Much of designing is based on lighting. Floor lamps, table lamps, chandeliers, recessed lights all require a type of light bulb and it is important to know exactly what types there are and how they work. The main types of bulbs are incandescent and fluorescent. Incandescent lights work by heating a thin strip of metal unit until it glows. Fluorescent lights electrically excite a gas, which then causes a phosphorescent coating to glow. Different types of lights can produce different colors a great way to find the correct color that you want is to look at the CRI which is the color rendering index. The best bulbs usually score between 95-100 and the worst around 52. Fluorescents light bulbs render a bluish tint, tungsten incandescent light bulbs render a yellow tint, and halogen light bulbs render a pink tint. The best type of lighting to buy is the compact fluorescent, 2nd is the tungsten incandescent, and 3rd is the halogen. The CFL (compact fluorescent light bulb) uses about 75% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and lasts up to 10 times longer. It also produces 75% less heat. Also always look for the ENERGY STAR approval. This means a product has met strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US environmental protection agency. They initially use less energy and these products reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the fight against climate change. Compact Fluorescent bulbs are used to light most table lamps and floor lamps and may also be used for ceiling ...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Ecosmart LED A19 Bulb
LED light bulbs that I got from Home Depot. This is the "Definity" A19 LED lamp by Lighting Science Group and is sold under Home Depot's in-house "Ecosmart" brand as the LED Bright White A-19 lamp. Uses 8.6 watts to produce about the equivalent of a 40 watt incandescent bulb or 429 lumens. The package says this has a 3000K color temperature which is a little whiter than the common 2700K "warm white" most compact fluorescent lamps but it is pretty spot on to an incandescent bulb (In fact, it could actually be mistaken for a 40 watt inside frost incandescent bulb). Efficiency would be about the same as a compact fluorescent bulb at 50 lumens per watt but this has the benefits of hitting full brightness instantly, being dimmable, and for those paranoid people; does not contain mercury like fluorescent lamps do. (Some LEDs do contain arsenic though) It's still expensive at .47 each though but then, compact fluorescent bulbs used to also cost that much when they were first available. The price, however, is a lot better than the to for LED bulbs with similar light output performance. Until now, most of the LED bulbs I've seen below only gave out 1/3 the light output of this and were better suited as a nightlight or decorative lighting vs lighting up a room. I still have to see what longevity would be like before deciding if LED lighting is ready for "Prime Time" but for now, light output, color temperature, and pricing has met my expectations.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Adesso 7507-22 Virgo Floor Lamp, Satin Steel Finish
!±8± Adesso 7507-22 Virgo Floor Lamp, Satin Steel Finish
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Finish:Satin Steel, Light Bulb:(2)150w A21 Med F Incand Virgo floor lamp with acrylic shade. On/off rotary socket switch on shade. Pole tapers from 1.25' to .75' at base.
- 150 watt
- Lamp: 73-Inch height, 11-Inch base
- Shade: 6-Inch height,14-Inch diameter
- Not compatible with CFL bulbs
- Available in black or satin steel
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
CFL Grow Box
My First Attempt At Indoor Growing Day 3 I am only looking to keep 1 nice female in this box so I will wait till flowering to sex them and keep a nice female to fill my grow box, also I need a fan and maby more lighting, but I am on a low budget so who knows when i get that, The seeds planted Was Supposed "Seventh generation purple haze" So We'll see =] Got Any pointers Other Than "End Your Life" if so Comment ! Disclaimer: this video is complely fictitious and in no way true. All pictures are comprised soley from the internet and can be found there. In no way can this be held against me because everythig in this video is for educational purposes only. all information can be found anywhere on the internet and in no way is my opinion. I take no resposibilty for any person(s) actions in result from this video. I do not own or create any of these pictures and they where copied from other pages across the internet Music Haddaway - What Is Love? No Copyright Intended!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
How to Save Energy ($$) At Home, At Work, & in Your Car (And Help Protect the Environment)
Are you concerned about rising utility costs? Do you hear a lot about what to do, but don't understand how it works? This article provides simple tips to save energy costs and shows how you get the money savings.
AT HOME:
1. Turn off unnecessary lights. A single 60 watt bulb that is left on 2 hours a day, 5 days a week when it could be turned off will cost you at least .50 per year. Here's why:
60w X 10 hours/week X 52 weeks/year = 31.2 kilowatt-hours X Body.8815 per KwH = .50. Your cost: nothing.
2. Heating and cooling account for about 50% of household utility costs.
(a) Set your thermostat to 68 degrees for heating. Each additional degree of heat will cost you at least 1 to 3% more on your bill. If you normally set your thermostat to 72, that means your bill could be as much as 12% higher.
