Environmentally Friendly HID Lighting

There’s going to be no shortage of environmental problems for us to face in the coming years, and therefore no shortage of environmental legislation attempting to deal with them. We’re proactive at Brandon Industries, both to maintain a sustainable future for our Dallas-area communities, and also so you won’t have to replace commercial streetscape equipment every time a new product hits the market or a new environmental legislation hits the books.

The Energy Independence Act of 2007 embodies just this. The law restricts the use of probe start ballasts for metal halide luminaires. Beginning last January, all 150W-500W metal halide luminaires were required to contain pulse start ballasts that met an 88 percent efficiency standard. Retrofitting existing probe start ballasts wasn’t required, but finding replace probe start lamps in the future is uncertain. So we’re jumping ahead of the game, and making compliant pulse start metal halide fixtures available now.

Our Pulse Start ballasts feature:

• 50 percent longer lamp life, compared to traditional metal halide lamps.
• 33 percent more lumen maintenance.
• Better cold starting capability, and shorter warm-up times.
• Faster re-strike capability.

In other words, it’s eco-friendly efficiency lighting that doesn’t sacrifice performance.

High Intensity Environmentalism

Our High Intensity Discharge Lighting products stack up to stringent environmental standards in several other ways. The lights — arc types developed for outdoor and industrial applications — boast long lives, reduced maintenance costs, and high energy efficiency.

This means:

Concerning lamplife: Up to 1,000 hours of life (i.e. before replacement) for incandescent lights, 10,000 hours for metal halide lights, and 24,000 hours for high pressure sodium lights.

Concerning efficacy: Up to 20 lumens per watt (LPW) for incandescent lights (higher = more efficient), 90 LPW for metal halide lights, and 120 LPW for high pressure sodium lights.

Contact our Streetscape experts for more information.