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Written by Charlene Brown

Induction lighting is nothing new, it dates back to the 1890s.
Impoverished mad scientist, Nikola Tesla, left a wealth of wisdom about
transmitting alternating current and what we now call energy-efficient
lighting.

An induction lamp relies on the fundamental principles of
electromagnetic induction and gas discharge and create light without the
need of filaments or electrodes. The result is a lamp of unmatched long
life lasting up to 100,000 hours or 20 to 25 years before they burn out,
based on 12-hour daily usage.

Architect and 17-year veteran in the lighting industry, Gerald Olesker,
CEO and Founder of Architectural Detail Group Inc. (ADG), started the
company in 2004 with manufacturing, warehousing, and main office spread
around Southern California. And just a year ago, ADG opened its “all
done green” division, Eco Lighting Products. Olesker told Lookin’ Green
(LG) how his all-American small business is using induction lighting to
balance solution and cost.

Inspired by Telsa’s work and after much research, Olesker took a step
back to design lighting systems of the future that supersede today’s
energy-efficiency standards, cost a fraction of traditional light
investments, can be customized to the customer’s style, and get this,
won’t need un-screwing for up to 25 years.

“The eco-driven factor is our underlying value. From a sustainable
stand-point, we found that induction lighting is the best ‘eco-nomical’
value. ‘Eco’ for ecology meaning it is better for the environment. And
‘nonmical’ for economy, where customers get something better for their
pocket books,” Olesker told LG.

The year 2012 marks the death of the incandescent bulb according to the
new rules and regulations in the lighting industry. Coupled with the
impact of the present global economic downturn, new technology and
resilient small businesses are bringing to the table the most novel
products that help protect the environment and save money too.

But rather than wait for the last breath of the old bulb, ADG plunges
ahead of the curve in developing induction lighting designed beautifully
to fit customized fixtures that showoff the benefits of crisp, clean,
clear lights.

And while most national marketing outlets, including ENERGY STAR and
utility providers, are endlessly promoting compact fluorescent lights
(CFL) as the answer for reduced energy costs and as the
environmentally-friendly option, many consumers are sheepish about
switching out their bulbs to CFLs. Rightfully so. Nearly all
energy-efficient lighting uses mercury, some in liquid form and some in
solid form.

Fluorescent lamps contain high levels of liquid mercury, which if they
breaks or are thrown in the trash leak mercury into surfaces and
landfills, not good.

On the other hand, Light Emitting Diodes (LED) do not render true color,
they create glare, and they last only 50,000 hours, but is best used for
small space and specific task lighting.

However, for illuminating a large area, induction fills the space with
light. And though induction lighting uses mercury it is applied in a
solid form, which allows easy separation of the metal from the light
fixture, in case of breakage and for disposal. Induction uses 50 percent
less wattage to output more light; one-third less heat emission, which
translates into lower energy bills. In addition, induction lighting
offers the best quality of light and can reduce stress on the eyes
caused by use of other poor lighting.

As the eco-impact becomes more ingrained in consumers’ minds, they will
expect quality of light to be at its hightest. “We’ve tried so many
products, the glare, the distraction, the lack of continuity, we found
they didn’t create the best quality lighting people should enjoy,”
Olesker stated.

Architecturally pleasing spaces make the best use of natural and
electrode lighting. At the same time, ecologically friendly options do
not need to be drab either. ADG pairs the best lighting technology with
stylish and decorative finishes for a desirable piece of eco-art. After
900 plus lighting projects and now using induction technology, ADG
customers report better quality of light, energy savings of up to 60
percent, and reduced maintenance to almost nil.

“We are marrying all the good elements together. What we are bringing to
the market is the highest quality induction lighting that reduces energy
even more, and carbon emissions is reduced even more,” Olesker said.
“Our quality of light is so high, quality of life for our customers is
much better.”

Gerald Olesker’s Eco-Impact:
1. We recycle everything we can at home.
2. Involved with green initiatives like Energy Star and US Green
Building Council
3. The office staff telecommutes and hardly ever need to drive into
the office.
4. We walk to lunch, so we support the local businesses around us.

