Pittsburgh LED Light Companies Displaying Famous Works In New Light

Eco-conscious activites are intrinsically rewarding in and of themselves. But companies in the Pittsburgh area can reap social recognition as well. Since 2011, the group known as Sustainable Pittsburgh has been in charge of a program they've labeled the Pittsburgh Green Workplace Challenge. This initiative allows the companies involved to have their ecologically sound practices verified by an outside party. For each environmentally-beneficial action, a company gains a set amount of points. The company with the highest score in each size category wins and is honored at an annual banquet.

Until last year, the Challenge only accepted for-profit entries. For the first time, this year nonprofits and colleges/universities were in the running as well. Recognizing an opportunity for ecological advancement, the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh added its name to the list of participants. The decision to get involved was a smart one. Only one organization bested them in the Medium Nonprofit category.

The Museums went over their day-to-day operations with a fine tooth comb looking for opportunities to gain points. Perhaps seemingly trivial, paper waste was reduced by nearly half by switch all photocopying to two-sided. A large portion of the Museums' advancements can be traced to its embrace of LED light fixtures. The use of LEDs has only recently gained favor amongst art museums and the like. Displaying artworks requires a high quality light source and for years LED lighting was not seen as up to par. But now technological advancements are bringing more and more curators to consider using LEDs. Additionally, scientific studies have put fears to rest about any potentially damaging effects of commercial LED lighting fixtures.

Pittsburgh is positioning itself as a leader in green technologies. The Pittsburgh Green Workplace Challenge proves that the city is willing to commit to these new priorities. In addition to all of this, we must remember that there are green companies who have been operating within Pittsburgh city limits for half a decade and more. For instance, look at Laface and McGovern Associates, Inc., they have been designing and installing innovative green-friendly LED light fixtures all over the city since about 2010.

Sure, being green is our civic duty, but if you can win award as well, wouldn't you want to do that? It is these kinds of programs that lead to beautiful cities inside and out. And Pittsburgh is more beautiful than ever before.

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