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  • Konstructr Podcast Interview

    Konstructr Podcast Interview
    James Bedell

    I wanted to give you guys a link to an interview I did for konstructr, a social networking site for young design and building professionals. In this interview, I discuss my take on the larger building industry, holistic design thinking, and the future of design collaboration. Give a listen and feel free to post comments.

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  • The End of Incandescent Light

    James Bedell

      For those of you who might follow my Twitter feed, you have already seen this. It’s also been floating around the news now for sometime. Congress has effectively banned the incandescent light bulb. What this means is that by 2014, incandescent lighting will be phased out because it won’t meet energy requirements.

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  • Compact Fluorescent Lighting: Do's and Don'ts

    Compact Fluorescent Lighting: Do's and Don'ts
    James Bedell

    If you want to go ahead and jump into using CFL technology to lower your electric bill and be a little kinder to the Earth, then here are a few tips. 1. Whenever possible, opt for CFL lamps that have a plastic shell around the swirly light-up element. The benefit here is that many lamps and lamp shades have clip-on elements originally designed to clip to the round part of a light bulb. The plasti...

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  • Compact Fluorescent Lighting: Saving Energy

    Compact Fluorescent Lighting: Saving Energy
    James Bedell

    I wanted to post a little note on my compact fluorescent discussion and give you an idea of just how much energy can be saved by switching to CFL lighting at home. I counted the light bulbs on the first floor of my parents’ house. It’s not a very big house, but on the first floor alone, I counted fourteen 60-watt light bulbs. Twelve of these were generally burning from 5 pm to midnight as my paren...

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  • Compact Fluorescent Lighting

    Compact Fluorescent Lighting
    James Bedell

    Say “fluorescent lighting” and you’re likely to get one of two reactions: utter disgust or mild disgust—somewhere on the spectrum of “If I have to sit under these fluorescent lights of this cubicle for another minute my head will explode” and “I always look terrible under these things.” Of course, by now everyone has heard about the energy savings provided by switching to fluorescent lamping at ho...

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  • Natural Light

    Natural Light
    James Bedell

    Good lighting can make your home more beautiful and more functional. It can even reduce you carbon output and electricity bill. But let’s pause—what is “good lighting”? Well, like any other form of beauty, good lighting is in the eye of the beholder. For some it’s the elegance of perfectly matched wall sconces and chandeliers; for the others it’s the warm glow of bedside lamps inviting you to sl...

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