Barbizon Lighting Company's New Light Initiative

Barbizon Lighting Company has rolled out a new program called New Light Initiative. The "NLI" team is working within the organization to implement sustainable practices into all facets of Barbizon's operations. Included in the initiative is developing educational materials to be used both internally to promote sustainable practices within Barbizon, and externally to educate our customers and the industry.

The lighting systems in theatres, television studios, and even in houses of worship are among the least energy-efficient parts of those buildings. Cutting energy consumption, whether in a new building or throughout an existing system, can be an overwhelming task for a facilities manager, technical director, or staff technician to undertake on their own. With the New Light Initiative, Barbizon's expertise can help them create a sustainability plan that is tailor-made for a specific facility's needs and usage, the company says.

Barbizon has over 60 years experience in the lighting industry and their staff the company says, including a full-time LEED-accredited professional, understand the technology and benefits of the wealth of products available, in addition to the application challenges of a lighting system. Barbizon is uniquely positioned to provide customers with the energy efficient solutions for a customer's entire lighting system, meeting technological and design requirements, the company added.

"Barbizon's commitment to sustainable practices encompasses our own operational efforts as well as encouraging sustainability in our industry through research and education. Barbizon's business model has always been about providing our customers with access to products and information from which they can make choices," stated Jonathan Resnick, president, Barbizon Lighting Company.

"Sustainability in any form is most successful as a choice. Our New Light Initiative has been created to ensure that people have the factual information needed to make good choices in sustainability," added Steve Cullipher, Barbizon Florida Systems Manager, LEED AP.