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PRODUCTS PRODUCTS AND TOOLS EVERY BUILDER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ■ E D I T E D B Y N I G E L F. M A Y N A R D CABINET POSITION: Design Pro is a new line of undercabinet LED lighting that saves money and energy. Featuring a thin proﬁle that blends into cabinet design, the product offers 40,000 hours of life and is easy to install. It comes in three outputs—4-, 8-, and 12-watt—and bronze, white, and nickel ﬁnishes. ▪ Kichler Lighting. 866-558-5706. www.kichler.com. Circle no. 108. STEP LIGHTLY: This new architectural collection of 12-volt LED step lights can be used for outdoor walkways, steps, decks, and patios. Off ered in a variety of models and sizes, the ﬁ xtures are designed in horizontal, circular, and vertical conﬁgurations and come with louvers and frosted glass. The units shown here feature a cast aluminum housing and measure 5 inches or 7.5 inches wide and 3 inches thick. ▪ Orbit/ Evergreen. 800-906-7248. www.orbitelectric. com. Circle no. 109. High Beam Can LED lighting replace the incandescent bulb? T he traditional incandescent light bulb as you know it soon will be extinct. It’s probably not going to happen tomorrow or even next year, but there is no doubt that the 125-year-old technology that Thomas Edison created will be largely gone before you know it. In some ways, the slow death of the bulb has already begun. When President Bush signed the energy bill last December, buried in the legislation was a provision that phases out incandescent light bulbs over the next four to 12 years in favor of more energy-efficient technologies. Incandescent has had a good run. The technology uses an electrical current that heats a ﬁ lament to produce warm, high- quality lighting that is very ﬂattering, says Mary Beth Gotti, manager of GE’s Lighting and Electrical Institute in Cleveland. It’s cheap, effective, and readily available. “It also comes in different shapes and sizes and is dimmable,” Gotti adds. However, the traditional light bulb is an energy hog, and this is the reason for its demise. Compact ﬂuorescent lighting (CFL), the likely successor to incandescent, is a good, energy-efficient option that has come a long way from the days when long tubes produced an unappealing buzz and an undesirable bluish hue. Newer spiral-shaped bulbs offer better performance. With light outputs of 40 to 80 lumens per watt, they’re extremely efficient. ToolBase Services, the (see page 68) technical information MODA LOAD: The manufacturer’s LED recessed lighting has a life expectancy ranging from 30,000 hours to more than 50,000 hours at 70 percent of its original lumen output. Each light measures 3 inches and features 1- or 3-watt units. A series of downlights also is available with a black reﬂ ector. ▪ Moda Light. 239-242-6667. www. modalight.com. Circle no. 110. FOR MORE PRODUCT INFORMATION, VISIT EBUILD, HANLEY WOOD’S INTERACTIVE PRODUCT CATALOG, AT WWW.BUILDERONLINE.COM/PRODUCTS OR EBUILD.COM. W W W.BUILDERONLINE.COM nov e m ber 2008 B U I LD E R ■ 67 http://www.kichler.com http://www.orbitelectric.com http://www.orbitelectric.com http://www.modalight.com http://www.modalight.com http://WWW.BUILDERONLINE.COM/PRODUCTS http://www.EBUILD.COM http://WWW.BUILDERONLINE.COM

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