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| P2P Magazine | Winter 2015
01732 759725
LIGHTING
Lighting the offices
of the future
According to a McKinsey report, LED lighting will be a 65
billion Euro industry by 2020. LEDs are smaller, use less
power, last longer and are more robust than traditional
bulbs, so when faced with pressure to reduce energy costs
and improve green credentials, it’s no wonder that more
and more businesses are choosing LEDs.
Intelligent light
DURABLE, a brand best known
for desktop accessories, filing,
signage and presentation products, has
just entered the LED lighting market,
with the launch of LUCTRA, a range of
four floor and table lamps.
Thanks to their high luminance, very
even light distribution and an extremely
broad colour spectrum, the LEDs generate
just the right colour and brightness of
light to mimic daylight. Because daylight
controls our natural biorhythms and
influences our mood, DURABLE says the
lamps enhance personal well-being in
the workplace and support concentrated,
relaxed and productive work.
In addition, the lamp heads feature
open cooling fins, which dissipate the heat
so that the operating temperature
never rises above 40°C. This also
helps achieve a service life of up
to 50,000 hours.
All models are equipped
with the intelligent VITACORE
electronic system, which gives
intuitive access to LUCTRA
functions including the ability to
control the lamp remotely using
the VITACORE smartphone app for
smartphones.
One interesting feature of the
app is the ability to programme
a personal 24-hour lighting
sequence, which varies the light
colour throughout the day, with
the option to adjust settings to
individual tastes at any time.
Task illumination
Ariel is a new suspended
ceiling light range from Jake
Dyson, ideal for the overhead
illumination of office desks, boardroom
tables and even kitchen islands.
Ariel has been developed to run cool
for a longer life. Once installed, it will
perform efficiently and effectively for
decades.
Cutting-edge optics cast an even,
rectangular pool of light over a large
surface. This can be adjusted and finely
targeted to light a square or rectangular
space, table or work surface.
Energy-efficient LifeBulb
The LifeBulb from UK-based design
company Zeta Specialist Lighting has
been developed as a replacement for
the traditional 60W incandescent light
bulb. Its unique design keeps the LEDs
cool and unlike most energy-efficient
bulbs, it provides bright light instantly
with no warm-up time.
The LifeBulb is fully dimmable and, for
easy installation, is compatible with all
common domestic triac dimming systems.
It lasts for 30,000 hours or around 20
years of typical usage and, as it only uses
12W of energy, running costs are one fifth
of a normal 60W bulb.
SmartBalance cuts energy
costs by 50%
Philips’ floor-standing SmartBalance
luminaires provide adaptable, flexible and
comfortable lighting and deliver energy
cost savings of over 50%. State-of-the-art
LED technology delivers increased energy
efficiency, while their clean, compact
design blends into any environment. A
single luminaire just 37mm high can light
two desks to the levels required for offices
and deliver an energy efficacy of over 100
lm/W.
