Beach Park Schools upgrades gyms with local LED manufacturer

Alset LED, a division of NuWave, LLC based in Vernon Hills is pleased to play a major role in the renovations to the school buildings in the Beach Park School District 3 in Lake County, Illinois. Those schools are Beach Park Middle School, Howe, Newport, Kenneth Murphy and Oak Crest schools. According to project manager, Dan Borski, the goal was not only to reduce energy, but also improve lighting levels. "It was more important to achieve the best overall result for the school," he said, "rather than just select light fixtures based on where a product was made or initial cost considerations. We sought to provide the best VALUE."

The selection of the Alset LED round high bay based based on the long term durability of the polycarbonate lens that can take a hit from sporting equipment as well as overall aesthetics in 3 of the gyms. In fact, one school removed other LED fixtures that were under performing. The photo illustrate the significant difference in performance.

District officials found the end result to be exactly what they wanted. According to School Superintendent Dr. Craig Doster, "The new lighting is terrific, and we look forward to welcoming back students to their improved schools after COVID restrictions have been resolved."

Beach Park School District 3 researched a number of creative ways to get the buildings in shape for another decade of use while reducing the tax burden to local residents. The school created a Request for Proposal for Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract in late 2019 seeking a qualified provider to submit a 100% performance bond guaranteeing innovative solutions to provide energy conservation measure to meet or exceed the cost of improvements over a specific term. The lighting portion of the upgrade was awarded to ECM Holdings, LLC based in Oshkosh, WI. Alset LED was pleased to work with both ECM Holdings and the District to meet that energy conservation goal and provide better overall illumination levels.