Lighting
Award Winning World Bulb
Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Check It Out! , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Lighting "The World Bulb gives off a clean, bright light equivalent to that of a conventional 60-watt incandescent bulb, but while using 85% less electricity." Read more
Market Share for Energy Star Qualified Homes Reaches 25 Percent
Posted on September, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Insulation , Lighting , Windows & Doors The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that 25 percent of all single-family homes built nationally in 2010 earned EPA’s Energy Star, up from 21 percent in 2009. Read more
Not All Incandescent Light Bulbs will be Banned Next Year
Posted on September, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Lighting As many consumers are beginning to suffer from "light bulb anxiety" and are confused about replacement options for their traditional incandescent bulbs, Bulbrite introduces their Eco-Friendly Halogen A19 lamp. Read more
Challenge to Replace Common Light Bulb with Energy-Saving Lighting Alternative
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Check It Out! , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Lighting Philips Lighting North America has won the 60-watt replacement bulb category of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition. The Department of Energy’s L Prize challenged Read more
GE LED Lighting Goes from 60 to 100 in 16 Months
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Lighting GE Lighting’s full line of light-emitting diode (LED) GE Energy Smart® incandescent replacement bulbs are anticipated to be on store shelves within the next 16 months. This November marks the arrival of the 13-watt GE Energy Smart LED, Read more
Tools and Toys for Builders: New Test Center for Low-Energy Buildings
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Ceilings & Walls , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Insulation , Lighting , Windows & Doors All types of snazzy technologies are available these days to make buildings greener: automated shades, electrochromic windows that know when to tint, intelligent lighting controls and smart cooling and heating systems, to name just a few. Read more
Company Honored for Lighting Facts Education Initiative
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Lighting The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) honored OSRAM SYLVANIA with a Special Recognition for going above and beyond typical consumer education efforts by integrating Lighting Facts into everyday business practices Read more
Local Residents to Save Nearly $10 M with Rock the Bulb™: The Re-Energize Tour
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Lighting Bellevue, WA - Local residents will have a chance to save energy, money and the planet as Puget Sound Energy’s Rock the BulbTM: The Re-Energize Tourdistributes 200,000 free, efficient light bulbs this summer. The campaign, Read more