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Title: Green Lighting
Author: Brian Clark Howard, Seth Leitman, William Brinsky
ISBN: 0071630163 / 9780071630160 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 240 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2011 Availability: In Stock
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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
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 : The Benefits of Changing Your Lighting
Chapter 2 : Basic Lighting Terms and Explanations
Chapter 3 : Incandescent, Halogen, and Gas-Discharge Lighting
Chapter 4 : Fluorescent Lighting
Chapter 5 : Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Chapter 6 : Fixtures and Controls
Chapter 7 : Beyond Energy to Green Lighting Materials and Processes
Chapter 8 : Lighting Best Practices and Daylighting
Chapter 9 : Solar and Next-Generation Lighting
Appendix : Resources
Index
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