Museums Enlighten Their Patrons With LED Lights
Posted by Mark Atkinson on 1st Sep 2011
Two eminent museums in the US (The Chicago Field Museum of Natural History) and the UK (Museum in the Park, Stroud) have adopted LED lights to replace their former halogen accent lighting systems, and their patrons are very happy with the results.Following a study, conducted in 2011 by the Chicago Field Museum, with the full support of the US Department of Energy (DOE), 32 halogen track luminaires
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With Filament Bulbs At Their Death Bed – Enter LEDs
Posted by Richard Clarke on 1st Sep 2011
The way we purchase and use our light bulbs is going to change.The first to go were the 100W incandescent lights, and from 1st September 2018 you won’t be able to buy any halogens at all across Europe.The HistoryThis EU class “D” halogen ban was supposed to come in even earlier, but was delayed by two years after pressure from Lighting Europe.This followed concerns that replacement lighting suppli
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The Dangers Of Fluorescent Lights And Mercury
Posted by Amit Soni on 1st Sep 2011
As traditional halogen bulbs are slowly being phased out, energy saving fluorescents and LEDs are filling the gap left by old filament technologies.
Whilst this saves you money and reduces the strain on non-renewable energy sources, fluorescent lights pose a completely new risk altogether from the amounts of mercury inside them.
All kinds of fluorescent light – from standard househo
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A Momentary Glitch
Posted by Amit Soni on 31st Aug 2011
If you’ve noticed some strange goings-on whilst trying to use our website over the last hour or so, please don’t worry about it, because so have we!We can assure you that all technical issues affecting the operation of our website have now been rectified, and it’s back to business as usual.We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.Many thanks for your patience and understanding in th
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