(b) In the summer, the thermostat should be set no lower than 78 to 80 degrees. For every degree the thermostat is raised, 4 to 8 % can be saved on cooling costs.
Let's say that your July heating bill is 0 with the temperature set to 72 degrees. At 50% of your utility bill, this means that was spent on air conditioning. At a saving of 4% per degree, this means that you could save 24%, or .40 on your bill by raising the temperature to 78. The math works the same way during the winter when you lower the temperature. Your cost: nothing.
3. Use an ENERGY STAR rated programmable thermostat. These thermostats are accurate to within +/- 2 degrees, and when properly used, can save you as much as 0 per year on your heating and cooling costs. Your cost: and up, depending on options, a small price to pay in return for such good energy cost savings.
4. Replace incandescent lights with compact fluorescents. The results are similar to item #1; by moving from 60 watts to 13 watts, you're saving 47 watts, but in this case, you get the same light output. If you use the light 20 hours per week, you will save at least .08 per year. CFL lights come in a variety of color temperatures; some produce more "white" light than others. If you're concerned about off-white light, try the daylight or hobby type CFL light bulbs.
47w X 20hours/week X 52 weeks/year = 48.88 KwH X Body.8815 per KwH = .08.
Your cost: Roughly .50 to per lamp, a small price to pay for the potential savings.
5. Check for air leaks and drafts at window frames, around doors, window or wall mounted air conditioners, attic hatches, baseboards, etc. An easy way to do this is to use a candle or strip of yarn; just watch for it to deflect. Use weather stripping for moving surfaces (doors, windows and caulking for the rest. This can save you between 5 to 30% on your heating bill.
6. Replace your furnace/ air conditioner air filter every 3 months. Dirty filters cause the blower to work harder and waste energy. Clean filters will save you between 3 and 5% per month of your air conditioning or heating costs. Your cost: to , depending on degree of filtration.
7. Use a water heater blanket and insulate the first 3 or 4 feet of the discharge pipe (more, if you have easy access). This will reduce energy use by 10 to 15%. Your cost: about .
8. Use ENERGY STAR rated ceiling fans. The up front cost can be 0 or so for each, but can save over 0 per year when compared to the cost of running an air conditioner.
9. Clean the air conditioner condenser coils and fins when you see grass and airborne debris collected on them. To clean them, remove the top cover and use a garden hose with a spray attachment. The condenser is the unit outside your house.
10. Fix leaky faucets; this can save you up to per year on heating costs for hot water. Your cost: About for a faucet repair kit, with o-rings and gaskets.
11. Rather than a timer or manual control, install a photocell to control outdoor lighting. They are much more accurate and do not require resetting as the time of sunset and sunrise changes. Your cost: and up.
12. Clean your refrigerator coils with a soft brush at least annually, more often if you have pets that shed. This makes for a more efficient transfer of heat and cuts the amount of energy used. Your cost: nothing.
13. Maximize your clothes dryer's efficiency. Remove and replace flexible lint ducting, especially the slinky-type plastic stuff. It holds lint and causes the fan to work harder. Open up the back and bottom of the dryer and vacuum it out to remove additional lint and debris.
14. Lower your water heater setting to 120 degrees F for both energy saving and safety. Your cost: nothing.
15. Shade is a great insulator. Maybe there are places where trees or shrubs can be planted on the east and west sides of your house. Leave the southern side more clear to accept the sun's warmth during winter. An added boost is that trees are great for the environment. If trees aren't an option, consider window awnings or window film treatments.
16. Consider using the lowly- but highly efficient- clothes line whenever the weather cooperates.
17. Go to the Homeowners section of the ENERGY STAR website at www.energystar.gov and take the home energy survey. You'll also find more ways to cut energy costs.
IN YOUR CAR:
1. All political jokes aside, you can improve gas mileage by maintaining tire pressure. Tires will have the pressure range stamped on them, and there will also be a tire pressure listed by your car manufacturer on a sticker, usually inside the driver's door. Check the tire pressures when they are "cold" and you haven't driven much on them. Use the pressure listed on the door sticker.
2. Rotate your tires regularly (around every 10,000 miles). This gives the tires longer life and helps ensure they wear evenly.
3. Check and if needed, replace your air filter every time you get the oil changed. Ignore the dirt on the leading edges of the pleats; use a flashlight or shop light to see how much dirt and oil has penetrated through the entire thickness of the filter. Replace them when 50% of the light is blocked by debris.
