LED Tube Lights Featured in Iconic Locations Around the World

LED Tube lights are now more frequently used in many commercial buildings, institutional facilities and parking lots. The return on investment and energy savings from LED tube lights is well documented. But many people do not realize that LED lighting is now a part of some of the most popular and iconic locations in the world. The other bridge in San Francisco, The Bay Bridge, shines brighter with newly installed LED lights. 25,000 LED lights- almost 5 miles along the bridge. It is part of a new light sculpture designed by the artist, Leo Villareal. The artist is well known for light sculptures in museums using LED lighting.

Mona Lisa Smiles Through LED Lighting Retrofit

Speaking of museums, the largest museum in the world, The Louvre, is now using LED lighting to light the Mona Lisa painting. The museum’s curators wanted to reduce their energy costs as well as comply with new European regulations that limit the use of older lighting technology. The Louvre first added LED lighting in exterior applications in 2011. They spent months working with lighting technicians to retrofit the existing interior lights to more energy efficient LED lighting. The energy savings are important- reported to be a 60% savings from previous interior lighting expenses. But lighting one of the most famous paintings in the world was a challenge. The solution was a custom fixture with 32 LED lamps that also protects the Mona Lisa from UV and Infrared energy.

RedBird LED Tube Lights Lighting Mount Everest Base Camp

RedBird LED recently announced that their LED Tubes lights were used to light a medical facility at another world famous location-Mount Everest. The Xtreme Everest 2 location at the Mt. Everest High Base Camp required rugged, energy efficient lighting that could perform well in extremely cold temperatures. The solution was RedBird Cardinal Vapor tight LED Luminaires, PG3-66W-50K-132. They provide one of the highest lumens/dollar and lumens/watt of any LED lighting fixture. Xtreme Everest not only needed LED tube lights that would operate in harsh conditions, they also had to conserve as much energy as possible. The only power available to them is from their gasoline generators running on fuel flown in by helicopters. Cardinal LED Tube lights deliver 7,000 lumens of light, yet only draw 66 watts.

For more information on LED Tube lights please visit the RedBird LED website.

School System In Georgia Invests in LED Tube Lights

The Ware County School system agreed to upgrade more than 24,000 lighting fixtures to LED Tube lights. This would be the largest known K-12 grade public school lighting retrofit program. Located in Waycross, Georgia, Ware County School District encompasses ten individual schools, pre-K through 12th grade, that serve more than 5,000 students. The school system conducted a six-month pilot program incorporating LED tube lighting in several conference rooms prior to reaching an agreement to install LED lights throughout the system.

The arithmetic was simple- an estimated savings of $11.2 million dollars over the next nine years. In addition, the annual savings for Ware County Schools will pay for the installation cost within two years. They selected LED Tube lights from RedBird LED.The RedBird Cardinal LED Tube lights have an anticipated lifetime capacity of 15 to 20 years. “The money we save with maintenance and reduced energy costs can be applied to continual improvement of the quality of education we provide to our students as well as benefit the taxpayers who support our system,’’ Barrow said. 

Cardinal LED lighting provide one of the highest lumens/dollar and lumens/watt of any LED lighting fixture. The Cardinal LED tubes are a direct mechanical fit into standard fixtures, operating on any voltage ranging from 110 to 277 VAC, and do not require the fluorescent ballast. Cardinal LED Tube lights deliver 7,000 lumens of light, yet only draw 66 watts.

” RedBird LED is pleased that our Cardinal™ LED tube light has been selected for the major energy reduction project underway for the Ware County Schools,” said Jonathan Eppstein, President of RedBird LED. “Working closely with Etrenzik and IP-Utilinet, we were able to put together a system that offers state of the art performance and will save the district millions in their electricity bills over the next 10 years.”

RedBird LED Tube Lights Selected for Highest Elevation LED Lighting Project

Hospitals have discovered that lighting is an important aspect of improving patient safety and a significant expense item. Imagine trying to cost-effectively replicate the conditions of a hospital  intensive care unit at 17,500 feet elevation on the world’s largest mountain. This is exactly what the team of Xtreme Everest 2 recently accomplished. On March 10th, their laboratory, operating room and patient areas installed Cardinal LED lighting from RedBird LED, a leading manufacturer of LED Linear Replacement Lamps. Xtreme Everest 2, is a dedicated team of intensive care doctors, nurses and scientists that are studying health problems in hospital intensive care units.

"We’re pleased to have been selected to light this important facility. The research being done by this dedicated team will have a huge impact on treating a wide array of medical conditions."

Jonathan Eppstein President RedBird LED

The Xtreme Everest 2 location at the Mt. Everest High Base Camp required rugged, energy efficient lighting that could perform well in extremely cold temperatures. The solution was RedBird Cardinal Vapor tight LED Luminaires, PG3-66W-50K-132. They provide one of the highest lumens/dollar and lumens/watt of any LED lighting fixture. The Cardinal LED tubes are a direct mechanical fit into standard fixtures, operating on any voltage ranging from 110 to 277 VAC, and do not require the fluorescent ballast. Cardinal LED Tube lights deliver 7,000 lumens of light, yet only draw 66 watts.

