Guide to common lighting terminologies

With new technologies like GU10 LED dimmable lamps emerging and advancing rapidly, it is high time to review your knowledge of lighting terminologies and what the terminologies mean. Our guide to common home improvement, repair and construction terminologies and definitions come in handy when you what to familiarise yourself with construction and home improvement lingo and what you need to know in lighting in order to nail your construction or home improvement projects. (more…)

 

LED vs Halogen Lighting

Two of the most common forms of modern lighting are LED and halogen lighting. Both can provide powerful lighting sources for various locations, including homes and offices, but in very different ways. Both types of lighting are a marked improvement over the old traditional tungsten filament style of bulb, and each of the two systems has unique advantages for use in many applications. However, comparing both LED and halogen systems as domestic lighting sources reveals one system to be superior in several ways.

 
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