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6. Conclusion
For over 100 years, there's been very little evolution in lighting, with incandescent bulbs being the direct descendants of those created by Edison. Unfortunately, these bulbs aren't very efficient and require a lot of energy to produce light.
The future of lighting now lies in the search for brighter, more efficient and more reliable light sources. LEDs are the perfect answer to this new inspiration, offering up to 10 times better performance and twenty times longer life. Their growing popularity has led to a sharp drop in prices in recent years. LEDs are now much more affordable, and the investment is often repaid in less than 18 months through energy savings.
This means that LEDs will take over from incandescent lighting, which is set to disappear before the end of the decade, accompanied by the decline of fluorescent lamps in the home....
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Bibliography
Books, articles, symposium proceedings
Websites
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ADEME – French Environment and Energy Management Agency
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AFE – French Lighting Association
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AFNOR – Association française de normalisation...
Events
National Day of Light organized every even-numbered year by AFE.
CIE-France and AFE symposia and conferences: Collège Santé, Scientific Committee and its fourteen regional centers.
Standards
Photometry
- Light and lighting – Basic terms and criteria for specifying lighting requirements. - NF EN 12665 -
- Mesure et présentation des données photométriques des lampes et des luminaires. - NF EN 13032-1/2 -
- Light and lighting – Workplace lighting – Part 1: Indoor workplaces – Part 2: Outdoor workplaces. - NF EN 12464-1/2 -
- Ergonomics – Principles of visual ergonomics applicable...
Lighting
Laws and regulations
Energy efficiency and the environment
REGULATION (EU) 2015/1428 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps and Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 with regard to ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high-intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps......
Directories
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Lighting Syndicate
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GIL – Syndicat du luminaire
Laboratories – Research centers – Universities – Education
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