From The New York Times, Wednesday, September 8, 2010: Mention “new lighting technology” and what leaps to mind is probably a compact fluorescent curlicue. Shaped like a soft ice cream cone, it is viewed as a replacement for the ubiquitous 60-watt incandescent light bulb, which looks almost like it did 90 years ago. But a [...]
LED Lamps Go Where Compact Fluorescents Cannot
September 9th, 2010 · No Comments
Category: Energy, Renewable · Sustainable Living
What do consumers really think about efficient lighting?
February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
From The Daily Green: The second annual Sylvania Socket Survey was just released, illuminating consumer attitudes and behaviors when it comes to energy-efficient, green lighting. According to the report, a whopping 74% of respondents are now using compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs), although the same fraction are not aware of the impending congressional ban on incandescent [...]
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In your home, let the sun shine in
November 18th, 2009 · No Comments
ASK A BUILDER By CCHRC Staff The “Ask a Builder” series is dedicated to answering some of the many questions Fairbanks residents have about building, energy and the many other parts of home life. Q: Why is it beneficial to have south-facing windows on a home? Because of the orientation with the sun, south-facing windows [...]
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Incandescent bulbs to be outlawed
September 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
On December 19, President Bush signed H.R. 6, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, into law (Public Law 110-140). Among the provisions in the law is one that will outlaw incandescent lightbulbs by 2012. Click here to read a white paper on the law’s lighting provisions, produced by the Lighting Controls Association.
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Energy Savings Pays
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
BY: John Davies, Cold Climate Housing Research Center Energy Focus: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner August 21st, 2008, Section A3 Is your head swimming with all the talk about energy costs, weatherization, and energy rebates? Are you looking for a good, comprehensive source of information that explains the basics of energy use in your home and what [...]
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A Sustainable University Campus
August 18th, 2008 · No Comments
About a new New York State campus that is using sustainable building practices. From the New York Times July 27, 2008: “Stony Brook Southampton will certainly be among a limited number of campuses with this level of commitment to sustainability,” says Judy Walton, acting executive director of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in [...]
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Save a little energy by choosing the right lights
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments
From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer August 11, 2008. Here’s an amazing fact: About 10 percent of the energy used by a regular incandescent light bulb goes to produce light. The rest is wasted as heat. Though heat is always nice in our cold winters, it is very inefficient heat at a very high cost. Energy-efficient [...]
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Lighten Your Electric Bill: Install New Lights
March 13th, 2008 · No Comments
BY: John Davies, CCHRC Research Director Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 03/13/08 Section A3 There are many different types of energy efficient lighting available. For indoor use, typical choices involve replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lights (CFL) or old fluorescent tubes (T12) with newer ones (T8 or T5). LED lighting is available for some uses such [...]
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