Switch your current old metal halide lamps to LED lighting

Switch your current old metal halide lamps to LED lighting

Are you thinking about switching your current old metal halide lamps to LED lighting? Very well! Whether you have a sport field or a large warehouse, switching to LED lighting is a good idea in almost all cases. You probably know the advantages of LED lighting, which has made you interested in switching to LED lighting. But what should you actually pay attention to? You can read all about it in the article.

Switching to LED lighting:

the exponential growth in the use of LED lamps, more and more people are seeing the benefit of it. And often not only because of the energy and therefore also cost savings, but also because of the excellent quality of LED lighting and the possibility to create any desired atmosphere with it.

Of course there are also other reasons why more and more companies are switching to LED lighting. For example, the government is busy fighting climate change and various measures are being taken. For example, people receive a subsidy when switching to energy-efficient facilities such as LED lighting. From 2023, only offices with an energy label C or higher may be in use. The government is even taking this a step further and wants to make LED lighting mandatory for every company by 2020. There are more and more reasons for switching to LED lighting.

Switch to save energy

Ultimately, it is therefore probably mandatory for every public places to switch to LED lighting. But why would you switch now? One of the biggest reasons for this is the energy savings you achieve. Because LED lighting emits virtually no heat, no energy is lost. This allows you to save a lot of energy, and you will notice that in your wallet. The sooner you switch to LED lighting, the sooner you will notice it.

Other reasons to switch to LED lighting

With LED lighting you can do a lot more than with conventional lighting! You can create any desired atmosphere, making LED lighting perfect in, for example, dimming, emergency function in warehouse. In the store, special products can be highlighted with it and in the workshop, LED lighting can be used to ensure higher productivity. For an optimal result, you can have a lighting plan made.

Have a lighting plan made

When you switch to LED lighting, it is not a matter of just taking out your old lighting and putting in the new lighting. It is smart to have a complete lighting plan drawn up, so that you will benefit from your lighting in the future. A lighting plan takes into account different types of lighting:

Basic lighting. That is the general lighting in the room that should ensure that when it is dark outside, everything is lit up.

mood lighting. Lighting can create a certain atmosphere, which is

Functional lighting. This is lighting with a specific function. For example, to be able to find things or to read well.

Focused lighting. For example, this illuminates a certain piece of furniture.

Decorative lighting. This is lighting without the aim of really illuminating anything, but purely with a decorative function.

Drawing up a professional lighting plan

When we draw up a lighting plan, we use software: Dialux. These are the world's leading software applications for professional lighting planning. This allows us to simulate an entire room and the associated or desired lighting and draw up a lighting plan based on this. This way we can immediately see what works best for your space. A different amount of lux is recommended in each field, as shown in the diagram below.

Sports field for training and entertainment activities 200lux

amateur competitions 500lx, professional competitions 750lx, general tv broadcasts 1000lx, large-scale international competitions HDTV broadcasts: 1400lx, and tv emergency: 750lx

Supermarket: 200lux

Warehouse: 200lux

workshop: 500lux

Advice for a good lighting plan

 It always helps if you have already thought about the distribution and function of the light. For example, think about the type of lighting and the use of color. You can have a good lighting plan drawn up by any one of our engineers.