Leaves LED Lighting

This is a good question that has been asked by building owners...so I wrote this white paper to thoroughly address it. Please consider us a resource as you consider LED.

Leaves LED Benefits in a Triple Net Lease Scenario.pdf Shared with Dropbox

Great logical reasoning here for commercial LED lighting (Apparently, LED being better light and saving the building owner a ton of money is too blunt of an argument)

5 Important Reasons You Should (Finally) Embrace LEDs

Good on you, Chicago!

This Chicago building retrofit program saves 90 million kWh a year A building retrofit program in Chicago has expanded from a dozen downtown buildings to 75 across the city. Can it continue scaling up enough to help the city reach its ambitious greenhouse gas goals?

This is really interesting stuff...we know the health dangers of certain lighting (fluorescent), which makes LED a healthier alternative, but these guys are going the other way and applying LED for health benefits, like a vitamin or drug.

Scientist to uncover non-circadian health applications for lighting at Strategies in Light The countdown to Strategies in Light continues with a look at applications beyond circadian lighting in the health and wellbeing field. Doug Steel explains the strategy of applying a pharmaceutical-based process of inquiry.

A quick update on the EPA Act and substantial 179D IRS deduction for energy-efficient upgrades to commercial buildings...let's hope this goes through as it benefits everyone...except, perhaps, the IRS

HR 3507 | Extension of 179D Deduction | Capital Review Group If enacted, H.R. 3507 would expand the §179D deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings and permanently add it to the tax code.

Boosting Boiler and Water Heater Efficiency - Facility Management HVAC Feature Facility management article relating to: boiler, water heater, efficiency, hvac. For facilities management professionals from Facility Maintenance Decisions

Illinois passes huge, bipartisan energy bill, proves democracy still works Nuclear plants will stay open and clean energy will flourish.

If you own multi-family properties, there are great ways to cut costs, increase your NOI and, as a result, increase the property value without affecting your balance sheet and borrowing capacity...

Apartment Buildings Get on the Energy Efficiency Train Many of the issues are the same as in other types of buildings, but working through complex owner/tenant relationships can be a challenge.

Leaves LED is proud to announce our new Warehouse Line of lighting...check it out!

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Energy-efficiency and Leased Spaces...

Energy Efficiency and Leased Spaces - Energy Manager Today The goals of landlords and tenants often don’t perfectly align. The increasing benefits of upgrading spaces is leading them to confront, rather than hide from, the issues.

Pairing motion sensors and LED lighting boosts the energy savings of an LED retrofit (already 70-80%) to over 90% savings over legacy lighting...in large facilities, the numbers get interesting quickly!

Occupancy Sensors and LEDs Evolve in Unison - Energy Manager Today.pdf Shared with Dropbox

Great article about corporate energy-efficiency:

"Companies need to consider the environmental impact of their supply chains and their customers. Many companies find that their own operations account for a small fraction of the cradle-to-grave environmental impact of their goods and services, according to academic studies and CDP."

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5c74y7s48tf5h30/CDP_Supply_Chain_Report.pdf?dl=0

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