Eco Friendly Homes Have This, And So Can You

Light emitting diode (LED) technology has movedLED lights are made without any mercury and can
beyond your Christmas tree lights. These lightslast years longer than CFL bulbs and several
are now lighting up more and more eco friendlyyears longer than incandescent bulbs.
homes due to relatively new, bundling technology.LED lights run incredibly cool relative to either CFL
This process of bundling several LED lights into abulbs or incandescent bulbs. This is good when
single bulb produces the same lighting effect thatyou are trying to keep a cool home during the
you are already used to with traditional andsummertime.
compact florescent (CFL) bulbs, but puts theLED lights are much more efficient and require
energy savings and environmental impact tomuch energy than incandescent or CFL bulbs. This
shame.makes them preferable if you are considering
One thing that worried me with CFL bulbs was autilizing solar power for your home or in your
discoloring and in some cases a melting thatyard for lightscaping.
occurred where the ends of the bulb came out ofThe current challenge with this new type of
the bulb base. I haven't had problems with a CFLlighting is that, like many new and great ideas, the
breaking, but I've always been concerned aboutare currently more expensive than their
the impact of the mercury on the environment.incandescent and CFL counterparts. Further,
I'm sure they are not all properly disposed of andseveral of the current bulbs on the market are
over time mercury will build up in our watermore for accent usage, rather than for lighting a
supply through the use of CFL bulbs.room. However, if you wish to be on the cutting
Here's a quick list of why LED lights are betteredge of green home illumination, LED lighting is
than CFL bulbs:what should be used.