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lighting PROJECT Right. The lighting change to LEDs provides cool, crisp, white light to enhance classroom-learning environments while providing energy efficiency and lower operating costs. Below. The LEDs provide consistent light coverage in all classrooms, offices, work areas, and hallways. T8 LEDs Cut School Costs A Georgia school system graduates to better lighting, saving energy and money. A bout 25 miles north of Atlanta, Forsyth lamps. In just a few days, Wayne's team completed the including long life (often more than 50,000 hr.), low County is experiencing change unlike any change-out to Forest Lighting's T8 LED linear lamps. maintenance, and a variety of color temperatures to other place in Georgia. Until a few years ago, "We got the hang of it quickly, and the installation went match any environment. In retrofit projects, specifiers it was just another friendly Southern community with a smoothly," said Bo Weldy, Forsyth school electrician. "I now have the option of selecting T8 LED linear products well-established way of life. Then, the explosive growth could see right away that the LED lighting was better: that can be installed with or without replacing the exist- of the Atlanta suburbs caught up with Forsyth, and now cool, crisp, and white. It's a good product." ing ballast. Make sure to consult a certified lighting engi- 200,000 people call it home and the median income is the highest in the state. "Usually teachers and students complain when we neer, qualified electrician, or a manufacturer before mak- change the lighting," Caston continued. "But that was ing a decision on the best method to retrofit LEDs into installed fluorescent lighting troffers. Rapid growth brings with it a variety of challenges, not the case this time. In fact, one teacher told me the including the local school system. From a handful of lighting was now 'normal.' I liked that. My team and I are schools in the '80s, there are now 45,000 students in 35 proud that the kids have an improved place to learn." Matt Russell, sales manager for Forest Lighting, spearheaded the project. "My family and I have lived in For- schools with three new high schools under construction. Stan Redd, another school electrician was also in- syth County for generations, and I'm pleased that my To keep rising costs under control, county administrators volved in the installation. "This project is a success. The company has improved the quality of the school facilities challenged their service departments to find ways to con- Forest LEDs provide great light with great color. We now and provided a great environment for the kids. As one of serve and reduce operating and maintenance costs. The have consistent light coverage in all classrooms, offices, the largest LED manufacturing companies in the world electrical team responded. work areas, and hallways. If the opportunity presented with installations in dozens of countries, I'm proud to see itself, I would look forward to working with Forest Light- these products hard at work right here at home." CBP "Our goal is to get under $1 a square foot for electricity in all our buildings," said Wayne Caston, lead electri- ing again on retrofits and our new buildings as well." cian for Forsyth County. "As we got closer to that goal, it Engineers, designers, contractors, and facility manag- became clear that new lighting technology was a major ers understand that lighting is typically 30% to 40% of a opportunity for us. We have been monitoring the perfor- building's electricity cost. Modern LED lighting technol- mance and cost of LED lighting products for years, and ogy is well suited to replace existing fluorescent, halogen, when the opportunity to work with Forest Lighting [At- and low-voltage lamps in retrofit and new construction lanta] presented itself, we jumped at the chance to retrofit applications to reduce operating expense. our first building." T8 LED linear tubes are now commonly available and Forsyth's Academy for Creative Education building are a typical choice for schools, offices, and public build- had more than 400 lensed troffers with T8 fluorescent ings. They offer all of the advantages of LED technology 28 COMMERCI A L BUIL DING P RODUC T S JUNE 2015 cbpmagazine.com Want more information? The resources below are linked in our digital magazine at cbpmagazine.com/digital/jun2015. Circle 10 on the Reader Service Card. Download information on the T8 LED linear lamp. Download information on the T8 LED integrated lamp. http://www.cbpmagazine.com/digital/jun2015 https://www.cdsreportnow.com/bgs/search?CBP0010201506 http://www.cbpmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/1506pjforest01.pdf http://www.cbpmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/1506pjforest02.pdf http://www.cbpmagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Commercial Building Products - June 2015

Table of Contents I
Table of Contents II
Editor's Notebook
Company Profile
Optimize Campus Architecture
PEX-a Pipes New Life Into Department Store
Water Heaters Deliver For Amish
HVAC & Plumbing Products
Key Control Simplifies Campus Access
Building Technology Products
LEDs Infuse New Light Into Park
T8 LEDs Cut School Costs
Lighting & Electrical Products
Brick System Revitalizes University Building
Precast Panels Respect Neighborhood’s Past
Exteriors Products
Classroom Pays Homage To Wood
Interiors Products
A Window On Engineering And Math
Windows & Doors Products
Showcases
Ad Index

Commercial Building Products - June 2015