The City of
Durham is joining the Cree LED City® program, an international initiative that
promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting.
Durham is in
the process of retrofitting three City-owned parking garages with 573 new LED
lighting fixtures. The City's Department of General Services selected
energy-efficient LED lighting as part of the City's overall effort to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. "We identified several City projects where we
could incorporate LED lighting technologies into the building upgrades and we
felt these parking garages were a perfect fit," said Joel Reitzer, director of
the City's Department of General Services. "Using LED lighting is not only
going to save us in operating costs, but it's also going to prevent greenhouse
gas emissions from power generation, getting us closer to meeting our 50
percent reduction goal by 2030."
Cree's LED
City program is an expanding community of government and industry parties
working to evaluate, deploy, and promote LED lighting technology across
municipal infrastructure to save energy; protect the environment; reduce
maintenance costs; and provide better light quality for improved visibility and
safety.
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