4. Get regular oil changes and use good quality oil and filters at the manufacturers suggested interval. If you don't do the oil change yourself, be sure to go to a reputable service provider.
5. Turn off the car rather than idling while at banks, ATMs, and other drive up windows.
6. Reduce air conditioner use when driving at low speeds in warm weather. At 50 mph and above, the engine load due to wind drag from open windows becomes more costly.
7. Go to the Drive Smarter Challenge to learn about ways to save fuel. You can also download coupons from ExxonMobile and AutoZone. It's at www.drivesmarterchallenge.org.
AT WORK:
1. Ensuring all air conditioning and heating equipment is performing according to specification will save you from 2 to 11%. Consider the age of your equipment, its remaining service life, cost of repairs and maintenance. You may find it cheaper to upgrade to new more energy efficient equipment. The best way to do this is with a life-cycle cost analysis.
2. Calibrating thermostats to ensure their settings equal the actual space temperature can save up to 3%.
3. Heat office buildings to 68° when occupied, 50 to 60° degrees when unoccupied. Interior spaces tend to gain significant amounts of heat from lighting, equipment, and people.
4. If you have electric reheat units, turn them off during cooling season except in areas where equipment requires humidity control.
5. Preheat buildings so that they reach 65° by the time occupants arrive and complete warm-up during the first hour of operations. In the evening, cut off heating an hour before the building is closed and let the temperature drift down to the nighttime setback temperature.
6. If you have a central plant with multiple air compressors, operating one at full load is more efficient than operating two or more at a reduced load. Set them up in a lead-lag configuration and rotate the lead compressor on a weekly basis.
7. Wasted lighting consumes about 24% of total lighting usage. Reduce janitorial services lighting use by having these services performed during work hours. Ask the service to do team cleaning, where each floor is done at one time rather that cleaners spread throughout the building. It can save up to 8%.
4 hours wasted per building per day X 7.2% of total building energy wasted x average cost of per SF for cleaning X Body.09 per KwH will save 160,000 KwH per year or ,400 per 100,000 SF of space. It will cost you nothing to implement this, and the quality of the work done and tenant satisfaction generally will improve.
8. Turning off equipment, harvesting daylight, implementing an energy awareness program, using work station task lighting, and installing computer power management software can save between 3 and 15%.
9. I can't say enough about the cost benefits of an active preventive maintenance program. Although the up-front costs in implementing such a program can be expensive, the increased service life and reduced frequency of catastrophic equipment failure more than make up for it. Want proof? Contact me, and I will send a copy of "Thinking Like a CFO: Analysis Shows Prevention Pays to you as a PDF file.
10. Everyone is plagued by a lack of time. Consider the cost of delay; given a business with an annual energy cost of ,000 and an upgrade program that could save them 30%, this could be as much as 00 per year. Assuming that the improvements would pay for themselves in 3 years, delaying the upgrade is equivalent to forfeiting a low risk investment opportunity at 27%. The savings will continue for the life of the equipment, usually an additional 7 to 13 years or as much as ,500.00.
NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
1. Say NO to plastic grocery bags! A plastic grocery bag will last almost 1000 years in a landfill without breaking down. We go through 380 billion of these things, at a cost of 1.6 billion gallons of oil every year, and less than 6% get recycled. Please, please use paper sacks or bring a cloth shopping bag with you when you go shopping. You might even get a cash credit for each bag you bring with you.
2. Recycle, Recycle, Recycle. Cardboard, white paper, aluminum, tin, and plastic. And don't forget to save drink cans and bottles for the deposits. You could even save money on your trash removal costs.
3. Curtail unnecessary driving and carry out an energy upgrade program at home and at work. This will cut down on production of greenhouse gases (CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, perfluorocarbons, and hydrocarbons). In the atmosphere, these greenhouse gases act much as the roof of a greenhouse, creating climate changes on a worldwide scale. Even if you do not believe in the existence of global warming, use of sustainable practices and green technologies will provide you with lower operating costs and a healthier environment.
If you take action to improve energy efficiency, there is good news. In 2004, Americans reduced U.S. greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 20 million cars off the road and saved over billion on their energy bills. Let's all keep up the good work!
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
How to Sell ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes
Learn the basics of what makes a home ENERGY STAR qualified, how to tell your energy efficiency story to potential customers, and tried-and-true sales strategies employed by successful ENERGY STAR homebuilders. This session is designed for homebuilders who are new to ENERGY STAR and their sales staff. This session is also a great crash course for new sales staff or for those looking for a refresher.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
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