Generating buzz in the commercial building sector–and a hit at Greenbuild 2008– Lutron’s Quantum total light management system dramatically answers the call for energy efficiency, typically achieving 60 percent lighting electricity savings or more. Quantum is the eco-leading lighting management system receiving so much publicity for reducing the lighting electricity usage in The New York Times Building by 70 percent.

“We designed our building to use 1.28 watts per square foot of lighting power,” says Glenn Hughes, director of construction for the NYT Company during the design, installation and commissioning of the 52-story New York Times Building. “With Quantum, it’s using only 0.38–that’s 70 percent less.”

Lutron’s Quantum total light management system offers a wide variety of technologies and strategies, including daylight harvesting and automated shade control, to deliver impressive energy efficiency–while, at the same time, improving the comfort and productivity of the building occupants. It integrates with other building systems, and allows for load dimming of all common light sources, including fluorescent, halogen, LED, low-voltage and incandescent.

The need to curb commercial building electricity usage for lighting is acute. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, lighting alone accounts for about 40 percent of the typical office building’s electricity consumption; far more than any other source, including HVAC or office equipment.

Quantum total light management from Lutron capitalizes on the following key energy-saving strategies: daylight harvesting; light level tuning; load shedding; architectural load dimming; fluorescent dimming; personal light control; partitioning and scheduling. It integrates with Lutron’s QS products, including GRAFIK Eye QS scene and zone controls and Sivoia QS shade controls.

Quantum enables workspaces to adapt to changing requirements. Because Quantum utilizes digitally addressable ballasts, lighting and shading zones can be re-configured without rewiring, making a space responsive to high churn rates. In addition, the Quantum system is scalable from small, stand-alone spaces, to whole floors, to the whole building or campus. Quantum is appropriate for a wide variety of commercial structures, whether new construction or retrofit projects.

Another exciting feature of Quantum is the Green Glance software that enables a company to display its lighting energy savings (and positive environmental impact) in real time. Building owners and facility managers can use Green Glance to motivate employees to save energy, or to demonstrate their organization’s commitment to the environment.

For more information about Quantum total light management, please visit: www.lutron.com/quantum. For more information about The New York Times Building project (including a detailed case study), please visit: www.lutron.com/nyt.

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