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I seriously could not believe my eyes – while waiting in line to return a few items there is a stand promoting “Energy Savings Tips” and yet as I raise my head just a little bit further… Yep, apparently it is the last hoorah of the incandescent light bulbs still in stock. As you may recall from the last […]

Filed Under: Money Saving Tagged With: Lighting December 20, 2013 By SLS Leave a Comment

Alabama Code Updates, Confrence Recap, and Misc. Tidbits

Whew, what a way to start of the year; the insurance company finally came through on the one project which we almost have wrapped up, the Habitat project is in full swing, IBS was a blast, and we are finally ready for the Huntsville Home & Garden Show (better be seeing it is next weekend). […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: Lighting March 1, 2012 By SLS Leave a Comment

James Bedell: Losing Edison

Every technology comes to pass eventually from common use – we don’t move freight with steam engines any more, we don’t ride around our streets in covered wagons, and while we might have nostalgia for those technologies no one would consider returning to them today. So it is with light, we might be losing Edison’s […]

Filed Under: Energy Related Tagged With: Lighting November 23, 2011 By SLS Leave a Comment

RIP: Recessed Lights Part Deuce

As many individuals know, we started this RIP series to figuratively place certain myths, misconceptions, or products to rest. While we do not have the power to actually kill off using said products or bogus truths like GWP (yes you’re time is coming), it has been a great way to get people to think before […]

Filed Under: Myth or Misconception Tagged With: Lighting April 4, 2011 By SLS 18 Comments

A Guest Rebuttal? Not Dead Yet! Saving the Pot Light

Approx 3 weeks ago, I got an interesting question via Twitter from a gentlemen named Arne Salvesen CKD (Certified Kitchen Designer) – would you mind if I did a rebuttal piece on your RIP to the recessed light article? Nick @Cupboards said you would be game… Well besides the initial thought of “with friends like these” (just […]

Filed Under: Myth or Misconception Tagged With: Guest Article's, Lighting March 9, 2011 By SLS

RIP: The Recessed Light

Last month we started a new series where we figuratively get to place certain myths, misconceptions, or products to rest.  Within the last month with a spate of ice dams, problems trying to insulate around older ones, the costs to replace, and many locals trying to come to terms with the new Energy Code, many […]

Filed Under: Going Green?, Myth or Misconception Tagged With: Lighting February 4, 2011 By SLS 10 Comments

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