Product Criteria
- Products must be primarily applicable to the commercial sector. Designs that would be appropriate exclusively in residential settings are outside the scope of the competition and should refer to the Lighting for Tomorrow residential competition.
- White light, general illumination applications only will be evaluated. Participating LED products must provide useful illumination for a task, space, or object. Holiday lights, light sculpture, lighted fabrics, lighted signs, color changing lights, and other products not designed for general illumination are outside the scope of the NGL program and competition.
- Products are not limited to any particular lighting application, both indoor and outdoor applications are eligible for submission.
- Entries must be complete luminaires ready for specification. Judges will not evaluate replacement lamp products or modules that must be combined with other products before they can be specified.
- Entrants to the Market-ready category must submit three (3) production-quality luminaires or prototypes. Paper designs, computer renderings, and/or product photographs may be submitted as supplementary material, but three (3) working luminaires must be submitted in fully operable condition, including LEDs, drivers, and necessary controls.
- A production luminaire is defined as a luminaire with the same composition and materials as luminaires currently in or near production.
- A prototype is defined as a fully functional representative of the luminaire design that will serve as the basis for evaluation, demonstration, and further development.
See the technical requirements page for more detailed technical requirements.