Advanced Fluorescent Lighting BY ED SULLIVAN T


HE OPERATORS OFMANY PARK- ing garages are unwittingly burning holes in their pockets with “old tech” lighting systems, including those that are installed in newstructures.Garages


with HID-type (high-density discharge) lighting can save a remarkable 70% on energy usage and 50% on maintenance costs by converting existing fixtures to more efficient RGB fluorescent lighting systems.


Throughout the U.S., in the process of looking for more


energy-efficient lighting for roads and streets, contractors, build- ing operators and state agencies have concluded that the same goals can be realized by installing fluorescent lighting in parking structures. The energy saved will not only save dollars but also reduce significant amounts of pollution associated with avoid- able energy usage. For instance, a retrofit fluorescent system was installed at a


large indoor parking structure at a Kaiser Permanente facility in Honolulu, where annual electricity and maintenance costs have been reduced from $39,818 to $9,392 per year – a savings of $30,427 (76.4%). Recent advancements in lamp and ballast technologies have


Garages with HID-type (high-density discharge) lighting can save a remarkable 70 percent on energy usage and 50 percent onmaintenance costs by converting fixtures tomore RGB fluorescent lighting systems.


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