| If you've been tasked with coming up with and | | | | another hassle to deal with. Who needs a |
| implementing a green solution for your company's | | | | headache like that? |
| exits signs and egress markings, then you need | | | | These exit signs and egress markings are 100% |
| to take a long look into the new kid on the | | | | reliable. You can be sure that they will be there |
| block—photoluminescent exit signs and egress | | | | and operate when they are needed. No worries |
| markings. These next generation exit signs have | | | | about whether a backup generator will kick in, or |
| become the best answer for saving not only | | | | if batteries are charged. They are designed to be |
| energy, but also a considerable amount of money. | | | | visible to around 100 feet in a blackout or |
| In today's cost-conscious climate, that is not only | | | | smoke-filled environments, and they are also |
| a good thing, it's a matter or survival! Let's | | | | rated bomb-proof for those building managers |
| examine how the use of photoluminescent | | | | that need concern themselves with that |
| materials in your building's emergency exit sign | | | | classification. |
| strategy can be beneficial to you. | | | | Using photoluminescent materials in your building |
| First of all, these photoluminescent exit signs are | | | | can save you a considerable amount of money. |
| composed of a luminescent coating which collects | | | | For a typical building, the replacement of their |
| and saves ambient light. They require no | | | | exits signs with photoluminescent materials can |
| electricity or wiring, no batteries, and are simple | | | | save an average of $3,500 a year in direct costs |
| and easy to install. They have no maintenance, | | | | of energy, reduced maintenance, and materials. |
| except for the occasional cleaning that's | | | | That savings will no doubt be increased in the |
| necessary due to the dust and grime associated | | | | future, as costs continue to rise. In today's |
| with any building environment. They are 100% | | | | cost-cutting economic climate, this is a real |
| recyclable, and can simply be disposed of by | | | | no-brainer! |
| tossing them into the nearest metal recycling | | | | In addition, the use of photoluminescent materials |
| container. | | | | in your building's exit signs will reduce your carbon |
| Compare this to the issues involved with either | | | | footprint by some half million tons of CO2 over |
| incandescent lighting or tritium ext signs. The | | | | the life of the products. That is a significant |
| bulbs constantly need replacement, the batteries | | | | amount, and you'll get a pat on the back for this |
| die (meaning they're unreliable), and the wiring can | | | | accomplishment alone! |
| go bad and require attention. In other words, | | | | The best (and only) U.S. manufacturer of |
| they involve a whole host of regular maintenance | | | | photoluminescent exit signs and egress markings |
| concerns. In the case of tritium exit signs, there | | | | is a company called Jessop Manufacturing, located |
| are an entire other range of issues dealing with | | | | in McHenry, Illinois. They offer a wide range of |
| their radioactivity, including the mounds of | | | | photoluminescent safety products, including exit |
| paperwork required by the Nuclear Regulatory | | | | signs, egress markings, fire signs, glow in the dark |
| Commission! They need to be disposed of by a | | | | tape, and much more. |
| licensed hazardous materials handler, which is | | | | |