Tag: Green Lighting

Unlocking Energy Efficiency: 10 Strategies for Sustainable Buildings

This article describes 10 innovative tools for energy efficiency and there is a pledge that this could lead to the future of a more sustainable environment. Remember, as what Resustain said - the cheapest energy is the energy you don’t use. 

LED Lights Stickman Costume Shows Simple Is Sweet (and Green)

While the Middle East is not a usual haunt for Halloween there are some parents here and there who...

Danielle Trofe’s Shifting Sands Use Kinetic Power for LED Lights

The only thing more abundant than sun in the Middle East and North Africa is sand. Used in the...

sOccket, a Fun-Powered Energy Ball Kids Kick for Power

Turning child's play into power Fun seems to be the one truly unlimited source of free energy. You can...

Are ESLs A Mercury-Free Replacement for CFL Lights?

Spectrums: CFL (top) has mercury's characteristic violet and green. Incandescent (middle) spectrum is smooth with strong reds (warm). LED...

Recycled Tea Strainer Lamp Creates Soothing Glow

As an alternative light fixture, Israeli designer Marina Rudinsky lights up a string of loose tea strainers. Items found in...

Light Bulb Terrarium and 5 New Uses For Old Light Bulbs

Just because incandescent light bulbs are less energy efficient than CFLs doesn't mean you need to toss them.  Upcycle...

Solar Light Bulbs Brighten Relief Effort In Earthquake-Stricken Turkey

Nokero solar light bulbs charge by day and provide hours of light each night for about a year and...

Help Kickstart a Sustainable Lighting Project

Israeli designer Adital Ela Asks for help with her WindyLight sustainable lighting project on Kickstarter. Kickstarting a new sustainable lighting...

Lightexture Lamps Combine Ethereal Light and Energy Efficiency

Lightexture's lamps are beautiful and energy efficient. Sustainable designers interested in the field of light fixtures often focus on making...

Solar Bottle Lights a Bright Idea for the Developing World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBWi3NtND68 This idea is so simple, yet so brilliant.  Maybe it could help light up the Middle East? Filipinos living in...

IKEA Israel Stops Selling Incandescent Bulbs

There may be a lot of things that IKEA is doing wrong for the environment, but ceasing to sell...