Maxlite

Dorchester Habitat for Humanity ReStore
The Dorchester Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Summerville, South Carolina sells new and gently used building materials, appliances and furniture at discount prices to help fund the building of homes for Habitat for Humanity partner families in the local community. The expansive showroom of the Dorchester ReStore was lit by a system of 400-watt metal halide high bay fixtures suspended from the 20-foot ceiling. Not only were the metal halide high bays expensive to operate and maintain, they produced shadows and glare that made the facility and merchandise look less appealing to customers. Working with SuperGreen Solutions, the Dorchester ReStore replaced the metal halides with 120-watt MaxLite LED Acrylic High Bay Pendants. In addition to dramatically improving the quality of light, the pendants consume 70 percent less energy than their predecessors, which will save the ReStore $4,148 in energy and maintenance costs each year.

-- “We were spending a significant amount of money on relamping fixtures and changing ballasts. The LED high bays will pay for themselves within three years and save us several hundred dollars a month in energy and maintenance costs. The metal halide fixtures also threw off a lot of heat. The LED lights are much cooler, which will save us a tremendous amount of money during the hot summer months.” - Pat Wylie, manager, Dorchester Habitat for Humanity ReStore

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Starbucks in Arizona
A newly renovated Starbucks coffee house in Tempe, Arizona, features a new 16-foot cartography-inspired bold mural with flowers in an old-world painting style positioned along the customer seating area. Starbucks chose to install 16 of MaxLite’s six-watt Plug-and-Play LED Lightbars, installed in a complete circuit around the mural beneath a frame. The cool operating fixtures now provide a balanced glow of warm color that enriches the mood of the mural and draws customers in to view and enjoy. The LED fixtures will save the coffee house 78 percent in energy, or 12,200 kWh, and $2,404 in energy and maintenance costs throughout L70-rated the 50,000-hour lifetime of the fixtures, compared with the proposed halogen PAR38 bulbs.

-- “Our client was very impressed with the uniform lighting the LED lightbars provided, and they thought it provided superior light to the four spot lights. The light has a smooth look to it versus the bright spotlights we were previously using which had more of a sharp edge of light and burned really hot. They also couldn’t believe how cool the LEDs were, even after being on for several hours.” -- Richard Antiporda, Vice President of Sales, Canterra Lighting

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Products used:
• LED Plug-and-Play Lightbars

Radcliffe Jewelers
Radcliffe Jewelers, a premier retailer of luxury merchandise in Towson, MD, replaced 50 35-watt MR11 halogen lamps in the two glass display cases with just four 20-watt LED Linear T8 Lamps, reducing the energy consumption by 1,670 watts, or 95 percent. The cool-operating LED lamps do not fade the color of the figurines and showcase the collectables in a bright, high-quality light.

-- “I selected MaxLite’s LED Linear T8 Lamps for this job because I wanted to try indoor LED products after I had so much success with MaxLite’s outdoor LED products in the past. I installed the T8s, and they work absolutely perfectly. You can clearly see the difference," said Shane Hresko, CEO of Bmore Green. "Before the cases were dull, and now the cases are bright and vibrant and the colors stand out.”

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Roundbank:
Roundbank has a round shape on the exterior and smooth curves within. To improve the aesthetics of their lobby and improve energy-efficiency, the bank replaced 30 mercury vapor pendant-mounted spun cans hanging from the ceiling over the lobby floor and workstations with just 21 of MaxLite’s 45-watt LED pendants in a bright white 5000K correlated color temperature. Compared with the mercury vapor spun cans, the ENERGY STAR® qualified LED pendants almost doubled the footcandles in the bank’s lobby from about 17 to 35, and created an even light distribution throughout the whole lobby. Overall, the bank will save 387,750 kWh of energy and $45,102 in energy and maintenance costs throughout the lifetime of the LED fixtures.

“We kept our mercury vapor lighting fixtures for many years, until the bulbs weren’t available anymore. There has been positive feedback to the improved LED lighting from customers and employees. The staff is happy and the lobby now has a different feel with a more inviting presence.” --- Larry Thompson, President of Roundbank in Waseca, Minnesota

“The fixtures that the bank had before produced a lot of shadows and had poor quality of light. The new lighting fixtures created unbelievable light quality, and the bank is very satisfied with their performance. Using nine less fixtures than previously installed, the fixture produced almost double the footcandles of the metal halides.” --- Jeff Kath, Lighting Consultant, The Retrofit Companies

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Embassy Suites Downtown Pittsburgh
Situated in the heart of Pittsburgh, PA, the Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown houses Elevation restaurant, a modern American bistro with panoramic views of the city. When it came time to choose lighting for the restaurant and bar, the hotel’s owners wanted to install energy-saving LEDs, but their interior design plans called for the vintage look of exposed incandescent bulbs. MaxLite LED Filament Lamps were the perfect solution. By installing LED filament lamps instead of incandescent, Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown is achieving the desired aesthetic at 90 percent energy savings.

“The reaction to the MaxLite LED Filament lamps has been very positive. They resemble the incandescent style they were looking for, while providing significant energy savings. ” - William J. Puhlman, Ferry Electric Company

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Products used:
• Filament Lamps

Signage:
While standard incandescent marquee bulbs for signage in hotels, casinos and amusement parks are 10 to 15 watts, MaxLite’s LED marquee bulb is a nominal two watts. They have the same warm color and brightness as with incandescent bulbs and have a never-before-seen feature on a LED marquee bulb – a backlight. Just as with incandescent models, the LED marquee bulb features a trough that pushes light in an omnidirectional pattern, including backwards, highlighting a building’s façade.

