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ABM News Lighting Science Announces Purchase Order from the City of Raleigh, NC for Energy Saving LED Lighting
DALLAS & RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTCBB:LSGP) today announced that the
City of Raleigh, NC has issued a purchase order for 141 Optimized
Digital Lighting™ (ODL®)
low bay fixtures for use in the Raleigh municipal parking deck as part
of a joint project with CREE, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE), a leading LED
semiconductor company. Installation of the low bay LED lights, expected
to be complete prior to the end of the year, will be performed by Amtech
Lighting Services, a subsidiary of ABM industries (NYSE:ABM).
Lighting Science’s low bay fixtures contain an
array of CREE Xlamp® LEDs powered by LSGP’s
patented ODL® technology which ensures
maximum performance, long life and reliability. The attractive, durable
fixtures consume only 75 watts which is 25% to 50% less than the high
pressure sodium (HPS) lighting fixtures which will be replaced. Lighting
Science’s low bay fixtures provide cool white
light with excellent color rendering resulting in a substantial
improvement in night vision when compared to the orange/yellow light
emitted by HPS lighting fixtures.
In addition to the reduction in greenhouse gas emission due to reduced
energy use, Lighting Science low bay fixtures improve environmental
quality because the fixtures do not contain mercury or other hazardous
materials found in many types of HPS lighting that require specialized
disposal procedures. And overall volume of waste is reduced as well
since Lighting Science low bay fixtures last up to three times longer
than HPS bulbs and ballasts.
The City of Raleigh recognizes that garages are substantial consumers of
energy and lighting products and is among the first municipalities to do
something about it by ‘going green’
with Lighting Science.
Ron Lusk, Chairman and CEO of Lighting Science, stated “We
are pleased that the City of Raleigh has selected ODL®
technology as part of its green initiative. We are confident the city
will be pleased with the reduced energy use, longer life and improved
light quality compared to conventional HPS lighting fixtures.”
Steve Zaccagnini, President of Amtech Lighting Services, said “Amtech
has significant operations in the City of Raleigh and we look forward to
helping the city achieve its lighting goals.”
About Lighting Science Group Corporation
Lighting Science Group Corporation (www.lsgc.com)
designs and sells highly energy efficient and environmentally friendly
lighting solutions based on its proprietary Optimized Digital Lighting™
(ODL®) technology.
The Company's patented and patent-pending designs and manufacturing
processes enable affordable, efficient and long lasting LED based
lighting systems to be quickly deployed in existing lighting
applications and produce immediate cost savings and environmental
benefits. Products include low bay fixtures for parking garages and
industrial facilities, MR-16, R30, R25, R20, R16 (elevator light), G11,
G25, S6, candelabra and flame tip bulbs which can be purchased at store.lsgc.com.
ABM Industries Incorporated (www.abm.com)
is among the largest facility services contractors listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. With fiscal 2005 revenues in excess of $2.5 billion
and more than 73,000 employees, ABM provides janitorial, parking,
security, engineering and lighting services for thousands of commercial,
industrial, institutional and retail facilities in hundreds of cities
across the United States and British Columbia, Canada. The ABM Family of
Services includes ABM Janitorial; Ampco System Parking; ABM Security
Services, which includes American Commercial Security Services (ACSS)
and Security Services of America (SSA); ABM Facility Services; ABM
Engineering Services; and Amtech Lighting Services.
Certain statements in the press release constitute "forward-looking
statements" relating to Lighting Science Group Corporation within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements regarding future events, our financial performance and
operating results, our business strategy and our financing plans are
forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify
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"would," "should," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate,"
"believe," "estimate," "predict, " "potential" or "continue, " the
negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These statements
are only predictions. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated by the statements. In evaluating these statements, you
should specifically consider various factors that may cause our actual
results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements.
“Lighting Science," "Optimized Digital
Lighting" and "ODL" and the LSG concentric ovals are trademarks of
Lighting Science Group Corporation.
