Lighting controls are the key to achieving sustainable lighting design and lowering CO2 emissions. Here’s how major national retail chain has used Acuity Brands lighting and controls for more than a decade to meet their sustainability goals.
The company started its transition to LED technology with Acuity in 2012. They continue the green journey from fluorescent technology to LED technology in numerous locations. Since the beginning of 2021, they have completed 109 LED upgrades in their stores, saving 27.6 gigawatt-hours per year.
Measuring Sustainability Goals
The LED upgraded stores also use Acuity’s Atrius® technology for an additional level of energy savings and control. This year’s energy savings equates to removing 21,618,943 pounds of coal burned. This is enough energy to power 2,355 homes for the year, or the equivalent of removing 4,254 cars.
In addition to the energy savings in 2021, Acuity was able to reuse the existing metal fixture housings by refitting with new LED technology, preventing 3,000,000 pounds of fixtures from going to the landfill. This avoided another 5,550,000 pounds of CO2 emissions. Since this is a retail environment the look of the store environment is critical.
Switching to Acuity LED lighting allowed the retailer to achieve a higher-end appearance while improving the quality of light and reducing energy costs. The retailer is also reporting that the LEDs have lowered their maintenance costs.
Atrius by Acuity Brands is a solution for sustainable buildings, streamlined operations, and personal experiences. It allows users to unlock rich Insights Into customer and associate interactions Within your Spaces. monitor energy usage. empower customers. simplify maintenance and improve compliance.
- Manage systems performance and resource consumption from a single site to a portfolio level.
- Real time and historical location analysis for inventory, assets, associates and guests.
- Interactive way finding and personalized notifications enhance customer experience
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We are located in the Hampton Roads area and service Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Williamsburg, Norfolk and surrounding areas. We offer everything from consultations to turn-key services and look forward to helping you integrate lighting controls with your other controls systems for optimal efficiency and energy savings.