Cree IG Series LED Lighting Delivers Better Light and Healthy Savings To Reston Hospital Center
August 02 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Reston Hospital Center, a leading acute-care and surgical
facility in Reston, Va., selected LED lighting by Cree, Inc.
(Nasdaq: CREE) to replace the outdated metal halide light fixtures
in its parking garage. Cree’s industry-leading IG Series parking
luminaires are already generating positive results, delivering
better light quality for an improved user experience, including
greater feelings of safety, security and comfort for patients,
visitors and staff. Moreover, the hospital anticipates an 81
percent reduction in energy consumption and $60,455 in energy
savings annually.
The space’s original system contained more than 300 metal halide
fixtures with 175 watt bulbs burning 24 hours a day, seven days a
week – reaching heat levels that would often melt the globes.
Today, the indoor and outdoor parking facility is illuminated by
325 LED fixtures, including Cree® IG Series pendant-mount LED
luminaires throughout the parking garage. There are also OSQ Series
area luminaires on the roof parking deck and LS4™ surface ambient
fixtures with Cree TrueWhite® Technology in the stairwells.
“Prior to making the switch to Cree’s LED lighting, we were
experiencing astronomical electricity bills and excessive
maintenance costs from lighting in the hospital’s parking garage,”
said Chip Cooper, Reston Hospital Center project manager and master
electrician. “The material and labor costs of replacing five to 10
globes and 30 or more light bulbs a month were significant, so we
were looking for an opportunity to address the issue while
enhancing the visibility, safety and comfort for our patients,
visitors and staff.”
Cree’s IG Series lighting addresses challenges particular to
parking garages. The luminaires feature
Cree WaveMax™ Technology, which provides unmatched
low-glare comfort and decreased LED source luminance to cast rich
illumination that maximizes detail and defeats shadows. The
series delivers exceptional energy efficiency and fast payback.
Utilizing Cree’s cutting-edge technology, the OSQ™ LED area
luminaires used on the upper level blend extreme optical control,
advanced thermal management and modern clean aesthetics to provide
industry-leading performance and illumination with dramatically
reduced maintenance and energy costs. The LS Series works to
brighten the stairwells, offering enhanced visibility and uniform
light for improved safety that is engineered for long-life
savings.
“The new lights are among the most impressive I have ever seen,”
said Cooper. “We previously had 1000 watt lights on the upper
level, and we had dark corners and shadows. Now, it could be two in
the morning, and you can see anything in any area up here. The
dissipation of the light is excellent. The color is great. And, you
can look toward the light and it’s not going to blind you or
obscure your vision.”
Cree LED lighting also delivers vastly improved light
experiences with intelligent design features, including automated
brightness levels and motion control based on usage needs.
Additionally, the eliminated glare around the wall-mounted cameras
offers improved visibility and enhanced security for patrol
officers.
Reston Hospital Center also benefited from additional utility
rebates as a result of making the switch to better LED lighting
technology.
Please visit http://lighting.cree.com/reston-hospital-center to
read the full case study and view images of the installation.
About Cree
Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs,
lighting products and semiconductor products for power and radio
frequency (RF) applications. Cree believes in better light
experiences and is delivering new innovative LED technology that
transforms the way people experience light through high-quality
interior and exterior LED lighting solutions.
Cree’s product families include LED lighting systems and bulbs,
blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class
power LEDs, power-switching devices and RF devices. Cree’s products
are driving improvements in applications such as general
illumination, electronic signs and signals, power supplies and
inverters.
For additional product and Company information, please refer
to www.cree.com.
Please refer to www.cree.com for additional product and company
information.
This press release contains forward-looking statements involving
risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual
results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including
the risk that actual savings and lifetimes will vary from
expectations; the risk we may be unable to manufacture these new
products with sufficiently low cost to offer them at competitive
prices or with acceptable margins; the risk we may encounter delays
or other difficulties in ramping up production of our new products;
customer acceptance of our new products; the rapid development of
new technology and competing products that may impair demand or
render Cree’s products obsolete; and other factors discussed in
Cree’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2015,
and subsequent filings.
Cree®, Cree TrueWhite®, and TrueWhite® are registered
trademarks, and LS4™, OSQ™, and WaveMax™ are trademarks of Cree,
Inc.
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Cree, Inc.Claire Simmons, Corporate
Communicationsmedia@cree.com
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