What is an LED?
Short for light-emitting diode. An electronic semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it. They are considerably more efficient than incandescent bulbs, and rarely burn out. LEDs are used in many applications such as flat-screen video displays, and increasingly as general sources of light.
Why choose LED technology? Here are just a few reasons why:
- Longer life than conventional light sources, with better lumen maintenance
- Life not affected by rapid cycling
- No catastrophic failure at end-of-lifetime
- No known disposal hazards (no mercury, no lead, no gases)
- Instant restrike
- Better uniformity of light compared to other conventional light sources
- Compact size of LEDs allows for lower profile fixture designs
- Directional light source, allowing for more efficient placement of light
- Performs exceptionally well in cold temperatures
- No IR or UV emissions
- Not vulnerable to vibration
- More vandal-proof than conventional light sources
- Energy efficient
The U.S. Department of Energy and its partners are working to accelerate advances in solidstate lighting – a pivotal emerging technology that promises to fundamentally alter lighting in the future. “No other lighting technology offers as much potential to save energy and enhance the quality of our building environments, contributing to our nation’s energy and climate change solutions.”
A typical commercial building’s lighting averages 37-50% of its electrical demand.
1 Billion fluorescent lamps are disposed of every year globally.
That’s 50,000 pounds of mercury waste. It takes only 4 mg of mercury to poison 7,000 gallons of water.
Enough mercury to pollute every gallon of water in the US & Canada.
70% of the nations electricity comes from the dirty coal burning plants.
Average Return On Investment (ROI) is 30-50%.
Energy savings averages 50-80%.
Lifetime of a fluorescent is 20-30,000 hrs; LED is 100,000 hrs.
No maintenance on re-lamping. The storage of bulbs, replacement parts, and the logistics involved are hidden costs to any re-lamping project.
No low-level radiation or damaging UV rays.
Working temperatures of -20 – 140 degrees LED panels have an average lifetime 6.2 times longer than fluorescents.
Meets or exceeds Energy Star standards in SSL and meeting the Dark Sky Standards of the IDA.
Here are a few clear answers from our research & data :
SSL makes a difference in the way people see things.
SSL can make the same item more appealing to the eye.
The color rendering of CLGL SSL is superior to fluorescent lighting.
The general appearance is perceived as cleaner under SSL.
People find themselves more comfortable because of the way SSL mimics almost all the characteristics of noon time sunlight.
With SSL you have the benefits of healthy natural sunlife without the harsh UV radiation.
