Living Green

The Power of One Campaign: Changing the world one light bulb at a time

We at Kay Lighing & Design believe in protecting our environment one person at a time. We are asking our customers and friends to change one light bulb in your home to a compact fluorescent bulb. Ask our design professionals which lamp (light bulb) suits your needs.

What will this do? Can you imagine if every home had one CFL Bulb in a lamp used frequently, we could save enough money to light more than 2.5 million homes for a year? Most importantly, prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of nearly 800,000 cars. It's true!

Not only will you help save our environment for you, your children and grandchildren, you will save some money as well.

One of the things we have heard is that when people decide that they want to help the environment they are surprised at how easy it is to make a difference. We have compiled a list to start you off on the road to “ being green”.

Replace all the switches in your home with our energy saving dimmers. Not only will you reduce the greenhouse gas emissions going into the atmosphere, but also over a short time period your savings on energy costs will pay for the dimmers. Ask our lighting consultant how to go about this easy one!

When redecorating your home, consider our Brazilian hand-painted consoles, chests, table etc. All of these items are made from reconstituted, recycled woods. In a previous form they were farms and bridges! No new trees were cut down to make this furniture!

Buy an antique? We carry antique lighting, mirrors, furniture, etc. It always helps to recycle these items and you get a little history as a bonus!
Call on our lighting designers to suggest energy saving ideas for your office or business, we would be glad to consult with you.

Think energy savings appliances when replacing them in your kitchen or laundry room. Our friends at Ray's appliances (down the street) can help you pick the right ones. Just to give an example – if every washing machine sold in the U.S. this year alone was an energy efficient one, it would save 900 Billion (with a “ B”) gallons of water! Or, to put it another way, lifetime drinking water for 67 million people.

Energy has to come from somewhere – and it is usually fossil fuels. Since the average house causes twice the greenhouse gas emissions of the average car over the course of a year, these reduced costs can also be seen as savings equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 25 million cars! Homebuilders are noticing these numbers more and more. Speaking of cars, how about considering a hybrid as your next vehicle?

You will be surprised at how good you feel when you implement any of these great ideas.

Our “ power of one – changing the world one light bulb at a time” campaign is easier than you think and it begins at home. You can make a difference.

Kay Lighting & Design
Concerned Citizen of the World