The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are general in nature and we will keep adding to them. Many of our projects are highly complex and every client is unique. If you have specific questions about your commercial building or industrial facility, contact us directly for a customized solution that will save you energy, maintenance and costs for years to come.
By upgrading to LED lighting, you can benefit in the following ways:
Save Energy, Save Money
LED lights:
- Reduce energy consumption by up to 85%
- Last 50,000-200,000 hours (i.e. no lighting maintenance costs and reduced operational costs)
- Empower you to repurpose dollars you’re already spending to upgrade your lighting (learn more about our Lease to Own program)
- Result in a typical payback period of 1-3 years, followed by continued savings for years to come
- May qualify you for government and other financial incentives
- Should come with a 5+ year warranty (be sure to ask for it)
Create a Healthier, More Productive Work Space
LED lights:
- Turn on instantly
- Produce a natural light quality
- Do not flicker, which may help reduce or prevent eye strain, headaches and migraines
- Improve visibility during inspections, help reduce accidents, and improve processes and production
- Contribute to better air flow thanks to smaller profile fixtures
- Contain no hazardous materials
- Produce no UV radiation
- Do not attract insects
Provide a Competitive Advantage
LED lights:
- Illuminate brighter and better-quality light to increase dwell time and browsing time (inside)
- Outside, deliver light that is 20% brighter in temperatures lower than 4oC (outside)
- Redirect energy savings dollars toward business development and better cash flow
Reduce Waste, Protect Our Planet
LED lights:
- Produce significantly less heat than traditional lighting
- Lessen the load on air conditioning units
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
An LED light is composed of four main parts:
- The light-emitting diode semiconductor chip produces the light.
- A small power supply converts the electricity from AC to DC power.
- The optic helps shape and aim the light emitted from the LED.
- A heat sink draws what little excess heat is produced away from the LEDs.
Cost Savings
LED lighting uses up to 85% less energy, which means that you will see an enormous drop in on your energy bill.
Time Savings
Since LED lights last between 50,000 and 200,000 hours before they reach 70% of their output, you won’t have to devote resources to constantly changing burned-out bulbs
Cooling Savings
Since LED lights only produce a fraction of the heat of ordinary lights, you’ll put less stress on your air-conditioning system and save on cooling costs.
Environmental Savings
LED lights reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the amount of energy produced. They outperform and outlast other types of lights, which means their long life sends fewer lights to landfill. They are commonly composed of up to 80% post-industrial recycled material, which means that very few new materials are used in their production and they are recyclable at the end of their lifecycle. They contain no hazardous materials such as mercury. Unlike fluorescent lighting, LED lights emit no UV radiation and will not harm delicate materials such as artwork, plastics, food, …
LED lighting technology is subject to the same safety standards, regulations and laws as other electrical products sold in North America and globally. All of our products comprise licensed components and are certified for use in Canada.
All of our products meet the strict requirements of independent third-party safety organizations such as CSA, cUL and cETL, as well as voluntary energy programs such as Energy Star and Design Light Consortium (DLC), an independent certification program that tests the energy performance of lighting technologies.
The Colour Rendering Index (CRI) is a measurement of how accurately a light source can render colour The sun, which is considered a perfect light source, has a CRI of 100. Any light source with a CRI of 70 or greater is considered good.
The Correlated Colour Temperature (CCT) is a measurement of the colour of light. A candle, which emits a warm yellow glow, has a CCT of approximately 1850 degrees Kelvin (K) while daylight measures 6500K. A neutral white light is in the middle at 3500 – 4000K.
Lamp lifetime doesn’t reflect the number of hours it takes for a product to go from fully operational to no light emitted. It’s actually a measure of the number of hours the device produces light above a predetermined percentage of its original output.
Humans tend not to see a difference in light output until it is reduced to below 70% so the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) has set the standard of a light’s useful life at the number of hours it takes to reach 70% of its output (L70).
So, a lamp with a lifetime of 50,000 hours will tend to operate 50,000 hours under normal conditions before the amount of light it emits drops to 70%.
How long is 100,000 hours?
No matter how you think of it, 100,000 is a long time. The exact lifespan will depend on several factors, including how many hours it is used.
One of the main benefits of LED technology is the extraordinary lifetime of high quality LED chips. Each LED chip has an estimated life span, expressed in hours. The actual life in years depends on how often it’s used. Here are a few estimates based on the number of hours a light is on per day based on a lifetime of 100,000 hours:
- 24 hours a day = 11.4 years
- 20 hours per day = 13.7 years
- 16 hours per day = 17.1 years
- 12 hours per day = 22.8 years
- 8 hours per day = 34.2 years
- 6 hours per day = 45.6 years
LED lamps don’t burn out the same way that incandescent and fluorescent lights do. LED semiconductor chips gradually lose the ability to generate light over many thousands of hours of use. This is called lumen depreciation—i.e. the reduction in light output over time. According to the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), a lamp’s life ends once an LED reaches 30 percent lumen depreciation.
No. Unlike incandescent and fluorescent lamps, which will fail sooner if they are switched on and off more often, the life span of LED lamps are not affected by being switched on and off.
Yes. All of our LED lighting products are either CSA, cUL or cETL certified.
No. JSB Lighting Solutions specializes in helping commercial and industrial customers. Residential solutions are typically provided by electricians and general contractors.
Our commercial custom lighting solutions are ideal for new construction, additions, renovations, fit ups, and energy retrofits. For example, we can upgrade lighting in warehouses, office towers, retail spaces, recreation facilities, distribution centres, condominiums, and more. We can also upgrade lighting outdoors on building exteriors and in roadways, parking areas, entry drives, service and loading areas, plazas, courtyards and walkways.
The warranty for all our products comes directly from the manufacturer, typically 5-10 years. Warranties for light poles and bases are generally 5 years. The warranty for installation is one year from the date of installation.
Our lighting experts conduct a detailed audit to determine your baseline lighting levels. From there, we conduct a highly advanced photometric study to determine the right combination and placement of our most efficient products. This, in turn, ensures that the indoor or outdoor space achieves optimal light levels.
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