Ernst & Young To Save $1 Million Dollars Annually After LED Lighting Retrofit

Ernst & Young recently completed  one  of the largest LED lighting retrofit projects in New York Cty by replacing less energy efficient ligting at its headquarters office building in Times Square.  It is estimated that Ernst& Young will reduce their lighting and mainteance costs by 50% and will save at least $1 million dollars per year in lighting energy costs.The Ernst & Young headquarters building is 32 floors with 650,000 square feet of office space and houses 5,800 employees.

LED Lighting Retrofits Consistent With Firms Energy Policies

"Reducing the carbon footprint of our office space is part of our firm-wide strategy to reduce our environmental footprint as our business grows," says Leisha John, Ernst & Young Americas Director of Environmental Sustainability. "In fact, by the end of 2013, we plan to have a majority of our employees working in LEED and or Energy Star certified space. The completion of this lighting retrofit project in the New York office brings us one step closer to that goal, and will be part of that office’s Energy Star application.In addition to reducing our energy footprint, green technologies like LED help us to reduce our operating expenses, which is a best practice for any company," said John. "This project is the result of the collaboration between several infrastructure groups within Ernst & Young LLP, particularly the Facilities and Real Estate teams, and the Climate Change and Sustainability Services professionals, who advise clients on sustainability practices."

Companies Are Saving Millions of Dollars Per Year with LED Lighting Retrofits

Companies as varied as Ernst & Young, Marriott Hotels and the owner of the Empire State Building are saving millions of dollars by installing energy efficient LED lighting. The reason- LED lighting lasts for years and reduces lighting energy costs by up to 50%. The payback is relatively quick, often less than two years.One hurdle is the upfront cost of replacing your current outdated lighting with the more energy efficient LED Linear replacement lamps.

RedBird LED Inc., an Atlanta, GA. firm that specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of high quality energy efficient LED linear lighting products for industrial and commercial applications, has addressed this problem by introducing new LED lighting products that qualify for energy efficient rebates from selected Utility Companies. These Utility Companies are members of the DesignLights Consortium. The DLC recently certified the second RedBird LED Cardinal™ LED Linear Retrofit product.  In May, RedBird LED received certification by the DLC for their 22 watt LED Linear Replacement Lamp at both 4100K and 5000K CCTs.  The RedBird LED 18 watt Cardinal™ LED Linear Replacement lamp  has now also been certified by DLC as a Qualified Product.

 Culminating several years of development and testing, the Cardinal™ LED Linear Replacement Lamp has become both the first, second, and still the only LED tube light in the world to receive DLC Certification.
By establishing the Cardinal LED tube light's position on the Qualified Product List of the DLC, RedBird LED has ensured that these products will be eligible for all rebate programs currently in place among the DLC's membership and will facilitate rapid approval by other rebate sources as well.

Lighting Retrofits Can Reduce Lighting Costs by 55% or More

The 18 watt linear replacement lamp is the most popular model used for one to one fluorescent lighting retrofits of standard 32 watt T8 or 40 watt T12 fluorescent lamps. When retrofitting with a Cardinal LED tube the user will expect to save as much as 55% on their energy consumption when compared to a standard 40 watt T12 model or 40% on a 32 watt T8. With this level of savings and the rebates available, the customer can see paybacks as low as 9 months in many states.  

JonathanEppstein, President of RedBird LED commented, “While we were ecstatic to have been the first, and only LED Linear Replacement Lamp to have qualified for DLC Certification with our 22 watt product in May, the DLC Certification for our 18 watt lamp is an even more exciting event. We expect the DLC Certification of the 18 watt Cardinal Lamp to dramatically increase the adoption and deployment of this breakthrough product.  Having both our 22 and 18 watt LED tubes on the DLC Qualified Product List solidifies our position as the market leader in this sector of the LED lighting industry.”

Contact: info@redbirdled.com  678-RED-BIRD (678-733-2473).