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Posts tagged "Sustainability"

Acting Green vs. Buying Green [Infographic]

Posted by Jim - July 27, 2012 - green, Lighting and the Environment, Sustainability
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I saw this great infographic over at Inhabitat, from a cool website called eLocal — the idea behind it is the idea of the difference between buying green and acting green.  It's pretty clever, check it out! After all of this time, I still kinda cringe that we call it "green."  I feel like the [...]

Read More eLocal, green, Sustainability, sustainable

Dude, Seriously – Earth Hour is in Like, TEN MINUTES!

Posted by Jim - March 27, 2010 - Alternative Energy, Environmentally Friendly Design

Seriously!  Shut that stuff off and go play in the dark for an hour!  Earth Hour starts at 8pm your time – meaning your time zone.  at 8pm, shut off anything drawing power in your house or apartment and just give the grid a break for an hour. Last year my wife and I made [...]

Read More consciousness, Earth Hour 2009, Earth Hour 2010, LED, Light Art, Sustainability

Seeing Green

Posted by Jim - July 13, 2009 - Alternative Energy, Environmentally Friendly Design, green, Lighting and the Environment, Lighting and the Human Element, Sustainability

It's time for a rant, isn't it? What Does "Green" Mean? It's not easy being "green."  It's something that is constantly beat into our heads day after day.  It is, however, very important that the world become "green" and buildings get "green" and lighting gets "green" and so on. What is "green?"  What does it [...]

Read More environment, green, green building, green compliance, green lighting, Jacques Fresco, Sustainability, Venus Project

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Halogen lamps have a lifespan on average of 3,100-8,000 hours, and despite their terrible light and Hg-insanity, they last on average between 6,000-16,000 hours.

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