In writing a blog about sustainable lighting (primarily LED lighting and controls), assumptions have to be kept in check. I will assume that people have heard the term “LED”, know that it’s a form of lighting, and can likely point out LED lighting in their everyday lives, all at the very least. From here, I will expand on specific and general topics (some will be lighting in general, some on LED technology, products, benefits, controls, energy efficiency, sustainability, you know—all the good “green” stuff). Feel free to question what I say, ask for more information, ask the reasons I believe something to be true. I’d welcome the discussion.
Also, if you want a technical explanation of what an LED is or the electrical properties (how it produces light, the alloys used to create the colors, etc) I will assume you will do a quick search online to find all that info and more.
LED stands for lighting emitting diodes. They’ve been around since the 60s but it has really been the past decade that they have gone from indication to illumination. By this, I mean, we’re all used to seeing the LED indication light in our laptops, cell phones, other electronics. We’re even used to seeing them in traffic lights and some car/truck tail lights (whether we knew it or not). But illumination such as task lighting and general lighting is new-ish (last few years), but the good news is that it is here and there are some great products out there that give you all the LED benefits and MORE.
Also, if you want a technical explanation of what an LED is or the electrical properties (how it produces light, the alloys used to create the colors, etc) I will assume you will do a quick search online to find all that info and more.
LED stands for lighting emitting diodes. They’ve been around since the 60s but it has really been the past decade that they have gone from indication to illumination. By this, I mean, we’re all used to seeing the LED indication light in our laptops, cell phones, other electronics. We’re even used to seeing them in traffic lights and some car/truck tail lights (whether we knew it or not). But illumination such as task lighting and general lighting is new-ish (last few years), but the good news is that it is here and there are some great products out there that give you all the LED benefits and MORE.
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