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Lightscaping Designer
Trade: OUTDOOR LIGHTING
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: N.W. FLORIDA
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Interior Lighting?
What are the possibilities of low voltage interior lighting? With the demand for less energy consumption wouldn't there be a market?
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Re: Interior Lighting?
Every room I do now always have two switches, one turns on flourescent/neon lights (for day saving), and one turns on small halogens and/or pucker and/or strip, Xeno lights with dimmer, sleep-timer control and/or remote control capabilities (for night savings). Design could be on ceiling, walls, stairs, rails, etc. Let your design imagniations run wild!!
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Re: Interior Lighting?
Every room I do now always have two switches, one turns on flourescent/neon lights (white/cool temp for day/heat saving), and one turns on small halogens and/or pucker and/or strip, Xeno lights with dimmer, sleep-timer control and/or remote control capabilities (soft tone for night/warm effects & savings). Design could be on ceiling, walls, stairs, rails, recess, hidden, etc. Let your design imaginations run wild!!
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Re: Interior Lighting?
selfcontract,
Are these low voltage systems fed from a low voltage transformer?
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INTEGRA Works Inc.
Trade: Lighting Systems, Design / Build
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
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Re: Interior Lighting?Quote:
I have developed a substantial business in designing and installing residential interior lighting systems. Essentially I act on behalf of the owner as their lighting designer. I design, specify, procure, install, project manage the electricians, lamp, trim and aim complete custom interior lighting systems. I will also work with automation companies or provide full dimming systems when required. It is a challenging environment in which to work. You will always be jostling with architects, builders, interior designers and electricians for the work. It can also be very rewarding. By handling all of the interior lighting you generally position yourself very well for doing all of the exterior architectural lighting as well as the landscape/outdoor lighting. Have a great day.
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Handle It!
Trade: Everything The Union Guys Do Not Want To Do
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Re: Interior Lighting?
Low Voltage does not always equate into efficiency. Halogens waste massive amounts of energy in heat loss both in the bulb and the transformer.
LED is the only true low-consumption lighting available. The "curly-Q" fluorescent bulbs are pretty darn good as well and will only get better
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Trade: electrical contractor
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Aurora, Colorado
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Re: Interior Lighting?
Tcp brand fluoresent curlly type best on market if ya use cheaper brands the kalvens in the light will be consideably less. also cheaper brands will have over 50%lumens depriciation over the life of the lamp.
i agree with Malco on led check out american lighting they have a very wide range of energy saving products |
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Trade: electrical contractor
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Location: Aurora, Colorado
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Re: Interior Lighting?
low votage still runs watts. and a watt is a watt
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Handle It!
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Re: Interior Lighting?
I have had many experiences with the Curly-Fluros and YES, Brand does matter. In the biggest of ways. The multi-packs available at HD and Lowes are general garbage. Work well at first then rapidly down hill. Pay the extra and get the return.
But LED is the ONLY way. It will become so affordable and so common in the not so distant future that you will have to search for todays conventional types.
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Trade: Electrical Contractor&Home Maintenance
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