LIGHT-WAVES ELECTRONICS, INC. 503 245-8830

Five million non-residential buildings encompass 71 billion square feet of space in the United States, and nearly all of that space requires lighting. In fact, lighting accounts for roughly 20 percent of all electricity used in the United States and up to 40 percent of electricity used in commercial facilities. In a commercial building of approximately 50,000 square feet, about $45,000 is spent on lighting energy each year. Unfortunately, a significant amount of that energy is wasted because most buildings operate with aging, inefficient lighting systems.

In many cases, an upgrade of old lighting systems to state-of-the-art, energy-efficient solutions can cut operating costs, save energy and contribute to an organization’s goal of being environmentally responsible.

Beyond Energy and Cost Savings

The benefits of replacing dated lighting systems with current technologies are more than simply increased energy efficiency and reduced operating costs. Many facilities still rely on lighting systems that are 10 or even 20 years old, and they are missing much of what today’s state-of-the art lighting systems can deliver.

Ask yourself this: Would you use a 10-year-old computer?  In the same way computers have changed vastly over the last 10 years, so too have lighting technologies. Many of today’s top technologies were not available even 10 years ago. For a building constructed or last renovated during that time, there are significant opportunities to improve performance.