Say Goodbye to Incandescents -- Hello to Smart Lighting!

Say Goodbye to Incandescents The light bulb is changing. Lighting technology is improving. Homeowners are embracing smarter ways to light their homes. No more inefficient, harsh lighting. Hello to smart, energy-efficient lighting options. ele 1879 The incandescent as we Did you know know it today was invented by the famous An incandescent Thomas Edison. He discovered one light bulb on average of the breakthroughs in incandescent technology and eventually produced a bulb that could glow for more than 1,500 hours. LOSES 90% of its energy producing heat? 1963 on Seeing Red? Nick Holonyak, Jr., an engineer at General Electric, invented the first light-emitting diode visible to the human eye. Its red coloring made the LED groundbreaking. are 10 times more efficient than LEDS incandescents and last nearly 25 times longer. 44445 1976 The first step to making the light bulb more energy CFLS 75% LESS efficient came from the invention use 75% less of compact fluorescent light bulbs by General Electric's Ed Hammer. CFLS produce 75% less energy than incandescents and can last heat than incandescents. But 10 times longer, with that positive, come several negatives: harder on the eyes, difficult to dim, and stricter but 75% of 75% these lights are made in China. recycling methods. LESS 2004 Control4 introduced smart lighting solutions, giving homeowners more control and flexibility over their lights. Using a keypad, homeowners could manage all their lights, and set them to turn on/off by the time of day or sensors. These solutions save energy and money. End of an Era Goodbye to standard Jan. 1, 2012: 100-watt incandescents. Jan. 1, 2013: Goodbye to standard 75-watt incandescents. el Jan. 1, 2014: Goodbye to standard 60- and 40-watt incandescents. 2012 $1B 2018 $78 Smart lighting is expected to explode in the next five years. Revenue for this market will grow from $1 billion in 2012 to $7 billion by 2018. The Future Smart Lighting. Turn lights on or off with the press of one button, or from your smartphone or tablet. Sources: California Energy Commission Energy Star General Electric Detect Energy/Energy Star * Global Smart Lighting Market, MarketResearch.com ControlG ©2013, Controld Corporation. All rights reserved. Control4, the Control4 logo, and the 4-ball logo, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Control4 Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All specifications subject to change without notice. ©©0. O00 © ©©