Date: Thu Aug 16 2007 - 17:36:14 EDT
I shared some of this groups' comments with the fellow coordinating construction of our new labs (and the guy who got our lighting order back-filled when it was deleted from our original specs.) Perhaps some of this could be useful... ----- Forwarded by Lara E Krebs/AM/LLY on 08/16/2007 05:32 PM ----- Lara, As I was scanning through the e-mail, I had some thoughts and thought you might want to share them with your colleagues. I'll pose it as a question , and then make some assumptions and observations. Could you use LED lights? Assumptions - Architects and designers are always trying to infuse the latest technology into their latest projects. Architects and facilities engineers don't like incandescent lighting because they cost more to operate, bulbs fail more frequently than other lighting sources, and they generate more heat than other lighting sources. Observations - Architects and facilities planners don't understand your science. Other lighting options are available, but I don't know if they have been tested in areas where you do your science. Facts about LED lights - Low power consumption Narrow light spectrum output. You can dial in your color temperature with the right bulb. Multitude of lighting options (different power and wavelengths) Long bulb life Cool to look at and easy to incorporate into almost any setting. Just my thoughts. Feel free to share, or keep to yourself. Regards,
