That’s what we call nicely equipped.

Find out more about Cree's solutions for Auto Dealership lighting, by downloading the Application Guide and Summary brochure.

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Remember to consider Cree when specifying for outdoor lighting, particularly in Automotive Dealership settings.


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A Reminder: Cree's Better Light Tour is coming to Los Angeles! Learn about Cree's latest products, view demonstrations, take CEU classes and win prizes. Join us at Double Tree Hotel in Culver City on November 1st. Lunch will be provided. Click here for more information and to register!

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Outdoor Site Lighting using Cree's OSQ Area Lights

Posted by Natalie Young

Oct 10, 2017 8:42:20 AM

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This article is first in a series of 4 articles outlining Cree Lighting Applications in Southern California

Built in 1917, San Antonio Winery in Downtown Los Angeles is the last remaining winery in the area. As a historical landmark in Southern California for 100 years, it was important to the folks at Western Lighting & Energy Controls to assist in specifying the appropriate product solution for the outdoor site lighting.

Because San Antonio Winery is located in California, any appropriate solution would need to comply with the building energy efficiency sta

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ndards set forth in Title 24. These measures are designed to ensure new and existing buildings achieve energy efficiency and preserve outdoor and indoor environmental quality.

OSQ2.pngCree’s OSQ Area Luminaire turned out to be a perfect solution for San Antonio Winery. The OSQ luminaire blends extreme optical control advanced thermal management and modern clean aesthetics. Built to last, the housing is rugged cast aluminum with an integral weathertight LED driver compartment. Versatile mounting configurations offer simple installation. Its slim low-profile design minimizes wind load requirements and blends seamlessly into the site, providing even quality illumination. Plus, delivering 62% more efficacy than the first generation, this product easily met Title 24 regulations. The result is better light with added architectural appeal.

Other Cree products used in this project were the LED Outdoor Wall Packs. Chosen for the building exterior, the Cree wall packs provide high performance, easy installation, backed by Cree quality. With a wide range of options in a variety of stylish designs, Cree wall packs offer long lifetimes with reduced power consumption.

San Antonio Winery outdoor site lighting will be a key component to taking this 100-year business into the future and beyond.

If you have questions, let me know. Also, make sure you check out our special Cree Better Light Event in LA on Nov 1, 2017!

 

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Experience Cree Better Light Tour in Los Angeles!

Posted by Matt Sedlock

Sep 22, 2017 12:31:59 PM

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JOIN US AS WE SHOW WHAT BETTER LIGHT CAN DO FOR YOUR WORLD.

LED lighting, with its high quality, long life and low energy consumption has improved our world. But for Cree, this is just the beginning. LED technology will go beyond creating good light sources to deliver vastly improved and entirely new light experiences.

Learn about Cree Technology  • Earn CEU's  • Win Prizes 

Who Should Attend?


  • Lighting Specifiers
  • Facility Managers, Sustainability Managers, Building Owner/Operators and other end-users
  • Electrical Contractors
  • Electrical Distributors

What Will You See on November 1?

  • Product Demonstrations on the latest CREE solutions for new & retrofit construction
  • CEU Courses for specifiers and architects
  • Title 24 Solutions
  • Questions & Answer Session with the experts
  • Join us for lunch!

 

Location: The event will be at the Double Tree Hotel in Culver City, CA

Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Address: 6161 W. Centinela Ave., Culver City, CA 90230

 

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Experience Cree Better Light Tour in Los Angeles!

Posted by Jimm Reifsnyder

Sep 19, 2017 9:17:31 AM

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LED lighting, with its high quality, long life and low energy consumption has improved our world. But for Cree, this is just the beginning. LED technology will go beyond creating good light sources to deliver vastly improved and entirely new light experiences.

Learn about Cree Technology  • Earn CEU's  • Win Prizes 

Who Should Attend?


  • Lighting Specifiers
  • Facility Managers, Sustainability Managers, Building Owner/Operators and other end-users
  • Electrical Contractors
  • Electrical Distributors

What Will You See on November 1?

  • Product Demonstrations on the latest CREE solutions for new & retrofit construction
  • CEU Courses for specifiers and architects
  • Title 24 Solutions
  • Questions & Answer Session with the experts
  • Join us for lunch!

