LA Mayor Villaraigosa Speaks at Vineyard Recreation Center  
Los Angeles – 2/14/2011 - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Monday at a special press conference the launch of a new City program that will eventually seek to retrofit every City of Los Angeles building with energy efficient products and implementing innovative renewable technologies.     

Surrounded by community leaders, City Department heads and supporters of creating Green Jobs at the Vineyard Recreation Center in Los Angeles, The Mayor unveiled the details of the City's new retrofit program and some of the green products the city will be using to make the City more energy efficient, including Ciralight Global's energy saving Smart Skylights.

Ciralight Global's Smart Skylights are a Solar Powered Lighting Solution that provides FREE light for buildings and will allow the City to shut off costly electric lights during daytime hours. This could cut lighting costs for the City by as much as 50-80% resulting in huge cost savings. Smart Skylights utilize solar powered GPS technology and mirrors to track the sun throughout the day and bring high levels of natural light into buildings. Smart Skylight users can shut off their electric lights for up to 10.5 hours per day.

The result is a bright, abundant healthy natural free source of light, just as nature intended.
SunTracker Smart Skylights are already being used by some of the Country's largest retailers, businesses and school districts including Whole Foods, IKEA, Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, Emerson, LG, Frito Lay, LAUSD, Los Angeles Community College District, Staples, Office Depot, Sky Harbor Airport, The US Navy and more.

Studies show that people thrive in naturally lit buildings including higher work productivity, less absenteeism, higher test scores in schools and increased sales in retail stores. Due to energy savings and tax and utility incentives, the Payback period for Ciralight's Energy saving Smart Skylights are typically between 2-3 years and provide more energy savings than installing Solar Panels.

The Press Conference was attended by Jeff Brain, CEO of Ciralight Global and Best Contractors, a Ciralight Global Dealer that serves as a contractor for the City of Los Angeles. Jeff Brain stated, "Due to the economy, the City of Los Angeles will not be building many new buildings in the near future. This program however, recognized the value to go back and make the thousands of buildings already owned by the City more
Energy Efficient and to cut future costs for taxpayers. Ciralight Global Smart Skylights are the perfect new green product for Los Angeles and other cities looking to reduce energy costs."

For more information on Ciralight Smart Skylights visit www.ciralightglobal.com.