Green Lighting
Brian Howard, Seth Leitman, William Brinsky
ISBN: 9780071630160 / 0071630163
Pub Date: SEP-10
Pages: 240
Copyright: 2011
Edition: 1
Format: Paperback
Price: US$ 24.95
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Flip the switch to energy-efficient lighting
This do-it-yourself guide makes it easy to upgrade residential and commercial lighting to reduce costs and environmental impact while maintaining or even improving the quality of the lighting. Filled with step-by-step instructions, Green Lighting shows you how to save money and energy with light-emitting diodes (LEDs), compact fluorescent lighting (CFL), solar lights, windows, skylights, fixtures, controls, and other bright ideas. Methods for calculating return on investment, plus recommended sources for energy-efficient products, are included in this practical resource. Green Lighting covers:
- Color temperature measurements
- In-depth details on the differences between LEDs and CFLs
- How utilities bill for electricity usage
- Comparing wattage and determining energy savings
- ENERGY STAR® ratings
- Purchasing appropriate bulbs, fixtures, and sensors
- Developing a comprehensive green lighting plan for your entire home, office, or commercial environment
- Incandescent, halogen, and gas-discharge lighting
- Solar and next-generation lighting
- Published in September 2010, this do-it-yourself guide makes it easy to upgrade residential and commercial lighting to reduce costs and environmental impact while maintaining or even improving the quality of the lighting. Green Lighting was reviewed in October 2010 by Popular Mechanics magazine. To read a copy of the review, please click HERE
Bill Brinsky (Lake Peekskill, NY), a lighting guru, worked for Consolidated Edison in NY as a billing and rate analyst for 10 years. He then became the managing partner for Project Management Consultants in New York City. Currently, Bill is the president and founder of Envirolite Systems, Inc., and teaches BJ32 and Building Supers Technical Association on lighting efficiency in their own buildings.
Seth Leitman (Briarcliff Manor, NY) is the consulting editor for a series of upcoming titles called the TAB Green Guru Guides, which focus on implementing environmentally friendly technologies and making them work. He is the bestselling co-author of Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Second Edition. Leitman is also is Managing Member for a green online store: ETS Energy Store, LLC. He created the NYPA/TH!NK Clean Commute Program which leased 100 electric vehicles. This program was covered by USA Today, Associated Press, Reuters, New York Times, CNN, “Good Morning America”, the “Today Show”, and others. This is the largest electric vehicle station car program worldwide. Leitman was also the project manager for the Clean Fuel Bus Program that funded over $100 million to the incremental cost of alternative fueled vehicle buses.
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