Southwick Recreation Center
Even though the Recreation Center is not a ratable building at this time, the volunteers worked for two days to plan, design and install new electronic High Intensity Discharge lights, replacing fluorescent lights that were constantly failing. Wanting to track their building energy consumption prior to the lighting retrofit, they solicited Emerging Technologies Associates help in entering their utility bills into the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager system. Southwick now has a baseline of energy use prior to changing out the lights. They can use it to track the savings from the lighting retrofit. Furthermore, with the expansion of the activities at the Center, it is anticipated that further energy use would be forthcoming. Benchmarking in ENERGY STAR will allow Southwick to have a true picture of its energy consumption and continue to conserve.
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| Replacement Electronic HID lamps and original fluorescent lamps side by side: the new lamps are more compact, sturdier and more efficient | The existing fluorescent lights required lamp replacement every 3-6 months from Southwick 100% volunteers facility team | " Everyone is really pleased with the new lights and we are looking forward to joining ENERGY STAR as a Partner " , says the President of the Center, Kirk Sanders. | Community Service project |
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| Mark Gendron P.E. and Daryl DeJean review lighting layout, photometric plot and three step dimming scenes with project managers JB DeJean and "super volunteer" Paul Armitage prior to installation. | Southwick Board Member and volunteer and Mark Gendron planning the installation of the dimming system on a new electronic high intensity discharge lighting system. Southwick is utilizing ENERGY STAR benchmarking to monitor its energy consumption as the Center's popularity increase with sports enthusiasts of all ages. |
