If someone said you could cut costs up to 90% and become more efficient, wouldn’t you jump? “Show me!”

That is the potential savings using energy saving and long lasting LED lighting. Warehouse & distribution center lighting can be a daunting task considering that these tend to be large buildings, which need a great amount of lighting, temperature control and maintenance. Often, these facilities have to run 24/7.

Warehouses can also save on maintenance costs. Common lighting systems will erode over time and dim and darken what can be seen and illuminated and create unsafe situations. Think about how a low light looks with bugs crawling on it. With efficient LED lighting systems there won’t be as many maintenance calls because the lighting is built to last over a much longer period to time. Another interesting fact is the more usage you have, the sooner you will see a return on investment. For example, a facility running lighting for 16 hours a day will wait just under three years to see the return, while a warehouse operating 24/7 will see the return in less than two years. Want to add an annex to your building? You can do so without adding electrical requirements.

The Relumination web site is here to help you with a calculator to figure out your savings, explanations about their seven step process: Needs Analysis; Preliminary Assessment; Engineered System Design; Project Proposal; Implementation and Project Management; Post-Implementation & Project Verification, and Service and Support. Plus you can ask for a demonstration.

For more information, click over to the warehouse & distribution center section of our website.

It is estimated that there are currently more than 41 million elderly residents in the United States. Of those residents, 5 million+ are likely to develop a cognitive impairment that will require them to spend some time in a hospital’s senior care unit. As such, facility administrators may want to consider installing an LED lighting system. Here are a few reasons why:

Over the years, research has proven that some elderly residents with dementia develop what is known as sundowner’s syndrome. It is a condition that involves manipulative behaviors that typically occur during periods of low light. Thus, those behaviors may be managed non-pharmaceutically by improving hospital lighting.

LEDs are the perfect choice for such applications because they provide glare-free illumination that is similar to natural sunlight. That, in turn, helps to reset the patient’s circadian rhythms as well as reduce the visual disturbances that could lead to behavioral issues.

In addition to minimizing behavioral issues, the intensity and directionality of LED lights are also worth noting. They can provide enough light for elderly patients to move around the unit safely. Furthermore, in the case of shared rooms, LED bedside lights can be positioned in a way that will keep one patient’s late night care from disturbing the other. Some LED beside lights may also be equipped with dimming capabilities, which would help with cohabitation issues as well.

While we are on the subject of safety and comfort, there are two other characteristics worth mentioning. LED lights also feature shatter resistant, cool surfaces. Thus, the likelihood that confused patients will accidentally burn or cut themselves on the bulbs is reduced as well.

We are excited to be the chosen contractor for  Maax Spas office and manufacturing facility in Chandler, AZ. As part of this project, we will update their current lighting to become more energy efficient in their 120,000 sq ft space and will save nearly 550,000 kWh of electricity per year. That’s a savings of nearly 90% on lighting related electricity usage.

Upgrades will be made to both the inside and outside of the facility and will include LED exterior lighting, high-efficiency fluorescent lighting with occupancy sensors in the office areas and intelligent LED lighting in the production and manufacturing areas.

Maax Spas was eligible for a large utility rebate from Salt River Project (SRP) with an estimated payback of less than 2 years.

In June 2013, it was revealed that the world’s carbon footprint is still not where it should be. At last count, it was an eye-popping 31.6 gigatonnes. Upon announcing the new number, the Internal Energy Agency made a few suggestions on how it could be reduced. One of them was increasing the world’s use of eco-friendly lighting systems like LEDs. So how can switching to LEDs help minimize your firm’s carbon footprint? Let’s take a quick look: Just in case you’re unaware, the world’s carbon footprint is measured by analyzing the amount of greenhouse gases that are present in the earth’s atmosphere. They are an amalgamation of various gases including hydrofluorocarbons, methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. Collectively, they are generated during our use and subsequent disposal of services and goods. Electricity and the items used to generate it understandably fall into those two categories. That’s where using LED lights to illuminate your business can help.

