Learn About Light and Lighting: Get the Most From Light and Energy

There are tools that can help you better understand light and energy, as well as tools that will help you inventoryyour current lighting system and will suggest the best lighting solutions for your home and business.

Energy analysts have found the price of a light bulb is only 4% of your total lighting cost: 96% comes from related energy, maintenance and replacement costs. Lighting by Design saves business and industrial clients thousands of dollars each year by analyzing current lighting systems, and proposing cost-cutting and energy-saving solutions.

• the Lighting Cost Audit Form here on the Lighting by Design site helps you gather and keep handy your lighting inventory information
>> open lighting audit worksheet

• Sea Gull Lighting has answers to your lighting performance and design questions
>> open www.seagulllighting.com

On the GE Lighting site:
• Calculating the savings from replacing existing lighting with more energy efficient forms is a breeeze with GE's Vlaue*Light. Click below for information and access to the GE download.
>> open GE Value*Light

• Quality of Light is an HTML page that illustrates the difference between warm and cool light color output and matches bulb types to warm and cool light. Clicking the link below opens a second window to the GE site.
>> open GE Quality of Light page

• Light*Beams™ - Directional Lamp Performance Software, is an interactive software that will help you determine the right lamp for your business's downlighting needs, including candlepower. Clicking the link below opens a second window to the GE site.
>> open GE Lighting Light*Beams™ Software page