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OPERATING IMPACT

• A 1 million kilowatt hour

reduction/year helped

reduce required fuel cell

kilowatt capacity from

600 kW to 500 kW

LPL Financial builds zero net energy oce using latest ecient technologies

GE delivers one complete LED lighting and controls solution

THE SITUATION

When LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer,

an RIA custodian and an independent consultant to retirement plans,

began envisioning a new zero net energy (ZNE) oce building,

they set four strategies to drive the project―energy eciency,

health and wellness of employees, connectivity, and exibility.

Architects had a vision for a 13-oor, 415,000-square-foot oce

tower in San Diego, and designers had a desire for an ecient oce

lighting system that felt comfortable for occupants, allowed for added

savings through dimming and daylight harvesting, and could easily

accommodate the changing needs of a growing business.

THE SOLUTION

After investments in fuel cells for a consistent source of clean electricity,

as well as an under-oor air-distribution system to reduce heating and

cooling loads, LPL needed a similar energy-conscious lighting strategy

to help achieve its net-zero goal.

“GE rolled up their sleeves and got to work,” said Otto Orr, V.P. of project

management, corporate real estate, LPL Financial. “They ew to Charlotte

and immediately got engaged with our engineering team―looking at

sketches, switching from uorescent, eliminating xtures. I’ve never

seen a supplier jump in like this.”

By analyzing architectural drawings, GE’s experts conceived a new

lighting strategy that converted uorescent xtures to LED and further

eliminated a number of them entirely, reducing total xture count by

nearly 40 percent. Lumination

™

BL Series LED luminaires were chosen for

common aisles and employee areas. The long, narrow bands of light are

integrated within the ceiling to lend a stunningly clean, contemporary

look to LPL’s new oce.

The power of zero

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

• Estimated $38,000 annual

lighting cost savings

• Nearly 40% reduction in xture

count using LED opposed

to uorescent lighting

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GE Lighting The power of zero LPL Financial builds zero net energy office using latest efficient technologies GE delivers one complete LED lighting and controls solution TH E S I TUATI O N When LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer, an RIA custodian and an independent consultant to retirement plans, began envisioning a new zero net energy (ZNE) office building, they set four strategies to drive the project―energy efficiency, health and wellness of employees, connectivity, and flexi
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THE SOLUTION CONTINUED... “From the start we felt like GE was one of us. They showed us that an LED solution was possible.” - Otto Orr, V.P. of project management, corporate real estate, LPL Financial Orr also explained that when it came to office lighting controls, GE again simplified and streamlined what could have been a complicated process. “We were actually looking at a fairly complex lighting control system that added a lot of cost to the project.