2011-06-02: Gerald Olesker, Induction Lighting Made in America

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NEFLDA has a NO cost for equipment program that allows municipalities and other public entities to dramatically reduce their immediate energy costs. There is NO capital outlay involved.

NEFLDA is pleased to announce new funding for schools, municipalities, and other government agencies. RED a utility savings company program (USCP) is offering a pilot project to qualified municipalities, airports, schools, and hospitals that need to immediately reduce their energy cost.

This pilot program is valued between one and two million dollars which for simplicity sake would be approximately four to five thousand induction light fixtures (cobra head/parking lot/other variations/ both indoor and outdoor).

NEFLDA provides lighting fixture equipment that reduces energy costs by 50 to 90 percent in the immediate areas. NEFLDA thru its new private equity partner have the ability to save public facilities from being in the red.

Induction lighting is nothing new, it dates back to the 1890s. Impoverished mad scientist, Nikola Tesla, left a wealth of wisdom about transmitting alternating current and what we now call energy-efficient lighting. An induction lamp relies on the fundamental principles of electromagnetic induction and gas discharge and create light without the need of filaments or electrodes. The result is a lamp of unmatched long life lasting up to 100,000 hours or 20 to 25 years before they burn out, based on 12-hour daily usage.

Architect and 17-year veteran in the lighting industry, Gerald Olesker, CEO and Founder of Architectural Detail Group Inc. (ADG), started the company in 2004 with manufacturing, warehousing, and main office spread around Southern California. And just a year ago, ADG opened its “all done green” division, Eco Lighting Products. Olesker told Lookin’ Green (LG) how his all-American small business is using induction lighting to balance solution and cost.

Inspired by Telsa’s work and after much research, Olesker took a step back to design lighting systems of the future that supersede today's energy-efficiency standards, cost a fraction of traditional light investments, can be customized to the customer’s style, and get this, won’t need un-screwing for up to 25 years.

“The eco-driven factor is our underlying value. From a sustainable stand-point, we found that induction lighting is the best ‘eco-nomical’ value. ‘Eco’ for ecology meaning it is better for the environment. And ‘nonmical’ for economy, where customers get something better for their pocket books,” Olesker told LG.

The year 2012 marks the death of the incandescent bulb according to the new rules and regulations in the lighting industry. Coupled with the impact of the present global economic downturn, new technology and resilient small businesses are bringing to the table the most novel products that help protect the environment and save money too. 

But rather than wait for the last breath of the old bulb, ADG plunges ahead of the curve in developing induction lighting designed beautifully to fit customized fixtures that showoff the benefits of crisp, clean, clear lights.

And while most national marketing outlets, including ENERGY STAR and utility providers, are endlessly promoting compact fluorescent lights (CFL) as the answer for reduced energy costs and as the environmentally-friendly option, many consumers are sheepish about switching out their bulbs to CFLs. Rightfully so. Nearly all energy-efficient lighting uses mercury, some in liquid form and some in solid form. 

Fluorescent lamps contain high levels of liquid mercury, which if they breaks or are thrown in the trash leak mercury into surfaces and landfills, not good. 

On the other hand, Light Emitting Diodes (LED) do not render true color, they create glare, and they last only 50,000 hours, but is best used for small space and specific task lighting. 

However, for illuminating a large area, induction fills the space with light. And though induction lighting uses mercury it is applied in a solid form, which allows easy separation of the metal from the light fixture, in case of breakage and for disposal. Induction uses 50 percent less wattage to output more light; one-third less heat emission, which translates into lower energy bills. In addition, induction lighting offers the best quality of light and can reduce stress on the eyes caused by use of other poor lighting. 

As the eco-impact becomes more ingrained in consumers' minds, they will expect quality of light to be at its hightest. “We’ve tried so many products, the glare, the distraction, the lack of continuity, we found they didn’t create the best quality lighting people should enjoy,” Olesker stated.

Architecturally pleasing spaces make the best use of natural and electrode lighting. At the same time, ecologically friendly options do not need to be drab either. ADG pairs the best lighting technology with stylish and decorative finishes for a desirable piece of eco-art. After lighting 900 plus projects around the globe, personally overseen by Olesker, the ADG Eco Lighting team are using induction technology for the majority of new projects on the board. ADG customers report better quality of light, energy savings of up to 60 percent, and reduced maintenance to almost nil. 

“We are marrying all the good elements together. What we are bringing to the market is the highest quality induction lighting that reduces energy even more, and carbon emissions is reduced even more,” Olesker said. “Our quality of light is so high, quality of life for our customers is much better.”

Gerald Olesker’s Eco-Impact:
1. We recycle everything we can at home.
2. Involved with green initiatives like Energy Star and US Green Building Council 
3. The office staff telecommutes and hardly ever need to drive into the office.
4. We walk to lunch, so we support the local businesses around us.