Individual Proposal.docx

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Change from Incandescent Bulbs to CFL lighting in

University Village Apartments

Presented to:

Kevin Kwiatkowski

Director of Housing Operations

Presented by:

Abin Abraham


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November 23, 201

Abin Abraham

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Dear %r& Kwiatkowski,

Attache' p(ease )n' the proposa( entit(e' *"hange from +ncan'escent u(bs

to "-. (ighting in /niversit i((age Apartments& his proposa( e4p(ains in

'etai( the possib(e monetar an' energ costs resu(ting from a switch from

the current incan'escent (ighting stan'ar' at /niversit i((age to a more

energ e5cient compact 6uorescent (ighting 7"-.8 a(ternative&9e wou(' much appreciate if ou rea' our proposa( carefu((, as it shows

noteworth savings in various categories inc(u'ing )nancia(( an'

eco(ogica((&

#hou(' ou have an :uestions or comments about this proposa(, 'o not

hesitate to contact me at 7$;28 ut'a((as&e'u&

#incere(,

Abin Abraham

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Introduction

/niversit i((age at the /niversit of e4as at Da((as maintain a(most


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Overview

"urrent(, a(( the


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/(timate "ustomers b !n'=/se #ector8& +n tota(, this e:uates to a ear(cost of J1


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olution

Overview+ncan'escent bu(bs work b using

e(ectricit to heat up a tungsten )(ament insi'e

a g(ass bu(b, causing it to g(ow an' give o?

(ight& However, on( 10I of the e(ectricit is

converte' into (ight, whi(e the other $0I is

converte' into heat 7+ncan'escent, .!D,

-(uorescent, "ompact -(uorescent an' Ha(ogen

u(bs8& Due to this ine5cienc, "-.s is the

(ogica( rep(acement for cost saving an' energ

e5cienc&

"-., or compact 6uorescent (ights,

use vaporie' mercur instea' of a so(i'

)(ament& he incoming e(ectrica( current is

carrie' through a g(ass tube, straight or coi(e',

thatMs )((e' with mercur vapor an' argon gas&

he e(ectri)e' mercur atoms begin vibrating

an' re(easing invisib(e u(travio(et (ight, which in

turn e4cites a 6uorescent phosphor coating on the insi'e of the tube, )na((

pro'ucing the visib(e (ight 7%c.en'on8& his metho' of (ighting has an e:uiva(ent wattage of on( 13 9atts,

compare' to its incan'escent counterpart at


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Energy

Consumption andCost of C.Ls

9ith each compact6uorescent

(ight bu(bconsuming

on( 13 9atts anhour, this e:uates to an average of2


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#ince "-.s (ast an upwar's of 10,000 hours, the must on( be

rep(ace' ever 3 an' a ha(f ears& herefore, this )gure cannot be

represente' in this ear( ana(sis e4cept the initia( cost of imp(ementing this

so(ution& However, it shou(' be e4p(ore'&

9hi(e "-.s are much more energ e5cient, the are more e4pensive&At who(esa(e prices, 13 9 "-.s cost J1&2G each, @I more e4pensive than

incan'escent (ights& his wou(' resu(t in a rep(acement cost of J1,


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here wi(( be no e4tra costs for /niversit i((age when insta((ing the

new "-. bu(bs because the maintenance sta? that is a(rea' on paro(( cou('

take on this task& ust as the 'i' with the rep(acement of a(( of the o('

