Kick Lighting makes a bunch of neat LED stuff. The one product I’m interested in is an LED ribbon light. It comes in 16 foot lengths and is only about 1/2″ wide. The ribbons can be linked in to form a longer ribbon (up to 55 feet per run) and they can be trimmed at every 3rd LED. They put out 5 watts per foot. A 16 foot roll costs 400 dollars, but when you consider what four- four foot flourescent fixtures and bulbs cost, and considering the LEDs should last 100,000 hours, and the flexibility of a 1/2 inch ribbon, the price is pretty fair. The pictures above were in my room with the lights off. They wouldn’t be a primary source of light, but would be a nice accent.
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LED Lighting
1. You may never change another light bulb.
The LR6 lasts more than 20 years (50,000 hours) under normal use. That makes life simpler, especially in hard-to-reach installations.
2. Look at a home in a different light.
The quality of light from the LR6 is unmatched.
There’s no harsh glare, just warm, beautiful light.
3. The heat is off.
Unlike incandescent fixtures, the LR6 is comfortable to the touch, and it reduces the burden and cost of the air conditioning system.
4. Great light has never been so green.
The new LR6 uses 85% less energy than a conventional incandescent and less than half that of a comparable fluorescent. And unlike any fluorescent, the LR6 contains no harmful mercury.
5. Shedding light on lower costs.
Savings like these mean the LR6, in typical use,
more than pays for itself in electricity savings.
[http://www.creells.com/residential.htm]
FIBER OPTIC LIGHTING
SCINTILLA FIBRE OPTIC CHANDELIER by Neues Licht
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Fiber Optic Advantages
- No electricity at the point of illumination- fiber optic cables carry only light to the point of illumination. The illuminator and the electricity that powers it can be many yards away from the objects or areas being lit. For fountains, pools, spas, steam showers or saunas – fiber optic systems are the safest way to provide illumination.
- No heat at the point of illumination – fiber optic cables carry no heat to the point of illumination. No more hot display cases and no more burns from overheated lamps and fixture, and if you’re lighting heat-sensitive materials like food, flowers, cosmetics or fine art, you can have bright, focused light without heat or heat damage.
- No UV rays at the point of illumination – fiber optic cables carry no destructive UV rays to the point of illumination, which is why the world’s great museums often use fiber optic lighting to protect their ancient treasures. For preserving fragile and precious items, fiber optic systems provide bright but gentle light.
- Easy and/or remote maintenance – whether the issue is access or convenience, fiber optic systems can make re-lamping a breeze. For fixtures that are difficult to access, the illuminator can be located in a place that’s easier to reach, and for multiple small lights (stair lights, paver lights or chandeliers) changing a single illuminator lamp re-lamps every light at once.
[http://www.wiedamark.com/]
A. FULL-SPECTRUM NATURAL LIGHTING
The new LR6 uses 85% less energy than a conventional incandescent and less than half that of a comparable fluorescent. And unlike any fluorescent, the LR6 contains no harmful mercury.
Savings like these mean the LR6, in typical use,
more than pays for itself in electricity savings.
[http://www.creells.com/residential.htm]
SCINTILLA FIBRE OPTIC CHANDELIER by Neues Licht
[http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/scintilla2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/01/22/scintilla-fibre-optic-chandelier-by-neues-licht/&h=300&w=537&sz=49&hl=en&start=10&sig2=tmUOBKxV5dYAj7MMjWzbUw&um=1&usg=__5H2nuoHtcYb47AbnqB5rQ_Lokwg=&tbnid=k89yG7pjiQPTtM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=132&ei=Ecm-SN7ALqGGjAH5062IDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfiber%2Boptic%2Blighting%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN]
- No electricity at the point of illumination- fiber optic cables carry only light to the point of illumination. The illuminator and the electricity that powers it can be many yards away from the objects or areas being lit. For fountains, pools, spas, steam showers or saunas – fiber optic systems are the safest way to provide illumination.
- No heat at the point of illumination – fiber optic cables carry no heat to the point of illumination. No more hot display cases and no more burns from overheated lamps and fixture, and if you’re lighting heat-sensitive materials like food, flowers, cosmetics or fine art, you can have bright, focused light without heat or heat damage.
- No UV rays at the point of illumination – fiber optic cables carry no destructive UV rays to the point of illumination, which is why the world’s great museums often use fiber optic lighting to protect their ancient treasures. For preserving fragile and precious items, fiber optic systems provide bright but gentle light.
- Easy and/or remote maintenance – whether the issue is access or convenience, fiber optic systems can make re-lamping a breeze. For fixtures that are difficult to access, the illuminator can be located in a place that’s easier to reach, and for multiple small lights (stair lights, paver lights or chandeliers) changing a single illuminator lamp re-lamps every light at once.
[http://www.wiedamark.com/]
The HSL 3000, a hybrid lighting system developed by Sunlight Direct, carries the actual light of the sun indoors. The system’s 48-inch primary mirror concentrates light into a secondary mirror, which strips away the infrared and ultraviolet components, and directs the visible light into the receiver. A tracking system has two motors governed by a GPS microprocessor, which can calculate the position of the sun within half a degree. This enables the mirror to follow the sun across the sky like a sunflower, gathering in maximum light intensity throughout the day. The tracking system itself requires very little power to operate. It could be supported by a small solar cell – equivalent to a 9-volt battery (which would last about a week).
[http://pesn.com/2005/07/27/9600139_Fiber_Optics_Bring_Sun_Indoors/]
