Technology in action; Chicago lighting facelift boosts illumination, reduces energy and increases safety

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The Chicago Park District upgraded lighting at parks and facilities under an eight-month $15-million project, which principally replaced mercury vapor lamps with high-pressure sodium lamps. Interior lighting in more than 200 field houses were upgraded under the first stage of the project, which was accomplished at the cost of $4 million. The second stage involved the sodium lamps, which were utilized for walkways in 160 outdoor parks. The project enhanced illumination levels by 10% to 15% while cutting on energy use at the same time. Fixture renovations also caused better light distribution.

Janitorial Services, Lighting Maintenance Services, Lighting, Building maintenance services

Fire network: not run of the mill

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Union Camp Corporation centralizes fire-alarm monitoring system at its industrial complex in Savannah, GA, with the aid of an intelligent, peer-to-peer networked infrastructure. The new infrastructure enhances flexibility, is more forging than previous system and boosts troubleshooting, according to mill fire inspector Mike Smith. These advantages are particularly important for Union Camp's Savannah complex, which supports three distinct manufacturing operations: a chemical plant, a converting factory and a pulp and paper mill.

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Centralizes fire-alarm monitoring sys at its industrial complex in Savannah, GA, w/ aid of peer-to-peer networked infrastructure

Paper & Allied Products, Paper Manufacturing, Paper industry, Union Camp Corp.

Lighting project yields big kwh savings

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The Los Angeles County Dept of Social Services expects to save 2.2 million kwh of electric power annually with the use energy-efficient lighting equipment and the installation of a building-wide controllable lighting system. Energy consumption data are collected from submetering monitors at the lighting panels that are then transmitted to an Internet server. The energy information is then stored on an Internet site where county personnel can monitor building energy usage 24 hours a day.

California, Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Commercial & Institutional Lighting, Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing, Social Service Support-Local, Social services, Commercial lighting