app(iances, the maintenance sta? can partition the 10 housing phases into

groups, each group having their own @G=hour maintenance win'ow& his wa,

there wi(( be time for other maintenance issues to be atten'e' to whi(e

avoi'ing overworking the sta?&

Ac2no0ledgement of Counterarguments

here ma be some concern about the presence of the to4ic

substance, mercur, that is foun' in "-.s& %ercur is necessar to ensure the

chemica( reaction the 'rives the pro'uction of (ight& However, in (ight of

concerns, manufacturers have cut back on how much the use P "-.sM

mercur content 'roppe' b at (east 20 percent from 200; to 200G& 9hi(e

the bu(bs containe' an average of @ mi((igrams a few ears ago, man now

use as (itt(e as 0&@ mg& comparison, mercur thermometers contain about

00 mg of mercur, an' o('er ana(og thermostats contain about 3,000 mg&

-(uorescent (ights on( re(ease mercur when their g(ass breaks&

However, an incan'escent bu(b, whi(e is 'oesnEt contain mercur, is

continuous( contributing to the overa(( mercur content in the atmosphere&

+ncan'escent (amps have an overa(( higher mercur footprint because the

re( on (arge amounts of power generate' from coa(=)re' power p(ants,


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humanEs number 1 source of mercur po((ution 7%c.en'on8& However, it is

sti(( important to rea' up on !A gui'e(ines an' proper( 'ispose of mercur=

)((e' "-.s&

Bene7ts of CFL Alternative

Cost avings' Accor'ing to the !nerg #tar website, an !nerg=#tar

:ua(i)e' "-. bu(b wi(( pa for itse(f in < months an' save about J30 in

its (ifetime& +n this particu(ar so(ution, there is an overa(( ear( energ

savings of ;GI, an' GGI ear( energ savings speci)ca(( for

/niversit i((age itse(f& his is an e:uiva(ent savings of a(most J@,000

ever ear&

• .nergy savings& A "-. bu(b uses about ; percent (ess energ than a

tra'itiona( incan'escent (ight bu(b 7#chenker8&

• Longevity& "-. bu(bs (ast about 10 times (onger than incan'escent

bu(bs& +tEs not unusua( for a "-. bu(b to (ast for )ve ears, an' even as

(ong as nine ears&

• .ase of /ransition. he entire transition wi(( take about two weeks

with no 'owntime or (earning curve& A''itiona((, no e4tra insta((ation

fees must be procure' since maintenance sta? is a(rea' in / paro((&

• .cological Friendliness. he use of (ess e(ectricit, in turn, puts (ess

'eman' on power p(ants, thus re'ucing the amount of greenhouse

gases, mercur, an' other po((utants re(ease' into the air& !ach "-.

can prevent more than @0 poun's of emissions from a power p(ant

over its operating (ife 7"ompact -(uorescent .amps an' the

!nvironment8& his means /niversit i((age wi(( be preventing the

emission of G00 tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere ever

ear&

Conclusion

Uni$ersity %illa&e 'tudents hrou&h

Independent

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ner&y *ro$idersYearly Cost to

Maintain

Incandescent +ul,

Use

!1*$5*#'#( !%#&$(#,'*, !%&,$#"%'"1

Yearly Cost to

Maintain C-L +ul,

Use

!1$,(#'&" !#($&,%'"* !"6$&16'%"

Yearly Cost

'a$in&s--01) 2-03) -405)

Yearly ner&y

Consumption ,y

Incandescent +ul,Use

6%6$(#* 23h %$15&$&&* 23h#$*("$1**

23h

Yearly ner&y

Consumption ,y

C-L Use

&,$&51 23h "5,$6#6 23h66,$#&*

23h

Yearly ner&y

'a$in&s2-06) 2-06) 2-06)

9ith e(ectricit prices an' eco(ogica( awareness increasing ever ear,it is imperative for /niversit i((age to begin e4p(oring new options in

energ e5cienc& -or both /niversit i((age an' the on=campus resi'ents

that pa their own e(ectricit, switching from the current incan'escent

(ighting stan'ar' to a new "-. stan'ar' wou(' great( 'ecrease energ costs

an' consumption, inc(u'ing the man hours necessar to rep(ace the bu(bs&

9ith 12,000 (ights to power, /niversit i((age cou(' save about G0I for

itse(f an' its resi'ents across a(( categories if the switch is ma'e&

his proposa( respectfu(( re:uests /niversit i((age to begin

consi'ering a(ternative (ighting con'itions in an e?ort to save mone for

/niversit i((age an' its resi'ents, protect the environment from tons of

greenhouse gas emissions, an' promote the we((=being an' eco(ogica(

stature of universit as a who(e&


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