Newark, California-based Lumenergi, a provider of energy-efficient, networked lighting systems, won a contract to provide the core technology in an energy efficiency retrofit of two California federal buildings.
The Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San
Francisco and the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse in Oakland will be outfitted with Lumenergi’s new-generation
dimming ballasts and networked control systems.
The retrofit is part of efforts by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to meet goals to increase energy savings, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve occupant productivity in government-owned workplaces.
In 2009, Lumenergi was chosen to participate in GSA’s pilot program
on one floor of the Phillip Burton Federal Building,
providing workstation-specific lighting solutions. The program was meant to identify energy solutions that could eventually be incorporated into federal buildings nationwide.
Collected results
demonstrate Lumenergi’s systems significantly decreased lighting
electricity usage to nearly 70% below the national average. Lumenergi solutions met GSA specifications, which included:
- Real-time monitoring and reporting
- Fine-tuning lighting levels with smooth dimming
- 2-way communication with individual addressability
- Standards-based, open architecture with BMS (building management system) integration
- Advance lighting control including integrated daylight harvesting, occupancy sensing, task tuning, scheduling and personal control
- Automated load shedding for demand response
Michael D’Amour, CEO of Lumenergi said: “Our intelligent lighting system provides a new level of user experience, while achieving climate-friendly energy savings. We look forward to helping more federal, state and commercial buildings achieve similar results.”
GSA manages more than 11% of the government’s total procurement dollars and $30 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 213,000 vehicles. In California, the Federal building stock represents about 400 million square feet. Lighting is the biggest single use of electricity in office buildings, comprising approximately 34% of annual energy consumption.
Lumenergi designs and manufactures energy-efficient dimming ballasts and intelligent, network-controlled lighting management systems. Lumenergi incorporates advance lighting strategies including daylight
harvesting, scheduling, task tuning, occupancy sensing, and
comprehensive demand response and automatic load shedding.
The company says its products help building owners improve their bottom line with 50% to 70% energy savings and deliver one to three year payback, even before incentives.
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