BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Forward thinking
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)
has undertaken a renovation with a comprehensive Light Emitting
Diode (LED) retrofit that will serve as an industry leading
benchmark. The project may stand as the largest LED lighting
retrofit for a hospital across both the public and private sectors.
In addition to saving energy, the LED lighting retrofit includes
job creation through made in USA LED lights. This lighting retrofit
was completed in July 2017, and it is
an example of cost-effective government energy waste reduction and
new job creation. With the American made technology, the retrofit
is in line with the goals of President Donald J. Trump's Buy American and Hire American
Executive Order, signed on April 18,
2017. With over 3.4 billion square feet of real estate, the
US government could save over $1
billion in energy each year and create over 20,000 new jobs
through LED retrofits.
For WRNMMC, the LED retrofits included a diverse range of
fixture types, such as these:
- Recessed Troffer, Volumetric, 1'x4', 2'x2', and 2'x4'
- Low Bay and High Bay fixture
- Pendant Narrow Lights
- Strip Fixtures with single and double LED modules
- Vapor Tight Fixtures
- LED Tube Replacements
- Wall Sconces
- Downlights at 6" and 8"
- Bulbs: A19, PAR20, and PAR38
"With over 50% energy savings and over $1,000,000 in LED products for this LED lighting
retrofit, WRNMMC is leading by example. We project over
$300,000 in annual savings, said
Charlie Szoradi, CEO of Independence
LED Lighting. "Over the 10-year warranty of our made in USA
technology, WRNMMC will save over $3
million. Those dollars could go toward supporting our active
duty service men and women as well as our veterans. Imagine the
positive ripple effect across so many other government
facilities."
For this benchmark project, Independence LED's primary
government distributor, Trillamed, LLC, a Service Disabled
Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), worked with Independence LED
Lighting to supply the Made in USA LED lighting technology.
TrillaMed see: www.TrillaMed.com. Trillamed's Director of
LED lighting Ken Sharp, after months
of diligence and education of federal facilities and contractors,
helped secure this project as a win for all parties,
which provided employment for many Americans, Veterans and
others along with final outcome of reducing Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center's energy consumption footprint and energy
expenses and providing healthier lighting than traditional
fluorescent lighting. Contact Ken for more information on
USA made Independence LED
lighting
at: ksharp@trillamed.com and 734-717-8478
Independence LED Lighting, LLC:
www.IndependenceLED.com. In 2010 Independence LED Lighting moved
its manufacturing from China to
Pennsylvania and has installation
including the first LEDs for a VA Medical Center, Marine Corps Base
Quantico, over 30 U.S. Navy ships, and civilian facilities ranging
from prisons, fire houses, and rescue centers, to the USDA Forest
Service. The industry leading 10-year warranty fixtures have also
earned installations for the U.S. Embassy in Cuba and the U.S. Air Force base in
Oman.
Info@IndependenceLED.com 484-588-5401
CONTACT: Charlie Szoradi,
Charlie@IndependenceLED.com
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