WAREHOUSING SOLUTIONS
Warehousing is a business with razor-thin margins. Daylighting is a single upgrade that will cut costs while improving the working space.
At the A-1 Cold Storage warehouse near Los Angeles International Airport, SunTrackerOne units pour in so much daylight that electric lighting can be turned completely off. They are so effective that A-1 turns off every row of the office's four-foot long fluorescent lamps at 9 a.m. and switches them back on at 5 p.m. In the winter, they're turned back on between 3-4 p.m. The warehouse follows a similar schedule.
The A-1 Cold Storage warehouse in Los Angeles, California. The SunTrackerOne creates such an efficient lighting environment that the elctric lighting is shut off the majority of the working day.
REDUCED OPERATING COSTS
Approximately 86% of electricity in traditional buildings is dedicated to lights, fans and cooling. The Department of Energy says daylighting can reduce energy use in lighted buildings by 75 – 80%. The reported energy cost savings have ranged from 50 – 93%. With “green” issues now becoming tangible topics, tax incentives and subsidies are becoming increasingly available from utilities and governments.
Incorporating daylighting into new construction can actually lower other initial cap costs due to a smaller electrical load and a smaller number of electrical lighting fixtures to maintain. Factor in the reduction of the size and cost of HVAC operations plus maintenance costs and daylighting becomes an easy choice to make.