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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

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 upgraded lighting at one of Pridgen Realty Managements properties. Many of the tenants were complaining of poor lighting and high electric bills. They had already made the switch from 4-lamp T12 fixtures to 4-lamp T8 fixtures on 50% of fixtures. However, additional savings of 50% were achieved by de-lamping the fixtures from 4 lamps to 2 using Empire Lighting Resources VIZ-A-LITE High Vision fluorescent lamps.

With the switch to VIZ-A-LITE High Vision lamps, Pridgen Realty  dramatically improved the quality of light. In addition, an 81% ROI and 15 month payback made the upgrade a great investment!

Originally posted 2010-07-08 12:27:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter