Parking Garage Lighting Retrofits - 18 watt LED Lamps from RedBird LED

RedBird LED Receives Second DesignLights Consortium Certification for LED Linear Replacement Lamps for their 18 watt Cardinal Linear Retrofit Product.

RedBird LED Inc.announced their second certification by the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) of their Cardinal™ LED Linear Retrofit products. The new DLC Certification covers the 18 watt models at both 4100K and 5000K CCTs.  The 18 watt linear replacement lamp is the most popular model used for one to one fluorescent lighting retrofits of standard 32 watt T8 or 40 watt T12 fluorescent lamps. When retrofitting with a Cardinal LED tube the user will expect to save as much as 55% on their energy consumption when compared to a standard 40 watt T12 model or 40% on a 32 watt T8.


When the 12,160 LED lighting products on the DLC Qualified Product List are sorted for efficacy as measured in lumens/watt, the RedBird LED products come in with four out of the top twelve slots at 3rd, 7th, 10th and 12th highest efficacy.

 Culminating several years of development and testing, the Cardinal™ LED Linear Replacement Lamp has become both the first, second, and still the only LED tube light in the world to receive DLC Certification. With the recent addition of two more of RedBird LED’s Linear Replacement Lamp products on the DLC Qualified Product List, it is noteworthy that they are all in the top 1% when it comes to efficacy. When the 12,160 LED lighting products on the DLC Qualified Product List are sorted for efficacy as measured in lumens/watt, the RedBird LED products come in with four out of the top twelve slots at 3rd, 7th, 10th and 12th highest efficacy.

JonathanEppstein, President of RedBird LED commented, “While we were ecstatic to have been the first, and only LED Linear Replacement Lamp to have qualified for DLC Certification with our 22 watt product in May, the DLC Certification for our 18 watt lamp is an even more exciting event. We expect the DLC Certification of the 18 watt Cardinal Lamp to dramatically increase the adoption and deployment of this breakthrough product.  Having both our 22 and 18 watt LED tubes on the DLC Qualified Product List solidifies our position as the market leader in this sector of the LED lighting industry.”

The DesignLights™ Consortium (DLC) is the premier resource for high- quality, energy efficient commercial lighting design and information. Members are utilities and energy-efficiency programs throughout the United States that offer financial incentives for solid-state lighting (SSL) fixtures. Members are interested in providing incentives for high-performing LED products which meet individual sponsor criteria. The DLC Qualified Product List is intended to ensure that only high-quality, high-performance, independently tested and verified LED products will be eligible for rebates from participating programs. 

Contact: info@redbirdled.com  678-RED-BIRD (678-733-2473).