This environment day, let us turn to eco lighting in an effort to conserve energy as well as protect the environment
Lighting plays a very important role in the interior of a house or building. How we light up the places we live and work creates a big impact on the environment as well. While natural lighting is the best form of lighting a home or workspace, it is imperative to save energy and in turn the environment that we live in.
LED (light-emitting diode) lamps are the new in-thing in the world of lighting and offer a great amount of energy savings. The advantages of using LED lighting in homes are many. “It helps to save upto 90% of energy compared to incandescent lamps and 60% energy compared to fluorescent lights. This helps households to reduce their electricity bill considerably. Also, LEDs are estimated to last for 25000 to 35000 hours whereas CFLs lamps usually last for upto 6000 hours,” says Byju Chacko, managing partner, Ecolight.
As per the recent study by Department of Energy, LED lamps have a slight environmental edge over compact fluorescent lamps and a significantly lower environmental impact than incandescent lighting over the lifetime of the products. It is a fact that conventional radiant bulb converts only around five to ten percent of its consumed energy into light, the rest goes out as heat.
Apart from household, LED lighting offers wide scope in the industrial landscape from factory lighting to office lighting as well. “LED high-bay lights are now available from 50watts to 200watts to replace ubiquitous MH lamps and similar ones. When it comes to LED flood-lights, a 100watt LED flood-light can easily replace a 500watts traditional type flood-light. LED outdoor lights come in waterproof assemblies which meets IP65 and IP68 standards and therefor can be used conveniently for playgrounds, parks and other outdoor applications,” adds Chacko.
LED lighting has revolutionised the world of lighting today. “It is a great product in terms of energy conservation, heat emission and appearance too. Though it is slightly expensive compared to CFL lamps, it is a great way to contribute to a eco-friendly environment,” says Kochi-based sales professional, Liby Zacharia. Similarly, LED light sources are flicker-free and therefore easy on the eyes, contributing to the feel good factor in a room with proper LED lighting.
To conclude, LED lights can brighten up your home and workspace with more natural light, thereby conserving energy, at the same time, saving environment. When it comes to how green your lighting can be, sky is the limit.
sherene.joseph@timesgroup.com
Lighting plays a very important role in the interior of a house or building. How we light up the places we live and work creates a big impact on the environment as well. While natural lighting is the best form of lighting a home or workspace, it is imperative to save energy and in turn the environment that we live in.
LED (light-emitting diode) lamps are the new in-thing in the world of lighting and offer a great amount of energy savings. The advantages of using LED lighting in homes are many. “It helps to save upto 90% of energy compared to incandescent lamps and 60% energy compared to fluorescent lights. This helps households to reduce their electricity bill considerably. Also, LEDs are estimated to last for 25000 to 35000 hours whereas CFLs lamps usually last for upto 6000 hours,” says Byju Chacko, managing partner, Ecolight.
Apart from household, LED lighting offers wide scope in the industrial landscape from factory lighting to office lighting as well. “LED high-bay lights are now available from 50watts to 200watts to replace ubiquitous MH lamps and similar ones. When it comes to LED flood-lights, a 100watt LED flood-light can easily replace a 500watts traditional type flood-light. LED outdoor lights come in waterproof assemblies which meets IP65 and IP68 standards and therefor can be used conveniently for playgrounds, parks and other outdoor applications,” adds Chacko.
LED lighting has revolutionised the world of lighting today. “It is a great product in terms of energy conservation, heat emission and appearance too. Though it is slightly expensive compared to CFL lamps, it is a great way to contribute to a eco-friendly environment,” says Kochi-based sales professional, Liby Zacharia. Similarly, LED light sources are flicker-free and therefore easy on the eyes, contributing to the feel good factor in a room with proper LED lighting.
To conclude, LED lights can brighten up your home and workspace with more natural light, thereby conserving energy, at the same time, saving environment. When it comes to how green your lighting can be, sky is the limit.
sherene.joseph@timesgroup.com
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