Economic and Environmental Analysis of Retrofitting a large Office Building with Energy-Efficient lighting Systems

摘要

An evaluation of the economic and enviornmen- tal costs and benefits that would result if the Zorinsky Federal Building, located in Omaha, Nebaska, USA, converted its Currnet lighting system to a more energy-efficient system (i.e., Joined the EPA's Green Lights program) was conducted. Lighting accounts for 20-25 percent of all electricity sold in The United States. Costs considered in the study included the Cost of retrofitting in the building's existing lighting system and the cost of disposal of the current lamps and ballast fixtures.