Recently Marriott Hotel completed a significant parking garage lighting retrofit. Marriott chose high-efficiency LED lighting to replace traditional 400- to 1,000-watt high-intensity discharge lighting for the headquarters parking garage spaces. They retrofitted not only their corporate offices but also two million square feet of parking and garage space. Marriott said security for employees and guests and energy savings were top priorities when considering new lighting to cover the nearly 45 acres of parking and garage space.
LED lighting played a major role in the recent energy
efficient lighting retrofit at Marriott hotel headquarters location in
Bethesda, Maryland.
LED lighting
typically provides energy savings between 35-70% and their long life expectancy
reduces maintenance costs. Marriott estimated their annual savings for the
lighting project would be $104,000 per year with an additional maintenance
savings of $210,000 over the next 10 years.
As if these savings were not significant enough, the hotel chain also
received more than $130,000 in utility rebates and EPACT savings.
The cost for
the lighting replacement will be paid for in less than two years. Energy rebates are very important factors in
helping companies reduce a substantial portion of the upfront costs of lighting
upgrades or retrofits.
“We preferred the exceptional output and
uniformity of GE ‘s LED lighting,” says Jim Young, vice president, corporate
facilities for Marriott International, Inc.
“GE performed a comprehensive lighting audit of our existing system, provided
photometric analysis with 3D renderings of the new system, and forecasted our
energy and maintenance savings. GE excelled as both a trusted strategic
consultant and solutions provider.”
For more information on parking garage lighting retrofits
and technical information on LED linear lamps please visit the RedBird LED
website.
