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As a business owner or as a building owner you have decided to become more environmentally consciences and “go green.” One of the first lessons an experienced “go green” business owner learns is one key factor of reducing waste and consumption is to reduce their energy costs. While most would think of lighting and heating costs first, there is another less acknowledged but potentially substantial savings that can be found in most public buildings. Egress solutions, or emergency exit products, can consume a substantial amount of energy and resources over the years of use and maintenance. Whether you are a building a green building or converting your existing location into a green building, incorporating energy efficient egress systems is an economic option. Not only are photo luminescent exit signs reliable, zero energy consumers, and use zero bulbs, but they also are 100% recycle.

Older styles of emergency exit signs were hard wired into the electrical system. It was an additional expense to get the electrical wiring set up which added to the modest cost of the actual sign. In addition to the wiring, older signs also required batteries as a power source backup. These batteries had to be replaced at least twice a year to insure that they were properly maintained in case of an emergency. Furthermore, because these signs were “on” all day, the bulbs would burn out quickly. Replacing the bulbs and batteries, greater installation and maintenance fees, and energy consumption truly added up to a lot of waste and expense.

Photo luminescent exit signs are completely energy efficient as they use zero electricity. They are made by a radioactive compound that emits extremely low levels of radium. The compound occurs naturally and does not require extensive resources to make. These signs are completely safe as the radium is stored within a tube and the only way to release the radium is if the sign is completely broken. Care should be used when installing these exit signs, but anyone can do so. If a sign falls or breaks, it is important to recycle the sign by returning it to the manufacturer.

The life of the sign is determined by how much radium is used. Typical life spans are 10, 15, and 20 years. Once the sign has been hung, there is no other maintenance. They do not use battery backup and they have no light bulbs that need to change. They are reliable to always be lit during an emergency.

When the sign’s life has expired, it must be returned to the manufacturer. The manufacturer then properly disposes of the radium and then often recycles the casing to make a new sign.

Photo luminescent exit signs are one of the most environmentally friendly or “green” egress solutions available today. The energy that they save pays for the cost of the sign in just one year, leaving the other 19 as increased profit. So for little expense your business can go green by just switching existing exit signs to photo luminescent exit signs.

As with any security policy, security and ease of use are usually at odds – the more secure your system is, the more loopholes and passwords your users will need to remember to use it all; decide how secure your web based issue tracking system needs to be before you implement it and implement security appropriately.

To learn more about how photoluminescent exit signs can help your company become more eco-friendly and save energy dollars in the process, visit us today at http://www.GloBriteSystem.com