EverLast® Lighting Wins State Wide Award for Green
Building Practices
JACKSON,
MICHIGAN – May 28th, 2013 – For the fourth year in a row the Detroit
Free Press recognized businesses, organizations and individuals working to make
Michigan a greener, more environmentally sustainable state. This year’s Detroit Free Press Green Leader honorees
demonstrated exceptional efforts towards sustainability.
An independent panel of judges considered the nominations
and gave preference to nominations that demonstrated a body of sustainable work
that goes beyond one project or product. Categories include business (small,
medium and large), nonprofits, public sector (such as government bodies, universities
or school districts), individual, green building practices, automotive
innovation and young leader age 25 or younger.
EverLast® Lighting was named in the “Green Building Practice”
category as a 2013 Green Leader.
“The building is a huge statement because it practices
the energy efficiency that the brand preaches by having so many “green”
features,” commented Michael Nevins, CEO of EverLast® Lighting. Several of the
building's "green" features include: geothermal heating and cooling;
solar/wind powered hybrid parking lot lighting; recycled energy-efficient
window glass; bamboo walls; pervious concrete that absorbs rainwater and
filters it back through the watershed; daylighting controls; and solar tracking
skylights that track the sun throughout the day to capture more of the suns
usable light by reflecting light that would be otherwise lost when the sun is
low in the horizon. The 72,000 sq. ft.
building completed in April of 2010 allowed EverLast® to begin manufacturing a
variety of energy-efficient induction light fixtures.
The previous EverLast® manufacturing facility was
converted to a fabrication plant to manufacture fixture components.
The Detroit Free Press 2013 Michigan Green Leaders special
print section about the winners will be published June 9, and the winners will
be honored at an awards breakfast June 10 with retiring U.S. Sen. Carl Levin
delivering the keynote address. U.S. Rep. John Dingell of Dearborn, who will
become the longest-serving congressman in history on June 7, plans to attend
the event hosted by the Detroit Economic Club at the Motor City Casino Hotel.
This year's Detroit Free Press Michigan Green Leaders
honorees include Gage Products, DTE Energy, ACI Plastics, Morgan Composting,
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Western Michigan University, and Roberta
Urbani.
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About
EverLast® Lighting: EverLast® Lighting, Inc. is a
sister company of Full Spectrum Solutions, Inc. and has quickly grown into the
leading manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting solutions for roadway,
parking structure, facility and area lighting applications. For additional
product information, visit www.everlastlight.com,
call 888-383-7578 or send an email to info@everlastlight.com.
For press inquiries, contact
Kyle Leighton at 517-783-3800 ext.231 or email at kyle@everlastlight.com.
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