FAMU’s campus is undergoing a major renovation with the installation of new, outdoor LEDs (light-emitting diodes) across its campus.
In July 2010 FAMU began an electrical service upgrade across the entire campus, which comprises 156 buildings spread over 422 acres. The project includes an upgrade to campus lighting. The lighting upgrade centers on the installation of more than 750 new luminaires and decorative posts.
Many of the newly installed luminaires utilize highly efficient LEDs as their source technology. The upgrade will include the use of a control system that wirelessly interconnects the entire outdoor lighting system on campus.
FAMU is using Acuity Brands Lighting products for the upgrade. Jack Ries, an Acuity vice president, said that the LED technology will help FAMU reduce its C02 emissions. Precision optics with tight tolerances in the new LED luminaires direct light where it is needed to maximize energy savings and help ensure design effectiveness.
Ries added that the company’s ROAM control system aid campus safety by permitting physical plant officials to control and monitor the lights from a central location. The secure ROAM Web-portal interface allows FAMU to schedule its lights’ on/off times, as well as proactively address system maintenance, helping improve safety and reduce operating and maintenance costs.