Save Energy, Save Money (Energy Smart Product Update)
A Roundup of New Energy- Conscious Home-improvement Products.
A double-dose of good news for your home and the environment comes from new products that reduce utility costs by conserving energy while also lessening their negative impact on Mother Nature. Here’s a roundup of select new products to consider for your next improvement project that will save money in the long run while proving kinder and gentler to the earth for the green-minded homeowner.
GE Unveils LED Bulb that Lasts 17 years
The inventor of the first visible light-emitting diode (LED) will introduce a 40-watt replacement GE Energy Smart LED bulb available later this year or early 2011. GE Lighting’s new LED bulb is expected to consume just 9 watts, provide a 77-percent energy savings and produce nearly the same light output as a 40-watt incandescent bulb, while lasting more than 25 times as long. GE scientists and engineers designed the bulb to better direct light downward on the intended surface and all around, not just out the top of a lampshade, as most current LED bulbs are prone to do. The new GE LED bulb offers 450 lumens—the Energy Star threshold to be considered a 40-watt incandescent replacement. Currently available LED bulbs produce 350 lumens or less. GE has filed multiple patent applications for the bulb and expects it will be an Energy Star-qualified LED omnidirectional light bulb.
“This is a bulb that can virtually light your kid’s bedroom desk lamp from birth through high school graduation,” says John Strainic, global product general manager, GE Lighting. “It’s an incredible advancement that’s emblematic of the imagination and innovation that GE’s applying to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.” Learn more at www.ge.com.
Broan-NuTone Fans Operate at $1 per Year
Think $1.00 doesn’t buy much anymore? Think again. Broan-NuTone offers a complete line of Energy Star-qualified ventilation fans for a healthier home, which operate for as little as $1.00 a year. Whether it’s excess odors, indoor pollutants, mold prevention or improving the overall quality of indoor air, this is a great value for a healthier home. The Energy Star lineup of Broan and NuTone ventilation fans includes 35 different models from the Ultra Silent Series, recessed fan/lights, as well as heavy-duty models ideal for light commercial installations and offices. The Ultra Silent Series includes basic bath fans, fan/light/nightlight combinations, humidity sensing fans and humidity sensing/fan/light/nightlight combinations. Energy Star fan-only models use less than 10 kilowatt hours per year.
