Kalamazoo, MI - February 25, 2013 - Landscape Forms is proud to announce that LEO, the company’s most efficient LED light, has won a 2012 Next Generation Lighting (NGL) Design Competition award. LEO won a “Recognized” award in the streetscape lighting category. It was one of just 37 lighting products out of 176 submissions to pick up an award at the annual Strategies in Light Conference, held in February in Santa Clara, CA. The LEO luminaire was designed by John Rizzi and engineered by Landscape Forms lighting engineers. The NGL solid-state lighting competition was created in 2008 to recognize and promote excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED commercial lighting luminaires. It is a joint initiative of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the US Department of Energy (DOE). The NGL competition entries were judged by a panel of distinguished academics and industry professionals. Lights were subject to hands-on examination, documentation review and on-site installation and testing at the Virginia Technology Transportation Institute (VTTI.) They were evaluated against seven criteria: color quality, appropriate illuminance, light distribution, glare control, aesthetic appearance and style, serviceability and replacement, and value. LEO received special appreciation from the judges for its light distribution and glare control. Landscape Forms has made a significant mark on the design quality and performance characteristics of energy-saving lighting for outdoor environments. LEO is the second Landscape Forms product to win an NGL award. Lo-Glo, part of the Metro40 collection, earned a “Notable” award in 2009. The company continues its innovation in LED lighting and salutes John Rizzi and the Landscape Forms engineering team for LEO’s 2012 NGL award.
