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The University of Western Ontario, founded in 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth, is a public research university located in the Southeast region of Canada in London, Ontario. Through its twelve faculties and three affiliated colleges, the University offers more than 200 different degree and diploma programs to approximately 25,000 undergraduate and 5000 graduate students.
Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the 2008, 2007 and 2005 Globe and Mail University Report Card for overall quality of education. In addition, in the most recent Globe & Mail University Report Card, surveyed students gave Western's campus top grades for both “Attractiveness of Campus” and “Amount of Green Space.”
Western’s 2009-10 operating expenditures are projected at over $500 million. The campus is 155 hectares and, along with students, is occupied by 3,200 full-time faculty and staff.
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The University of Western Ontario, the first university in Canada to join the Cree LED University program, has completed more than 100 LED lighting installations that are already realizing energy savings of 70 to 90 percent. University officials anticipate that current installations combined with additional LED lighting installations to be completed during 2010 will likely save Western more than $750,000 in energy and maintenance savings over the next 10 years.
“We’ve adopted LED lighting in many key areas around campus and have experienced improved light levels and a reduction in energy consumption,” says Roy Langille, Western associate vice-president, Physical Plant and Capital Planning Services. “Maintenance savings are another driving force behind these installations and most of the LED retrofits are showing strong returns on investments ranging from a few months to an average of just four years.”
Consultant Tim Munro, from LED Lighting Gallery, suggests the lighting has an added benefit of safety: “By measuring light levels before and after, and using proven LED fixtures, we are able to deliver higher quality light—making areas feel safer for students, faculty and visitors—while also saving money for the university.”
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