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Before occupying its current location near Chicago O’Hare, AirLiance upgraded the lighting in its primary warehouse workspaces in 2006 from high-pressure sodium to metal halide light fixtures. This provided a whiter light. (All photos by Roscoe Musselwhite) + See full article
The AirLiance headquarter’s warehouse used to feature old sodium lights, which Orion Energy Systems took down and recycled. + See full article
The T-8 Open Ultra High Bay fluorescent fixtures arrive at AirLiance’s headquarters. + See full article
Orion Energy Systems installed the fluorescent fixtures 25-30 ft. apart. Six-ft. cords allow the lights to be situated ideally, for present and future configurations, opposed to the original pendant fixtures that were fixed based on the electrical supply location. + See full article
AirLiance selected six-bulb fixtures to illuminate the warehouse where small parts reside and four-bulb fixtures near racks filled with bigger parts. The warehouse lights feature motion control, which helps save energy. + See full article
Blade tips of a 24-ft. Big Ass Fan, before installation at AirLiance’s warehouse near Chicago. + See full article
Technicians install blades of the Big Ass Fan, which hangs above AirLiance warehouse employees’ workspace. + See full article
The Big Ass Fan brings down hot air from the ceiling in the winter and distributes the warmth over a bigger area than the ceiling-mounted heathers could reach. + See full article
The finished warehouse project. AirLiance is saving more than $3,000 each month on its lighting bills and the fan, besides solving a heating problem, provides a visually dramatic element. + See full article
AirLiance’s warehouse staff at the company’s headquarters (before the fan was installed). + See full article
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