Energy efficiency can achieve significant monthly savings in both residential and commercial buildings. However, a special approach is required when properties are managed under strata title, due to how the building ownership is structured. In strata, all common areas are the property of an owners corporation, while residents own individual […]
Upgrading to LED lighting in hospitals is cost-effective, energy efficient and helps the environment while improving staff productivity and patient well-being.
WHEN PRESENTED WITH TOO MANY CHOICES STUDIES SHOW THAT WE TEND TO SELECT THE CHEAPEST OPTION. When purchasing LED lamps or fixtures, it can be tempting to go for the option with the lowest cost. However, the LED lighting market is flooded with all types of products, and not all of them come from reliable manufacturers. When […]
High-intensity discharge (HID) lighting is commonly used in outdoor and industrial applications due to its potent output per bulb. Unfortunately, HID lighting comes with a high cost of ownership: Installation costs are high because these fixtures are normally located high above the ground, hanging from industrial rooftops or mounted on poles. The service […]
Office buildings normally use parabolic fixtures with T8 fluorescent tubes, which offer a decent performance but are outclassed by LED lighting in terms of both efficiency and service life. When upgrading linear fluorescent lighting in office spaces, there are two main options: Keeping the existing fixtures and using T8-equivalent LED tubes, […]
Although LED lighting is normally associated with energy savings, the technology also has potential to improve Internet communications significantly. There is an emerging concept called Visible Light Communication (VLC), which consists on using light pulses for wireless data transmission, just like Wi-Fi signals but with significant advantages in terms of speed, bandwidth and security. Li-Fi is […]
Upgrading to LED lighting gives companies a solid return on investment, but doing so also brings significant environmental benefits. With their low energy consumption, LED lamps and fixtures help reduce the demand on power plants, which often run on fossil fuels. In addition, LED technology generates less waste than other types of lighting. Environmental […]
LED lighting is best known for its energy efficiency and long service life, but the technology also has a high potential to improve Internet communications. Lighting manufacturers and tech companies are partnering to explore connected lighting solutions, and an example of this is the business partnership between Philips Lighting and Cisco Systems, […]
LED lighting is characterised by its ability to produce nearly any colour of light in the visible spectrum, something that is not possible with conventional lamps. However, this also means extra care must be taken to select a product that matches the intended application. White is the lighting colour most widely used by human society, but not all types […]
LED lighting is well-known for its energy efficiency, but that is only one among many benefits offered by the technology. There is now a broad range of LED products offering remarkable flexibility in terms of operation, allowing the colour and brightness of their lighting output to be adjusted. For example, LED fixtures can be […]