The US Department of Energy and its partner Commercial Building Energy Alliance is supporting the LED Parking Garage Market. They are doing this because high efficiency lighting systems like LED Lighting cuts energy costs and offers immediate financial returns. In 2008 a working group was formed to investigate the use of LED Parking garage and deck lighting for retail buildings. Because LED lighting has such great potential for significant energy savings the DOE has been actively supporting the launch of new products.
Top Retailers Active in LED Parking Lot Lighting Working Group
These retailers include Best Buy, Food Lion, The Home Depot, JC Penney, Kohl's, McDonalds, Target, Walmart and Whole Foods Market. The CBEA published the Advantages of LED Parking Garage Lighting on their website:
Overall Lighting System Efficiency- LEDs very efficient because of LED directionality meaning nearly100% of light leaves luminaire
Life- Expected Long Life
Maintenance- Very low maintenance expected due to long life and durability
Environmental- Contains no mercury
Light Output Depreciation- Low lumen depreciation rate
Lighting Uniformity- Directionality and flexibility make uniformity ratios below 10:1 easily obtainable
Dimmable- Fully dimmable
Durability- Soldi State technology much less fragile and susceptible to vandalism, breakage, or damage from high winds and vibration
Light Pollution- Easy to reduce light pollution effects
Redbird LED, an Atlanta based- designer and manufacturer of LED Tube lights has announced a new parking garage LED lighting solution. They offer two versions. For more information please go their website focused on Parking Garage LED Lighting Solutions- www. parkinggarageleds.com or www. parkingdeckleds.com
Monday, February 8, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Grocery Store Winn Dixie Opens Eco Friendly Store
Winn-Dixie on Wednesday opened its first newly built store since 2004 -- a 55,000-sq.-ft. unit in Covington, La.The Covington location is the first grocery store in Louisiana to receive the Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill certification, based on its ability to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease the impact on the ozone layer and climate change.The store also showcases Winn-Dixie’s latest design concepts, which includes polished wood flooring, stained concrete flooring, and an exposed beam ceiling. At the entrance, a sleek, modern glass-front exterior overarches a covered walkway."We are very proud to be able to offer this beautiful store to the neighbors and communities of Covington," said Winn-Dixie Chairman, CEO and President Peter Lynch. "Not only does it provide a best-in-class shopping experience, but it brings 200 new jobs to the area as well."
Winn Dixie Has a formal and wide reaching Sustainability Policy.They define sustainability as "the business strategies and practices that promote the long-term well-being of the environment and society, as well as the financial heath of our Company.We're committed to saving energy, looking for new ways to recycle, protecting the planet and providing healthy products and services to our customers and neighbors every day."
They Use LED Lighting in their Stores to Save Energy
* Roughly one-third of Winn Dixie stores are equipped with LED lighting systems that reduce energy usage by 70% (in comparison to traditional lighting). These lights are used in the Produce, Floral, Natural Foods, Meat and Frozen Foods departments, as well as in our Marquee Lighting.
* Almost 40% of stores were retrofitted with energy systems that automatically control internal and external lighting.
* All stores have sweatmisers which save energy by switching the freezer door-heat "on" only when needed.
* They retrofit all of their store lighting fixtures from T-12 lighting to more efficient T-8 lighting.
Sponsor- Redbird LED, an Atlanta based designer and manufacturer of LED Tube lights offers a number of products for Grocery Stores. LED Tube lights not only save energy and maintenance costs but also operate more efficiently in refrigerated environments. They recently launched a web site for grocery store lighting- www.groceryledlighting.com
Friday, February 5, 2010
Grocery Store, Tesco Is First Zero Carbon with LED Lighting
LED lighting has been used in a new Tesco store, which has become the world's first zero-carbon supermarket.
The outlet in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire was opened this month and uses LED bulbs to light the inside of the store in an environmentally-friendly manner, with all power and light coming from the facility's renewable fuel energy generator.
This combined heat and power plant allows the store to have no carbon footprint and export back extra electricity produced to the national grid, while the structure of the shop itself is made from sustainable wood.
Chief executive of Tesco Sir Terry Leahy described how it is hoped that the whole company will be zero carbon by 2050, but from now until then the key to combating climate change will be collective action.
He added: I believe it's no co-incidence that [the store] has opened here in the UK where many of the innovations which make its construction and operation possible were designed and manufactured."
Another application of LED lighting to be announced recently is the Royal Australian Navy Collins Class submarine, with some of the bulbs set to be explosion-proof.ADNFCR-1785-ID-19599490-ADNFCR
RedBird LED, based in the US has launched a new website for Grocery Store LED Lighting. Please visit the site for more information.
