Electric lighting burns up to 25% of the average home energy budget let RWN show you how to reduce that figure
Archive for April, 2010
Well there’s a thought!
Friday, April 30th, 2010Can you believe that some LED bulbs can last 10 years or 100,000 hours
Thursday, April 29th, 2010DID YOU KNOW : that the lifespan of some
LED lamps can be as high as a 100,000 hours just think of the
saving on maintenance time alone. Want more
detailed information email info@rwntrading and
we can give you statistics.
It is not as diffucult as you may think -Smart Home Energy Lighting Solutions.
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010You can take electricity reduction issues/ needs / requirements what every you want to call it one step more advanced than just changing a light buld by incorporating the latest in Smart technologies systems . These systems offer the latest in advance ideas and there are now sophisticated lighting control systems that regulate consumption and can lead to significant cost and energy savings.
It is the energy reduction that is key to making that all important change to environmental efficiency. Advanced systems are estimated to reduce lighting energy requirements by 35 to 50 % in most applications. But at the same time quality of the light is not diminished. The systems can be programmed to dim or switch off, reducing lighting loads at particular times of the day thereby creating a more efficient system which has a knock on effect to lamp maintenance and cost when you would expect a payback in as little as 5 years or less so to move over to sustainable lighting is a relatively easy process and though there is an initial out lay the positives out weigh the negatives in this instance.
What are Light Emitting Diodes (LED)?
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010LEDs are small, solid light bulbs that are lit by the movement of electrons in a solid semi-conductor material as electricity is passed through it. LEDs are extremely energy efficient, lasting over 100 times longer than incandescent bulbs, and up to 10 times longer than CFLs. They have low heat generation, low power requirements.
If we take an average example: LED fluorescent lamps used in a 2×4 fixture require approximately 30% less electricity that traditional lamps.
Most LEDs are 80% recyclable and their service life is approx 10 years and they are guaranteed for 5 of those years.
Why do we need to move to sustainable lighting?
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Unlike many of the environmental issues of our modern lifestyle making certain resources scarce it is the opposite with the demand for electricity causing a direct impact that is destroying our physical environment. As we are all aware, the process of creating electricity releases greenhouse gases and high levels of mercury in to the atmosphere. If we look at fluorescent technology we see that that can have a direct impact on being eco responsible. We can each start by taking a green stand and by replacing all of your incandescent lighting with compact fluorescent light bulbs.