New lightbulb standards, visually.
The lightbulb efficiency standards are getting a lot of press coverage, but the real changes are a lot more boring than you’d think.
Posts Tagged ‘lighting’
GreenTech Insider: LED Buyer’s Guide
Forget watts – here’s what you need to know about lumens and color temperature when you’re buying an LED light bulb.
GreenTech Insider: The Science Behind LED Lighting
If you want to understand LED lighting, why not ask an engineer who manufactures them? An interview with Ed Hutchins, Product Engineering Manager at Cree, Inc.
Is this light bulb worth the money?
Pop quiz: is it cheaper to buy a $40 bulb that lasts a long time, or a $1 bulb that doesn’t? Hint: it depends…
LED Deal
TweetAccording to a recent post on MetaEfficient, Earth Day this year will be a little brighter. That’s because EarthLED will release a new series of LED light bulbs at the potentially market shaking price of $25. Anyone who follows the lighting market knows that LEDs offer improved energy efficiency, lifetime, and reduced environmental hazard, but [...]
Death from Above: The Easter Bunny Massacre
TweetI spent some time over the long Easter weekend catching up with a few projects around the house. I changed the air filters, got the heat pump ready for the cooling season, and put up a hand railing in the stairs. The railing was an important addition, because right now my stairs are dark and [...]
