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Energy Efficient Lighting
Smart use of lighting in one of the simplest ways you can reduce your household's energy consumption, save money and help to protect the environment. Turning lights off and making the best use of daylight are simple ways to save energy. It is also smart to use the most efficient lighting option for the task.
Wattage (W) of a lighting product refers to the measure of energy input, or energy required for the light to come on - however, this is not a true measure of light.
Lumens (lm) is a measure of light output, or the actual intensity of the light that is produced.
The main types of household lamps or lights to choose from are - incandescent, fluorescent, halogen and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). These lighting options vary in energy efficiency and suitability for different rooms and uses in your home.
Incandescent Lamps
Incandescent lamps or bulbs have been the most commonly used light type of lighting. While they are cheap to buy, they are relatively short lived (around 1000 hours) and extremely inefficient in their use of electricity.
Fluorescent Lamps
Fluorescent lamps produce minimal heat, are much more energy efficient than incandescent bulbs and generally last around 8,000 hours.
Compact fluorescent lamps are ideally suited to areas of the home that require lighting for long periods of time. CFLs use a quarter of the electricity required by the incandescent lamps to produce the same amount of light and have a considerably longer life span of up to 8,000 hours or more.
Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lamps
For many years LEDs have been used in applications such as lighting displays in household appliances and traffic lights. The use of LED lamps for general household lighting is an emerging technology with the number of products on the market growing rapidly.
A LED lamp is made up of one or more semi-conducting devices and a "light bulb" shaped package. The semi-conducting device produces light when electrical current flows through it. The package includes heat-conducting materials and a lens to magnify the light.
One of the main benefits of LEDs is their potential very long life. Good quality LED lamps claim to offer useful lifetimes of up to 50,000 hours. LEDs usually do not fail like traditional lamps; instead the light output gets slowly dimmer over time. The lifetime depends on a number of factors including LED quality, lamp design and operating environment.
LEDs also have the benefit of very high energy efficiency levels that use up to 90% less energy than a halogen light. As the technology improves they are expected to rival the most efficient white light sources in the coming years.
Lighting companies are developing LED lamps for direct replacement into bayonet, Edison screw and tubular fluorescent applications.
A current barrier for LEDs is the high initial purchase cost. However, as the technology improves and demand increases these costs are expected to come down.
LED lamps are suited to applications where the long life and hence very low replacement and maintenance schedules are of most benefit. They are also suited as directional light sources for portable desk lights or downlights.
Halogen lights
Due to the focusing effect of halogen lamps, they are not particularly suitable for large spaces, such as living rooms. This is because multiple lamps would be required to provide an even distribution of light and require more energy to be used. Several manufacturers produce energy efficient halogen lamps that use 20 watts of electricity for applications that previously used 50 watts.
Consult the following companies for further advice and quotations:-
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LEDs are extremely energy efficient and consume up to 90% less power than Standard incandescent lamps. They are more efficient than standard lamps because they produce much more lumens(light output) per watt of power consumed this means that you need less watts of power to get the same light output than conventional lamps.
LEDs do have a higher initial cost than incandescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs, but the costs are quickly recovered over time in lower electricity costs and their 50,000 to 100,000 hour lifespan.
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Gecko LED
LED stands for light emitting diode. Gecko LED lights use solid state lighting technology, are self ballasted and have no filament, are shock and vibration resistant, have a constant glow, do not flicker, generate very little heat, are mercury and lead free, do not emit UV (ultraviolet) IR (infrared) or RF (radiofrequency) wave lengths, emit a white light that is close to sunlight and therefore more natural for your eyes, turn on in milliseconds, withstand constant switching, handle hot and cold, do not attract insects, use very little energy, reduce power bills, last at least 50,000 hours, reduce maintenance time, costs, waste and CO2 emissions and effectively pay for themselves.
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Environmental Power Solutions
All aspects of electrical work for businesses and homes.
Become cleaner and greener by using the latest sustainable energy technologies.
Save money, add value to your property and contribute to a clean, bright future. Everything from power points through to grid-connect Solar Power Systems, we offer our professional, efficient and personalised services.
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LEDA Lighting
LEDA specialize in the latest in eco lighting – Flat LED Lighting fixtures (FLL) FLL emit natural white light offering superior uniformity by employing edge light system and the revolutionary PLF™ technology, creating the world’s first dimmable and colour temperature control system for Flat LED lighting. This intelligent technology enables you to simulate day light colour temperature by adopting similar healthy natural illumination to solar without emitting harmful UV rays. These new Flat LED lighting products last 50,000+ hours and require minimal maintenance.
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Kings Energy Saving Services
Perth finally has a ‘one stop’ energy saving company
The products and services that we currently offer are (but not limited to):
- In home consultation / site inspection
- House energy rating (new and existing homes)
- Solar PV and Solar Hot Water
- Insulation (ceiling, wall, floor, roof, acoustic, industrial, fire protection)
- Skylights (dome and roof windows)
- Ventilation (roof and room, wind powered and solar)
- Airconditioning (mainly split systems)
- Attic ladders
- Downlight guards
- Draught seals
- Window insulation (retrofit double glazing)
- Window Film Energy Solutions
- Eco Lighting Solutions
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Superlight Architectural LED Lighting
Some advantages of LED lighting compared with conventional lighting technologies are lower energy consumption - less greenhouse gas emissions, extreme lamp life - lower maintenance, less energy & maintenance costs, lower operating temperatures, zero IR or UV radiation, safe for illuminating precious surfaces and materials, and shock and vibration resistance.
