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Having proper lighting design is an important factor in providing your home great illumination. Most households are mainly powered by an electric source. However, you can still improve the general lighting in your house if you embark on augmenting the natural light seeping through. Maximize the light coming from the sun through simple steps below. The easiest thing you can do is to always ensure that entry-ways in your home are not blocked. Window curtains, blinds or any window treatment must be pulled up any time possible. If you have glass doors, do the same thing. All furniture pieces and appliances should be arranged in a manner that these items do not obstruct the light’s way. Avoid putting sofa, shelves and any tall or wide furniture or appliance along openings. Put them across instead. Read the rest of this entry…

The ten stadiums of the soccer World Cup have been equipped with energy saving lighting technology by OSRAM. Used in the Durban and Cape Town stadiums, the LEDbeam luminaries produced by BEKA demonstrate how LEDs can create an impressive visual experience at sports arenas. In Cape Town’s football stadium, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Power TopLED and Golden Dragon Plus series LEDs are used to create wave shapes of high quality white light, demonstrating the durability, efficiency and color consistency of the technology. Read the rest of this entry…

It is time to contribute with our environment. Natural light is one of our most valuable resources, however is often under utilized in the home, particularly in the sun drenched Southern states. The sun’s natural rays are an important tool for bringing a home interior to life, and just as importantly, it doesn’t cost a dime. A generously-lit room will elevate your mood and is much more beneficial to work, study or simply unwinding with a book. In built-up cities and towns, natural light alone is not sufficient to fully light-up a home, but with some thoughtfulness and creativity, it can complement and enhance the appearance of each and every room. Both the quantity and quality of natural light changes with the seasons, so at some times of the year, there will be a need for supplementary artificial light in the home. Read the rest of this entry…

Technology never stops. Soon, professionals who design commercial buildings will have an interactive website at their fingertips to provide “how to” guidance about ways to improve their interior lighting efficiency and reduce energy consumption for a saving of 30% or more. The design guidance will be available for free. Commercial Lighting Solutions will be delivered through a web tool that provides energy savings projections to users based on their choices. The tool gathers information from users on building type and space description, and then allows users to select their preferred lighting solution. Read the rest of this entry…

One of the things that shorten an incandescent bulb’s life is that the tungsten within the bulb evaporates. If a trace amount of a halogen gas (such methyl bromide) is added inside the bulb, a chemical reaction takes place which removes the tungsten from the wall of the glass and deposits it back onto the filament, extending the life of the bulb. In order for that beneficial chemical reaction to take place, the filament needs to be hotter than for incandescent bulbs. Read the rest of this entry…