Green Options

Building managers and environmental passers-by always scream when they see office lights on in the middle of the night, illuminating someone’s cubicle for hours when they’re not there. Ledalite’s Ergolight Controls System has been designed to take care of that problem, as well as increase office energy efficiency. It’s such a good solution, that it was recognized by the David Suzuki Foundation as one of their climate change solution case studies. Designed to help building designers and architects achieve LEED certification, depending on the set-up, customers can decrease their energy consumption by up to 80%.

In order to save on electricity costs, three German towns have begun testing a program that requires residents to call ahead to request street lighting be turned on late at night.

Residents in Lemgo, Schwelentrup-Doerntrup, and Rahden pay up to 10 cents a minute for lighting after 11 pm under the plan, called Dial4Light. People use cell or landlines to call the city, give their route and time period when light is needed, and then a computer system triggers the lights to turn on along the path.

The plan is a creative effort to save energy, but could result in a whole different set of problems.

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Energy conservation is an easy solution, especially when it doesn't affect your day-to-day life. Often we waste electricity, but we don't even benefit from that usage. A perfect example of this is leaving the lights on when you leave the room.