Posted by Richard Clarke on 30th Mar 2012
Spring is officially here – and we want to celebrate it!Spring has long been synonymous with ideas of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. According to tradition, the last official day of winter is March 19th.The following day is the vernal equinox – a bi-annual celestial event where day and night are exactly the same length. This day also heralds the start of springtime.The relative position of the Sun and the Earth aren’t the only indication that spr… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 28th Mar 2012
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) is a non-profit organisation that has tasked itself with providing free, impartial advice on energy saving practices.
Back in 2009, they received government funding to run trials of LED lighting – in order to show once and for all that LEDs could deliver on their promises of reducing energy consumption and cost.
The trial focused primarily on the communal areas of social housing – such as stairw… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 27th Mar 2012
Our universities are amongst the finest in the world. Historical seats of learning, they have been beacons of enlightenment, some for hundreds of years.But in these times of spiralling energy costs, are they doing everything they can to combat wastefulness and profligacy, and to instil high environmental ideals in the minds of their students?A Surprising DevelopmentOn first examination, it would appear that the answer to this question is no, howe… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 19th Mar 2012
The Multifaceted Reflector (MR) light bulb is a design that houses LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes). Whilst the format has been around for quite a while and was used initially for halogen bulbs, it really began to take off following the introduction of low-voltage LED lighting.MR16 Bulbs The Story So Far
The MR16 format itself was originally sold in the US in 1965, after a patent was awarded to Emmett H. Wiley of General Electric, and it was… Read more