DOE and two federal agencies have implemented Gateway demonstration project in Washington D.C. to provide a brighter and energy efficient lighting for a federal government parking deck. The Gateway project evaluates high-performance LED lighting to improve illumination with reduced energy consumption.
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The Department of Energy, Department of Labor and Philips have joined together to install VizorLED fixture in a parking structure below the DOL’s Frances Perkins building at 200 Constitution Avenue.
VizorLED minimizes glare, improves lighting uniformity, and provides a comfortable environment for people to park and walk through.
According to a release, 100 watt high-pressure sodium lamps are replaced with VizorLED units. The rated life of VizorLED unit is seven years and it has a potential life of 18 years due to the proprietary thermal management incorporated in its construction.
These devices consume only half the energy consumed by the sodium lamps used earlier. Additional energy saving is possible due to the Proximo occupancy detectors used. The unoccupied space is detected and the LEDs are dimmed. Philips claims that this is capable of providing an additional energy saving of 25 percent. Hence the total energy saving can be 75 percent.
John Campsmith, general manager, Philips Wide-Lite stated that VizorLED solution provides attractive lighting in addition to energy saving. According to Roland Risser, Building Technologies program manager at DOE, their guidance to government-industry collaborations will continue towards implementing high performance LED products.
Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anuradha’s article, please visit her
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