Efficient Lighting
Efficient nighttime lighting
- building code requires use of high efficacy lights in some areas, dimmers in others
- use efficient LED light sources in family room (permlight LED light)
- use efficient LED lighting for exterior lighting (spots, accent lights)
Architecture changes for better daytime lighting
- Goal: Eliminate dark areas in the house so that typically no lights need to be on during the day
- Added two doorways (some doorways were framed but hidden in walls!)
- Improved existing house skylight by adding light tunnel,
- Added two small skylights to family room to improve daytime lighting,
- Removed a wall in kitchen breakfast nook wall that blocked light.