Philips Lighting’s energyefficient lamps help Capilano University score big
With three campuses located in North Vancouver, Squamish, and Sechelt, B.C., Capilano University prides itself on offering a variety of programs and services designed to support its students’ successful academic and professional pursuits. Dedicated to helping its 7,500 credit students and 7,000 noncredit students become independent thinkers and learners, the university is also committed to “developing new and innovative programs in response to market demand.” So it came as no surprise when this leading institution and model of environmental responsibility recently elected to pursue an energy-efficient lighting upgrade within
its own Sportsplex Gymnasium to improve lighting quality, reduce energy consumption and costs, and remain on the cutting-edge of green products and practices. “Environmental stewardship is part of the university’s mission,” confirms Capilano University energy manager Laura Williams, “and any ways to save on operating costs and shift money to the student experience take priority.” In late 2011, an opportunity to demonstrate that commitment to energy and cost conservation presented itself within the Sportsplex Gymnasium, a central facility that houses the university’s athletics department and sports
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teams and hosts a variety of events, from convocation ceremonies to the recent men’s and women’s provincial basketball championships. “In 2005, we conducted an energyefficient lighting upgrade in our gym using 54-watt T5 High Output (HO) fluorescent lamps, but as some of the lamps had reached their end-of-life six years later, it was time for a relamping,” Williams shares. With the gym’s 30-foothigh ceilings that were often difficult to access, Williams and her team took the opportunity to investigate their product options and landed on a high-quality lighting solution which promised to deliver even greater savings and ensure minimal maintenance – Philips Lighting’s new Energy Advantage T5 HO 44 Watt lamps. “We were excited when we heard that this product had just become available, because it offered not only a 10watt, or 19 per cent, reduction in our energy consumption per lamp but also performance that was equal to or better than the 54-watt lamps we’d been using,” Williams says. “We saw it as a total win-win situation.” “Philips Energy Advantage T5 HO 44-watt lamps with ALTO technology driven by Centium electronic ballasts were absolutely a great choice for Capilano’s Sportsplex Gymnasium,” states Philips Lighting account manager Jason Fisher, LC. “In addition to saving 10 watts per lamp relative to their previous
