The Capital Building is Going Green
Recently the House Chief Administrative Officer, Dan Beard, appeared on the radio show Living on Earth hosted by Steve Curwood. Living on Earth is a weekly environmental news and information program distributed by Public Radio International.
The interviewed was focused around the U.S. House of Representatives’ goal to be carbon neutral and serve as a model for sustainability by the end of 2008. Beard believes that they will make it several months in advance of their December deadline.
The U.S. House of Representative is also striving to reduce their energy consumption by 50 percent over the next ten years. They have already achieved a reduction of 6 percent this year.
So how are they achieving these lofty goals? Compact fluorescent light bulbs! They are replacing 30,000 light bulbs, resulting in savings of $120,000 per year in electricity costs.
For the full transcript of the interview visit:
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=08-P13-00025&segmentID=8
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Comment by Superior Lighting — June 1, 2009 @ 5:15 am
Energy efficient light bulbs are the easiest first step consumers and businesses can take towards reducing their energy consumption. Products have gotten light years better in the past few years and, in my eyes, indisputably better for 99% of applications. Both CFL and LED light bulbs run much cooler than incandescent bulbs, use energy much more efficiently, and do offer saving on your electricity bill. I am a vendor of energy efficient bulbs, so perhaps I am a bit biased, but I don’t know why everyone doesn’t switch today.
Comment by James — September 28, 2009 @ 6:08 am