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<br />96 .JOUP.NAL OF HEAL!HCARE PROTECT10N MA.~GEMENT <br /> <br />basis of energy consid~t(')!15. <br />Had energy c:onc;ems been pa:-a. <br />mol.. "1t, tha."c~ are the existing <br />system wouid have been ieft i::1 <br />place. <br />"The proposed new sys!em <br />would cost $95,000 to L~!l but <br />would reduce o~ting and <br />maintenance (O&M) costs by <br />only $900 ~f ye~r, which rT'.eans <br />t"tat Judged by th~! aitenon <br />alOne, it would take n".ore than a <br />century to pay for its2lf. The maU'$ <br />owners decided to Ir~ the new <br />system nonethe!ess, and the ~. <br />suIts underscored the va!id1ty of <br />their deds!on. Incidents gf ~uto <br />brea.1t-ins weN vtrnla.1}y ~limi- <br />nated, because more everJy dk-tri- <br />buted lighting ~ th~ <br />pools of darkness which formerly <br />had been the perpetrators' best <br />ally. <br />"The lighting &so made th~ <br />ST'.a11 more vtsiVe and ~fJractive, <br />As fa reswt of thest! Impro\/ernents, <br />:raffle counts lnaea.sed app.-reci- <br />ab.\I, resu1ting ir' .. sales hike W01"'.11 <br />an estimated $2.5 million annu- <br />aDy. Because OIAmer's rents were <br />based In ~on sale$ voJu~. ~e <br />lighting induced sales boos\ gen€!- <br />ated $340,000 rr-~re In annua~ ;e. <br />nmI lncome, It ""'as also possible <br />t.;) redu.ce the ext.2n! and fre- <br />QUency or ~'Umy p3trols, saVing <br />$;;,000 per ~~r. Better Ughting <br />alSO permitted faster ~O\V clea:, <br />Ini\ saving an additional $7,500 <br />pc>: year, If"! o~~<.r words, due to <br /> <br />rm.:ltifaceIec L-npacts. t.!'"\e ir:-.. <br />proved 5eClJri!y lighting ~i Fair- <br />mount Fw Mall paid for itself in <br />;ess t\an one year, <br />". ' . Acco!din~ to }.,.4~. Geiss.ier, <br />" . . A1 Fairmou~.. nJr Mall the <br />secu!ity impact was oc\.'iO'.J.:., ~ <br />""~ security's impact on sa!es, <br />profits, and so cr., The ~'St~m's <br />dcsign,,-"S did not sta~'1 by ~. <br />fng t~e most effictEnt S';stem they <br />pos.sib~ could. h'\Stead. the'i <br />b~gan ~~ d2s!gntng a sy'Stcrn that <br />was . Ideally suited te>T ~ fadIities <br />involved, and they tmp1emented <br />their concepts by spedfymg com- <br />pone.~ whkh are h~ ~e:rgy- <br />eft. 'lent. As ~ ~t, a weU-SH1ted, <br />effidcmt system WllS snmiiea dnd. <br />by ernployi.'1g lighting energy <br />manageml!1t in tros manner, the <br />netNtum fare~ed that which <br />would have been attained had <br />lighting enetgy COns4n'Vttion been <br />In effect.' <br />., .. Ther~i no question about <br />the nee(! for sec:nity t;ghhng. <br />There is no question that lighting <br />which provides security can pro- <br />\.;d~ many other benejits a$ we11. <br />when It's wen-des5gn~. <br />", , . Th~ romponents incl\.ide <br />~mps (light bwOs and tu~), <br />1'Jn'~{\aires (fucture.c;) , polA, and <br />t;ontro1s. Lan"lP5 most commor.!y <br />are ew!u~'ec according to their <br />effi~cy (eifici~r..:y), rated in ~ <br />of lumens (of fight output) ~r <br />liI.'3tt (of powen~uU'ed ~ operate <br />the lamp). As. indicat.:!d!n lark 1 <br /> <br />-- ...--. <br /> <br />, - <br />