| Question |
Answer |
| How can we become a LEED certified building? |
There are various levels of LEED certification lighting. Please contact our office for details (407-857-5101). |
| Why
should I invest in a lighting control system? |
Dimming
and switching control systems have numerous advantages.
- They
can be set to raise/lower light levels at any given time
schedule
- Double
the life of your incandescent lamps
- Provide
energy savings
- Provide
control without human interaction
|
| What
is the most cost effective lighting solution? |
There
is no one certain answer. A lot depends on the application.
With the technical improvement of light emitting diodes (LED's),
they are well on their way. Fluorescent lighting is still the
most cost efficient type of lighting in way of all around cost.
(Fixture price & energy consumption) |
| Are
low pressure sodium fixtures in turtle sensitive areas the only
application we can use? |
No,
various light sources can be used with 650 nm. |
| What
is Kelvin temperature on a lamp and what does it mean? |
Kelvin
is a measure of the color appearance of a light source which
helps describe the apparent "warmth" (reddish) or
"coolness" (bluish) of that light source. Generally,
light sources below 3200K are considered "warm;" while
those above 4000K are considered "cool". The color
temperature of a lamp has nothing to do with how hot the lamp
will get or how much heat is given off by the lamp. The letter,
K, stands for Kelvin. |
| What
is rapid start ballast? |
A
fluorescent ballast system that does not require starters and
takes 1 to 2 seconds to emit light. The ballast preheats the
electrodes within the fluorescent lamp and initiates the arc
without a starter or the application of high voltage. |
| What
is a quartz re-strike fixture? |
Restrike
option is used with an HID type fixture provided with a quartz
lamp to provide emergency lighting. Upon power glitches or short
duration failures of power, the HID fixture takes between five
to fifteen minutes to cool and restrike. The quarts lamp provides
the light illumination until the restrike occurs. Companies
now have ballasts that can fill in for the power loss or failure
eliminating the need for the quartz restrike. |
| For
lamps, what does the 16 in MR 16 or the 30 in Par 30 mean? |
Lamps
are sized by 1/8th of inch markings. So, an MR16 lamp is sixteen
1/8th in size and a Par 30 is thirty 1/8th in size as well as
a T8 lamp being eight 1/8th in size. |
