It’s amazing the impact that light and lighting has in our homes and in our lives! It is the single most important element in a room, yet it is frequently overlooked or often misunderstood. Good lighting can create exciting moods, maximize successful performance of daily tasks, and help create a beautiful energy-efficient home.

Our ability to see, and therefore remain independent through the years, is compromised by bad lighting. Lighting touches each of us every day, and it can be used to make a positive difference in our lives to maximize independent and safe daily living in our homes.

Good lighting is for everyone! Beginning at age 50+ people require about three times as much light as younger people. Vision deterioration for most adults really begins at about age 40. Over 120 million Americans already wear corrective lenses. One out of every four children ages 5 to 12 has a vision problem. Quality, energy efficient fluorescent ambient and task lighting in all areas of the home will benefit everyone…and make a positive difference in our lives.

Large windows allow the use of natural daylight, in addition to lighting fixtures, to help create a bright and cheery atmosphere. Provide high quality general illumination (ambient lighting) and task lighting using high efficiency electronic ballast type fluorescent light fixtures. Consider installing skylights in your home when possible to bring in filtered natural daylight.

Careful selection of light fixtures, fixture placement, and lamp types, insures that the same room at night is still well illuminated. Energy-Star labeled ceiling fans save energy by providing better circulation of both heated and cooled forced air throughout the year.

Energy efficient, electronic ballast fluorescent ambient and task lighting fixtures are essential for function and safety. Skylights produce great "free" diffused day-lighting.

Provide high quality lighting in bathrooms. Place an electronic ballast two lamp electronic ballast equipped energy-efficient light fixture above the mirror. A window provides excellent diffused daylight and also added ventilation. Install a high efficiency, very quiet, 1.5 sones rated exhaust fan unit

Provide quality fluorescent closet lighting in all closets, switched at each respective closet doorway.

Energy-Star approved light fixtures lower the cost of lighting in your home by using less electricity and are designed to meet the highest standards of energy-efficiency without sacrificing quality of light, performance, design, or color rendition… while providing a quality of light equal to or better than light cast by traditional lighting. The way we light our homes can make a real difference in our utility bills. Make your home an Energy-Star rated home!