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@ Design Lighting we promote appropriate lighting solutions. Each customer will have their own unique requirements, and in our experience there is no “one size fits all” solution.
Recent developments in technology are providing us with an ever increasing range of tools to use.
Commercial applications have different requirements to most domestic situations. Many of the same techniques - clever use of natural light, dimming controls etc., that are common place in commercial lighting can be used at home. Equally the use of separate switching well as the use of dimmers allows for light levels to be varied according to the customers requirements at different times of the day and night.
 

Retrofitting LED spot lamps as alternatives to Halogen (12v or 240v) down lights offer huge potential to reduce power consumption significantly without greatly compromising the light output. The up-front cost of the LED lamp can be recouped in as little as 6 months (depending on usage)... What other investment can pay such dividends?
Download comparative chart (excel or pdf). Talk to us and we will show you the savings!

Clever design and placement of fittings as well as the selection of fittings with high performance attributes - light output ratios or LOR’s - and suitable lamps will generally deliver better outcomes rather than slavishly using energy saving compact fluorescent (cfl) lamps in every situation. Some fittings were simply not designed with cfl’s in mind!
Not all cfls are good, and equally not all halogen lamps are bad! The output of fluorescent lamps is very temperature dependent. Outside of a comfort zone (~25-28oC) light output will diminish. Light output will also diminish with age.
Many people are confused by the colour temperature options currently available, misreading the starkness of the daylight 6400oK tubes as brightness.
Infrared coated 12v MR16 style halogen lamps can be used to good effect as alternatives to standard 12v 50w lamps in most popular downlights. Light output can be maintained while reducing the power consumption of the fitting. These lamps can be dimmed by leading and trailing edge dimmer switches with substantial reduction in power consumption. Light output is significantly greater from a low voltage lamp compared to a mains voltage (240v) lamp of the same wattage.
There is of course much more to say about energy efficiency. Contact us. Make a time. We can go through it all with you...