| If you are looking into replacing your current | | | | disposal of tritium is monitored by the Nuclear |
| emergency lighting system or starting a new | | | | Regulatory Commission, and the material is so |
| construction, then you would do well to consider | | | | toxic that it needs to disposed of by licensed |
| employing self-luminous exit signs as an integral | | | | hazardous material handlers. It's very easy to |
| part of that plan. These photoluminescent | | | | see why photoluminescent exit signs have |
| products are new to the industry, yet have | | | | become the standard in this industry. |
| already made quite a splash. Let's take a look at | | | | Perhaps the best reasons to consider |
| some of the many advantages that | | | | self-luminous exit signs is that they will save |
| photoluminescent exit signs can offer in whatever | | | | energy, money, and are about the greenest |
| scenario you may have. | | | | solution for your emergency lighting needs |
| These self-luminous exit signs are made using | | | | available today. In the average building with 100 |
| photoluminescent materials that capture and store | | | | lighted exit signs, replacing incandescent exit signs |
| available light for use when it is needed—truly a | | | | with photoluminescent exit signs can realize an |
| glow-in-the-dark proposition! These exit signs | | | | annual savings of nearly $3,500. Even better, the |
| consume no electricity, require no batteries, and | | | | use of these lights will reduce the carbon footprint |
| are maintenance-free. On top of this, they have a | | | | of the building. The use of photoluminescent exit |
| life span of around 25 years, so you won't be | | | | signs reduces air pollution by almost a half a million |
| having to deal with this again for some time. If | | | | pounds of CO2 compared to electrical signs over |
| for some reason you need to move them (as | | | | the life of the product. |
| may happen because of a remodel or change to | | | | The leader in this market are the Glo Brite® |
| your emergency egress plan), they are very | | | | photoluminescent Eco Exit™ Signs. These exit |
| simple to take down and remount in the desired | | | | signs and other emergency egress products are |
| location—no fussing with wiring or anything | | | | both economical and eco-friendly. They are |
| electrical. | | | | designed for either new construction or retrofits, |
| When it comes time to dispose of these signs, | | | | and are absolutely reliable—they will light the |
| you can simply toss them into the nearest metal | | | | way when they are needed, with no dead |
| recycling container; they are 100% recyclable! | | | | batteries or generator failures to worry about. |
| There are no concerns about toxicity and | | | | These exit signs are failsafe and visible to 100 |
| radioactivity as there are with tritium exit signs. | | | | feet in dark or smoky conditions. |
| These obsolete exit signs are on the way out; in | | | | If it's time to replace your emergency lighting or |
| fact, there are no longer any tritium | | | | you have a new construction, do the smart thing |
| manufacturers in the US (and only one in North | | | | and give the Glo Brite® photoluminescent Eco |
| America) due to environmental concerns. The | | | | Exit™ Signs a hard look. |