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If it appears that the William Paterson University men's basketball team has a glow around it when it plays, it's not only because the team has reached two NCAA Final Fours and 13 NCAA Tournaments. Actually, that radiant shine from the basketball court is due to a facility lighting retrofit upgrade that burns brighter lights while using far less energy.
The 10,000-student William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J., is one of nine state colleges and universities in the state, and offers 43 undergraduate and 22 graduate programs through its five colleges. The recreation center includes the 28,000-square-foot basketball gymnasium, an exercise room and various other recreational services. Before the lighting retrofit project, the gym was lit with standard 465-watt, metal-halide fixtures.
According to the Director of Physical Plant Operation, Lou Poandl, some people were skeptical when he first proposed the idea of a lighting retrofit, but after the results were on display, even the naysayers were swayed.