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New Lighting Options Saves Money And Is Good For The Environment…. 

 

PIU Management is pleased to announce the addition of Empire Lighting Resources

(ELR) to our ever growing vendor list. As the Director of Site Development, Randy

Baker’s background is rooted in construction so he took a rather skeptical approach

when reviewing the cost savings claims made by ELR. However, after a careful and

thorough review, their fixtures and fluorescent lamps truly do deliver as promised.

 

 

 

Originally posted 2009-06-08 17:07:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Highlands Christian Academy, with a student enrollment that ranges from 3-K through grade12, utilizes their gymnasium all day. Due to soaring energy and maintenance costs, Highlands looked for ways to reduce expenses. Empire Lighting Resources suggested replacing their 36 existing energy consuming 455 watt metal halide fixtures with 192 watt hi-bay T8 fluorescent reflector fixtures with Viz-A-Lite High Vision fluorescent lamps.

By replacing the fixtures, Highlands will save over $7,000 per year in energy costs derived from the combination of the energy-efficient fixtures and heat load reduction. Also, a result of the greatly enhanced brightness of the new lighting system, Highlands will need to only light one-half of the fixtures during daily use. This translates to additional savings of up to 80% of their current overall lighting costs.

Originally posted 2009-05-02 13:24:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

This, Pump It Up, is a new franchise location with a build out that had to meet specific lumen requirements as per the corporate guidelines.

The original plans developed to meet these lighting minimums called for 138 (2-lamp T8) fixtures in the 2 main activity arenas.  In the non-arena areas the plans called for 57 (4-lamp T8) lay-in fixtures.  The owners were concerned about energy consumption and the maintenance cost required on so many fixtures, especially with a 19′ ceiling height.  Empire Lighting Resources was called in to re-evaluate the lighting plan.

We determined that the 2 arenas could be effectively lit with 42 (4-lamp) hi-bay reflector fixtures using Viz-A-Lite High Vision fluorescent lamps. This accomplished two areas of savings; first, the originally proposed energy consumption was reduced by 40% and secondly, the cost of the build out, including installation labor and materials was reduced by thousands of dollars.

In the non-arena areas we used 54 lay-in fixtures using 2-F40T12 Viz-A-Lite High Vision fluorescent lamps with electronic ballasts.  These changes reduced their energy consumption from 128 watts to 81 watts per fixture without a loss in lumens.  Empire Lighting Resources reduced the originally planned 195 fixtures to 96 while meeting or exceeding the corporate office’s lighting requirements.

This new, Pump It Up, location will save approximately $18,000 over the next 3 years in energy and standard lamp replacement costs.

Originally posted 2009-05-02 08:31:46. 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

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 has just completed an energy saving and lighting enhancement project at the Seldom Seen Gallery of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Seldom Scene Gallery, chosen as “one of the top retailers of American craft” by Niche Magazine, was looking for ways to reduce energy costs while also increasing the image of the many items they present.

ELR  replaced six existing uplight fan fixtures with nine Hi-Bay T8 fluorescent reflector fixtures with VIZ-A-LITE High Vision fluorescent lamps and electronic ballasts. The increase in overall brightness allowed for the removal of over 90 halogen spotlights, that were needed to light the store.  

Due to the changes, Seldom Seen will consume almost 75% less energy to light their facility saving approximately $6,000 per year. The savings are derived from the combination of the energy-efficient fixtures and heat load reduction. 

Originally posted 2009-10-06 12:24:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter