Early last summer, the Whitesboro Central School District in Whitesboro, NY, had a plan to repair and restore the lighting fixtures in Whitesboro’s Middle School Auditorium and convert them to efficient LED lamping for energy and maintenance cost savings.
According to Kevin Storsberg, Director of Facilities III for the Whitesboro Central School District, “The challenge was to retrofit the lighting fixtures with energy efficient components while maintaining the traditional historical aesthetic that fits the overall look of the middle school auditorium.”
The district engaged Yorkville, NY-based Meyda Lighting to execute a custom restoration lighting project. Meyda restored six chandeliers and two sconces from the Middle School auditorium, which was originally built in 1936. The glass was replaced with Crème Carrare Idalight diffusers and the fixtures were rewired and replaced with LEDs (light emitting diodes) to meet UL and cUL standards.
“By retrofitting the new chandeliers and wall sconces with LEDs, the Whitesboro Central School District will save over $75,000 in energy and maintenance costs over the next 20 years,” according to Max Cohen, Director of Hospitality Marketing for Meyda Lighting.
The Whitesboro Central School District has a population of approximately 40,000 people and includes urban, suburban and rural areas in the towns of Whitestown, Schuyler, Deerfield, Marcy and Trenton. The District has four modern elementary schools, a recently renovated middle school campus and a modern high school, with approximately 3,800 students enrolled in grades K-12 and approximately 1,200 high school students.