Led / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...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...

...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...

...LED (light emitting diode) LED’s came into practical use in the 60’s and are most familiar to us as indicator lights on electronic devices. Average  bulbs offer approximately 100,000 hours of operation, or about 11 straight years, though some can be as much as double that lifespan. Compare that to a 5,000 hour lifespan...