• Electrical lighting represents 40 – 50 percent of the energy consumption in commercial buildings.
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• Electrical lighting contributes 25 – 30 percent of the emission of greenhouse gases generated in commercial buildings.
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• Exchanging half of a
building’s electrical lighting for Parans Fiber Optic Solar Lighting
can lower the energy costs by 20 – 25 percent and the emission of
greenhouse gases by 10 – 15 percent.
Sources
4: Green Building Council, www.usgbc.ord
5: Australian Commercial Building Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990–2010, Australian Green House Office