LED lights / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

LED filament bulbs
Lighting

All about LED filament bulbs

...LEDs have significantly warmed in colour in the past few years, and now with the introduction of their answer to filament bulbs, LEDs can finally offer that old-time glow of antique chandelier lights. Are there filaments on an LED bulb? Sort of... it's just an illusion: LED filament bulbs contain a glass frame with a s...

Off-grid leed home Quebec Canada
Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Off-grid living blog post 5: appliances, mechanical and other systems

...LED technologies have become cost-competitive with the compact fluorescents and incandescents that came before. While still somewhat more expensive than these other choices, LEDs last much longer (often estimated around 20 years), and consume only a fraction of the energy. We put in all LED lighting to minimize electri...

Warm light and dimmable LED bulbs
Lighting

All about LED bulbs - video

...LEDs. Their life span is shorter, and in the event of one breaking, Health Canada recommends ventilating your home to remove mercury gas. LEDs are estimated to last over 20 years in most cases, that along with the reduced operational cost make them a smart choice all around. Now you know about LED bulbs, efficiency...