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70% of Designers Spec LEDs in Kitchens
"Energy-efficiency is clearly not a fad, but a real trend that can be seen taking hold in homes across the United States and Canada," says NKBA. "Despite the higher initial cost, light-emitting diode, or LED, lighting is proof of this trend."
On the flip side, spec'ing compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) is on the decline. Only 26 percent of designers have recommended them in 2012, down from 36 percent in 2011.
The specification of incandescent bulbs is at 42 percent, and the NKBA expects that figure to fall as 75W and then 60W and 40W bulbs are banned in 2013 and 2014.
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This is excellent news. Homeowners spend a significant amount of time in their kitchens—probably more waking hours than in any other room in the home. So, it makes sense that room’s lighting is being replaced with higher-efficiency technology. In my own home, I’m just about to replace under-cabinet 20w halogen puck lamps with LED fixtures, and aside from the energy savings, I won’t have to replace (on average) each bulb every six months, and I’ll be free of the heating issue, where the puck lamp’s heat radiates into the items stored in the cabinet’s lower shelf.
If you’re new to LED lamps, you’ll need to get up to speed on proper dimming. Unlike incandescent lights, it’s more complex and not all LED fixtures are dimmable. The uninitiated should read Lutron’s excellent white papers on dimming LEDs, which are available on their public website.
So glad CFLs are going away. Saves me from having to throw them all out at each project because they cant be dimmed.