LED lighting is supposed to last forever. So you might expect the warranties on LED products to be quite generous. But if you check your warranty to see if it covers the cost of labour as well as materials, the answer is probably no.
John Bullock, Lux's application editor, considers the best ways to approach lighting a bathroom.
Handrail lighting has come of age as a consequence of the LED revolution. All large estate organisations need to ensure safety of movement on stairs and ramps inside and outside of their buildings. But the traditional solutions of lighting mounted at high level are becoming increasingly costly to maintain. A light source that combines low energy, low heat output, small physical size and with a long operating life answers many of the demands of the facilities and estate manages who look after these installations.
John Bullock, the esteemed chair of Lux's recent Lighting for Horticulture Conference in Eindhoven, takes a look back at the event and considers what was learnt from a day full of discussions.
A huge 40ft streetlight, more suited to lighting a major motorway than a quiet suburban street, is causing outrage at a listed building in historic Warwick.
Lux's technical editor, Alan Tulla, offers his advice on the best ways to light a warehouse.
The French government has moved to outlaw Wi-Fi in nurseries, schools and childcare centres that cater for children under six. The move is offering inspiration to the creators of Li-Fi, a system that uses light to provide internet access.
Office workers who receive bright light in the morning have better sleep and lower levels of stress than those who receive low light levels, scientists have discovered.
Gordon Routledge ruefully remembers the night in a Philadelphia hotel room when the reality of the Internet of Things hit him.
Emergency lighting fails in San Francisco rail black-out. PLUS: Belgian lettuce growers use LED to boost production. AND: LED strips aim to improve pedestrian safety in Singapore. Lux Today May 23 2017.
New York City is spending millions of dollars on replacing elderly fluorescent lighting with energy efficient LED in the Staten Island Ferry's termini. However the move, which is part of massive city-wide cost cutting scheme, will take years to pay back.
Just what is the story with emergency lighting in the home? Lux's applications editor, John Bullock, investigates in our latest Q&A of the day.
For most of us, the more the world shifts, the more we wish that things could stay the same. But when it comes to technology that yearning for what we’ve always known can sometimes get in the way of innovation when a real game-changing opportunity comes along. Let’s take a look at the fire-rated downlight and consider how we’ve always dealt with that thorny problem.
Alan Tulla, Lux's technical editor, casts his expert eye over the latest emergency light fittings on the market.
When it comes to lighting a hotel room what light levels are required? Ganesh Prasad, head of Technical at Chelsom, investigates in our latest Q&A of the Day.
A whole host of experts are set to gather at Lux's Emergency Lighting Conference, which will be held in central London at the end of June.
