New Wafer Thin Recessed Lighting from Lithonia
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Get Retrofit!
Retrofitting is a term often used when converting older, outdated lighting technologies such as incandescent and fluorescent, to newer, more energy-efficient technologies, such as LED. As some people might look at the initial increased prices and shake their head, it’s important to get all the facts about LED before completely pushing it out of your […]
Watts Up? How to Convert Watts to Lumens
With the proliferation of LED lamps, how do you equate your existing incandescent 60W lamp to an appropriate LED screw-in replacement lamp? First look at the language to assist in getting to an “apples-to-apples” comparison. Watts measure the amount of energy required to light products or how much power a bulb uses, whereas lumens measure […]
LED Basics: Benefits and Options
With energy efficiency at the forefront today, we thought we would explain a bit about LEDs and the benefits of switching to them, along with some ideas of what you can do with them. Light-emitting diode, or LED, is a type of solid-state lighting that uses a semiconductor to convert electricity into light. This technology […]
Sustainable Chicago: Energy Efficiencies Support Mission
Chicago is striving to be the greenest city in America. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is quoted as saying “A sustainable Chicago is a city that spends less on energy use with each passing year, creates good-paying jobs in up-and-coming industries, responsibly maintains and upgrades its infrastructure, and ensures every Chicagoan has the opportunity to live a […]
Paramont EO Finds Rebates to Cut Energy Costs
Saving money is important to our customers and at Paramont EO, we maximize applicable incentive and rebate programs for every project. Rebates can offer our clients significant savings. For example, according to the Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), more than 30,700 northern Illinois businesses have participated in Smart Ideas for Your Business programs, earning $244.3 million […]
A Lighting Update Can Upgrade Your Bottom Line
In most institutional and commercial buildings lighting is typically the single largest operating cost, consuming about 40% of the total electrical use—and upwards of 50% when the cooling load associated with the heat generated by inefficient lighting is factored in. There are abundant opportunities in most facilities to cut lighting energy cost in half and, […]