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New lighting reduces energy use

GE’s energy-eicient lighting helps enhance Westbrook Corporate Center

THE SITUATION

Owners of the Westbrook Corporate Center were plagued with complaints

from its business tenants who wanted to replace the outdated and

inecient lighting systems while reducing maintenance costs and energy

consumption. The owners also faced the challenge of scheduling the

upgrades, so they would not disturb the tenants during business hours.

THE SOLUTION

GE Lighting and Trane collaborated to improve Westbrook’s working

environment through more improved lighting and new HVAC systems,

which have both decreased energy usage and costs while maintaining

comfort for tenants.

In the rooms chosen for lighting retrots, GE installed T8 linear uorescent

lamps, which replaced traditional uorescent xtures and are now combined

with improved ballasts for even greater energy eciency. Conference

rooms, which previously featured older T8 and T12 lighting, now have

GE’s Lumination

™

BT Series Recessed LED Troers. The new lighting

solution is expected to last 10–15 years, increasing lighting reliability

and decreasing costs due to predictive maintenance.

“ The GE team was clearly driven to lower energy use. The best way

we found to do that was looking at HVAC and lighting as a combined

solution. We expect to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars

in energy savings.”

- Dan Brandolino, Solutions Sales Lead, Chicago, West Michigan Trane

Westbrook tenants and customers now have greater comfort and a more

energy-ecient atmosphere, and the project is expected to yield signicant

energy savings each year.

For more information about the GE Lighting products used in this project,

visit gelighting.com.

For more information about the HVAC solutions, visit trane.com.

working with smart solutions

• Signicant energy savings

each year

• Reduced maintenance needs

and costs

• Increased lighting visibility

• Enhanced working

environment

• Reduction of annual

kWh hours

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GE Lighting working with smart solutions New lighting reduces energy use GE’s energy-efficient lighting helps enhance Westbrook Corporate Center TH E S I TUATI O N Owners of the Westbrook Corporate Center were plagued with complaints from its business tenants who wanted to replace the outdated and inefficient lighting systems while reducing maintenance costs and energy consumption. The owners also faced the challenge of scheduling the upgrades, so they would not disturb the tenants during business hours.