College Lights Go Green
Six hundred new energy efficient LED lights now line the campus of Nazareth College.聽鈥淚鈥檓 told it鈥檚 the largest project of its kind in the country for a college this size,鈥� says Peter Lana, Nazareth鈥檚 director of facilities.
The school made the switch to LEDs as a way to save energy and money.聽鈥淲e鈥檒l save about 300 tons of carbon emissions and 500,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, which equates to lighting about 31 homes for a year,鈥� adds Lana.
The new lights are also cleaner, brighter, and last longer than the old ones. A company in Syracuse designed them to fit in the existing fixtures around campus.聽The lighting project is important for campus safety as well as a way to help the College save money and energy. 鈥淭he parking lots need a lot of lighting,鈥� says Lana. 鈥淭he students feel safer.鈥�
This is just the beginning of improvements to the schools lighting. The next step will be to change out the old lights inside the academic buildings, beginning with the Golisano Academic Center.
