Our lighting section just got a major overhaul, courtesy of meticulous researcher Paul Robbins of the Austin Environmental Directory.
Paul sifted through a lot of material and presents a coherent and understandable overview of the differences between incandescent, fluorescent, CFL, and LED lights. He answers (with numbers to back it up) some of the common questions: how efficient are they, really; does the energy cost of manufacturing these fancy bulbs negate the savings; why do some CFLs and LEDs burn out prematurely; and more.
PS: comments are open in lighting – got a question or an update?
Note to those in the lighting industry: Now would be the time to list your company in the lighting page’s Resource Listings. And if your company’s web address is listed in the article (or should be) and you want it to be a live link, please contact us!