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.