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Stone Medical Group, of Boca Raton, Florida was looking for a way decrease operational costs while increasing employee productivity. Empire Lighting Resources® proposed a combination of replacing the existing inefficient 458 watt metal halide fixtures in their warehouse with our energy-efficient 222 watt open high bay fixtures, retro-fitting the 64 watt U-bend fixtures to 30 watts and de-lamping the four lamp T8 fixtures to two lamp. Empire Lighting Resources® Viz-A-Lite® high vision lamps were used in all fixtures.

As a result, the lighting levels in the warehouse increased from an average of 2-3 foot candles to over 20. In the offices and common areas, foot candles increase over 30%. Overall, lighting savings were over 50%, saving Stone Medical an estimated $500.00 per month. Stone Medial Group was also able to take advantage of the U.S. Government EPACT program, which allows companies to write off a percentage of their energy-efficient projects in the same year. So, in addition to the energy savings, Stone will be able to write off almost 70% of the project cost.

Originally posted 2011-03-14 00:48:36. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Empire Lighting Resources has completed an energy saving and security enhancing project with Anytime Fitness of Tampa, Florida. ELR  replaced the existing energy consuming 458 watt metal halide fixtures with 192 watt hi-bay T8 fluorescent reflector fixtures with VIZ-A-LITE High Vision fluorescent lamps.  

Anytime Fitness, open 24/7, will consume 60% less energy to light their facility, saving over $8,000 per year. The savings are derived from the combination of the energy-efficient fixtures and heat load reduction. Anytime Fitness’s security has been greatly improved as result of the no-glare high vision lighting that enhances what the surveillance cameras pick up.

Originally posted 2009-08-27 12:48:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Empire Lighting Resources became an ENERGY STAR partner in July 2008. ENERGY STAR is a joint program between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. The ENERGY STAR program promotes energy efficient products and practices in an effort to save money and protect the environment. The ENERGY STAR program was formed in 1992 and continues to work with businesses and consumers on energy-efficient solutions.

Empire Lighting Resources, with offices in Tampa and Ft Lauderdale, is a full service energy savings company that provides their customers with innovative solutions to energy-efficient lighting.

Originally posted 2009-05-06 07:30:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Empire Lighting Resources recently completed a lighting retrofit for Carroll Tire Company’s 80,000 s.f. warehouse. Carroll’s primary light sources were from aging, energy consuming 458 watt metal halide fixtures, 300 watt incandescent fixtures and sky lights. As a result, the facility was grossly under lit, especially on cloudy days or when there was no sunlight. This problem was compounded by racking that is filled with black rubber tires which absorb light.

Empire Lighting resources provided a comprehensive lighting plan that provided significantly more light while not using excessive energy. Empire Lighting Resources used 8 lamp fluorescent Aisle Lighters with enhanced aluminum reflectors in the narrower aisles and 8 lamp Hi-Bay Reflector fixtures in the open areas. The installed fixtures all featured Empire Lighting Resources VIZ-A-LITE High Vision lamps.

The average energy savings will be approximately $4,700 per year, but more importantly, the facility is much brighter and Carroll Tire has happier and more productive employees.

Originally posted 2009-09-30 13:49:29. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Empire Lighting Resources recently completed upgrading the lighting at Regency Travel in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. By converting the existing four lamp T12 fixtures using standard fluorescents with two energy-efficient VIZ-A-LITE High Vision fluorescents, ELR reduced the lighting energy consumption used by 50%, saving  Regency Travel almost $2,000.00 per year in electrical costs and a payback of only 8 months.

Originally posted 2010-03-13 15:56:31. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Empire Lighting Resources has just completed the makeover of Badar’s Hair ‘N’ All, a full service hair salon. The staff regularly complained about the poor lighting. The owner thought she had solved the problem by adding more fixtures and still more fixtures until the salon looked cluttered.  ELR, using VIZ-A-LITE High Vision lamps, implemented a design to give the staff the light needed to do their detailed work and reduce the layers of light fixtures. 

The result of the makeover is a brighter, less congested and more pleasant atmosphere for both the employees and patrons.

Originally posted 2009-09-29 11:20:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Empire Lighting Resources, has completed the first phase of a lighting retrofit project for Doral Hyundai of Doral, FL. The initiative was warranted to increase the brightness of the critical paint and body shop area as well as saving energy.

