Case Studies

High Brothers Lumber & Home Center

“The result of the change to our lighting has been well received from both our repeat customers and employees alike. Our employees have certainly noticed the difference in overall store temperature since installing the new lighting.”

Mike High
Owner, High Brothers Lumber & Home Center
Camdenton, MO     PDF
Before High Brothers Lumber & Home Center Before High Brothers Lumber & Home Center
High Annual Savings
Energy Savings - $8,023
Displaced Energy - 100,286 kWh
High Environmental Impacts*
CO2 Reduction - 66 tons/year
SO2 Reduction - 0.26 tons/year
NOx Reduction - 0.1 tons/year
High Environmental Equivalents*
Planting 18 acres of trees
Removing 16 cars from the road annually
Saving 8,279 gallons of gasoline annually
Reducing oil demands by 197 barrels annually
High Brothers Lumber & Home Center is locally owned and operated and has been in business since 1979. They offer fine quality products in all areas of flooring, electrical, plumbing, tools, hardware, paint, cabinets and countertops. In addition to a complete line of lumber and building materials, High Brothers Lumber operates their own on-site millwork shop to best serve their valuable customers.

McDonald's

“We had metal halides that were really expensive--- something like $100 per bulb---and they did not last very long. We had to change them a lot... we liked the fact that there was a two-year payback. We also like the Orion lights.”

John Badten
Manager, McDonald's
West Bend, WI     PDF
Before McDonald's Before McDonald's
McDonald's Annual Savings
Energy Savings - $759
Maintenance Savings - $131
Displaced Energy - 14,055 kWh
Displaced Capacity - 2 kW
McDonald's Environmental Impacts*
CO2 Reduction - 9 tons/year
SO2 Reduction - 0.04 tons/year
NOx Reduction - 0.01 tons/year
McDonald's Environmental Equivalents*
Planting 3 acres of trees
Removing 2 cars from the road annually
Saving 1,160 gallons of gasoline annually
Reducing oil demands by 28 barrels annually
McDonald's, which began in the 1950's in California, is a well-known fast-food restaurant chain that not only has become an American icon but has set a standard and business model that dozens of others have drawn upon for their success.

Qualheim's True Value®

“This Orion energy-efficient lighting project was a no-brainer for us. In fact, we expect a three-year payback on the energy-efficient project, plus we are getting on average 45 percent more light in the store”

Willis Qualheim
Owner, Qualheim's True Value®
Shawano, WI     PDF
Before Qualheim's True Value®
Qualheim's Annual Savings
Energy Savings - $12,585
Maintenance Savings - $2,517
Displaced Energy - 251,689 kWh
Displaced Capacity - 54 kW
Qualheim's Environmental Impacts*
CO2 Reduction - 165 tons/year
SO2 Reduction - 0.66 tons/year
NOx Reduction - 0.24 tons/year
Mercury Reduction - 0.01 grams/year
Qualheim's Environmental Equivalents*
Planting 46 acres of trees
Removing 41 cars from the road annually
Saving 20,777 gallons of gasoline annually
Reducing oil demands by 495 barrels annually

True Value Company (formerly known as the TruServe Corporation) is a corporation comprised of member owners who are entrepreneur-retailers. True Value has a \"members first\" focus - committed to empowering the independent retailer with complete retail solutions. True Value continues to set new industry and market standards by providing members with expertise in niche businesses, creative marketing and incentive programs, award-winning merchandising and technology and quality training. Today True Value is a family of more than 6,000 stores worldwide, with 12 regional distribution centers and 3,000 associates.

True Value is a registered service mark of True Value Company.

United Building Centers®

“After sitting down and looking at the numbers, I realized the savings would definitely be worth the time and effort.”

Dan Rudolf
Manager, United Building Centers®
Jackson, WI     PDF
Before United Building Centers® Before United Building Centers®
United Annual Savings
Energy Savings - $6,246
Maintenance Savings - $312
Displaced Energy - 72,458 kWh
Displaced Capacity - 25 kW
United Environmental Impacts*
CO2 Reduction - 48 tons/year
SO2 Reduction - 0.19 tons/year
NOx Reduction - 0.07 tons/year
United Environmental Equivalents*
Planting 13 acres of trees
Removing 12 cars from the road annually
Saving 5,981 gallons of gasoline annually
Reducing oil demands by 142 barrels annually

United Building Centers is a one-stop building material headquarters for contractors and do-it-yourselfers in a multistate area of the northern and western United States. In addition, UBC maintains an online store. Products offered include cabinets, doors, windows, roofing, siding, hardware, lumber, remodeling products as well as projects and plans. UBC is one of the five divisions of the parent Lanoga Corporation, specializing in building products and services to the contractor and do-it-yourselfer alike in 20 states.

UBC and United Building Centers are registered service marks of Lanoga Corporation.

* Environmental impacts and equivalents calculated using state emission factors per the EPA\'s eGrid database.
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*Environmental impacts and equivalents calculated using state emission factors per the EPA’s eGrid database.
 

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