Ballasts
While not technically light bulbs, ballasts are a necessary hardware for fluorescent globes and affect the way they operate.
Not all lights are created equal....
OLED panel lighting
While still a few years off, OLED lighting panels offer a great deal of promise as an artificial light source for the home.
OLED lighting...
Fluorescent tubes
Fluorescent tubes provide a cool, functional and relatively energy efficient way to light large spaces.
Fluorescent tube lighting is popular in offices.
Fluorescent tubes are most...
Halogen globes
These types of globe offer bright, white light, which is ideal task lighting and fantastic as a reading light.
Halogen globes are more efficient and...
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)
These lamps are more efficient, readily available and burn far cooler that conventional incandescents and halogen globes.
A compact fluorescent lamp, or 'CFL' for short.
Compact...
Standard incandescent globes (GLS)
Because they're extremely inefficient and have a poor lifespan, these types of globes are now being phased out in Australia.
Incandescent light globes (officially called...
Light emitting diode (LED) light globes
LED globes, or 'solid state lighting' is fast becoming the lighting of choice thanks to its amazing efficiency and long life.
Some LED globes can...
Light globe types
Different types of globes offer different advantages in different situations. Choosing the wrong type can easily cost you much more in the long run.
The...
Types of lighting
Lighting a home well involves choosing the right lights for different purposes - and making the most of available light from elsewhere (e.g. daylight)....
Garage lighting
Garage and workshop lighting needs to be bright and functional - not just for safety, but also for security.
Good lighting makes a big difference...