Implementing a controlled daylighting system in your building can help to greatly reduce the environmental impact of the building. Carbon emissions are greatly reduced, for example:

One 93W(3-lamp FO32T8) fixture operating 6 hours/day, 7 days/week, 52 weeks/years uses 203kWh of electricity. Offsetting this one fixture with daylight prevents:

• 13.4lbs of carbon emissions/year for coal-based generation
• 4.5lbs of carbon emissions/year for oil/gas based-generation

Lighting accounts for the majority portion of most commercial buildings’ utility costs. Implementing a controlled daylighting system, creating a ‘lights-out’ situation during daylight hours, can help to dramatically reduce lighting costs while fulfilling carbon reduction requirements.