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LEDLIFE UK LTD installs Alina LEDPanels and Orbis Downlights in Rushmoor Borough Council meeting rooms
ue to the co-location of Hampshire County Council and the Police within Rushmoor Borough Council’s offices in Farnborough, their meeting rooms have experienced huge increases in demand over the last 12 – 18 months. Les Murrell, Energy and Environment Manager at Rushmoor Borough Council, identified a need to address the increase in energy and maintenance costs that had resulted from greater use of the meeting facilities, with lighting costs singled out as being the major contributor to these increased costs.
After months of trials with several lighting solutions and suppliers,
LEDLIFE UK LTD was selected to deliver a LED Lighting solution that incorporated the latest in high efficiency LED lighting technology and a DALI control system to make use of both absence detection and daylight level linked dimming. Les Murrell commented on the trial and stated, “The difference I saw
in the quality of lighting was staggering, and some suppliers were clearly compromising the integrity and quality of lights. One manufacturer’s sample totally failed within hours of installation; needless to say I didn’t proceed with them in the trial. LEDLIFE UK LTD demonstrated their UK designed and manufactured product which was of a superior grade in terms of both build quality and of quality of light. They took the time to visit the premises and assess my needs and supplied me with a comprehensive report that provided all the information I required to pro- ceed with the project. LEDLIFE UK LTD offered me the correct balance of quality, service and competiveness against stringent return on Investment criteria”
THE SOLUTION
By selecting LEDLIFE UK LTD’s LED lighting and incorporating absence control and daylight level linked dimming within the meeting rooms, not only have significant energy savings been achieved the client has also achieved greater control and more flexibility over its lighting needs.
The original fluorescent and halogen lighting within the meeting rooms was replaced with the UK designed and manufactured 41 Watt ‘ALINA LEDPanel’ and the 18 Watt ‘ORBIS Downlight’, installed both directly into the existing grid ceiling system and on to solid ceilings using the innovative LEDLIFE UK LTD surface mounting kits. The LED lighting installed by LEDLIFE UK LTD has delivered savings of 71% in energy usage over the original lighting, and by incorporating a DALI control into the system which utilises both absence control and daylight level linked dimming within the meeting rooms, savings on energy usage are further increased to 84% of the original. Further to the energy savings, an additional saving of over £2500 of maintenance costs has also been identified due to the long life and maintenance free reliability of LEDLIFE UK LTD products. Installation of the new lighting needed to be completed on a very tight schedule as the meeting rooms are heavily utilised. This made it imperative that the work undertaken had to be well co-ordinated and incur as little disruption as possible during the installation, programming and configuration of the lighting and the DALI control system. Post installation light levels within the meeting rooms have been increased by around 40%, with the DALI control system reducing the light levels, and therefore energy consumption, in response to natural light from the windows whilst maintaining and average of between 350 – 400 Lux at desk level.
Before the new lighting was installed, the council had received a number of complaints from room users due to the low light levels and dull appearance of the rooms. The new lighting was selected at 4000K colour temperature, giving the same appearance as natural daylight in the room.
The selection of daylight colour lighting has resulted in a feeling of increased openness within the rooms which promotes a sense of wellbeing and alertness in the room users. The new lighting not only delivers increased and more natural looking light, it also offers users the ability to override the system settings at the touch of a button which allows light levels to be set as desired, therefore offering greater flexibility within each room dependent upon the client’s requirements. For further information call 07777684125 email:
sales@ledlife-uk.co.uk visit:
www.ledlife-uk.co.uk
28 PUBLIC SECTOR ESTATES MANAGEMENT • MAY 2014
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