by Shane Henson — December 14, 2012—Green Ballast Inc. has announced that Healthcare Trust of America Inc., a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with more than 12.5 million square feet of leasable space, has completed a lighting retrofit equipped with Green Ballast’s patented daylight-harvesting fluorescent light ballasts for a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical tenant in Lenox Office Park, a premier seven building, 72-acre office park in Memphis, Tennessee.
According to Green Ballast, an energy solutions company, its ballast is a direct replacement for the existing “standard ballast” and adjusts power consumption for each lighting fixture, while measuring and harvesting available daylight to calculate and provide only the amount of needed electricity for proper lighting. It is a “plug and play” solution and has controls within each ballast, providing simple and efficient installation and ongoing maintenance.
“Office buildings are a primary market for our company for a fundamental reason. Significantly lowering a major operating cost is a major benefit for owners, operators and tenants alike. Healthcare Trust of America will reduce electrical lighting consumption costs by over 50 percent, enabling them to work with their tenant on longer-term leases,” said J. Kevin Adams, chief executive officer of Green Ballast.
Green Ballast products are also being used within many other facilities to reduce energy costs associated with lighting. These facilities include: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas, TX; U.S. National Parks Headquarters, Omaha, NE; University of Maryland, College Park, MD; City of San Diego Environmental Services, San Diego, CA; 180 Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA; Kenosha Libraries, Kenosha, WI; and Wilshire Plaza Building, Los Angeles, CA.
