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CaseHistories REAL-WORLD SOLUTIONS Community College Uses Lighting to Meet Goals L AKELAND COMMUNITY College in Kirtland, OH, selected an integrated lighting solution from Acuity Brands, Inc. to meet key per- formance and energy-effi ciency objectives for its new Holden University Center. The integrated lighting solution installed in the 40,000-sq.-ft. facility consisted of 483 Li- thonia Lighting RT Series LED luminaires equipped with nLight controls. Lakeland has achieved energy and maintenance savings, while also providing an advanced learning environment. The Center's smart classrooms now include adjustable illumi- nation levels for use of projectors, video monitors, and smart screens. "After considering all of Lakeland's performance, effi ciency, and control requirements, LED lighting became the obvious choice," says Tony Bledsoe, senior project designer, Tec In. Engineering & Design, who facilitated the lighting project. "We reviewed competitive products for this application and the Lithonia Light- ing RT Series LED luminaires integrated with nLight controls from Acuity Brands separated itself as the best solution." By installing more energy-effi cient lighting and controls, the Holden Univer- sity Center has lowered its lighting energy consumption to 0.689 watts per square foot, greatly surpassing the lighting/energy code requirement of 1.2 watts per average square foot in the building. This reduced energy consumption level contributed in the facility applying for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifi cation. Lakeland has been recognized for its energy conservation among higher educa- tion facilities in North America, winning a 2010 Bellwether Award, which recognizes outstanding and innovative programs and practices that are successfully leading com- munity colleges into the future. Additionally, the College was acknowledged by the Central Association of College & University Business Offi cers in 2010 for best practices associated with its energy conservation programs. www.AcuityBrands.com Vacuums Improve Speed and Cleanliness at University S AM ROBERTSON DEALS with an enormous range of main- tenance challenges as director of Custodial for the University of Utah. Robertson's staff of 300, including 100 full-time employees and about 50 student workers, cleans 6.5M sq. ft. of facility space in over 110 campus buildings used for edu- cation, research, administration, athletics, and events. "We're here to create a wonderful environment for students, visitors, staff, and faculty," says Robertson. "The school must be clean so there is no delay or stigma on learning." Combining zone cleaning by day and a modifi ed team cleaning system at night, Robertson uses every trick in the book to make sure that the diverse demands of each building are met, including using high- effi ciency ProTeam backpack vacuums. The University adopted backpack vacu- ums about fi ve years ago, and they now make up 80 percent of its fl eet. According to Robertson, the backpacks enable his staff to clean faster with better results. "The square footage is incredible," says Robertson. "The backpack used with the sidewinder wand enhanced both the clean- ing and the speed." Using a sweeping side-to-side vacuum- ing motion, Robertson's staff can clean a path four- to six-ft. wide with every step forward, just as wide as that of a wide-area sweeper. Robertson's staff uses the QuietPro BP for day cleaning in administration buildings. The president is frequently in important meetings with the governor or other dignitaries, so custodial workers needed to clean without the risk of disrupt- ing conversation. The QuietPro operates at only 51 decibels. Robertson calls it "stealth mode." For Robertson, the University's deci- sion to switch to backpacks was "common sense." The switch to backpack vacuums coincided with a University-wide push towards green cleaning goals. "The nice thing about the backpack is 56 COLLEGE PLANNING & MANAGEMENT / NOVEMBER 2012 ProTeam's Four Level Filtration with the addition of HEPA captures and contains particulate matter down to 0.3 microns (for reference, the average human hair is about 70 microns thick). Powerful suction lifts soil from deep in the carpet pile. you can clean walls and stairways, under- neath tables, and in corners so easily," says Robertson. "We can fl at-out clean faster." www.pro-team.com Look for more Case Histories online at www.webCPM.com WWW.PLANNING4EDUCATION.COM