Experiences in an All-LED Home

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Experiences in an All-LED Home

As I reported in a previous article in Home Energy, this all started in August 2010, when we discovered that a rat had eaten gaping holes in the outlet hose of our dishwasher. When all the ...

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Cleaning Up Light Pollution

Author: Susan Harder
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January 01, 2006

                    Much of the exterior lighting installed on homes and apartment buildings does little or nothing to increase visibility, security, and ... [continue reading]

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New Designs in Active Daylighting

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January 01, 2006

Since the sun is available when utilities experience peak demand, well-designed daylighting systems help to limit demand on the grid. [continue reading]

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Further Wrestling with Recessed-Can Lights

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September 01, 2005

How do you air seal IC-rated light fixtures that aren't accessible from above? Do the air sealing from below. [continue reading]

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New Reflector CFLs That Can Take the Heat

Author: Susan Vogt
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March 01, 2005

                 Reflector compact fluorescent lamps (R-CFLs) have been known to overheat and fail in some applications. They haven’t performed well particularly ... [continue reading]

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Creative Uses of Fluorescent Lighting

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September 01, 2004

Energy-efficient fluorescent lighting need no longer play second fiddle to incandescents. [continue reading]

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Recessed Lighting in the Limelight

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January 01, 2004

        Recessed downlights are among the most popular installed lighting fixtures for new and remodeled homes. One study in the northeastern United States found that new homes had an average ... [continue reading]

U.S. DOE's HPwES Program Releases Draft Sponsor Guide for Public Comment

Cortney Krauss

U.S. DOE's HPwES Program Releases Draft Sponsor Guide for Public Comment

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s national Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program (HPwES) released the draft&...

Passive Proponent—Q&A with Brandon Weiss

Macie Melendez

Passive Proponent—Q&A with Brandon Weiss

President and founder of Chicago-based Weiss Building & Development, Brandon Weiss is a third-generation builder who credits time ...

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