 

Location: The event will be at the Double Tree Hotel in Culver City, CA

Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Address: 6161 W. Centinela Ave., Culver City, CA 90230

 

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New C-Lite LED Lighting by Cree Offers Budget-friendly options

Posted by Matt Sedlock

Jun 27, 2017 2:32:14 PM

Electrical contractors and electrical distributors alike are singing the praises of Cree's newest product line called C-Lite. This new portfolio of lighting offers a broad range of STOCK AND FLOW ITEMS with the energy efficiency and performance you expect. Learn more below!

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Wall Pack

C-Lite™ LED Wall Packs offer outstanding value and feature a range of energy efficient, easy to install, highly reliable fixtures backed by a 5-year limited warranty and industry leading Cree support. With traditional and architectural slimline designs, the C-Lite™ LED Wall Pack portfolio is ideal for quickly and easily illuminating any outdoor space while dramatically reducing energy consumption.

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Wall Mount

C-Lite™ LED Wall Mounts offer outstanding value and feature a range of energy efficient, easy to install, highly reliable fixtures backed by a 5-year limited warranty and industry leading Cree support. With traditional and architectural designs and a photocell included, the C-Lite™ LED Wall Mount portfolio is ideal for quickly and easily illuminating any outdoor space while dramatically reducing energy consumption.

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Flood

C-Lite™ LED Flood Lights offer outstanding value and feature a range of energy efficient, easy to install, highly reliable fixtures backed by a 5-year limited warranty and industry leading Cree support. With a range of round and rectangular designs in wide or narrow beam optics, C-Lite™ LED Flood Lights are ideal for quickly and easily illuminating any outdoor area while dramatically reducing energy consumption.

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Canopy

C-Lite™ LED Canopy Lights offer outstanding value and feature a range of energy efficient, easy to install, highly reliable fixtures backed by a 5- year limited warranty and industry leading Cree support. With it's traditional design, C-Lite™ LED Canopy Lights are ideal for quickly and easily illuminating any canopy/soffit space while dramatically reducing energy consumption.

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Area

C-Lite™ LED Area Lights offer outstanding value and feature a range of energy efficient, easy to install, highly reliable fixtures backed by a 5-year limited warranty and industry leading Cree support. With traditional or square designs in various optic packages, the C-Lite™ LED Area Lights are ideal for quickly and easily illuminating any outdoo

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High / Low Bay

C-Lite™ High-bay and Low-bay Lights offer outstanding value, exceptional energy efficiency, easy installation and high reliability, backed by a 5 year limited warranty and industry leading Cree support. With linear and round options and a range of accessory lenses, guards and connection kits, C-Lite™ High-bays and Low-bays are ideal for quickly and easily illuminating warehouses, storage facilities, retail and light industrial locations with 12 to 35 foot ceiling heights, while dramatically reducing energy consumption.

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Vapor Tight

C-Lite™ LED Vapor Tight lights offer outstanding value and feature a range of energy efficient, easy to install, highly reliable fixtures backed by a 5-year limited warranty and industry leading Cree support. With traditional round and linear strip options available, C-Lite™ Vapor Tight lights are ideal for quickly and easily illuminating cold storage facilities, manufacturing facilities and bridges and tunnels while dramatically reducing energy consumption.

 

To see more on C-lite email us at CUSTOMERSERVICE@WESTERNECS.COM OR click here 

 

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Inside the Lutron Experience Center, Irvine

Posted by Matt Sedlock

May 11, 2017 2:54:42 PM

IRVINE, CA -- On occasion, Western will hold an event at Lutron's Experience Center in Irvine, CA. The Center is essentially a house built within a commercial building, designed to represent a residence with various Lutron products built in. As you walk through the various rooms, you get to experience the various Lutron fittings just as they would be installed in anyone's home.

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If you've not yet had the opportunity to visit the Center, take a "virtual tour" by watching this video: Inside the Lutron Experience Center

To arrange a personal tour of the Center, call 949-474-4140. Remember to visit our Events page for the next event at the Center.

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New C-Lite LED Lighting by Cree Offers Easy Choice for Contractors and Distributors

Posted by Matt Sedlock

May 10, 2017 12:26:41 PM

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DURHAM, N.C. -- Cree (Nasdaq: CREE) announces C-Lite LED Lighting by Cree (C-Lite), a portfolio of LED lighting products that offers electrical distributors and contractors a broad range of stock and flow items with the energy efficiency and performance they expect.  The new portfolio complements market-leading Cree® and Essentia® by Cree branded lighting products, making available high performance Cree-backed products across market segments.

