Ware County Schools Planning Large LED Tube Light Retrofit Project

The Ware County School system, located in Waycross Georgia, recently completed the largest known K-12 grade public school lighting retrofit program. They upgraded 24,000 lighting fixtures to more energy efficient LED Tube lights from RedBird LED. RedBird LED is an Atlanta based LED lighting designer and manufacturer of high quality LED Tube lights. The 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.

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,” 

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.”

LED Tube Lights Light Mount Everest Base Camp

Imagine replicating a hospital  intensive care unit at 17,500 feet elevation. Xtreme Everest 2 recently accomplished this at their Mount Everest Base Camp.Xtreme Everest 2, is a dedicated team of intensive care doctors, nurses and scientists that are studying health problems in hospital intensive care units. The Xtreme Everest 2 location at Mt. Everest  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.

Cardinal LED lighting,  from RedBird LED, a leading manufacturer of LED Linear Replacement Lamps, 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. ”

DLC Announces New Technical Requirements for LED Lights

The DesignLights Consortium recently announced their final technical requirements for LED lighting manufacturers to qualify their LED lighting products on the DLC Qualified Product List. The DesignLightsConsortium, a collaboration of utility companies and regional energy efficiency organizations throughout the United States and Canada, is a leading resource for high-quality, energy efficient commercial lighting design and performance information. The DLC publishes its Solid-State Lighting Qualified Products List (QPL), a listing of LED luminaires that meet strict energy efficiency and performance criteria, administered by the DLC. LED lighting manufacturers listed on the DLC QPL meet the preliminary requirement for utility incentive eligibility from DLC member firms.

The new technical requirements are the result of many months of discussion with DLC members, lighting manufacturers and other industry experts. The updated requirements insure that the QPL listing will continue to be a valuable resource for companies searching for high performance LED lighting. One change under the new requirements is a revised policy for Four-foot LED Linear Replacement Lamps, LED Tube lights that replace T8 fluorescent lamps. These products will all be categorized under the Four-foot Linear Replacement Lamp classification. In the past LED Tube lights could be classified under the Retrofit Kits classification.

Top Performing LED Tube Lights

The technical requirements are intended to evaluate the performance of the lamp itself and in a reference 2x4 troffer. 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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