LED Lighting Retrofit for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Sets New Energy Efficiency Benchmark for the Healthcare Market

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Sep 25, 2017, 11:07 ET

BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Forward thinking Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) has undertaken a renovation with a comprehensive Light Emitting Diode (LED) retrofit that will serve as an industry leading benchmark. The project may stand as the largest LED lighting retrofit for a hospital across both the public and private sectors. In addition to saving energy, the LED lighting retrofit includes job creation through made in USA LED lights. This lighting retrofit was completed in July 2017, and it is an example of cost-effective government energy waste reduction and new job creation. With the American made technology, the retrofit is in line with the goals of President Donald J. Trump's Buy American and Hire American Executive Order, signed on April 18, 2017. With over 3.4 billion square feet of real estate, the US government could save over $1 billion in energy each year and create over 20,000 new jobs through LED retrofits.

For WRNMMC, the LED retrofits included a diverse range of fixture types, such as these:

Recessed Troffer, Volumetric, 1'x4', 2'x2', and 2'x4'
Low Bay and High Bay fixture
Pendant Narrow Lights
Strip Fixtures with single and double LED modules
Vapor Tight Fixtures
LED Tube Replacements
Wall Sconces
Downlights at 6" and 8"
Bulbs: A19, PAR20, and PAR38

"With over 50% energy savings and over $1,000,000 in LED products for this LED lighting retrofit, WRNMMC is leading by example. We project over $300,000 in annual savings, said Charlie Szoradi, CEO of Independence LED Lighting. "Over the 10-year warranty of our made in USA technology, WRNMMC will save over $3 million. Those dollars could go toward supporting our active duty service men and women as well as our veterans. Imagine the positive ripple effect across so many other government facilities."

For this benchmark project, Independence LED's primary government distributor, Trillamed, LLC, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), worked with Independence LED Lighting to supply the Made in USA LED lighting technology.

TrillaMed see: www.TrillaMed.com. Trillamed's Director of LED lighting Ken Sharp, after months of diligence and education of federal facilities and contractors, helped secure this project as a win for all parties, which provided employment for many Americans, Veterans and others along with final outcome of reducing Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's energy consumption footprint and energy expenses and providing healthier lighting than traditional fluorescent lighting. Contact Ken for more information on USA made Independence LED lighting at: [email protected] and 734-717-8478

Independence LED Lighting, LLC: www.IndependenceLED.com. In 2010 Independence LED Lighting moved its manufacturing from China to Pennsylvania and has installation including the first LEDs for a VA Medical Center, Marine Corps Base Quantico, over 30 U.S. Navy ships, and civilian facilities ranging from prisons, fire houses, and rescue centers, to the USDA Forest Service. The industry leading 10-year warranty fixtures have also earned installations for the U.S. Embassy in Cuba and the U.S. Air Force base in Oman. [email protected] 484-588-5401

CONTACT: Charlie Szoradi, [email protected]

SOURCE Independence LED Lighting