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“C-Lite LED Lighting expands Cree’s offering by providing high performance, go-to LED lighting that addresses the specific needs of contractors,” said Daniel Castillo, president, Cree lighting. “Broadening our product offering with the new C-Lite portfolio offers a reliable energy saving option.  This makes the contractor’s lighting decision easy, while providing our distributor partners a powerful offering that will help grow their business.”

The C-Lite portfolio provides customers with a complete line of commercial lighting products from Cree and satisfies customer demands for a broad range of reliable, readily-available and easy to install contractor grade products. The comprehensive portfolio will launch with indoor and outdoor offerings including area lights, flood lights, canopy, high- and low-bays, vapor tights, wall mounts, and wall packs.

The new portfolio is designed with simplicity in mind to make jobs of all sizes quick and easy. C-Litefixtures offer high-efficiency performance and are backed by a competitive 5-year warranty and Cree’s world class service and support.

The new C-Lite portfolio will be readily available from local distributors nationwide this June, and will be featured in the Cree booth #1409 during LIGHTFAIR International 2017 in Philadelphia, PA., from May 9-11. Visit http://lighting.cree.com/c-lite to learn more.

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Western Now Representing Cree in San Diego!

Posted by Matt Sedlock

Feb 20, 2017 8:04:00 AM

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At Western, we believe that hard work will earn you success. When it comes to representing Cree Lighting, the team at Western was worked hard to successfully represent the line in Orange and Los Angeles Counties. For this reason, we are especially happy to announce that, as of February 20th, 2017:

 

Western Lighting & Energy Controls

is representing

Cree in San Diego County!!

 

As you know, Cree Lighting is a leader in commercial & Industrial LED lighting. For those who need immediate assistance with Cree or any of our other Product Lines, please call 858-564-0233.

 

 Mark your calendars for our next CREE WEBINAR - featuring Matthew McAnena of Cree Lighting, who will be discussing Title 24 solutions for indoor and outdoor.

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Cree is First to Offer a 10-Year Warranty on Intelligent Lighting Systems

Posted by Matt Sedlock

Sep 22, 2016 7:31:00 AM

Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, lighting products and semiconductor products for power and radio frequency (RF) applications. Cree believes in better light experiences and is delivering new innovative LED technology that transforms the way people experience light through high-quality, interior and exterior LED lighting solutions.
 
Cree’s product families include LED lighting systems and bulbs, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices and RF devices. Cree’s products are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, electronic signs and signals, power supplies and inverters.
 
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Cree continues its commitment to delivering better light with the introduction of the first 10-year warranty for intelligent lighting systems on all new Cree SmartCast Technology luminaires with integrated sensors. Cree SmartCast Technology is the most intuitive and easiest to install intelligent light solution on the market, delivering up to 70 percent energy savings for half the cost of other solutions and now backed by an industry leading, 10-year limited warranty.
 
“After millions of cumulative hours of accelerated lifetime testing, Cree is confident that it has proven the long-term reliability of its intelligent lighting products,” said David Elien, Cree senior vice president, lighting. “Cree stands alone in its commitment to supporting its SmartCast Technology with a 10-year, limited warranty, enabling your employees to be more productive and your building to become a long-term intuitive asset.”
 
The new, industry leading, 10-year warranty covers all Cree commercial-grade SmartCast Technology troffers and suspended luminaires. It lowers the total cost of ownership and overall install costs for SmartCast Technology customers compared to control systems that require additional costs for extended warranties and are often limited to five-year terms.
 
Every luminaire in the SmartCast Technology portfolio uses OneButton Setup to commission up to an entire building with a single stroke, offering intelligence that is live within minutes. The result is an enhanced experience that enables personalized, task-specific environments that adapt to users in each space for increased productivity. It even applies what it learns to drive energy costs lower for continual operational improvement. SmartCast Technology reduces design time, wires and setup time often associated with traditional controls systems. The system provides smart lighting that meets existing and emerging building codes and operates wirelessly or over Power over Ethernet to deliver better light now and into the future.
 
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