Featured in Colorado Homes and Lifestyles - August 2010 Issue

When it comes to lighting, Daniel McCord is an expert for finding the right light for the right setting. At the dinner table, a full-powered chandelier (which should function more as a decoration) can create glare, thus Daniel recommends dimmers and low-volt lighting for a more intimate setting. Lighting can also accent features of a home, such as archways and artwork and cabinet lights. Cabinet lights are a great decorative lighting to add to your kitchen and they can also serve as a task light while preparing meals.

To read more about different lighting techniques, be sure to read the full article in the Colorado Homes and Lifestyles (August 2010) magazine.

If you'd like to add decorative lighting to your home or garden, or have some fixtures that produce more glare than you'd like, feel free to contact us via email at info@coloradoconceptlighting.com or via phone at 303-234-0460.

Please also check out our website www.coloradoconceptlighting.com for more about our company and to see examples of some of our work.

New Wall Outlet Includes Two USB Ports

For our tech-savvy customers and those with many different mobile devices, there is a new product hitting the market this year that will make charging your device just that much easier. Introducing the wall outlet and dual usb charger. This wall outlet will fit any existing wall outlet cut-out for easily replacing your existing outlets. It features two USB ports for charging your mobile devices with advanced technology so you don't waste electricity when nothing is plugged in. USB output is 5V, 600mA, which means it will work with any USB charging device such as your phone, camera, mp3 player, and more. This is great for places such as your kitchen, office, or near your nightstand. No more fiddling with adapters, just simply plug in your USB cable into your device, and into the outlet, and let the charging begin.

Note that these wall outlets are not yet available on the market, but should be coming by then end of June. If you are interesting in having these installed in your home, call us today at (303) 234-0460 or email us at info@coloradoconceptlighting.com to pre-order your wall outlet/USB combo today. Read more about this device at http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=458.

Buying a new home? Do you know what to look for?

Buying a new home is not an easy task. How many bedrooms do you want? How many bathrooms? Should the guest bathroom be half-bath or full-bath? Do you want a garage and how big? Is the house in a good neighborhood? How are the schools in the area? The list goes on. But besides the obvious, do you know what to look for when walking through a house and the questions to ask. If you are looking at purchasing an older house, is it up to electrical code? Does it have an FPE Panel? What about the wiring in the house? Is it properly grounded?

When purchasing an older house, we recommend you not only have a home inspector come look at the house, but also a certified electrician. Home inspector's will help identify foundation issues, defects in the framework, and so forth, but many home inspectors often fail to see electrical problems. Certified electricians can walk through your home in question and tell you if it meets current electrical code, and if not can estimate the cost to bring the home up to current electrical standards.

FPE panels were used in homes built prior to the 1960s and are a big fire hazard today. Many electrical contractors will refuse to service these panels and will turn down work unless the panel is replaced because they understand the dangers associated with these panels. For more information on FPE panels and to read the dangers, visit http://www.inspectapedia.com/fpe/fpepanel.htm, or simply search the internet for FPE panels.

The Denver Post recently ran an article talking about the wiring used in homes built around the 1950s. The wiring in many of these homes consists of paper wrap and may not be grounded. Unless the home was later renovated and the wiring upgraded, it can still contain paper wrap. Paper wrap has a lower heat resistant than the wiring used today. Due to the lower heat resistance, the wire can be damaged or burnt within the walls and pose as a hazard, yet none of this would be visible with a simple walk through of the home. For more on home inspections, visit http://www.inspectapedia.com/electric/Old_House_Wiring.htm.

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The End of Incandescent Light Bulbs

We have received some calls recently about the status of incandescent light bulbs, so we thought it would be best to post a blog to answer some questions about the light bulb.

In December of 2007, Congress passed law that would phase out incandescent light bulbs by the year 2012. The purpose is to help reduce green house gasses and increase energy-saving light bulbs throughout homes in the United States. According to some reports, Phillips has begun the change over and plans to phase out incandescent light bulbs within the next year or so.

Replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lights (CFL) can save you on your energy bill, as well as on light bulbs in general. CFLs burn on average of 1000 hours, more than incandescent lights. Over the life of a single bulb, you could save $30 in energy costs and light bulb replacements.

To replace your incandescents, contact us today for great pricing on compact fluorescent lights or other engery-efficient lighting.

Articles of Reference:

Wikipedia: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Independence_and_Security_Act_of_2007

Wikipedia: Compact Fluorescent Lamp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp

New Feature for Our Company

Colorado Concept Lighting, Inc. has been working hard these past few weeks to bring you more content in more places. We have been working to set up accounts with sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and now a blog. While we continue to set up some of these accounts and bring more about our company to you, please take the time to visit our website, and free to leave any comments that you may have. We look forward to doing business with you soon.

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Featured in Colorado Homes & Lifestyles

Colorado Concept Lighting, Inc. was featured in a blog post by Colorado Homes and Lifestyles. Colorado Concept Lighting installs top of the line lighting products to accentuate your artwork and home. Everything from artwork lighting to landscape lighting, Colorado Concept Lighting will help you make your home light up and look great. Read more at the Colorado Homes & Lifestyles blog post.