When looked at in unison, the LED manufacturing process and the lights themselves do not generate a lot of greenhouse gases. In addition, the bulbs have an extended life span and don’t require a lot of electricity to provide brilliant illumination. As such, their continued use over time will essentially reduce the world’s carbon footprint even further.

In addition to being carbon footprint friendly and recyclable, LEDs provide other benefits to the environment too. For starters, the bulbs do not contain mercury or emit harmful radiation (i.e. IR and UV). They also don’t generate intense heat. Because of those features, their extended use will minimize light, soil and water pollution too.

Would you like to learn more about how our LED lighting systems may help your business reduce its present day carbon footprint? Contact us!

Have you been tossing around the idea of upgrading your school’s interior lighting? If so, you and the other decision makers involved may want to think about incorporating LEDs into your school district’s plans. There are an array of advantages to using LED lighting in an educational setting. Read on for a quick overview of the benefits:

To begin with, it has long been established that the signs and symptoms of certain neurological disorders may be exasperated by select lighting situations. Those disorders include, but are not limited to ADHD, autism, PDD and Asperger’s syndrome. The reasons why such individuals’ symptoms may worsen are often connected to the light fixture’s inherent design. For example, some light fixtures emit noises, UV rays, infrared lights and pulsating illumination that can overload the senses. There are even some light fixtures that contain neurotoxins (mercury), which would obviously be harmful to those with neurological deficits.

LED lights, on the other hand, do not have any of those undesirable characteristics. Thus, that makes them ideal for use in special needs and combination classrooms. In addition, the light that emanates from LEDs is also directional, sufficiently bright and glare-free. All three are features that may help to reduce eye strain for students and staff alike.

A better environment for students, staff and visitors is not the only advantage that may be gained by updating a school’s lighting elements. Installing LED school lighting may also help districts to minimize operational costs, improve safety and become more eco-friendly. That’s because the lights do not increase room temperature, use a lot of electricity or burn out quickly. They are also shatter resistant and cool to the touch. As such, there is less of a chance that your staff will experience school lighting related lacerations and burns.

For more information on how installing LEDs can improve your school’s lighting, contact us via the Relumination website.

Is your homeowners’ association having difficulty attracting and retaining residents? Have you been tasked with finding out why? If so, you may want to examine your community’s crime rate and exterior lighting. According to U.S. Department of Justice reports, the two may be connected. Those two factors may also be the reasons why your homeowner’s association is failing to flourish. Here’s more:

There are many reasons why someone opts to live in a community governed by a homeowners’ association. However, two of the primary reasons are the sense of security and property value protection that the organization provides. Therefore, it just makes sense that if those two needs are not met, the community’s occupancy rate will falter.

So how does exterior lighting make a difference on those two areas? Simply put, those that seek to do harm often tend to conduct their activities in areas where they are less likely to be caught. These areas include places that are poorly lit and obscured by other items (i.e. unruly hedges, stockade fencing and brick walls).

In addition to influencing some criminals’ behaviors, law-abiding homeowners may also feel safer with the proper lighting present. After all, if done correctly it will typically provide them with a clear view of any dangers that may be in the area. Understandably, those dangers extend beyond criminal elements to include such things as fall hazards, oncoming motor vehicles, downed wires, unattended animals and unstable tree limbs.

It is also important to note that merely installing a series of exterior lights with no forethought is unadvisable. That’s because the wrong type of lighting can actually produce a glare that makes dangerous elements hard to spot. It can also contribute to your homeowners’ association’s utility and maintenance costs as well as contribute to light pollution. Thus, it is best to secure the assistance of a firm that has experience in establishing a community’s exterior lighting system.

Want to ensure that your homeowners’ association’s lighting system is a help when it comes to attracting residents rather than a hindrance? Contact us online or at 480-478-0703. We here at Relumination have been helping homeowners’ associations with their lighting needs for years.