During the cold, dark months of January and February, the greenhouses of Mud Lake Farm were formerly dormant. Most of the staff was on temporary layoff awaiting a return to work when the longer daylight of spring made the farm bounce back to life. Thanks to an unexpected opportunity to test the ... Read More »
Company Tour Reveals a Contrast in Energy Efficiency
A tour of a factory last week revealed a common problem in growing companies – a lack of uniformity in energy efficiency as a business grows! Our tour was of a company that was established over 70 years ago. A steady growth in production meant multiple additions and expansions to the original ... Read More »
The Nobel Prize for Energy Efficiency – LED Lights
"Incandescent light bulbs lit the 20th century; the 21st century will be lit by LED lamps" The Nobel Academy The Nobel Academy recently recognized the transformation taking place in lighting with their award of the Noble Peace Prize to the inventors of the blue LED light technology. That invention ... Read More »
Phasing Out the Incandescent Light Bulb
Many versions of the standard household incandescent light bulb are being phased out of production through government regulation! The bulb that was ushered in by Thomas Edison, and helped change the lives and homes of millions, is being replaced by more energy efficient models. The cause of the ... Read More »
6 Steps to Better Evaluate the Cost of Lighting
In many cases the final decision to purchase a light bulb is simply “which one’s the cheapest!” With all the new energy efficient options, that choice is often the most expensive bulb to operate. Understanding the factors that determine what The Energy Alliance Group calls the Total Life Cycle Cost ... Read More »
Marginal Gains Equal Huge Energy Savings
The British bicycling team used a strategy known as marginal gains to win the 2012 Tour de France as well as dominate the 2012 Olympics. That strategy involved looking at all the tiny ways a rider’s performance could be improved instead of focusing on simply one or two big improvements. According to ... Read More »