Manchester Township, New Jersey

AT A GLANCE MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY WHAT: Clean and green community; population 44,000 WHERE: Ocean County, New Jersey WEBSITE: www.manchestertwp.com many other actions the Township is required to meet for certification – one being educating the public – all those action requirements make it a very sustainable community. Along the way, we developed resources consisting of volunteers to help achieve outreach programs to educate the public.” In 2009, Manchester was considered by New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program to be on the forefront with its sustainable energy reduction projects. The pilot project was its public works garage. “We had a lot of energy consuming lights being used, all day long,” says Veni. “The systems were antiquated and very costly to run and maintain. Through research, we found a company that provides tubes that penetrate the roof of the building to convey natural daylight into the interior. However, on a beautiful sunny day, we realized we would also be using artificial lights as they weren’t being controlled. So, before we started this project, we took our existing 400-watt metal halides and replaced them with energy- efficient, T5 high-output lamps with factory integrated photocell and occupancy sensors to serve a dual purpose. The photocell continuously measures the natural sunlight within the interior space. If enough natural light is present within the building, the photocell sensor automatically shuts the artificial lights off. In addition, the occupancy sensor constantly monitors the presence of workers through infrared and ultrasonic technologies. If the occupancy sensors do not sense the presence of workers, they automatically turn off the artificial lights regardless of light