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According to industry experts, lighting accounts for up to 35 percent of a hotel’s energy bill. Fluorescents, light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures and other products all provide significant savings--both indoors and outdoors. Innovative daylighting techniques are also helping to reduce costs and improve interior spaces. Got news or a story idea to share? Contact Glenn Hasek, editor, at (813) 510-3868, or by e-mail at: greenlodgingnews@gmail.com. WAC Lighting Adds Spot Luminaires in Endurance Line
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—WAC Lighting has added high output Single Spot and Double Spot luminaires to its Endurance line of exterior lighting. The 15-watt LED single spot replaces a 75-watt halogen fixture while the 30-watt LED double spot is a retrofit for a 150-watt halogen fixture.Both Single and Double Spots are designed with lockable aiming and a sensor-ready receptacle to accept available optional photo and motion sensors. Tightly engineered with factory sealed LED light engines, the luminaires are IP66 rated for wet locations.Utilizing proprietary technology, the luminaires are offered in 3000K and 5000K color temperatures and an 85 CRI while...
TERRALUX SL Series Earns DLC Premium Classification
LONGMONT, COLO.—TERRALUX’s SL Fixture Line is a significant upgrade for tired and flickering stairwell and garage lights. Its performance quality is now confirmed with a DLC Premium Classification.Replacing old fixtures with the SL Fixture can reduce energy use by as much as 80 percent, as stairwells and garages are illuminated 24 hours a day, and are not frequently occupied spaces in commercial buildings. Simple installation is designed into the SL Series with no need to reroute conduit because hookup points are built into each surface of the fixture.“We developed the SL series from the ground up, with the commercial...
EarthTronics Introduces T5 Type A for Electronic Ballasts
MUSKEGON, MICH.—EarthTronics, dedicated to developing innovative energy efficient lighting products that provide a positive economic and environmental impact for its customers, introduces its new Type A direct install T5 LED linear tube to easily replace T5 fluorescent lamps working on program start high output ballast systems. This new technology from EarthTronics offers the first opportunity to cost-efficiently change out T5 fluorescent lamps in high bay warehouse and industrial fixtures.With its 50,000 hour rated life combined with a 53 percent energy savings, the T5 LED linear tube delivers a quick return on investment with total lifetime savings that can exceed...
Lutron Unveils New Vive Wireless Lighting Control System
COOPERSBURG, PA.—According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 60 percent of U.S. commercial buildings were constructed before 1980, representing a tremendous need for retrofit products. This staggering number, combined with the ongoing contractor labor shortage, means that demand is high for time and labor-saving products and solutions. To address these issues, lighting control provider Lutron Electronics has launched its Vive wireless lighting control, which makes it easy to bring energy savings and comfort enhancing benefits into new and existing commercial buildings.Leveraging Lutron’s Clear Connect wireless technology, Vive is easy to design, simple to install, and extremely flexible, easily adapting...
Green Lodging News Adds Hubbell Lighting Case Study to Website
ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, has added a Hubbell Lighting case study to its website. The case study details Extended Stay America’s efforts to improve the exterior lighting at its hotels. From a lighting perspective, the technology used to light up the buildings, parking lots and common areas were outdated. The desired light levels were unachievable, and maintenance costs were unsustainable. The InSite Group and Hubbell Lighting partnered to develop a solution that would replace the existing pole and wallpacks with LED luminaires.Beacon Products and Spaulding Lighting both feature a product portfolio of...
Earthtronics Introduces HID Replacement LEDs
MUSKEGON, MICH.—EarthTronics introduces high lumen, high efficiency LEDs as an energy-efficient solution for replacing High Intensity Discharge lamps (HID) for interior and exterior applications in parking garages, site and security lighting, high bay warehouse fixtures and post lights. These commercial quality lamps feature high-power LED, durable construction and advanced electronic drivers that provide extended performance life and full omni-directional light output. EarthTronics high lumen, HID replacement LEDs offer 50,000-hour rated life, five-year warranty and energy savings that exceed 80 percent to provide a solid return on investment.The EarthTronics high lumen, HID replacement LEDs are available in 36-, 54- and...
MaxLite an Energy Star Partner of the Year
WEST CALDWELL, N.J.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized MaxLite with a 2016 Energy Star Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency achievements. MaxLite’s accomplishments will be recognized in Washington, D.C. on April 13.MaxLite is receiving the Energy Star Partner of the Year Award for the third year in a row, and fourth time overall. The company was first honored in 2009, and recognized again in 2014 and 2015, for its leadership in manufacturing products that earn the Energy Star, the government-backed symbol of energy efficiency. MaxLite...
GLN Adds OSRAM SYLVANIA Case Study to Website
ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, has added an OSRAM SYLVANIA case study to its website. The case study details a lighting installation at the Hôtel Le Crystal in Montreal. The goal of the installation was to provide better illumination in parking areas, hotel and conference rooms, and office areas, while saving energy.The 4100K fluorescent lamps in the parking garage were replaced with SYLVANIA SubstiTUBE IPS T8 LED 5000K lamps which provide a brighter, whiter light that can help facilitate quick vehicle identification and increase pedestrian visibility, enhancing safety and feelings of comfort in...
Extended Stay America Turns to Hubbell for Energy Savings
GREENVILLE, S.C.—As part of a $1 billion investment designed to improve its entire portfolio of 629 properties, Extended Stay America (ESA) recently began improving the exterior lighting at many of its facilities. From a lighting perspective, the technology used to illuminate the buildings, parking lots and common areas were outdated by almost 20 years. Existing light levels were not acceptable and maintenance costs were unsustainable.The guiding principle of the initiative was to “improve the guest experience,” and the initial launch focused on external aesthetics. ESA aspires for its guests to feel relaxed in a comfortable and affordable hotel. The...
Solar Sphere Signs Distribution Agreement with solartonic
DENVER—Solar Sphere, Inc. announced that the company has signed a new nationwide solar lighting distribution agreement with solartonic, llc. “Solar Sphere is excited to announce the addition of the award-winning solarlume solar street and parking lot lights to our portfolio,” said Russell Shriver, President for Solar Sphere, Inc. “This expanded offering will provide Solar Sphere customers with the option of a new vertically pole-integrated solar module that dramatically changes the appearance and improves the performance of traditional solar street lights.”solartonic’s solarlume vertically integrated poles are versatile, aerodynamic, adaptable and reliable with many applications. These products will give Solar Sphere,...


