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LightingRestrooms and ClosetsThe easiest way to achieve energy and cost savings in restrooms and storage areas is to install CFLs with occupancy sensors. Occupancy sensors ensure that energy is not wasted lighting an empty room and make it easy for people to move into and out of low-occupancy areas. Using an occupancy sensor rather than a manual switch saves up to 60 percent of the energy needed to light bathrooms and closets. Business ExamplesGlenborough Realty Trust purchases its lighting equipment through Light Source, a specialty lighting distributor and member of the EPA Greenlights program. Light Source maintains an online customized inventory of all lighting equipment in each Glenborough building. This allows Light Source to analyze stock and usage so that they can recommend to Glenborough energy saving products that last longer or are less expensive, choosing among the best products from multiple manufacturers.
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