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...
Are downlights a fire hazard?
We've all heard the disastrous tales about house fires caused when insulation's caught fire as a result of contact with downlights - but are...
How to plan your lighting
Lighting design's really important these days - particularly now that we have watts-per-metre regulations in place, but also because it'll really affect how your...