by Shane Henson — April 29, 2013—RedBird LED, a manufacturer of LED linear replacement lamps, recently announced that some of the company’s energy-saving lights were chosen for what may be the world’s highest LED installation, illuminating an intensive-care research facility located on Mount Everest.
At the site, aptly called Xtreme Everest 2 at Everest High Base Camp, a team of intensive care doctors, nurses and scientists are studying health problems in hospital intensive care units, hoping to shed light on how the body adapts to low levels of oxygen. On March 10, their laboratory, operating room and patient areas installed RedBird LED’s Cardinal LED lighting.
RedBird LED says the Xtreme Everest 2 location at Mt. Everest required rugged, energy-efficient lighting that could perform well in extremely cold temperatures. The solution: RedBird’s Cardinal Vapor-tight LED Luminaires, PG3-66W-50K-132. They reportedly provide one of the highest lumens/dollar and lumens/watt of any LED lighting fixture.
The Cardinal LED tubes are a direct mechanical fit into standard fixtures, operating on any voltage ranging from 110 to 277 VAC, and do not require the fluorescent ballast. Cardinal LED Tube lights deliver 7,000 lumens of light, yet only draw 66 watts, adds RedBird LED.
“Our LED lights, with their high CRI and low energy use fit the bill perfectly for this application,” said Jonathan Eppstein, president of RedBird. “While we in the U.S. may think our energy rates are high, just imagine what the cost of electricity is at Everest High Base Camp, where generators running on gasoline flown in by helicopter provide all the power.”
Cardinal Linear Lights have been qualified by the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) , making them eligible for many utility rebate programs in the United States and Canada.
