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Makeover 101: Part 4 – Learning Basics of LED Light Installation

LED Home COB House

My first large-scale experience with LED lights is when I decided to get an electrician to add new fans in the bedrooms and replace all the fluorescent lights in the house with brighter, more lasting lights. In some places like the living room, I added extra double lights which make the whole area very bright. There was not much work required for replacing fluorescent with LED lights but working with LED strips for the kitchen cabinet is going to be different. Photo by Max Rahubovskiy.

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Technology 101: Environment Friendly Home Solar in Malaysia

home solar environment green energy

(The entire home solar set is expected to cost house owners RM60,000 – it is not cheap but the return of investment does look favourable. If there are special funds for house owners to part-finance the set-up cost and then tie the repayment to the monthly FiT, that will promote greater use of solar panels at residential areas. Image source: http://www.eurocosm.com/)

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Environment 101: Earth Hour – KL Not Dark Enough

Canberra Earth Hour Environment Night

(The city of Canberra during the recent Earth Hour where switching off the lights is a symbolic act to show that we care for the environment. Image source: http://www.greenroofs.com)

It looks like many Malaysians are also still in the “dark” when it comes to the environment and efforts being taken on the conservation

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