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August 5th, 2005 | The following text is abstracted from Wikipedia &
http://www.ghuth.com/2005/08/05/scotopic-and-photopic-vision/#comment-79
92

“Scotopic vision is the monochromatic vision of the eye in dim light.
Since cone cells are nonfunctional in low light, scotopic vision is
produced exclusively through rod cells. Vision in normal light with
functioning rod cells is photopic vision”.

That “cone cells are non-functional (or shutdown)…” there is just no
experimental evidence for such a statement! One would reason this way if
one believed that cone cells are the source of color…which they,
clearly in this explanation, are not! “Scotopic vision is produced
exclusively through rod cells”… how on earth? …invoking what
mechanism? Scotopic and photopic vision are therefore presented as two
separate systems. What physical evidence is there for this statement?
From the viewpoint of my geometric explanation all of this is completely
erroneous and leads one down the wrong path of thought… and has done
so for years and years! It attempts to explain phenomenologically the
behavior of the vision process but, in fact, using the completely wrong
mechanisms.

The correct definitions for these terms (if the terms must be used at
all):

Scotopic vision: “under low light level conditions the rod cells of the
peripheral retina act together (and there is experimental evidence of
this) as a “light meter” using the exact short wavelength limit of
visual response to control pupillary constriction dilating the pupil of
the eye and controlling the admittance of light to the retina. Under
these conditions there is still insufficient light intensities of the
three primary RGB wavelengths falling on the retina to activate the
“Land color mechanism”, i.e., insufficient light intensity incident on
either side of the geometrically determined mid-band (550 nm) reference
point at 7-8 degrees of retinal eccentricity. The colorless image that
is perceived results from long wavelength radiation falling on the
central all-cone fovea.”

Photopic vision: “under normal, i.e., daylight, levels of illumination
the three primary RGB light intensities abstracted by the retina are
sufficient to activate the “Land color mechanism” as defined above and
the image including the hues of color is perceived. Peripheral rods,
acting together and determined by the short wavelength end of the
visible spectrum, constrict the pupil thus controlling the intensity of
light entering the eye as necessary”

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Edwin Land , Fovea
, Retina
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, Running Commentary
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At ADG Eco Lighting Advisors we agree and this is evident with the
Induction Lights used in
http://www.architecturaldetailgroup.com/induction/
Please feel free to explore our blog and the information regarding
Scotopic Luminescence and its relevance in better quality lower watt
consuming lights. http://adgwebnet.com/greenwordpress/

Please also make reference to
http://www.cirtopic.com/products/Energyconservationscotopic.pdf.pdf

Energy Conservation Using Scotopically Enhanced Fluorescent Lighting In
An Office Environment

Prepared For:

Building Technologies Program Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable
Energy U.S. Department of Energy

DISCLAIMER

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FORWARD

Scotopically enhanced lighting studies have been ongoing by the U.S.
Department of Energy since 1990. While the theoretical energy savings
potential of this lighting method has been

clearly established prior to this study, user acceptance remained
unknown. Because this method requires both a shift in color spectrum and
a reduction in traditional lighting level measurements, occupant
acceptance under these altered conditions presents a potential critical
market barrier to the use of this method in applied practice. This
study, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Pacific Gas &
Electric Company, and the University of California, investigates the use
of a previously derived design method in a field application to
determine the acceptability and energy savings potential of Scotopically
enhanced lighting when used at reduced lighting levels.

This study was managed by AfterImage + Space. Brian Liebel was the
principal investigator and primary author of this report. He is a
registered professional electrical engineer in California and is
Lighting Certified with 20 years of specialized experience in lighting
research, design, and applications. Rita Lee, co-author and chief editor
for this report, assisted with the occupant surveys and overall results
analysis. She is a registered architect in California and is a LEED
Accredited Professional with 15 years of specialized experience in
commercial interior architecture.

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