Fort Drum Latest Military Base Using Efficient Lighting To Address Growing Energy Concern

 Base Selects EverLast® Induction Street and Area Lighting To Reduce Costs

JACKSON, MICHIGAN – November 12th, 2012 – “Lighting efficiency improvements present a clear opportunity to decrease energy consumption, which is a priority for the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense and for the entire federal government,” said Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment.  The U.S. Military is the single largest consumer of energy in the world and Fort Drum is certainly no exception.  When it came time to implement a high-efficiency street lighting initiative, officials at the base selected EverLast® street and area induction lights.

“When I began working with the base as an energy consultant, they were already aware that replacing their inefficient lighting was one of the fastest ways to reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs.  They originally considered LED technology as well, but after looking at tangibles such as ROI, performance and sustainability, the induction products manufactured by EverLast Lighting quickly became the obvious solution,” commented Stuart Kirscht, Vice President of Retro-Tech Systems, Inc.

Early this year Fort Drum installed over 1,100 EverLast® U.S. Bi-Level Cobra Head and Shoe Box Fixtures.  The fixtures replaced an array of existing lights base wide including metal halide, mercury vapor, and high pressure sodium.  According to sources involved with the project the fixtures were the solution of choice because of their 100,000 hour lamp life and high efficiency, making it a very cost-effective lighting solution.  Additionally, the U.S. made fixtures met the “American Made” requirement for the U.S. Military.

“EverLast® has designed enhanced features into its U.S. Bi-Level Cobra Head fixture which exceeded the government requirements tied to ARRA funding programs delivering a product which is Made in the U.S. Because EverLast® was proactive in the development of several features in the parking lot lighting solution; that eliminated tons of service related challenges.  A conservative estimate places the energy savings in excess of $250,000.  The ROI for EverLast® is monumental compared to other lighting solutions,” stated Ryan Miller, Representative of Atlantech, Inc. 

Fort Drum is one of the largest military bases in the world occupying over 108,000 acres of land and supporting the assembly of almost 80,000 troops annually.  The facility has a U.S. history dating back to 1908 and claims home to some of the most famous military units. 

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About EverLast® Lighting:  EverLast® Lighting is a subsidiary 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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World Renowned Lambeau Field Selects Induction Lighting As Part of A Major Renovation

Home to the Green Bay Packers, Stadium Uses EverLast® to Meet Building Codes, and Lower Maintenance Costs

JACKSON, MICHIGAN – October 22^nd, 2012 – As part of a stadium renovation that included 6,600 additional seats, and new state of the art video boards, Lambeau Field also undertook a major lighting overhaul.  Designed to improve safety, visibility, and meet emergency regulations; seventy-one 200 watt EverLast® Induction High Bays were used to supplement existing lighting inside the newly renovated facility.  “EverLast® provided for a color temperature that we needed as it was a custom blend at 3000 Kelvin.  Additionally, there were strict emergency lighting specifications that we had to meet.  The fixture had to be able to turn on within 10 seconds in the event of an outage per the building code.  EverLast® fixtures are doing double duty as they possess the color rendition that is required in addition to the instant on feature.” said Greg Sadowski, President of POWRTEK ENGINEERING.  To further their efforts, several hundred of the EverLast® fixtures will be installed throughout the stadium in the winter of this year.  “HID cannot provide the specifications that were required.  Furthermore, with EverLast® having a 100,000 hour lifetime on their fixtures it was an easy decision.  We would’ve been lucky to get 20,000 hours out of any other fixtures.  Once we took the warranty, and the lower maintenance costs into consideration we knew that we wanted to go with EverLast®,” Sadowski commented.

 
POWRTEK began research for a lighting solution earlier this summer for Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin with the goal of meeting building codes, in addition to lowered maintenance costs.  Alternative Sales and Marketing of Forest Lake, Minnesota connected with POWRTEK to find an efficient option that matched their lighting specifications.

"The success of the EverLast® Induction fixtures in the upper midwest region has been phenomenal for reasons such as engineering support, ability to provide lighting layouts, custom modifications when needed, product stock, and a U.S. manufactured product,” stated Jim Fink, Representative of Alternative Sales and Marketing.  “The key successes in this market are the operation of the induction lighting in exceptionally cold weather.”

The EverLast® 200 watt Huron Aluminum High Bay solution was engineered to match the existing lighting temperature in order to protect the visual integrity of the historic stadium.  EverLast® induction lighting fixtures are also available with a dimmable option, providing even more energy savings while areas are vacant.  Furthermore, induction lighting uses 60 percent less energy and has an unmatched 100,000 hour lamp life.  

”The high bay fixture has been sought out especially in large facilities where labor and lowered maintenance costs have been deciding factors as a result of the long life span of the fixture and the 10 year warranty,” Fink commented.

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About EverLast® Lighting:  EverLast® Lighting is a subsidiary 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 email info@everlastlight.com. 

For press inquiries, contact Kyle Leighton at 517-783-3800 ext.231 or email at kyle@everlastlight.com.  If you would like to support EverLast®, please follow EverLast® on Twitter or visit them on Facebook.