Lighting retrofits cut energy consumption. (building management systems; includes articles about retrofits at New York's Rochester University, Energy Department headquarters)

Building Design & Construction, August, 1994 by Eaton, Maureen

The first comprehensive regulations for energy efficiency in buildings were established by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT). The act includes provisions of the Federal Energy Management Program, which sets a goal of reducing energy consumption in federal facilities by 20 percent from 1985 levels by the year 2000. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Green Lights Program also has fostered grassroots support for voluntary lighting upgrade programs in the commercial sector.

These programs target efficient lighting as a significant means of reducing energy consumption. The Office of Technology Assessment estimates that 28 percent of energy consumed in commercial buildings is used for lighting. Emerging technology and its resultant economic and...

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