Shedding Light On Significant Benefits By: Dave Ranieri Digital lighting technology can help deliver cost savings from reduced maintenance and energy usage. S Dave Ranieri is the vice president and general man-ager of Lithonia Lighting’s Commercial Indoor Business unit. He has more than 26 years of experience in the lighting industry and has led LED product development for numerous indoor applications. Most recently, Ranieri has been involved in commercial-izing the first indoor ambi-ent LED lighting product series, the Lithonia Lighting RTLED, TLED, ACLED and VTLED. Solid-state lighting systems using light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs are a viable solution for interior ambient lighting, as they now exceed the perfor-mance of linear and compact fluorescent light (CFL) systems. This is good news for facility managers who are interested in the multitude of green and economic benefits of using digital lighting technology. In fact, commercial facilities of all sorts, includ-ing schools and universities, retailers and office buildings, are installing LED lighting and reaping the benefits. A well-designed LED lighting system for an interior space has many benefits compared to incandescent and even linear fluorescent systems. Reducing maintenance time and costs, energy costs, downsizing a facility’s environmental foot-print and integrating LEDs with controls are the four key benefits. 1. Time savings With a 50,000-hour lamp life — more than twice that of fluorescent bulbs — LED systems can easily last more than a decade before requir-ing replacement, greatly reducing maintenance for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Lighting . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Light-emitting Diode (LED) . The operational cost savings from installing an LED lighting system can free up capital for other facility improvements. 26 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • August 2011 Images courtesy of Lithonia Lighting
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