The Lighting Efficiency Blog

  Lighting Education

Lighting Comparison: Foot-Candles vs Lumen Output

The modernization of lighting systems has generated a significant improvement in the energy efficiency and lighting performance of buildings and facilities. LED lighting is rapidly taking over the market for a variety of commercial, , industrial, retail, educational and municipal applications. Many building and facility managers who are new to LED lighting find themselves confused over the terminology that describes LED lighting performance, particularly with respect to the lumen output of LEDs. Before we get too in the weeds on the technical stuff, let’s quickly review some key terms we’ll be discussing through this post:

Read More

---

  LED Retrofit

Lighting Comparison: LED vs Metal Halide Lights

15 minute read

Ever wonder how metal halide lights and light emitting diodes (LEDs) compare? Well here’s a head-to-head comparison of the two followed by an in-depth discussion of each technology in turn.

Read More

---

  LED Retrofit

Lighting Comparison: LED vs Incandescent Lighting

Ever wonder how incandescent lights and light emitting diodes (LEDs) compare? Well here’s a head-to-head comparison of the two followed by an in-depth discussion of each technology in turn.

Read More

---

  LED Retrofit

Lighting Comparison: LED vs High Pressure Sodium/Low Pressure Sodium

15 minute read

 

Ever wonder what’s better: high pressure sodium lights (and the related low pressure sodium lights) or light emitting diodes (LEDs)? Well here’s a head-to-head comparison of the two followed by an in-depth discussion of each technology in turn.

Read More

---

  LED Retrofit

Lighting Comparison: LED vs Fluorescent and CFL

 

Do you wonder what’s better: fluorescent lights (including compact fluorescent lights, or CFLs) or light emitting diodes (LEDs)? Well here’s a head-to-head comparison of the two followed by an in-depth discussion of each technology in turn.

Read More

---

  LED Retrofit

Lighting Comparison: LED versus HID Lights

Ever wonder what’s better: High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights or Light Emitting Diodes (led lighting)? Well here’s a head-to-head comparison of the two followed by an in-depth discussion of each technology in turn.

Read More

---