12 Ways to Save Energy Lighting Your Home

compact fluorescent light bulb

This article provides 12 ways you can save energy while lighting the home, with tips for efficient fixture placement and techniques to avoid wasting energy. At the risk of stating the obvious, converting your incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent bulbs (see  energy-efficient light bulb ) is critical to saving money on your light bills. […]

Light Fixtures & Bulbs Buying Guide

This expert, unbiased buying guide discusses light bulbs and light fixtures. Covers task lighting, ambient lighting, accent lighting, and more. Interior lighting can be divided into three basic categories–task, accent, and ambient–with different types of fixtures that each perform one of these functions. Task lighting, which illuminates the area where an activity such as reading […]