The paint and body shop area lighting consisted of 28-458 watt metal halide fixtures and 22 2-lamp T8 wall mounted fixtures. All HID fixtures were replaced with 144 watt open Hi-Bay fixtures utilizing Empire Lighting Resources VIZ-A-LITE High Vision fluorescent lamps. All existing wall fixture T8 lamps were replaced with T8 VIZ-A-LITE High Vision lamps for additional light. The result, an average of 69% energy savings per fixture and while providing a tremendous improvement in light quality due to the increased CRI (color rendering index) caused by switching from the HID lamps to the high CRI VIZ-A-LITE  lamps.

Estimated annual savings in reduced energy demand will exceed $6,500.00.

Originally posted 2010-03-15 08:00:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

 

Empire Lighting Resources, has recently completed a lighting retrofit project for St. Petersburg Christian School. The objective was to reduce soaring electrical costs, provide improved  lighting quaility for a better learning atmosphere in the classrooms and  turn the gymnasium from dull and dark to bright and dramatic.

In the classrooms, existing fluorecent fixtures were de-lamped, and replaced with Empire Lighting Resources VIZ-A-LITE High Vision lamps, which are 70% brighter than standard fluorescents.  In the gymnasium, all existing 458 watt metal halide fixtures were replaced with 192 watt open Hi-Bay fixtures utilizing Empire Lighting Resources VIZ-A-LITE High Vision T8 fluorescent lamps. 

St.Petersburg Christian, as a result of the upgrade when comparing 2009 to 2010 same month electrical expenditures, saved over $3000.00 in the first month.

Originally posted 2010-07-07 13:02:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Atlas Party Rentals, an event planning company based in Boynton Beach, Florida was looking for ways to increase productivity, light quality and reduce energy costs. Color matching was very important as they create theme settings and linens for their clients.

Empire Lighting Resources®, using our five year guaranteed Viz-A-Lite® high vision lamps, was able to de-lamp all of the four lamp T12 lay-in fixtures, reducing wattage from 192 watts to 96 watts per fixture. Also, all of the 8’ T12 fixtures were retro-fitted to 8’ T8, reducing wattage from 185 to 103 per fixture. With the changes, Atlas Party Rentals lighting costs were reduced by over 50%.

In addition, Atlas financed the entire project for two years with no out of pocket costs. The monthly payments were paid for by the savings generated by the lower energy costs. After the two years, Atlas will have over $200.00 per month in energy savings.

Originally posted 2011-03-30 09:50:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Empire Lighting Resources, has completed the lighting retrofit for the 360,000 s.f. Pepperidge Farm, Inc. manufacturing plant located in Lakeland, FL. The energy savings initiative was the first for Pepperidge Farm which has nine production facilities throughout the United States.

The production area lighting consisted of 55% 458 watt high pressure sodium fixtures, 35% 455 watt metal halide and 10% 8′ fluorescent strip fixtures. All HID fixtures were replaced with 224 watt enclosed  Hi-Bay fixtures utilizing Empire Lighting Resources VIZ-A-LITE High Vision fluorescent lamps. All existing 75 watt 8′ T12 cool white fluorescent lamps using 30 watt magnetic ballasts were replaced with 59 watt 8′ T8 VIZ-A-LITE High Vision lamps using normal ballast factor  electronic ballasts. The result, an average of 52% energy savings per fixture and additionally, dramatic heat load reduction, while providing a tremendous improvement in light quality due to the increased CRI (color rendering index) caused by switching from the yellow tinted low CRI high pressure sodium lamps to the high CRI VIZ-A-LITE  lamps.

In the office areas throughout the facility, all existing 2, 3, and 4 lamp cool white T12 fixtures as well as the 3 and 4 lamp T8 fixtures were retrofitted to 2 lamp T8 fixtures using VIZ-A-LITE High Vision lamps, enhanced aluminum reflectors and normal ballast factor electronic ballasts. The result, an average energy savings of 65% with again, a much improved quality of light. Additionally, all appropriate areas of the plant had occupancy sensors installed to provide additional energy savings.

Estimated annual savings in reduced energy demand will exceed $116,000 with an additional $73,000 in EPACT tax credits.

Pepperidge Farm will reduce CO2 emissions by 1,412 tons per year as well as a reduction of over 5.3 tons in SO2. This is the environmental equivalent of planting 224 acres of trees or removing 197 automobiles from the road, saving of over 100,813 gallons of gasoline and reducing oil demand by 2,400 barrels of oil.

Originally posted 2009-10-19 12:09:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter