Report releases that Lighting Science Group has supplied LED bulbs for over a quarter of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 houses.
 
Parsons The New School for Design and Stevens Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Old Dominion University and Hampton University, Middlebury College, The Southern California Institute of Architecture and California Institute of Technology, and Florida International University have spent nearly two years creating houses that blend affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency, coming to the conclusion that Lighting Science Group's LED lighting solutions would give their homes a competitive edge in the ten Department of Energy sponsored competitions that will take place September 23-October 2 in Washington, D.C.

Jim Haworth, chairman and chief executive officer of Lighting Science Group,said "Lighting is the low-hanging fruit in reducing energy consumption: it accounts for 22% of the United States' energy use; up to 60% of the power used in commercial buildings; and 15% of household electricity use.With rising energy costs nationwide, companies and homeowners alike are searching for ways to save energy - our ENERGY STAR approved LED bulbs offer a rapid and practical path to significantly reduce their lighting maintenance, replacement and energy costs. With Lighting Science Group's LED products, everyone can have a winning energy solution."