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Green Building Bible, Fourth Edition
Green Building Bible, fourth edition (both books)
These two books are the perfect starting place to help you get to grips with one of the most vitally important aspects of our society - our homes and living environment.

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    • CommentAuthorJT101
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2011
     
    Just received my new LED lightbulb in the post and am very pleased. Figured not many people have these yet, so check out the future of home lighting on my blog: http://www.thebreadcrumbtrail.org/archives/907

    Here's a summary:
    I’m happy with my new LED bulb, and only replaced my CFL since it actually blew a couple of weeks ago.
    Costs around £10 / bulb, but should save around £50 / year for a typical household if all bulbs replaced (assuming 10 bulbs), with a payback of 1-2 years and saves around 270Kg CO2. Bulbs last approx 10-20years. Over next few years the cost will come down to pence rather than £’s
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      CommentAuthorSteamyTea
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2011 edited
     
    1 MWh.y^-1 on lighting seems high to me MWh/W would be 1x10^6/100 = 10,000 hours or they are all on for more than a year in a year (8760 hours in a year, add an extra 24 for next year)

    What you growing in the loft and how does the high miles compare to the Moroccan stuff :wink:
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      CommentAuthorJSHarris
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2011 edited
     
  1.  
    Hi
    I have just ventured into LED lighting, replacing one blown PAR38 100W filament bulb in our kitchen with one of these.

    http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/LALED38W.html

    I was sceptical as they are just under £20.00 and similar units on other sites were £60.00 plus. I am very pleased so far. The light output is good and the quality of light is excellent.

    The kitchen has 6 PAR38 bulbs and a high ceiling (12 foot). as 3 bulbs had blown I replaced 2 with

    http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MGPAR3820ES.html

    and the one LED. I will now replace the remaining 3 100W bulbs with the LED when they blow. The energy saving bulbs are good but they suffer from a delayed warm up and the quality of the light is not as good over worktops etc, so I have used them over the floor area.

    Dave
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      CommentAuthorJSHarris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2012
     
    That seems like a heck of a high price to pay for a light bulb to me, given the prices in some of those threads I linked to above.

    I have a feeling that there is a great deal of profiteering going on in the name of being "green" when it comes to LED lights.
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