The outlet in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire was opened this month and uses LED bulbs to light the inside of the store in an environmentally-friendly manner, with all power and light coming from the facility's renewable fuel energy generator.
This combined heat and power plant allows the store to have no carbon footprint and export back extra electricity produced to the national grid, while the structure of the shop itself is made from sustainable wood.
Chief executive of Tesco Sir Terry Leahy described how it is hoped that the whole company will be zero carbon by 2050, but from now until then the key to combating climate change will be collective action.
He added: I believe it's no co-incidence that [the store] has opened here in the UK where many of the innovations which make its construction and operation possible were designed and manufactured."
Another application of LED lighting to be announced recently is the Royal Australian Navy Collins Class submarine, with some of the bulbs set to be explosion-proof.ADNFCR-1785-ID-19599490-ADNFCR
RedBird LED, based in the US has launched a new website for Grocery Store LED Lighting. Please visit the site for more information.
Redbird LED Launches New Website for Grocery Store LED Lighting
RedBird LED an Atlanta based designer and manufacturer announces the launch of a new website, Grocery LED Lighting. The website is an information source for grocery and convenience store facility managers, design and construction professionals and energy managers. There are many advantages to retrofitting Grocery stores with LED Tube Lighting. Grocery store lighting is important for the customer shopping experience and consumers have responded positively to LED lighting.
Grocery stores that have retrofitted their stores with LED lighting are enjoying tremendous energy savings and reduced maintenance costs. LED Tube lights are especially important in refrigerated cases. LED Lights operate much more efficiently in cold environments. For more information please visit the Grocery LED Lighting website
Grocery stores that have retrofitted their stores with LED lighting are enjoying tremendous energy savings and reduced maintenance costs. LED Tube lights are especially important in refrigerated cases. LED Lights operate much more efficiently in cold environments. For more information please visit the Grocery LED Lighting website
Verizon Wireless Stores Retrofit Lighting to Save Energy
The Verizon Wireless Communications Store in Columbia, MD is among the first wireless retail stores to rate in the top 25 percent of commercial facilities for energy efficiency and to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR(R), the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. The Columbia store is one of more than 47 Verizon Wireless retail stores nationwide to receive the ENERGY STAR label.
"The changes we have implemented in our stores are significant because they impact our business, the environment and our ability to provide customers with an industry-leading experience," said Mike Maiorana, regional president for Verizon Wireless in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. "By being more energy efficient, we can keep operating costs down and redirect those resources to improve the customer experience."
The Communications Store located at 9021 Snowden Square Dr. in Columbia replaced incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps and installed light-emitting diode (LED) exit signs and motion sensors to activate lighting in portions of the store that are not in constant use, such as the storage room and back offices. In addition, the store's entire lighting and display systems are controlled by a digital timer system to ensure that lights turn off when the store is closed to avoid energy waste.
The EPA's ENERGY STAR is yet another recognition of Verizon Wireless' ongoing commitment to environmentally friendly Green practices. In 2008, Verizon Wireless was the only wireless carrier named to IDG Computerworld's first-ever list of top Green-IT Companies. Research firm Frost & Sullivan also awarded the company with its 2008 Green Excellence of the Year Award in the Corporate Leadership category for the telecom services industry.
Sponsor- RedBird LED is an Atlanta based designer and manufacturer of LED Tube Lights. They recently announced their new parking garage LED solution and launched a new website, www.groceryledlighting.com. Their LED lights offer facility managers the opportunity to save between 30 and 60 % on their energy bills and reduce maintenance costs.
"The changes we have implemented in our stores are significant because they impact our business, the environment and our ability to provide customers with an industry-leading experience," said Mike Maiorana, regional president for Verizon Wireless in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. "By being more energy efficient, we can keep operating costs down and redirect those resources to improve the customer experience."
The Communications Store located at 9021 Snowden Square Dr. in Columbia replaced incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps and installed light-emitting diode (LED) exit signs and motion sensors to activate lighting in portions of the store that are not in constant use, such as the storage room and back offices. In addition, the store's entire lighting and display systems are controlled by a digital timer system to ensure that lights turn off when the store is closed to avoid energy waste.
The EPA's ENERGY STAR is yet another recognition of Verizon Wireless' ongoing commitment to environmentally friendly Green practices. In 2008, Verizon Wireless was the only wireless carrier named to IDG Computerworld's first-ever list of top Green-IT Companies. Research firm Frost & Sullivan also awarded the company with its 2008 Green Excellence of the Year Award in the Corporate Leadership category for the telecom services industry.