Jonathan Eppstein, RedBird ’ s President says, ” We ’ re pleased to have been selected to light this important facility. The research being done by this dedicated team will have a huge impact on treating a wide array of medical conditions. Our LED lights, with their high CRI and low energy use fit the bill perfectly for this application. While we in the US may think our energy rates are high, just imagine what the cost of electricity is at the Everest High Base Camp, where generators running on gasoline flown in by helicopter provide all the power. ”

For more information on RedBird LED please visit the website- www.redbirdled.com

Energy Rebates for LED Lighting Make Commercial Lighting Upgrade Possible

Mack Technologies, a manufacturer of circuit boards and electronics, recently announced the completion of their LED Lighting retrofitproject. In one of the largest lighting retrofit projects in New England manufacturing facilities will save Mack Technologies $ 50,000 a year. John Kovach, president of Mack Technologies researched the saving possibilities from upgrading his fluorescent lighting to a more energy efficient lighting. Like many facility owners, Mr. Kovach was concerned about the upfront cost of replacing his existing lighting. With more than 2,500 bulbs to replace he thought this would be a challenge.

Fortunately, there are a number of energy rebate programs available at both the national and state level. Mack Technologies was able to reduce his investment by almost 40 percent by taking advantage of existing energy efficient lighting rebate programs. Through state and federal energy tax credits and a program with National Grid, Mack paid just over $200,000 for the total project instead of $325,000, Kovach said. "We were kind of blown away by the information we came across in terms of the kind of energy savings we could realize and the impact to the environment."

Utility Companies Key Resource for LED Lighting Retrofits Rebates

Utility companies have played a major role in offering energy rebates to customers in their market area. Your first step should be to visit their website and explore their programs. Unfortunately rebate programs vary significantly from one utility company to the next. To qualify for the rebate program you will need to conform to their specific program. To make this process easier, a number of utility companies have joined the DesignLightsConsortium.

The DesignLights Consortium, a collaboration of utility companies and energy efficiency organizations,  is a leading resource for energy efficient commercial lighting performance information. The DLC publishes a listing of LED luminaires that meet strict energy efficiency and performance criteria This listing is called the DLC QPL. LED lighting manufacturers listed on the DLC QPL meet the preliminary requirement for utility incentive eligibility from DLC member firms.

The DLC QPL provides technical information on LED lighting that meets or exceeds their requirements. One of the most important technical requirements for bulb performance is for System Light Efficacy. The DLC requirement for bulb performance is ≥ 100 LPW and in situ performance-≥ 85 LPW. RedBird LED, an Atlanta based LED Tube light manufacturer, has the highest commercially available lighting efficacy for this category on the DLC QPL list. Their Cardinal LED Linear products have Installed efficacies (the ratio of light-output to power consumed) up to 110 lumens/watt, making them some of the most energy efficient LED lighting products available today.

For more information on the DesignLights Consortium and the QPL please visit their website at www.designlights.org.

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RedBird LED Cardinal Linear Replacement LED Lamps Selected by IES for Progress Report

RedBird LED, a leading manufacturer of LED Linear Replacement Lamps, or LED Tube Lights as they are commonly called was recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Committee as providing "a unique and significant advancement in the art and science of lighting" for their Cardinal LED Tube Light. Announced at the 2012 IES Annual Conference held in November, the product is featured in the 2012 IES Progress Report, which presents significant developments and improvements in the lighting industry over the past year.

The 2012 IES Progress Report will be published in the January 2013 issue of the Society's monthly magazine, Lighting Design + Application (LD+A). The Report will also be posted on the IES website and presented at IES section meetings throughout 2013.

The Cardinal Linear Light is designed to be a direct replacement for fluorescent lamps commonly found in commercial, industrial and retail facilities. The product is a direct mechanical fit into the existing light fixtures, runs off of any primary power from 110 to 277 VAC, and operates without the fluorescent ballast. They are UL listed as both a Luminair-Conversion-Retrofit-Product and as a Recognized Component Product ensuring that when installed as directed all UL compliance for the fixture is preserved. Installed efficacies (the ratio of light-output to power consumed) are up to 110 lumens/watt, making them some of the most energy efficient LED lighting products available today.

Cardinal Linear Lights are also recognized by the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) as a product for retrofitting old lighting systems and are included in the DLC's Qualified Product List. For the end user this means that an 18 watt RedBird LED tube can replace a standard 32 watt fluorescent lamp. By comparison, most other LED tube lights would require 22 watts to achieve an equivalent replacement.

The Cardinal Linear Lights have a 50,000 hour rated lifetime, a five year warranty and are available in dimmable versions which are compatible with the standard 0-10 volt industrial dimming control signal.

For more information please visit their website at http://www.redbirdled.com.