The Green Dream: A Wireless Lighting System Makes Electrical Switches Portable

Large scale structure savings yes, but 3500$ for a lighting system in a medium-large sized home? Any particular budget on this green dream home?

would the output of wireless frequency be less then, in this wireless system than in a traditional wired home?
thinking of how we're bombarded with frequency everywhere ...if our homes can be a frequency free zone - lovely.

thanks!
am following this project closely for green everything as our construction begins this spring here in cold dark Alaska.

I just bought a log cabin to use as a garden office from www.logcabingarden.co.uk which I'm really happy with but I told them I would fit the electrics my self which I now wish I had them do it. However this cable free lighting would be perfect.
I think I might look in to this further before I call out the Electrician. Maybe you should contact some of the log cabin companies and introduce them to your revolutionary product.

You still have to have wires run to the light itself, as well as all of your wall outlets. Unless you are willing to build off code, that is usually an outlet every 6' or so (by most state codes). I am wondering how much wire you really save off of just the switchs, particularly in rooms with only one switch near the door - it intercepts in line on its way to the light anyways in many situations.

Those fancy dimmers would save $30 a bulb acording to the subpoints (and since those savings are energy, they are green savings). Since the wire is a one time environmental saving, would not the $3500 dimmers eventually outway the green advantage?

Oakspar77777: Thanks for saying that so I don't have to!

John seems to think that anything he is told is green is in fact green. Without asking some important questions.

It seems to me that at the end of the day, this wireless solution might actually be more harmful than good. They might use an insignificant amount of less copper, but, they likely used chemicals, energy, rarer material than the tiny bit of copper saved.

Plus, once those walls are plastered, some day in the future he might end up regretting it. What if that business goes under? You are stuck with their technology. No thanks!

And $3,500 for lighting? I did the electrical for my entire 1,200 square foot house for less than $1,000!!!

it is very cool and useful system except it is very expensive and many people probably won't be able to afford it

Popsci should reapply this to the E-house articles it ran, because this would make a home cheaper and faster. Electrical and plumbing through the sealing and floor with mass produced walls without any wooden studs. Foam sandwiched between to peaces of sheet rock would be more expensive than wood studs, but a straw gypsum mix would be solid and cheap. The walls would be the same thickness as stud walls dampen sounds and insulate. The ability to open the floor and sealing tiles to rewire will allow the walls to be moved just like furniture creating rooms for the moment. Does grandma now need more room for a wheel chair and private bath? Just move the flexible plumbing in the floor and walls around her room.

theres onl two things wrong with this system, one is obviously the cost because almost all have wires unless building from scratch, but the other problem is going to be the same thing with a TV remote, what happpens when it gets lost?

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Are a complete set of plans for the house and all it's subsystems available for viewing ?

I'd like to know more about how you are anticipating interior air pollution, ventilation, heat conservation ( exchanger ? ), humidity control, heating options.

I'd like to hear more about the pros and cons of the lighting system. It seems to me there is probably more to the value than it being green. Does it's lack of wiring help reduce the possibility of fire? If you have an older home that is wired you could still potentially save yourself from a hazard.

It is a cool lighting system, but need to stuck with their technology? No way!

A lot of times when I am at home alone I will just wear a LED head lamp. We live in a mobile home because we can't get a loan to build the type of home we want (Monolithic Dome Home mdidomesdotcom). A dome home is super insulated proven to use 1/3 the energy of a traditional home not changing the way you use energy. I would wsh to do things differntly I would want to use solar hot water heat pump a refrigerator that was made from a converted freezer anything to move to RE.
These homes are the ultimate no brainer what originally drew me to the home was their claim to be able to survive a 300 mph tornado,hurrucanes, later I found they just don't burn so add wild fire to the list of things not to be concerned about. They have an example of a dome that had been struck by lightning and none of the appliances including computers were damaged since the steel in the home sends the energy quickly to ground.
Last but not least the home uses less concrete to construct than a traditionally stick built home. Imagine that a home with all these benefits and uses less material I think we can't get loans not because they will not sell if defaulted on but because they remove too many jobs.
Less energy =less infrastructure, less tax collected from selling all that electricity. After a storm no roof to rebuild all those roofers out of work almost an entire segment of the economy gone the disaster industry what would fema do if entire neighborhoods were domes. A home would last hundreds of years. What about the savings and loan industry they will have less repairs so the s&l industry would loose customers. Domes are errected faster their method of construction errects the shell first after the shell is up you can count on working every day since there are no more rain outs.
Why do we care about jobs in the first place if we had no 9 to 5 and all were freestylers of sorts couldn't we find better things to do than be regulated by those trained to heard humans. Why couldn't we spend time doing other interest like square foot gardening,recycling,woodworking,fishing,bike riding and redisigning things.

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OK Here is the proof I have been searching for a home does exist with this Eco-friendly home.
Finally I can provide clients with some evidence of success. Am I correct in believing that it is also cheaper than wiring? Wow ! Why is this such a secret in the building environment. Is there some defect that I am not reading about?

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This is a fantastic advancement. I am not an electrician however appreciate the work involved in wiring a home for lighting and power. I guess for me, one question is how reliable is this? Do you need an additional generator or alternative electricity supply. It appears to good to be true.

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This is a brilliant concept and I am surprised I have not read about this through electrical forums. When you consider the wiring that is required to the average house and the sometime danger that goes with the power source, this method is a safe and tidy process.

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This is a brilliant concept and I am surprised I have not read about this through electrical forums. When you consider the wiring that is required to the average house and the sometime danger that goes with the power source, this method is a safe and tidy process.
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لا يزال لديك لتشغيل الأسلاك إلى النور نفسها ، وكذلك جميع منافذ الحائط الخاص بك. إلا إذا كنت على استعداد لبناء قبالة رمز ، الذي عادة ما يكون متنفسا كل 6 'أو نحو ذلك (من قبل معظم رموز الدولة). وأنا أتساءل كم من الأسلاك تقوم بحفظ حقا الخروج من switchs فقط ، ولا سيما في غرف تبديل واحد فقط مع قرب الباب -- انه يعترض في سطر في طريقها للضوء على أي حال في كثير من الحالات.
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Detta är en lysande idé och jag är förvånad att jag inte har läst om detta genom elektrisk forum. När man tänker på ledningarna som krävs för att den genomsnittliga huset och någon gång fara som går med strömkällan är denna metod en säker och snygg process.

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Mi piacerebbe saperne di più su i pro ei contro del sistema di illuminazione. Mi sembra che non vi è probabilmente più al valore di quello che è verde. Non è la mancanza di cablaggio contribuire a ridurre la possibilità di incendio? Se si dispone di una casa più grande che sia cablato si potrebbe ancora potenzialmente salva te stesso da un pericolo.

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Cool idea for an eco-friendly house. I think it’s awesome for the environments. I hate having wires running all over my house.

The Chandeliers would be a perfect as the lamps for my green dream house.

How much far can the radio waves go in this setting? Looks like you have tried for 300 feet.