Honeywell has established a new business called LED Lighting Solutions, which provides a new line of high-efficiency industrial LED lighting fixtures in North America, expanding its portfolio of energy efficiency products and solutions.

Lighting takes up 26% of energy consumption in commercial buildings and 11% in industrial facilities, and commercial-industrial buildings totally consume approximately 72% of all electricity, so lighting must be an important source of potential energy efficiency savings. LED lights consume up to 50% less energy and last more than 40% longer than traditional lighting sources, lowering maintenance costs except for the energy savings.

LED Lighting Solutions for North America is a part of Honeywell's global offering of lighting products, and extends Honeywell's portfolio of building management systems, energy management tools and thermostat and other technologies.

Honeywell's line of LED lights starts with three versions suitable for the most common commercial-industrial applications, such as stairwells, parking garages, manufacturing floors, cold storage facilities, and warehouses. Later this year Honeywell will expand the line with the release of LED retrofit, ceiling panel and high-bay luminaire models, plus a full line of lighting control devices, including sensors and switches to enable lighting controls to be integrated with other building management systems.

"LED lights are greener, have a lower total cost of ownership and last longer," said Beth Wozniak, president of Honeywell Environmental and Combustion Controls (ECC). "But what really unlocks their value is adding Honeywell's unparalleled expertise in integrating building management systems – lighting, lighting controls, heating-ventilation-air-conditioning – to make buildings smarter and give building owners more control over their total energy consumption and costs."

"Our new LED Lighting Solutions business expands Honeywell's energy efficiency portfolio and offers a strong retrofit opportunity with building owners looking to maximize efficiency and operational savings," Wozniak added. "No one understands buildings and energy better than Honeywell."