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Retail Outlet Vancouver
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The Challenge:

This downtown Vancouver store, located in a designated heritage building, was built in four phases between 1913 and 1949. The retail spaces have undergone several renovations over the past 90 years to stay current with changing trends in retailing and consumer tastes. As a result, the lighting systems in the building vary in vintage, from the 1950s to the 2000s. The store’s piecemeal lighting upgrades over the years have left this store with lighting systems that are inconsistent throughout the store, and not energy efficient. This, coupled with a company-wide commitment to energy efficiency, prompted them to retain Prism to conduct an energy efficiency audit of the store’s lighting systems.

The Solution:

Prism conducted a detailed lighting audit at the 600,000 square foot store. The store uses a variety of light sources to provide general lighting, highlighting, sparkle, and glitter to attract customer attention. Saving energy, while maintaining or improving the look of the store, was a mark of this project. Prism proposed a comprehensive upgrade to the lighting systems, including retrofits of the fluorescent systems, replacement of numerous halogen and incandescent lights with compact fluorescent lamps, and replacement of some halogens with new energy-efficient infra-red conserving halogens and metal halide HID track systems. A lighting control system will operate the lighting to ensure that appropriate light levels are available for operating hours, stocking hours, and closing hours.

The Impact:

The savings from this retrofit are expected to be in the neighbourhood of 1.6 million kWh per year, and a demand savings of 350 kW. The energy reduction will generate a savings of approximately 20% on the store’s hydro bill—equivalent to the store selling an additional 700,000 pairs of socks every year!

 
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