With lighting being the major cost to the gallery's budget each year Carolyn began looking for a lighting system that was more cost effective more than a year ago.
With the help of both a local electrician and a lighting consultant, she has recently installed a $5,000 LED lighting system which both showcases the art works on display and also promises significant reductions in the gallery's power bill.
Carolyn believes the future of lighting will be vastly different to what we currently have on offer with new 'greener' lighting systems becoming available.
CEO of Lighting Council Australia, Bryan Douglas says that while LED lights are an addition to the market place, consumers should do their research before investing in the technology.
"LED's will permeate just about every feature, every lighting application including at the domestic level but the technology is still maturing, costs are still quite high but perhaps they`re not quite ready yet for domestic applications."
While urging caution Mr. Douglas says that a home owner determined to make the change to LED should follow some simple guidelines.
"There are good products available that will replace the down lights but it's a case of buyer beware. I'd recommend that your listeners only buy reputable product...my organization has developed a certification program, in the absence of... (international) standards. You can look for a label with Lighting Council Australia. We're a not for profit organization. We do not promote one brand over another... We see test reports on the products before we issue that label."
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