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Pinnacle Building Group, Inc., a cabinet manufacturer, was looking for ways to curb office energy costs and to improve the lighting in their manufacturing area.  The manufacturing area was under-lit and needed additional fixtures, while the office needed a better quality of light. By using Viz-A-Lite High Vision fluorescent lamps, Empire Lighting Resources was able to reduce from 4 to 2 T12 lamps in each of the office ceiling fixtures.  This change resulted in an energy savings of 50% while increasing the usable light. In the manufacturing area, Empire Lighting Resources increased the number of 8′ fixtures from 4 to 12. The 2-lamp T12 fixtures, with Enhanced Aluminum reflectors were re-configured to best light the critical work areas.  The manufacturing area benefits included greater productivity, increased safety, decreased errors and injuries.

Originally posted 2009-04-02 13:31:06. 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

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