How Lutron Helped The New York Times Cut Costs
Lutron Quantum system
The New York Times building uses a Lutron Quantum system to balance natural and electric light to save energy and money. (Photograph by Mark Lennihan, Associated Press)
Installing a Lutron system cut The New York Times Company's budget by $30,000 per year per floor.
By Tom LeBlanc

It’s different than with homeowners. Lighting control’s features — its elegant touchpads, convenient one-touch “goodnight” and “welcome” scenes — practically sell themselves to homeowners. However, we prefer the universal language of dollars and cents.

For corporate settings interested in lighting control systems, the key feature is certainly the potential savings.

Lutron, which recently had its Quantum total light management system installed in The New York Times Company’s new 52-story headquarters in New York, shares a year’s worth of energy-saving data.

It’s a good example of the money-saving impact lighting control can have on your business — and worth sharing. Click here to read the case study about the project (pdf).

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About the author
Tom has been covering electronics integration for seven years. Prior to being named editor-in-chief of CI, he was senior writer and managing editor of CE Pro. Before that, he wrote for the sports department of the Boston Herald. Migrating to magazines, he was a staff editor for a golf publication and an outdoor sports publication. Follow him on Twitter @leblanctom.


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