NY Times Building Sees 70% Energy Savings with Lighting System

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Written by Megan Treacy - Ecogeek

Thursday, 13 November 2008

There's good news for The New York Times, at least about their building. The New York Times Building was designed to use 1.28 watts per square foot of lighting, but with the installation of a lighting management system, they've actually only used .38 watts per square foot, a 70 percent savings. That reduction in energy use translates into savings of $315,000 and 1,250 metric tons of CO2 a year for the building. full story here