How to Modernize Your Building's Exit Sign and Emergency Egress Markings

<h1>How to Modernize Your Building's Exit Sign and Emergency Egress Markings</h1>Author: <a title="Alan King" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/alan-king/98671.htm">Alan King</a> If you've been tasked with coming up with a plan to modernize and retrofit your company's building in a quest for a greener, more cost-conscious solution, then you need to know what I'm about to relate to you here. The use of  <a href="http://www.GloBriteSystem.com" target="_blank">photoluminescent exit signs</a> and photoluminescent materials in other emergency egress markings has become the order of the day, not only for all new federal construction by the Federal Energy Management Program, but for anyone seeking reduced costs and green solutions. Prior to the last ten years, all construction made use of either incandescent lighting or tritium exit signs. Incandescent lighting requires the constant replacement of bulbs, can cause electrical issues, accumulates direct energy costs, and leaves uncertainty about whether they would actually work in a catastrophic event. Tritium exit signs present even more problems. Each tritium sign is radioactive and has a number assigned to it by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. If these signs are lost, destroyed, or disposed of by anyone other than a licensed hazardous materials expert, your company could be in line for a number of fines and penalties.  The advent of photoluminescent materials for use in emergency exit signs comes at a time when the nation is actively searching for greener solutions to our energy needs. Photoluminescent materials collect and store ambient light, and dispense it when there is an event such as a power outage, fire, or other major emergency. These exit signs and assorted egress markings will glow to a distance of 100 feet and light the way to safety for several days if need be. They are also rated as “bomb-proof,” if you require such a designation. They are 100% recyclable, and can be disposed of easily in your nearest metal recycling container. They consume no electricity, burn through no batteries, and don't require a maintenance person to make sure they are in good working order. They are 100% reliable, and with no working parts to break, will illuminate for you when they are needed! It is been shown that a building with 100 exit signs that switches over to photoluminescent exit signs will save an average of $3,500 annually. As far as the environmental impact of these photoluminescent exit signs goes, they will drastically reduce your building's carbon footprint by nearly a half a million pounds of CO2 over the life of the product (which, by the way, is considerable; these signs last around 25 years!)     These eco-friendly and cost-conscious exit signs can be found through a company called Jessop Manufacturing, located in McHenry, IL. They've been in business for 50 years, and are the only U.S. manufacturer of photoluminescent safety signage and evacuation solutions. They offer many configurations and choices, including many other emergency egress products, all at reasonable prices. If you need a greener solution for your company's emergency exit signs, whether for retrofit or new construction, then you need to head over and view their products at GloBriteSystem.com.About the Author: To learn more about how <a target="new" href="http://www.GloBriteSystem.com"> photoluminescent exit signs</a> can help your company become more eco-friendly and save energy dollars in the process, visit us today at GloBriteSystem.com.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/home-security-articles/how-to-modernize-your-buildings-exit-sign-and-emergency-egress-markings-722582.html" title="How to Modernize Your Building's Exit Sign and Emergency Egress Markings">How to Modernize Your Building's Exit Sign and Emergency Egress Markings</a>

If you've been tasked with coming up with a plan to modernize and retrofit your company's building in a quest for a greener, more cost-conscious solution, then you need to know what I'm about to relate to you here. The use of photoluminescent exit signs and photoluminescent materials in other emergency egress markings has become the order of the day, not only for all new federal construction by the Federal Energy Management Program, but for anyone seeking reduced costs and green solutions.

Prior to the last ten years, all construction made use of either incandescent lighting or tritium exit signs. Incandescent lighting requires the constant replacement of bulbs, can cause electrical issues, accumulates direct energy costs, and leaves uncertainty about whether they would actually work in a catastrophic event.

Tritium exit signs present even more problems. Each tritium sign is radioactive and has a number assigned to it by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. If these signs are lost, destroyed, or disposed of by anyone other than a licensed hazardous materials expert, your company could be in line for a number of fines and penalties.

The advent of photoluminescent materials for use in emergency exit signs comes at a time when the nation is actively searching for greener solutions to our energy needs. Photoluminescent materials collect and store ambient light, and dispense it when there is an event such as a power outage, fire, or other major emergency. These exit signs and assorted egress markings will glow to a distance of 100 feet and light the way to safety for several days if need be. They are also rated as “bomb-proof,” if you require such a designation.

They are 100% recyclable, and can be disposed of easily in your nearest metal recycling container. They consume no electricity, burn through no batteries, and don't require a maintenance person to make sure they are in good working order. They are 100% reliable, and with no working parts to break, will illuminate for you when they are needed!

It is been shown that a building with 100 exit signs that switches over to photoluminescent exit signs will save an average of $3,500 annually. As far as the environmental impact of these photoluminescent exit signs goes, they will drastically reduce your building's carbon footprint by nearly a half a million pounds of CO2 over the life of the product (which, by the way, is considerable; these signs last around 25 years!)

These eco-friendly and cost-conscious exit signs can be found through a company called Jessop Manufacturing, located in McHenry, IL. They've been in business for 50 years, and are the only U.S. manufacturer of photoluminescent safety signage and evacuation solutions. They offer many configurations and choices, including many other emergency egress products, all at reasonable prices. If you need a greener solution for your company's emergency exit signs, whether for retrofit or new construction, then you need to head over and view their products at GloBriteSystem.com.

To learn more about how photoluminescent exit signs can help your company become more eco-friendly and save energy dollars in the process, visit us today at GloBriteSystem.com.

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