UV Free Lighting Designed to Protect Books
THE PROJECT
At the heart of The British Library in London, a tall glass tower - the
King's Library Tower - houses books collected by King George III
(reigned 1760-1820). It is considered one of the most significant
collections of the Enlightenment, containing books printed mainly in
Britain, Europe and North America from the mid 15th to the early 19th
centuries, with 65,000 volumes of printed books, and 19,000
pamphlets.
The collection's home is the six-storey King's Library Tower, designed
specifically for the purpose. The books are on view to visitors behind
UV-filter glass which, together with the environmental control system,
helps maintain appropriate light, temperature and humidity levels.
THE SOLUTION
After a technical evaluation, NET LED Tubes were chosen for lighting
this precious collection. Using the latest solid-state, surface-mount
LED technology, 1800mm (6ft) NET LED Tubes, could achieve the
precise colour temperature and lighting levels whilst reducing the
power consumption by over 60%. Additional savings are also
achieved in running the environmental control system as the heat
output of a NET LED Tube is significantly less than that of a
fluorescent.
THE RESULT
Commenting on the installation of NET LED Tubes, Patrick Dixon,
Head of Building Services at The British Library said: "Unlike fluorescent
tubes, the NET LED Tubes produce no UV light which would be
damaging to the books. They also use only a third of the electricity of
fluorescents and last over three times longer, providing significant
environmental and financial benefits for the Library."
As well as being widely used for lighting in offices, factories, hospitals
and retail outlets, NET LED Tubes provide an ideal lighting solution for
museums and galleries as they do not emit any UV light, and they
are available in a range of colour temperatures with reliable colour
rendering. They only use a third of the electricity of equivalent
fluorescents which also has the benefit of reduced heat output
when lighting valuable collections.
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