http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201111/TN-35485_Cermak_Plaza_Berwyn_Illinois2_low.jpgLED fixtures from Lumenpulse (www.lumenpulse.com) added to Cermak Plaza in Berwyn, IL, as part of a multi-million dollar renovation, brightened up the prospects of the 55-year-old shopping plaza by turning it into a work of art, accompanying public art sculptures including the famous 'spiked' car piece by Dustin Shuler called 'Spindle' already on display there. Choosing Lumenpulse's LED fixtures allowed designers to fully leverage the technology for lighting effects, design flexibility and energy savings. Cermak Plaza is now at 98% occupancy, and saves money because it powers the LED fixtures with 12 wind turbines located on the edge of the plaza's parking lot and directs excess power back to the grid. Credit: photography by Miller+Miller.http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201104/57414_LumenpulseLogohttp://at.marketwire.com/accesstracking/AccessTrackingLogServlet?PrId=818589&ProfileId=051205&sourceType=1MONTREAL -- (Marketwire) -- 11/08/11 -- Lumenpulse Inc. (www.lumenpulse.com), a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, today released a customer case study focused on a project for the iconic 1950's Cermak Shopping Plaza outside of Chicago, IL. Already a clean-tech energy saver, the Lumenpulse LED fixtures are going further green with the building owner choosing to power them with wind turbines.
Built in 1956, the plaza has a rich history including cameo appearances in Hollywood movies (1992's Wayne's World, and 2008's Wanted) and visionary displays of contemporary art sculptures introduced by Cermak founder and passionate art patron David Bermant.
The Cermak Plaza -- 300,000 sq. ft in size -- has also seen its share of economic booms and lows... but in 2008 with intense local competition, a building that was starting to show its age, and the bankruptcy and loss of an anchor store...