by Rebecca Walker — December 31, 2008—Jessup Manufacturing Company’s energy-efficient Glo Brite Eco Exit signs can help building owners respond to Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman’s request for commercial, industrial and institutional building owners to invest in modern lighting systems that reduce energy consumption, says the company.
The Department of Energy estimates that more than $50 billion is being wasted each year by the owners of 2.8 million U.S. commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings that rely on outmoded lighting systems.
Jessup’s Eco Exit line, which was introduced in April, consumes no energy and needs no maintenance, reducing costs and the carbon footprint for building owners. The signs are photoluminescent and have single-sided and double-sided configurations with multiple mounting options and viewing distances of up to 100 feet.
Jessup has applied ten years of research and development into producing zero energy, environmentally-friendly Eco Exit signs. The signs store the power of ambient light, so they are safe and do not use any additional energy like electrical exit signs. A building with 100 Eco Exit signs can save as much as $3,500 a year in energy costs and reduce air pollution by almost a half a million pounds of carbon dioxide compared with electrical signs over the life of the product.
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