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Brightgreen
Brightgreen LED lights are an innovative and quality product that appeals to the ever growing savvy and eco-conscious consumer by representing benefits in the current economic and environmental climate.
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Bentley Eco Lighting
Bentley Power Equipment is a proud member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA and a supporter of the WA business community. Their primary goal is to provide good quality equipment at highly competitive prices. Bentley Eco Lighting are working with leading Chinese manufactures to bring newer and more refined products to customers in Australia. Bentley Eco Lighting are the Australian distributor for the Yangzhou Shengyu Engineering Supply Co Ltd range of LED Lighting Products.
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Lighting City
Lighting City's products span every category of fixture from residential to commercial and they have extensive experience in planning, procuring and delivering. From a simple recessed spotlight to a tangled medusa of LED globes - from the garden to the wine cellar, from pool to kitchen they can assist in planning and implementing a lighting strategy that works for you.
Lighting City's lighting design consultants will assist in making your project come to life with lights that are found no where else in Australia.
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Mica Lighting
Mica Lighting is the public face for an Australian owned family company called Mica United P/L. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia and specialises in lighting solutions. Mica Lighting prides itself on providing quality fittings at wholesale prices.
Whether you are looking for a grand chandelier, a contemporary fitting for your child's bedroom, a unique garden post or commercial metal halides for an office fit-out, Mica Lighting has a solution.
With access to well over three thousand products, you are sure to find what you are looking for. If you cannot, let them know, and they will track it down for you.
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LED Central
LEDCentral.com.au is an Australian owned and operated company, concerned with the environmental and economical impact standard lighting has on our planet today. Their goal is to save you money, whilst helping save our environment.
Reduce your home and office lighting bills by up to 90% using one of the most efficient forms of lighting available. LED lighting uses approximately 10% of electricity than that of a standard light bulb. Energy efficient LED lighting creates less carbon emissions, which helps our environment as well as saving you money.
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One Earth Outlet
One Earth Outlet was born to fulfil the concept of a Green Supplier - supported by a team of experienced tradesmen. With the advantage of having fully licensed plumbers and gas fitters as sales consultants and installers, time and effort was put into obtaining practical plumbing products such as rain water and grey water tanks and systems, water saving products, valves, pumps, water treatment products and water generators. With one of the business partners being a fully licensed, BCSE-approved* electrical contractor they also decided to promote the highly efficient Conergy range of sustainable energy products including solar photovoltaic cells.
The ladies in the group were eager to get involved in the business by accessing and choosing a wide range of sustainable living products. Local suppliers of high-quality, environmentally-friendly home and personal products were favoured but, where the range was limited and the options unavailable locally, it was decided to minimise the carbon footprint of introducing these products from outside the state by buying in bulk to ensure transporting the goods was more energy effective. This also has the advantage of ensuring that lower prices are able to be passed on to One Earth Outlet customers.
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HS Reflections
HS Reflections is a company priding itself on quality and service. This quality is clearly evident in all of the items in our extensive range, from crystal chandeliers and downlights, to LED lighting, modern and outdoor lighting products. HS Reflections service is second to none, with each customer receiving individualized attention and welcome to take advantage of their complimentary lighting plan and consultancy service.
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Beacon Lighting
Over the next ten to twelve years the Australian government will introduce legislation to improve the efficacy of light globes. Manufacturers must gradually reduce the wattage of globes, which generates carbon dioxide, while maintaining the light output (lumen).
Australia's leading national lighting retailer Beacon Lighting notes that consumers are today very conscious that they can reduce greenhouse emissions through opting for low energy lighting solutions and many have made the switch to low energy lighting alternatives.
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Lightingales
Bring your house or renovations plans to Lightingales, along with any colour or fabric samples, and let the experts go to work on developing a comprehensive lighting plan for you - at absolutely no cost. Lightingales can also come to you if so desired.
As you can imagine, this service is in high demand, therefore to avoid disappointment check through their website and please make an appointment.
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ANL Lighting Australia
ANL Lighting Australia has thousands of light fittings and lamps ready to be shipped anywhere in Australia. They have over 50 lighting consultants ready to give you the right advice. So whether you are a lighting retailer, hardware store or any other supplier of light fittings or lamps check out the website and give them a call.
ANL also supply electricians, landscape designers, architects and builders with all lighting products to complete their job. ANL will also assist your business with replacement lamps or fittings whether it be a retail outlet, restaurant, hotel, warehouse or office.
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Oz Lighting
There have recently been huge advancements in LED technology which has resulted in a variety of options for converting your current low voltage downlights to LED's. Oz Lighting sell retrofit LED globes or complete LED downlight kits.
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