LED lighting has revolutionized the way we illuminate our surroundings. Offering a unique visual experience, LED lights can transform the appearance of any building façade. By manipulating light and color contrasts, you can create a dynamic and captivating façade that will undoubtedly draw attention. But the advantages of LED lighting go beyond aesthetics; they also offer energy efficiency, cost savings, and environmental benefits.
Energy efficiency and measuring glass cost savings
One of the most significant benefits of LED lighting is its energy efficiency. LEDs consume significantly less power compared to traditional lighting solutions, such as incandescent or fluorescent bulbs. This reduced energy consumption translates directly into lower electricity bills, making LED lighting an economically viable choice for both residential and commercial properties.
Long lifespan and low maintenance
LED lights have a longer lifespan compared to traditional lighting options. They can last up to 25 times longer than incandescent bulbs and about 10 times longer than fluorescent lights. This longevity reduces the need for frequent replacements, resulting in lower maintenance costs over time. For building owners and managers, this means fewer disruptions and less time spent on maintenance tasks. Additionally, the durability of LED lights ensures that they are less prone to breakage and malfunction, further minimizing maintenance efforts. This extended lifespan not only enhances cost efficiency but also contributes to environmental sustainability by reducing the frequency of disposal and the demand for manufacturing new bulbs. Therefore, LED lighting represents a smart, long-term investment for any property.
Environmental benefits
Switching to LED lighting also has environmental advantages. LEDs are free of toxic elements, such as mercury, which is commonly found in fluorescent lighting. Additionally, their energy efficiency contributes to lower greenhouse gas emissions. By choosing LED lighting, you are not only enhancing the visual appeal of your property but also contributing to a more sustainable future.
Design flexibility and enhanced safety
LED lighting offers unparalleled design flexibility. With a wide range of colors and lighting effects available, you can create custom lighting designs that highlight architectural features, enhance landscaping, or create specific moods. This flexibility allows for greater creativity and personalization in lighting design.
Furthermore, LED lights operate at a much cooler temperature than traditional bulbs, reducing the risk of burns or fires. Their durability also means they are less likely to break, adding an extra layer of safety.
Precision in Glass measurements: A key to quality
Hello, I’m Andrei, Glas Expert’s Construction Engineering Advisor.
My job involves Construction surveying at the various sites where we have ongoing projects and then designing the finished products, which we fully realise in the Glas Expert production halls.
My duties also include troubleshooting installations and finding optimal solutions for execution, commissioning and exploitation by the final consumer of the glass products we made. These solutions are discussed and established together with the designers and architects, or directly with the project beneficiary.
For uncompromised accuracy on building surveys, in addition to using traditional measuring tools, such as the classic ruler, the telescopic ruler, the electronic range finder, the electronic inclinometer (for angle measurement) and the laser (for better measurement accuracy), Glas Expert also acquired a Proliner 3D digital scanner in 2016. This scanner significanly shortens the time spent at the construction site marking out, taking measurments, as well as the time it takes to design the glass installations.
The Proliner 3D scanner is very easy to handle and intuitive to use, and the incorporated touch screen allows me to quickly identify and rectify any mistakes (human mistakes) made in the use of this state-of-the-art measuring instrument.
With a measuring accuracy of ± 0.3 mm, the scanner can detect any deviations from flatness and verticality; deviations that occur frequently on building sites. As far as design is concerned, all site measurements are saved in the device in ‘.dxf files‘, a supremely useful format, and all drawings can be edited easily in AutoCAD. The .dxf files can be read by our glass processing machines and can include numerical coordinates for CNC machine cutting, or for printing on the ceramic enamel printer.
In conclusion, the Proliner scanner is invaluable in my everyday work, to eliminate any potential mistakes that can be made when a survey is conducted using instrumentation ‘traditional’ tools; in taking physical measurements, in the transcription of the physical measurements, and ultimately in the design of the final product using AutoCAD.