Monday, May 2, 2011
The KU Environs group is proposing the installation of LED lights, such as the one seen in the photo, throughout campus in an effort to increase the efficiency of lighting on campus. Six demonstration lights were installed at the bioswale in West Campus in the beginning of April.
In an effort to make campus lighting as energy efficient as possible, KU Environs is proposing the installation of LED lights throughout campus. Currently, the group has installed a set of LED lights as a demonstration on West Campus, in an area known as the bioswale.
The demonstration lights were installed at the beginning of April, said Nick Benson, vice president of KU Environs. Benson said the group plans to survey University students and faculty, in an effort to determine if installing the LED lights on the main Lawrence campus would be effective.
Benson, a sophomore from Orlando, Fla., said the lights were donated to the group by Cooper Lighting for 90 days. He said the group chose to work with Cooper Lighting because of the visual aesthetics and historic feel the lights have.
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“We want to preserve the value of campus,” Benson said. “But we’re hoping to move forward to the future, too.”
KU Environs travelled to Leavenworth earlier in the semester, Benson said. There, the group had the opportunity to view a store parking lot with LED lights.
“It was amazing,” Benson said. “There were actually no shadows there because it was so evenly lit. Then we looked at another parking lot, and there were dark spots everywhere.”
Benson said the group hopes to speak with Chancellor Gray-Little and other campus administrators to determine if the change is plausible. Right now, the group is working with the Student Environmental Advisory Board and Design & Construction Management to determine the effectiveness of the new lighting.
— Edited by Jacque Weber
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