by Carly Foubert, CFICE Communications RA
December 23, our 23rd sustainable tip, what’s our tip of the day? Hmmmm鈥�. Let’s think on it. *a light flicks on above our head* I got an idea: light bulbs!
are a common form of electric lighting and early produced light bulb that has been in use for over 100 years. 聽Because I don’t want to give you a physics lesson please believe me when I say that incandescent bulbs are not very efficient. 聽
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The word 鈥榠ncandescent鈥� means to emit light as a result of something being heated. 聽According to the , energy can not be created or destroyed, but rather it is transformed into another form. 聽If we look at incandescent light bulbs, the energy that is being used is being transformed not only into light, but also heat. Therefore making it an ineffective as not all of the energy used produces light. 聽
In order for a light bulb to more efficient, it would require giving off less heat as a byproduct. Halogen incandescent, compact fluorescent lights (CFL), and light emitting diodes (LED) are energy efficient lights. 聽聽 used for LED lighting in converted into light and only 5% into heat. 聽LEDs also do not contain toxic chemicals, have better light distribution (meaning less lights requireds), and a longer life span. 聽
Energy efficient lights can typically use than traditional incandescent light bulbs therefore saving you money on your energy bills. 聽They can also last 3-25 times longer.
So here’s the idea: look at the light bulbs you have in your home and consider replacing them with more energy efficient light bulbs.