Sponsor- RedBird LED is an Atlanta based designer and manufacturer of LED Tube Lights. They recently announced their new parking garage LED solution and launched a new website, www.groceryledlighting.com. Their LED lights offer facility managers the opportunity to save between 30 and 60 % on their energy bills and reduce maintenance costs.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Duke University Sustainability Includes Use of Efficient Lighting
Duke University has a successful track record of developing their campus with environmental and sustainability issues in mind. Their campus has over 19 buildings that have certified LEED. Duke has nine full time employees that are dedicated to sustainability. The University needed to build a parking garage for their medical research campus and kept their focus on building a green structure. They hired RATIO Architects and Walker Parking Consultants for the project.
The challenge for the team was to build a parking garage that was sustainable, functioned well and blended with existing building in the Medical Campus. The Garage included a number of green features;
It replaces a surface parking lot with vertical parking-reducing the heat island effect
Green roofing material includes vegetated surfaces and green trellis canopies
Energy Efficient Light Fixtures and Daylight Harvesting
Building Materials will include recycled content and local/regional products
Rain gardens Planted with native plants to address water runoff.
Construction of the parking garage was completed in 2009.
Sponsor: RedBird LED has launched a new line of LED Tube lights specifically designed and engineered for parking structures. Parking Garage owners can expect to save between 30 and 60% on their energy bills and reduce maintenance costs at the same time . For more information on LED Lighting Retrofits please visit their website at www.parkinggarageleds.com
The challenge for the team was to build a parking garage that was sustainable, functioned well and blended with existing building in the Medical Campus. The Garage included a number of green features;
It replaces a surface parking lot with vertical parking-reducing the heat island effect
Green roofing material includes vegetated surfaces and green trellis canopies
Energy Efficient Light Fixtures and Daylight Harvesting
Building Materials will include recycled content and local/regional products
Rain gardens Planted with native plants to address water runoff.
Construction of the parking garage was completed in 2009.
Sponsor: RedBird LED has launched a new line of LED Tube lights specifically designed and engineered for parking structures. Parking Garage owners can expect to save between 30 and 60% on their energy bills and reduce maintenance costs at the same time . For more information on LED Lighting Retrofits please visit their website at www.parkinggarageleds.com
Monday, February 1, 2010
New Green Building Standards For California Buildings
The California Building Standards Commission has adopted the first-in-the-nation Green Building Standards Code, called CALGreen. The code, which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2011, will require all new buildings in the state to meet more stringent energy efficiency and environmental standards. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the action lays the foundation for the move to greener buildings constructed with environmentally advanced building practices that reduce energy use, decrease waste, and conserve resources.
CALGreen will require mandatory inspections of energy systems (such as furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners, and other mechanical equipment) for nonresidential buildings with more than 10,000 square feet of floor space, to ensure that the energy systems are working at their maximum capacity and according to their design efficiencies. It also requires that every new building constructed in California reduce water consumption by 20 percent, divert 50 percent of construction waste from landfills, and install materials that emit low amounts of indoor pollutants.
In addition, separate water meters are required for nonresidential buildings’ indoor and outdoor water use, with a requirement for moisture-sensing irrigation systems for larger landscape projects. While water conservation is itself a priority in the state, water consumption is directly tied to energy consumption. A 2005 report from the California Energy Commission (CEC) found that water use consumes 19 percent of the state’s electricity, 30 percent of its natural gas, and at least 88 billion gallons of diesel fuel per year, although those figures included water heating.
Upon passing state building inspection, California’s property owners will be able to label their facilities as CALGreen compliant without using additional third-party certification.
Sponsor- Redbird LED, an Atlanta based manufacturer of LED Tube Lights has developed a new Lighting Retrofit Solution for Parking Garages and Decks. For more information please visit www.parkinggarageleds.com
CALGreen will require mandatory inspections of energy systems (such as furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners, and other mechanical equipment) for nonresidential buildings with more than 10,000 square feet of floor space, to ensure that the energy systems are working at their maximum capacity and according to their design efficiencies. It also requires that every new building constructed in California reduce water consumption by 20 percent, divert 50 percent of construction waste from landfills, and install materials that emit low amounts of indoor pollutants.
In addition, separate water meters are required for nonresidential buildings’ indoor and outdoor water use, with a requirement for moisture-sensing irrigation systems for larger landscape projects. While water conservation is itself a priority in the state, water consumption is directly tied to energy consumption. A 2005 report from the California Energy Commission (CEC) found that water use consumes 19 percent of the state’s electricity, 30 percent of its natural gas, and at least 88 billion gallons of diesel fuel per year, although those figures included water heating.
Upon passing state building inspection, California’s property owners will be able to label their facilities as CALGreen compliant without using additional third-party certification.
Sponsor- Redbird LED, an Atlanta based manufacturer of LED Tube Lights has developed a new Lighting Retrofit Solution for Parking Garages and Decks. For more information please visit www.parkinggarageleds.com
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