Electric Lighting Choices
by lacommerciallighting on 7/11/2017
For the greatest energy efficiency and best color rendering, school lighting should employ either fluorescent T-8 or T-5 linear lamp technology with electronic ballasts. The latest T-8 lamps, called second generation, produce more than 10 percent more light per watt than the original T-8 lamps and 50 percent more light per watt than the old T-12 lamps (still the most commonly used lamps in older schools).