Suggested products:
• LED Marquee Bulbs

Guest Rooms:
For guest room comfort, MaxLite offers LED replacement lamps for table and floor lamps and vanity fixtures, including A-type lamps and globes. The bulbs have the same color guests have come to expect with incandescent bulbs, however they offer the long-life and energy-saving benefits of LED technology

Suggested products:
• LED Omni A19 Lamps
• LED G25 Globes
• LED G40 Globes

Lobbies:
While standard incandescent marquee bulbs for signage in hotels, casinos and amusement parks are 10 to 15 watts, MaxLite’s LED marquee bulb is a nominal two watts. They have the same warm color and brightness as with incandescent bulbs and have a never-before-seen feature on a LED marquee bulb – a backlight. Just as with incandescent models, the LED marquee bulb features a trough that pushes light in an omnidirectional pattern, including backwards, highlighting a building’s façade.

Suggested products:
• LED Recessed Downlight Retrofits
• LED Plug-and-Play Lightbars

Market Basket Grocery Retail Chain
The Market Basket grocery retail chain in New England needed lighting fixtures that would illuminate the backroom coolers, where they store and stock cold beverages and food. Initially designed and engineered by MaxLite to illuminate parking garage structures, the 40-watt LED Parking Garage Luminaires were used to replace 150- and 200-watt incandescent lighting in the backroom coolers of the supermarkets.

-- “We initially used MaxLite’s LED fixtures in six Market Basket grocery stores in New Hampshire and Massachusetts,” said John Maria, Vice President of Design Lighting and Electrical Supplies, Inc. “Currently we are using the energy efficient lighting for two new stores that are under construction in Manchester, New Hampshire and Bourne, Massachusetts. MaxLite fixtures performed well in the initial presentations. They met our customer’s needs and distribute a substantial amount of light at lower operating temperatures. Market Basket executives are delighted with MaxLite’s luminaires and they are performing well in those applications.”

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Supermarkets:
The Market Basket grocery retail chain in New England needed lighting fixtures that would illuminate the backroom coolers, where they store and stock cold beverages and food. Initially designed and engineered by MaxLite to illuminate parking garage structures, the 40-watt LED Parking Garage Luminaires were used to replace 150- and 200-watt incandescent lighting in the backroom coolers of the supermarkets.

Suggested products:
• T8 and T5 Detail Page
• Universal Commercial Downlight Detail Page

Luxury Car Dealership:
A luxury car dealership in Chicago, Illinois installed FlatMAX® Edge Lit LED Flat Panels throughout the indoor showroom. The flat panels deliver even, consistent light that illuminates the ultra premium cars.

Suggested products:
• LED Edge Lit Flat Panels

Holiday Stationstore:
The Holiday Stationstore in Coon Rapids, Minnesota installed MaxLite LED Recessed Canopy Fixtures to revive the appearance of the station and reduce energy and maintenance cost savings. In a one-to-one retrofit, the bustling gas station and convenience store replaced the 40 existing metal halide fixtures with the same number of MaxLite 94-watt LED Recessed Canopy luminaires. By making the switch to LED lighting, the Coon Rapids Holiday Stationstore will save $5,676 in energy costs annually.

-- “The new lights look great. The light is much more crisp, and our staff noticed the difference right away. With the energy savings, we expect to achieve payback in less than two years.” – Jim Hannay, owner, Coon Rapids Holiday Stationstore

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Ruxton CITGO Service Station:
The owner of the Ruxton CITGO, in Towson, Maryland, replaced four existing 450-watt metal halide fixtures set atop two poles on both sides of the property with just two of MaxLite's 100-watt LED Area Lights. The new lighting doesn't attract insects and eliminates frequent burn outs and replacements of up to three times per year. Additionally, the new fixtures will save the service station $9,600 in energy and maintenance costs over the lifetime of the fixtures, and installer Bmore Green helped the service station to secure $150 in utility rebates per fixture.

-- “We chose the canopy and flood light fixtures because of the substantial energy savings they will provide to our customer," said Daniel J. Salazar Cardenas, Distributor at Lighting Consultants, S.A. de C.V. "Once the fixtures were installed, we were happy with the excellent light quality of the once dark service station.”

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Servicio Express Aeropuerto Carret:
The Servicio Express Aeropuerto Carret in Cienega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, replaced the 13 existing 250-watt metal halide flood lights and 10 320-watt metal halide canopy fixtures with 13 70-watt LED Flood Lights throughout the parking lot of the service station and 10 LED Fuel Pump Canopy Luminaires underneath the canopy. By making the switch, the service station will reduce energy consumption by 268,000 kWh in energy and $32,160 in energy and maintenance.

-- “We chose the canopy and flood light fixtures because of the substantial energy savings they will provide to our customer," said Daniel J. Salazar Cardenas, Distributor at Lighting Consultants, S.A. de C.V. "Once the fixtures were installed, we were happy with the excellent light quality of the once dark service station.”

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Outdoor Lighting:
MaxLite’s line of LED outdoor lighting fixtures illuminate outdoor walkways, parking areas, entrances and provide general security lighting in retail and hospitality environments nationwide. The LED Wall Packs, Garage and Canopy Fixtures, Parking Garage Luminaires and Flood Lights save energy and lower maintenance costs, but also prevent light pollution and wasted energy.

Suggested products:
• LED Outdoor Lighting