Expanding the Market for Visually Effective, Highly Efficient Exit Signs
Expanding the Market for Visually Effective, Highly Efficient Exit Signs
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扩大视觉效果、高效出口标志的市场
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1997
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R. R. Bo
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作者：
R. M. Conway;R. R. Bo
S T R A C T A lt ho u g h传统白炽灯出口标志的功率只有20~40瓦，美国估计安装的1亿个出口标志每年的总能耗约为17~34太瓦时。使用由低瓦数光源照明的出口标志将节省大量能源，并避免相关的空气污染。通过制定出口标志的产品性能规范，这一市场转型项目的作者和赞助商促进了新型、节能和视觉有效的出口标志的广泛使用。该规范是通过对40多个主要市场参与者的结构化采访、对现有产品的测试和评估、人的因素可见性实验、两个说明者圆桌会议和一个设计师研讨会制定的。该规范于1996年通过联邦政府赞助的自愿产品标签计划推出，市场对该规范的早期反应令人鼓舞。
A B S T R A C T A lt h o u g h th e pow er de m a nd of a conventional incandescent exit sign is only 20 to 40 watts, the total annual energy expenditure for the 100 million exit signs estimated to be installed in the United States is of the order of 17 to 34 TWh. Using exit signs illuminated by lower wattage light sources would conserve a significant amount of energy, and avoid the associated air pollution. By developing a product performance specification for exit signs, the authors and sponsors of this market transformation project have promoted the widespread use of new, energy efficient and visually effective exit signs. The specification was developed through structured interviews with more than 40 key market players, the testing and evaluation of existing products, human factors experiments on visibility, two specifiers roundtables, and a designers workshop. Early market response to the specification, which was introduced in 1996 through a federally sponsored, voluntary, product labeling program, has been encouraging.