University of Notre Dame Shines Brighter
with the Help of LED Technology

Legends, a campus restaurant and ale house located at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, recently completed the installation of 70 MODA LIGHT ICAN 15 down lights throughout its dining facilities. The installation of these fixtures, illuminated with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors LEDs, will help Legends achieve approximately a 82% energy savings from the previously installed fixtures.

Equipped with energy efficient OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ Golden DRAGON Plus LEDs, MODA LIGHT ICAN15s provide bright, white light at a consistent color temperature. The 6” and 4” ICAN down lights used in the installation contain Golden DRAGON Plus LEDs. Part of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ DRAGON family of LEDs, Golden DRAGON Plus LEDs are a robust, long-life LED that can be used in a wide array of applications and have a lifetime of more than 50,000 hours (depending on application conditions), allowing for significantly reduced maintenance and replacement costs.

“Golden DRAGON Plus LEDs help us achieve optimum color consistency and brightness for our fixtures,” said Mark Samson, CEO, MODA LIGHT. “The installation of MODA LIGHT ICAN15 down lights has noticeably improved the restaurant’s look and feel, making Legends an inviting place for students and other campus personnel.”

“LEDs are an excellent option for installations where designers are trying to create the mood of a space while simultaneously achieving cost and energy savings,” said Brian Terao, Director of Solid State Lighting , OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. “Restaurants and hospitality applications are particularly well suited for creating dynamic environments through the use of LEDs.”

Within Legends, MODA LIGHT has also outfitted a football and basketball trophy cabinet with its PUK-G3 recessed fixtures. These fixtures also contain OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Golden Dragon Plus LEDs, which emit no UV or IR rays, making them an ideal choice for accent lighting and display case applications.

To complement these fixtures, MODA LIGHT has also partnered with Lutron to provide the University with the exclusive Hi-lume A-Series Dimming Driver with no pop-up effect and 1% dimming to be used with the ICAN down lights.

The installation of MODA LIGHTs at the campus restaurant met both the University’s goals of quality lighting and energy efficiency.

About OSRAM Opto Semiconductors

OSRAM is part of the Industry sector of Siemens and one of the two leading lighting manufacturers in the world. Its subsidiary, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH in Regensburg (Germany), offers its customers solutions based on semiconductor technology for lighting, sensor and visualization applications. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has production sites in Regensburg (Germany) and Penang (Malaysia). Its headquarters for North America is in Sunnyvale (USA), and for Asia in Hong Kong. OSRAM Opto Semiconductors also has sales offices throughout the world. For more information go to www.osram-os.com. OSRAM, the parent company, offers its customers a complete supply chain in the LED sector including components, modules and solutions. More than 50% of annual outlay on research and development is devoted to these technologies.

About MODA LIGHT

MODA LIGHT is a dynamic American lighting manufacturer, specializing in only LED technology.  MODA is a technology based company which strives to remain at the forefront of solid state lighting technology, and immaculate fixture design. Being the first White LED Lighting manufacturer in USA MODA has provided LED fixtures to a wealth of prominently known projects across the world, many of those projects required bespoke fixture design and performance to truly show the art of Light. For further information on MODA projects please visit  www.modalight.com.  MODA has over 10 years experience in solid state lighting which has provided a significant advantage in understanding both the hurdles that exist and goals that need to be achieved to maintain precision performance in lighting as well as control of consistency. MODA has dedicated the last 4 years to accomplishing a 100+ LED product line specifically for the North American lighting industry, while expanding the 150+ LED portfolio for the international lighting industry. MODA LIGHT’s next endeavor is already underway with the recent launch of their dedicated RGB Division called ‘’ Light Kandi’’.   Expect to see more advancements in 2011.