Going green has become today’s mantra, and rightly so! With global warming and environmental issues in the limelight, what are YOU doing about it?

“Environment friendly” is not an epithet reserved for others! It applies to you too! Yes, we read about it, watch it on TV and talk about going “green”, but what’s important is, taking time off to see what each one of us is doing / can do about it…

Using compost for your garden, segregating your trash, saying no to plastic could be some of the things you are doing anyway. You can go green in the furniture you select for your home, go green with the flooring, but have you considered going green with the lighting in your home?

Lighting takes up 30% of a building’s energy consumption. When you choose lights for your home or draw up lighting plans for your office, it is vital that you consider energy consumption before you narrow down on lighting design. This is not only cost-effective, but you will also be doing your bit for the environment.

Eco-friendly lights, available today, not only save energy, but are popularly used inside and outside “green” buildings in order to conserve power. You can consider converting your standard lighting to energy friendly lamps. Are you doing up your home? Consider re-doing the lighting installation. Re-lamping can also be cost effective as well as environment friendly. Make sure the bulbs you use at home are energy saving. The operational life of LED lights is 100000 hours! Green lighting can include GLS lamps, flourescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, miniature lamps and consumer luminaries. Using these can bring down the electricity consumption as well as the electricity bill!

Today, Chennai boasts of several light stores that sell cost-effective lighting. Ask them for eco-friendly light solutions. They may be slightly steep in price, but look at the long-term benefits: lesser consumption, longer life and a lower electricity bill! The best part is you can pat yourself on the back and announce to the world that you have done your bit for the environment, by choosing “green” lights…