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2012 Incandescent Phase Out - Which Replacement Bulbs to Buy?
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Ready to Turn in Your Incandescent Bulbs? You May Not Have To

by Clint DeBoer

The government has affected many different aspects of home construction, some good, like primary building codes that keep home safer and set standards for quality construction. Other things, like regulating low-flow toilets in 1994, have been more… problematic. Now, consumers are facing an essential “ban” on all residential incandescent lights that is slated to start next year for 100 watt bulbs. So how is this a “ban”? In December 2007 the federal government enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This act mandates that all household and commercial light bulbs producing between 310 and 2600 lumens be 30% more energy efficient then 2007-era incandescents by 2012-2014. This would put them in step with halogen technology. The efficiency standards starts with 100-watt bulbs in January 2012 and works its way down to 40-watt bulbs in January 2014.

Ever Use a $130,000 Toilet?
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The End of the Traditional Toilet

by Clint DeBoer

Dealing with human waste in many places around the globe proves to be a challenge. Here in America, we often take for granted the amount of clean water that is available and take minimal measures to conserve it. Depending on the age of your home and the type of toilet that is installed, a toilet can be one of the largest users of water in your home. Now the reason that Bill Gates is interested in toilets is because for a big part of the world, clean water is limited and in many cases is not even available. So the idea to develop a better toilet, maybe even the ultimate toilet, does seem like a worthy cause.

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