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Demand Control Lighting® Technology Slashes Energy Costs for
ARAMARK’s WearGuard-Crest Division
Project
WearGuard-Crest Headquarters
Location
WearGuard-Crest, a division of ARAMARK, set an ambitious goal: to replace all the
lighting fixtures throughout 280,000 square feet of office, manufacturing, and retail
space at its headquarters in Norwell, Massachusetts, just south of Boston. Furthermore,
the company wanted the project to pay for itself in energy savings.
Norwell, Massachusetts
J&R Wiring, Inc., took up the challenge. After researching the most advanced lighting
control systems on the market today, J&R Wiring identified the one technology with
the most powerful return on investment (ROI)—DCL® (Demand Control Lighting) from
Universal Lighting Technologies.
DCL® Control Systems and
Only DCL technology can reduce power to lighting ballasts as much as 50 percent
without the need to install expensive control wiring. The DCL Control System can be
operated manually or automated for “set it and forget it” simplicity. The control system
communicates with the ballasts at the circuit level. Each lighting circuit can be controlled
individually for zone programming. By eliminating the need for extra wiring, DCL
technology is simple to install in retrofit projects or new construction.
After identifying DCL as the ideal solution, J&R Wiring worked with Universal Lighting
Technologies to design an automated lighting control program that would optimize
energy savings throughout the WearGuard-Crest facility. Lighting fixtures in the office,
lobby, and hallway areas would be divided into eight zones with photocells for daylight
harvesting between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. In addition, the entire facility
would be controlled by scheduling software so that lights would automatically adjust to
50-percent power at 6:00 p.m. for cleaning crews and then zero percent at 11:00 p.m.
Under this plan, J&R Wiring projected an energy savings of 539,531 kilowatt-hours, which
represents a 45 percent reduction in power being consumed by the facility’s lighting fixtures.
Next, J&R Wiring approached the local electric utility, National Grid, to discuss possible
incentives for WearGuard. Through its Energy Initiative program, National Grid provides
incentives for energy efficient retrofits for its commercial and industrial customers. For
this project, National Grid performed an independent review of DCL technology and its
benefits for WearGuard-Crest and provided significant incentives.
Products Used
DEMANDflex™ Ballasts
Number Installed
2,600 Ballasts
For More Information About:
WearGuard-Crest
1-800-388-3300
www.wearguard.com
J&R Industrial Wiring
1-508-746-5116
jrindwiring@aol.com
Universal Lighting Technologies
1-800-BALLAST
www.unvlt.com
Another advantage to WearGuard-Crest was that DCL allowed them to participate in
National Grid’s Demand Response Program. Although no longer offered, this program
gave National Grid the ability to request that participating companies voluntarily slash
their demand by a set percent when the local electrical grid is approaching capacity.
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This is occasionally necessary during
peak hours for energy use, which is—not
coincidentally—when electricity rates are at
their highest. Cutting energy use during peak
hour rates is a significant source of financial
savings for companies with high energy bills.
These savings are simple to achieve with DCL
technology whether or not the company is
part of a Demand Response Program.
Once WearGuard-Crest has recouped its
investment in DCL technology, the energy
savings will continue to compile month
after month.
About Universal
Lighting Technologies
“Daylight harvesting is knocking down power
consumption significantly,” said Killian. “And
I’m impressed with the extremely subtle and
extremely smooth changes in lighting.”
Technologies, Inc., has been
National Grid encourages its other
customers to aggressively investigate
the power of energy-saving lighting
technologies, especially “whole-building”
solutions such as DCL technology.
Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.,
“There was quite a bit of saving from tuning alone,”
said Killian. “We were able to reduce power levels
ten percent or more, and the ballasts are producing
better light for less energy.”
Installation of the DCL Control System began
in January 2009. The daylight harvesting zones
and automated scheduling software have
performed exactly as demanded.
“The installation went off without a hitch,” said
Chris Hart, senior electrician for WearGuardCrest. “This is a powerful front-end control
system that is also extremely economical.”
bringing power and precision to
the world’s most innovative lighting.
with operations and distribution
worldwide, the products of Universal
Lighting Technologies are marketed
under the Universal® and Triad®
brand names. Universal Lighting
Technologies is focused on designing,
manufacturing and distributing the
In Sept. 2008, the installation began. First,
J&R Wiring replaced the facility’s outdated
lighting equipment with DEMANDflex™ ballasts
from Universal Lighting Technologies. These
high-efficiency T8 ballasts can be individually
“tuned” by the installer to the appropriate
power level (ballast factor) in order to
ensure just the right amount of light for the
application. This helps eliminate overlighting
and wasting energy.
According to J&R Wiring President Jim Killian,
the DEMANDflex ballasts at WearGuardCrest were tuned ten to 20 percent below full
power during installation for immediate energy
savings even before the DCL Control System
was installed.
For six decades, Universal Lighting
industry’s finest lighting ballasts
and controls.
Want to know more?
To learn more about the full line
of Universal Lighting Technologies’
ballasts or to request a catalog, call
1-800-BALLAST, fax your request to
“Addressable lighting control systems like this
one have a lot of potential for energy savings
and carbon footprint reductions,” said Thomas
Coughlin, commercial/industrial lighting
program manager for National Grid.
“We’ve had a very good experience,” said Killian.
“I’m very happy with the product overall.”
ARAMARK is a leader in professional services,
providing award-winning food services, facilities
management, and uniform and career apparel
to healthcare institutions, universities and
school districts, stadiums and arenas, and
businesses in 22 countries around the world.
With more than 500 employees at its facilities in
Norwell, WearGuard-Crest has been America’s
premier direct mail retailer of work clothes and
personalized uniforms for almost 50 years.
615-316-5162, or visit the Web site at
www.unvlt.com. Universal Lighting
Technologies—Energy Intelligence
in Lighting.
Address
Phone
E-mail
Web site
26 Century Blvd., Suite 500
Nashville, TN 37214-3683
1-800-BALLAST
webmaster@unvlt.com
www.unvlt.com
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