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Colors
and Lighting (cont):
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have a variety of lighting fixtures in the kitchen (368SF). In the
winter, because it gets dark early, when we built the house in 2006,
we used halogen bulbs to add intense task lighting. These bulbs put
off heat, but that was beneficial to whomever is working directly
under them in winter, and that then minimizes the use of forced air
heat. A few years later, after we monitored the overall energy use,
we decided to switch out some of the halogen bulbs for LED. LED provides
the same amount of lumens without the heat. We try to remember to turn off lights in rooms not being used. |
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The
two 13 watt compact fluorescents over the sink with the tangy lemon
color of the wall puts out ample light in the evening. In the summertime,
these compact fluorescent fixtures provide plenty of task lighting
with the natural sunlight. For the remainder of the house we use compact fluorescent bulbs in ceiling, desk and floor lamps. |
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