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Lighting
Upgrading to LED Lighting
Lighting contributes significantly to business
energy use and operating costs. Increasing energy
prices highlight the need to reduce the cost of
lighting. Energy use associated with lighting
systems can be reducedby up to 82% if energy
efficient lighting practices are adopted. As a firststage strategy to reduce energy consumptionwithin a school campus showing an immediatereturn on investment (ROI), is retrofitting thelighting in all campus buildings.
LED Lighting retrofits are seen as the “lowesthanging fruit" as it is simply a retrot and swapout of existing lighting and requires minimaleffort. By understanding the immediate andtangible value in a LED Lighting retrot can bring,it is simple to understand when observing the
power consumption of a standard LED 30Wattpanel light replacing aa standard twin 36WattFluorescent Tube Light (2 x 36Watt plus 15%ballast = 82.8Watts) which equates to a whopping64% Energy Saving by simply swapping one forthe other.
LED - A First Step into Campus Energy Optimisation
LED is now a mature technology and offers far greater benefits outside of energy savings. Improvement in lighting levels benefit health and wellbeing for alloccupants; improvement in student and staff performance and productivity; different colour temperatures for task specific lighting can be applied to key areas(i.e.: brighter, whiter lighting for a school laboratory or workshop) where lighting levels need to adhere to health and safety standards.
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