Job

In 2006, Retro-Tech performed a lighting upgrade in over 2,500,000 sq.ft. for the Indiana Department of Corrections.

Scope

The lighting project was installed at two facilities in Northwest Indiana in over 50 buildings at the two campuses. Over 17,000 lighting fixtures were involved in the lighting upgrade. The lighting upgrade included retrofitting existing fixtures with low wattage T8 lamps, and compact fluorescents. A large portion of the project also included installing new T5HO fixtures to replace the older HID lighting as well as new high efficient T8 fixtures to replace existing T12 fixtures.

Results

There were many obstacles that needed to be addressed before the installation could begin in such a high security facility. All the installers, tools and materials had to go through a rigorous screening process before the start of work each day. Despite the obstacles, we were able to install a multimillion dollar lighting project in 13 weeks. The project reduced the energy costs by $275,000 annually, and reduced the peak demand by nearly 900 KW.

For more information, please contact Andy Braatz.