Implementation and Optimization of Efficient Restaurant Lighting
Lighting creates the ambience in restaurants, sets the pace, and complements the vision of the company. Lights are constantly on in a restaurant, which leads to significant energy consumption. Yet through the implementation of energy efficient lighting, restaurants can, on average, cut lighting costs in half. As a result of implementing energy efficient lighting a quick ROI can be realized as well. ROI is met through a reduction in maintenance costs and increased lumens per watt. With changes in lighting technology over the last decade, most efficient lighting...
Read MoreOptions for Optimizing Parking Efficiency and Security
Now is a great time to maximize efficiency and upgrade outdated systems to save money and demonstrate efficiency on all levels. When considering taking the step toward becoming more efficient, a great place to start is parking areas. Lighting this space may account for up to one third of your power bill. These lights are normally on for long periods of time in order to provide security and comfort of the users.
Why waste money on inefficiency? There is a variety of efficient options available...
New Fluorescent Efficacy Standards: Be Efficient
Last week, EISA Act 2007: Be Efficient, discussed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and its affect on the manufacture of general service incandescent lamps.
This week, the impact of the Department of Energy Standards will have on the manufacture of inefficient general-service fluorescent lamps (GSFLs) beginning July 14, 2012.
On July 14, 2009, the Department of Energy published a final rule amending the energy efficiency standards for GSFLs. This rule restricts the manufacture of lamps...
... Read MoreEISA Act of 2007: Be Efficient.
On, December 18, 2007, President Bush signed The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This law establishes new energy efficiency standards in areas of vehicle fuel economy, renewable fuels, lighting and appliance energy consumption, and greenhouse gases.
In regards to reducing energy consumption in lighting, as of January 1, 2012, the law requires significantly higher standards for the General Service Incandescent Lamps. These lamps must have a rated lumen range of 1490 to 2600, maximum rate wattage of 72, and have a minimum rate lifetime of...
Who is Whitehead Energy Solutions?
Whitehead Energy Solutions is a division of Whitehead & Associates, a manufacturer’s representative to the electrical industry. Whitehead Energy Solutions focuses on providing energy audits, and consultation as well as offering turn-key solutions designed to meet the needs of...
... Read MoreMake Commercial Restaurant Lighting More Efficient with LED and LEP Solutions
Not unlike hotels and retail stores, restaurants rely on lighting to achieve an atmosphere for visitors. Many times, the lighting is intentionally incorporated into the design of the space to achieve the right mood. Because function is rated higher than form in this kind of application, restaurants were slower to adopt the energy-saving of LED and, now, even LEPs because they often couldn’t mimic the softness of an incandescent solution.
All of that has changed....
... Read MoreWhen to Consider Light Emitting Plasma (LEP)
Light Emitting Plasma ( LEP) technology is a category of solid-state lighting. It differs from Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology in that LEDs use the solid-state device to generate light while LEPs use the device to generate RF (radio frequency) energy that powers a plasma light source. At the heart of the LEP design is the bulb assembly where a bulb is embedded in a dielectric material. The dielectric material acts as a waveguide for the RF energy...
... Read MoreMaking a Retail or Commercial Space Hospitable is No Small Task
A few months ago our own Richard Greene was a featured expert in a Commercial Building Products article about hospitality lighting. CLICK HERE for the entire article. Most of our customers have a need to couple both energy efficiency and aesthetic appeal so its not...
... Read MoreShowcase & Protect Displays with Innovative Lighting
Recently, Whitehead Energy Solutions has begun work on a project with the famed J. Paul Getty Museum in California. The company has a long history of working with specialty lighting, particularly in museum and art installations, and its last, and most recent, museum project was with the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey.
It's no accident that Whitehead Energy Solutions is called upon to provide a solution in these situations because unlike commercial installations, art lighting is in itself an art. Similar to some retail...
Zoo Atlanta Improves Sales With Better Retail Store Lighting
Whitehead Energy Solutions, an energy efficiency division of an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer's representative, is pleased to announce the completion of a lighting retrofit for Zoo Atlanta, a private nonprofit wildlife park and zoological trust.
"When I first joined the Zoo in March of this year, I was immediately introduced to our capital project wish list. One of the projects was a revamping of the main gift shop's lighting. I looked at this project as an opportunity to save on the cost of electricity and improve the aesthetics of our retail space," explained...
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