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Article from NAHB research center describing home building techniques for homes in hot climate zones.

Website with consumer information about various types of lighting.

Part of a larger LBNL report (Deep Energy Retrofit Guidance for the Building America Solutions Center), the Source Energy and Carbon Decisions chapter helps users carefully assess the impacts of switching from gas to electricity for heating end-uses, using source energy and/or carbon emissions...

Report providing information about techniques and approaches to improve the efficiency of recessed lighting.

Webpage describing methods to save energy at home, including turning down your water heater set point, scheduling your HVAC system, adding or fixing weatherstripping, and changing HVAC system filters, among other tips.

Document offering methods to greatly reduce lighting energy use through the application of high quality fluorescent and light emitting diode (LED) technologies.

American Lighting Association website homepage.

Webpage describing a lightbulb exchange program in Fairfax county, VA.

Website discusses differences between CFL and LED bulbs.

A website describing a list of common vocabulary used when describing light bulbs.

Information about LED lighting technology.

The light-emitting diode (LED) is one of today's most energy-efficient and rapidly-developing lighting technologies.

Information about recycling CFL lightbulbs.

A website explaining basic lighting principles and terms & how they are applied to the home.

A website exploring the use of lighting controls products like dimmers, motion sensors and timers to save energy in the home.

A website covering the history of the lightbulb that includes a helpful timeline to illustrate lightbulb innovation from the 1800s - Present.

A website explaining how to quickly clean up a broken compact fluorescent lightbulb.

Article on thermal protectors in recessed light fixtures.

ENERGY STAR lightbulb criteria.

Fact sheet defining a grid-interactive efficient building and its benefits.

A website explaining the measurement of light bulbs, measurable in lumens, & brightness levels that ENERGY STAR products produce.

Article discussing the downside to recessed can lights.

A website explaining lumens & how to compare the amount of light that lightbulbs can produce when shopping for replacements.

A website explaining the various shades of light, from warm to cool colors, with a visual diagram illustrating the various shades of light.

Webpage describing high-efficiency lighting choices for homeowners including LEDs, CFLs, and halogen bulbs.

A fact sheet providing information on ENERGY STAR certified LED bulbs & how to find the right one to fit your lighting fixture.

A website explaining the connection between using compact fluorescent lightbulbs and the amount of mercury released into the environment.

A website explaining why homeowners should install ENERGY STAR certified lightbulbs, which helps to save homeowners on utility bills and protect the environment.