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10 Reasons Your California Customers Will Want Lighting Control

Posted by Matt Sedlock

Nov 22, 2011 6:08:00 AM

10 reasons your california customers will want lighting controlFor a lot of consumers, lighting control isn’t the first thing on their mind when they are considering building or remodeling. There’s a good chance they’re looking to you for suggestions and solutions. And while they may be looking to spend as little as possible on light control, you can help them out by helping them understand that the money they spend up front on light control actually saves them more money in the long run.

Here are 10 often-overlooked light management facts you can share with your customers that will help them save money—even if they spend a little more with you!

1. Light Control Increases Comfort and Improves Productivity: Energy-saving light controls provide a comfortable and productive visual environment. And enhancing the comfort level can increase productivity. For example, Lutron’s Total Light Management™ solution provides better lighting that reduces energy consumption and can improve work quality.             

2. Dimmers Save Energy: Every Lutron dimmer automatically saves 4-9 percent in electricity—even at the highest lighting levels—compared to a standard on-off switch. And when your customers choose to dim their lights, they’ll save even more. The more they dim, the more they save. Conventional light switches only save electricity in the “off” position. Lutron dimmers and controls save energy 24/7.

3. All Light Sources Use Less Energy When Dimmed: Most consumers think of incandescent lights when they think of dimming. But all lighting sources (halogen, CFLs, and, LED bulbs) can be dimmed. A halogen light source that’s dimmed 35% reduces energy use by 28% while dimming an incandescent or halogen light will reduce energy use by about 20%!

4. Dimming Saves Energy and the Environment Without Sacrificing Comfort: It used to be that most energy-reducing solutions meant sacrificing something. The dimmers and other lighting controls you can offer customers allow them to adjust light levels for specific entertainment options, enhance ambiance, set a mood, and take advantage of daylight to reduce energy use.

5. Lutron Solutions Contribute to 37 out of 110 Possible Points in the LEED® 2009 NC Rating System: Because of their energy saving benefits and contributions toward minimizing environmental impact, Lutron lighting and shading controls can contribute significantly to achieving LEED building certification for new construction in categories such as: Sustainable Sites, Energy & Atmosphere, Material & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Innovative Design.

6. Using Dimmers Saves Money: Customers who use a Lutron dimmer in their home can save about $8.00 yearly over using a conventional switch. And if they dim the light by 50% (taking into account the extended life of the bulbs) they can save up to $30 a year.

7. Shading Solutions are Energy Efficient: Shading systems save energy by harvesting daylight and reducing the load on HVAC systems. Lutron uses sustainable materials that are either PVC-free or 100% recycled—resulting in some fabrics being certified by third-party organizations such as GREENGUARD® and Oeko-Tex®.

8. The Multiplied Impact: Lutron estimates that if every U.S. homeowner replaced just two conventional light switches with dimmers, the potential annual savings could be $1.5 billion in electricity and close to 25 billion pounds of CO2—the equivalent to taking more than 1 million cars off the road.

9. Lutron Systems Save Money and Energy Automatically: Automated systems like daylight and occupancy sensors and the HomeWorks® astronomic time clock can turn on customer’s lights according to changes in light or by the time of day.

10. Dimmers Extend Bulb Life: Dimmers reduce power to the lighting source or bulb—saving energy and extending bulb life. Incandescent and halogen bulbs last up to 20 times longer when used with a dimmer. Not only will customers save on energy use, they’ll purchase fewer bulbs—saving them even more.

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Topics: Lighting Control, Dimmer Switches, LEED

Meeting the Need for LEED

Posted by Jimm Reifsnyder

Nov 16, 2011 2:26:00 PM

meeting the need for leedWhether you’re a distributor of lighting control products, a contractor installing those products, or the designer that specifies what kind of lighting system goes into a new building, you’ve probably run across the acronym LEED with increasing frequency. More and more end customers are requiring solutions that meet LEED requirements.

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally-recognized green building certification system that was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to provide building owners and operators with a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at achieving high performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

Why does that matter to you?

In order to successfully meet the demands of your customers (whether your customer is the contractor installing the system, or the home/building owner) it’s increasingly important that you’re able to provide solutions that meet those standards.

The good news is that Lutron solutions contribute to LEED certification in the five key areas of sustainable sites, energy and atmosphere, material and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation in design. If you want to remain competitive—or even a step ahead of the competition—you’ll want to make sure the lighting solutions you offer meet LEED certification.

For more information about LEEDS certification—and how Lutron solutions can help you achieve it, you’ll want to download this free Energy & Power Management article: “Lead to LEED Certification.” It will give you a head start in meeting your need for LEED!

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Topics: lighting solutions, Lighting Control, LEED

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