GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hubbell Lighting (www.hubbelllighting.com) a lighting fixture manufacturer who has led the way in innovative lighting technology for over a century, has recently helped the University of Maryland go green by replacing 12,000 outdated 3-lamp lighting fixtures with 6,600 of the latest 2-lamp energy saving fluorescent luminaires from its Columbia Lighting (www.columbialighting.com) brand.
The new Columbia Lighting e-poc lighting fixtures provide energy efficiency without sacrificing lighting levels, and are recording impressive energy reduction numbers for the University including 1,391,400 kilowatt hours per year that translates to a bottom line savings of $153,054.00 annually.
According to Susan Corry, University of Maryland Conservation Manager, “the installation of the new lighting fixtures is part of a larger smart technology program that will cut total University energy costs substantially, conserve water, and replace old equipment that’s reached the end of its useful life.”
Upon completion, the program is expected to save 22% of the energy usage in the buildings guaranteeing an energy and operations savings of $1.7 million a year. That translates into savings of 4,100 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of planting more than 20,000 trees each year, Corry said.
The beneficiaries of this major upgrade project are nine of the oldest and highest energy consuming buildings on the Maryland campus. They include science facilities A.V. Williams Biology/Psychology, and Computer and Space science; Cole Student Activities Center, Reckord Armory, Ellicott Dining Hall, as well as the Lee, Mitchell and main administration buildings.
To obtain the opportunity to serve the University, Hubbell’s Columbia Lighting brand worked through its Maryland agent, One Source Associates, who worked closely with Johnson Controls, Inc., one of five firms approved by the State of Maryland to provide energy services, and Hunt Consulting, the lighting fixture sub-contractor.
Together, this team provided the University with five of the newest energy efficient lighting fixtures for testing. Following the calculation of results and final evaluations, the fluorescent lighting fixture ultimately recommended by the University of Maryland Electrical Systems Group and Susan Corry was Columbia Lighting’s e-poc fixture. A full distribution qualified luminaire that achieves efficiencies of up to 90.3% with T5 lamps and 87.3% with T8 lamps; the e-poc luminaire is characterized by ease of maintenance, clean lines, low contrast, high-energy efficiency, and its sustainability.
With its major conservation effort, it is appropriate, indeed, that the University of Maryland is now competing in America’s Greenest Campus Competition, a nation wide contest to reduce the carbon footprints of students, faculty, alumni, and staff.
ABOUT HUBBELL LIGHTING:
Hubbell Lighting is one of the largest lighting fixture manufacturers in North America. The company provides a full range of indoor and outdoor lighting products serving the commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential markets. Hubbell Lighting brands include Alera Lighting, Architectural Area Lighting, Beacon Products, Columbia Lighting, Compass Products, Devine Lighting, Dual-Lite, Homestyle Lighting, Hubbell Building Automation, Hubbell Industrial Lighting, Hubbell Outdoor Lighting, Kim Lighting, Kurt Versen, Precision-Paragon [P2], Prescolite, Progress Lighting, Security Lighting, Spalding Lighting, Sportsliter Solutions, Sterner Lighting Systems, Thomasville Lighting, and Whiteway.
ABOUT ONE SOURCE ASSOCIATES:
One Source Associates has been representing electrical manufacturers in the Baltimore, Washington, and Virginia market areas for over sixty-five years. Its outside sales force, quotations department, technical service and customer service teams are specifically targeted to the traditional market segments served including the distributor/contractor, specification, industrial, and residential markets. The company includes a staff of 45 people dedicated to maintaining, development, and growth within each of these markets.