So many bulbs, so many choices...LED, Low voltage, halogen, incandescent. Let me explain. Incandescent: Regular light bulb still render...

My friend Rob runs a hockey school in Walpole, and lives nearby. He was actually the guy in the famed Chuck Liddell spots we ran in 2005. ...

I am leading a panel discussion about The Future of Incandescent Lighting tomorrow at the RDC show. Personally, the incandescent bulb shoul...

I like working later...less distractions. Recently, however, I noticed that it was a lot colder in the store. And the reason? The switch...

Quick Question: Which contains more mercury; this Yale associate or a compact fluorescent bulb? Correct answer is the Yale associate...

As of Monday August 30: 100 watt Incandescent bulbs will be banned in Europe. If this is the first time reading the blog, following are a f...

Yesterday was about mistakes...Today will be about considerations. LED Recessed: 11 watts is equivalent to about 75 watts, with no heat out...

We changed 214 bulbs in our wall sconce room from 15 watt incandescent to 5 watt color rendering fluorescent. Have a look... In addition to ...

Last year, I spent 118,000 planning a second store. It has not happened yet, functional word yet, but it is easy to understand how commerci...

First, Pat installed Google Reactions at the bottom of each post to gauge opinion. Think of it as particpation without commentary. Now look...

I walk into work today to discover I am to represent Yale in a 10-20 minute sales seminar in about 90 minutes. Other than that I am a perfe...

Have a look at this color rendering fluorescent bulb...Notice anything different? Dimmable Fluorescent Bulb This fluorescent actually is dim...

Last year, we had an event called Innovation 08, which focused around new products. This year is a little different. We are focusing around ...

For new readers, The Yale Blog is about simple ways to save money. You do not have to buy a SubZero or Viking to have a great kitchen...That...

2008 was a great year for appliances....Not. Although 2008 was a difficult year for every industry, certain segments of the appliance and l...

Ah Black Friday....The next 3 plus weeks will determine the fate of half the retailers. Happily, the appliance business is fairly consisten...

It is very hard to describe lighting. In previous posts, I have delved into the color rendition or Kelvin of different bulbs. In other pos...

17% of all energy is consumed in your home, which ironically is the same energy expended by every motor vehicle in this country. We could s...

So we are planning a new store. We have been a 1 store shop since 1923, so thinking about a new one is not part of our DNA. Here is the proc...

I had to leave town unexpectedly, but will be back on Monday with new stuff...Here is an earlier post. In an earlier post, I described how t...