Supported by the Grants to Green partnership, Quinlan Visual Arts Center has adopted new LED indoor lighting from GE to reduce the environmental impact from energy production and save on the bottom line. In this way, Quinlan would pay about $5,000 less a year to illuminate its building, investing these finances instead in new events and exhibitions.
 
Launched in 2008, Grants to Green gives nonprofits in the Atlanta region the opportunity to renovate or build healthier work places that are energy efficient and provide environmentally focused knowledge. After receiving a facility assessment and recommendations for how to improve efficiency, Quinlan applied for and was awarded an Implementation Grant in the amount of $12,000 to replace more than 200 of the center's halogen lights with more energy-efficient LED lamps.
 
After collaborating with GE Lighting to determine ideal product specifications, Quinlan began installing ecomagination℠PAR38 LED lamps provided by GE in galleries, conference rooms and thoroughfares throughout half of its 10,000 square-foot facility.
 
"We count it a privilege to support the creative and lasting contributions of the artists, friends and family of Quinlan," said John Strainic, general manager of GE Lighting's Consumer division. "Our hope is that all will enjoy the enhanced color quality and reduced glare our LED lamps lend this already inspired environment."
 
Strainic added that installing LED lighting not only enriches patrons' experiences, it helps facility owners reduce energy and maintenance spending. Quinlan Visual Arts Center anticipates total annual savings of about $5,000 following its switch from halogen to LED lighting.