What so great about Compact Fluorescents?

The Flicker is Gone

That’s right, no more flicker. All fluorescents that use magnetic ballasts cycle at 60 Hz. This causes headaches in many people. But now, compact fluorescents use new electronic ballasts, which cycle > 5000 Hz. Bottom line, NO MORE HEADACHES.

The Color is Better

In the past, fluorescents have produced poor color, making colors seem faded and dreary. Today’s compact fluorescents are made with tri-phosphors, which produces light that rivals incandescent.

Why should I spend more for a compact fluorescent?

Because compact fluorescents will save the environment and your money.

90% of the cost of lighting is the electricity. Compact fluorescents will pay for themselves with the savings on your electric bill.

Compact fluorescents also last ten times longer than incandescent light bulbs. You can change your hard to reach incandescents with compact fluorescents that will last for years.

A compact fluorescent lamp can save as much as 700 Kilowatt/Hours (KWH) in its lifetime. Just look at what that does for the environment and your wallet.

*Based on national average of $0.10 per KWH

**Based on US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data for the national average.

From May 6-10, 2007, the LighTec Staff will be attending the architectural and commercial lighting industry’s largest and most diverse educational initiative in New York—offering 72 courses, totaling more than 210 hours of programming—LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL (LFI) 2007. This year the Conference takes place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.

Strategically structured and designed in close partnership with industry experts, conference topics address everything from lighting software and applications, to business and lighting fundamentals, to design innovation and product updates, to project case studies on lighting The Georgia Aquarium, The New York Times Building, museums and America’s department stores. Courses are led by the industry’s most renowned lighting designers, educators, architects, engineers and consultants.