The start of the new year usually comes along with new resolutions. Improvements in environmentally-friendly practices should be one of the resolutions in your list. The biggest changes that you can make is by reducing your energy consumption from lighting. If you have already made the switch to energy-efficient LED lights, that’s great. If you haven’t, it is the first action that you should do. We have also listed a few other things that you should consider to reduce your property’s energy consumption even further.

Is your interior light design setup in an efficient way?

Do many bulbs have to be turned on in order for you to complete certain tasks around your property? For example, instead of having one single bulb that lights up the entire kitchen, do you find that you have to turn on 6-8 bulbs every time?

Take a note of these around your home and document what kind of bulbs are being used. Improvements here can help to make a difference to your property’s energy consumption.

Are there still incandescent bulbs being used throughout the property?

Take a look around your property to see what kind of lights are being used. Do you still find that there are a few inefficient light bulbs being used? Or even if they aren’t, they just haven’t been phased out of your property yet?

It’s likely that you will find these in areas such as sheds, garages and storage rooms. You should also check any lamps within the property to see if the light bulbs that they use can be replaced with an LED equivalent.

Is the property using solar lighting to minimize its dependency on artificial lighting?

It’s in our interest to sell you light bulbs, but we want to make sure that you are illuminating your home efficiently by using both solar and artificial lighting. Walk around your property with the lights off to see if there are any dark areas and note how accessible the room is to natural light. You might be able to provide more natural sunlight in the room by placing mirrors, glass objects or reflective metals around the property.

If the room or space has access to openings such as windows, solar tubes, skylights or wide doors, are they being used efficiently to maximize the amount of natural light that comes into the property? Or is the light being diffused or blocked by items such as curtains, blinds or exterior obstructions?

Once you have made a note of these, you will be able to see how you can make improvements that will improve the amount of solar light that comes into the property. Additionally, it should help to minimize your property’s dependency on artificial light and should also minimize your property’s electrical consumption cost.

Commit to making improvements in these areas and you should start to see a cost-saving benefit towards the end of the year. You can also be confident that you have done your part to help save the environment by reducing your property’s carbon footprint.

If you would like to learn more, get in touch with a LEDified specialist today!