Legislation, including EPAct, and ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004, has made energy efficient lighting control systems central to energy reduction and cost savings. Lighting accounts for approximately 26% of all commercial building energy costs and 44% in office buildings. Manufacturing Plants and MRO managers need energy-efficient lighting systems and controls to reduce their bottom line operational costs. Companies and building owners are realizing that energy-efficient lighting systems and controls are necessary because they directly influence and improve the triple bottom line (Profit, People, and Planet).

INTELLIGENT LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND LIGHTING CONTROLS

• Centralized lighting control systems provide precise control over switching, dimming, energy management, daylighting and window shade control
• Systems can control a single space, an entire building, or an entire campus
• Reduces energy consumption and lowers operating costs while improving occupant comfort and productivity
• Fluorescent lighting control systems, digital electronic dimming ballasts, controls, and environmental sensors generate energy savings of 50% to 70%

DIMMERS, OCCUPANCY SENSORS, PHOTOCONTROLS & DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS

• Dimming lights by 25% can save 20% of the cost of electricity while extending bulb life by years
• Occupancy sensors can deliver energy savings of 50% or greater in a classroom, 28% in a private office
• Daylight harvesting controls with motorized window shade systems can boost energy savings by as much as 40%
• Daylighting also significantly reduces cooling load and peak demand

COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS (CFL)

• Energy efficient compact fluorescent downlights (CFLs) provide up to 30% energy savings with lower maintenance costs than standard incandescent lighting
• Screw-in CFLs save as much as 80% in energy costs
• Last 10 times longer than standard incandescent lamps

ENERGY-EFFICIENT LAMPS AND T8/T5 FIXTURES

• High-performance T8 or T5 lighting systems deliver energy savings of 20% over traditional 3-lamp T8 Parabolic luminaries
• Fluorescent high-bay luminaries are ideal retrofit for H.I.D. applications that likely consume 25-40% more energy
• Fluorescent high-bay luminaries provide up to 70% energy savings in retrofit H.I.D. applications
• New 150w T5 high-bay fluorescent lighting fixtures reduce energy costs by up to 60% compared to metal halide industrial lights

LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) LAMPS AND LED EDIT/EMERGENCY LIGHTS

• LEDs provide improved brightness, but remain expensive
• Purchase price is recouped quickly as LEDs last 10 times longer than CFLs and 133 times longer than standard incandescent lamps, reducing maintenance costs

ELECTRONIC DIMMING BALLASTS

• Dimming ballast quickly pay for themselves by reducing energy use and operating costs.