SOCIAL HOUSING & COMMUNITY
OPEN YOUR EYES TO ENERGY SAVINGS
One of the UK’s largest social housing operators has invested in the latest technology to manage its lighting requirements and has seen energy bills fall by 50%.
Peabody Housing Association in London, wanted to take advantage of the rapid improvements in interior lighting control and performance that could be achieved through an easy- to-install retrofit solution. It sought a bespoke lighting system, which would bring a host of benefits in addition to significant financial savings and chose Harvard, specialists in the design, development and manufacturer of energy saving wireless lighting controls, to deliver an integrated LED solution.
Harvard joined forces with Fern Howard, a fixture designer and manufacturer, to develop a wireless enabled bulkhead fixture to link with Harvard’s EyeNut solution, a unique web-based monitoring and management system for indoor lighting.
Peabody, which operates 1,700 blocks of social housing, is now successfully easing the financial burden from energy costs, and has much greater control over its lighting operations which has led to lower maintenance costs, a better- lit environment for its tenants, and reduced carbon emissions.
EyeNut allows users to monitor and manage interior lighting and gives them multi-site control from a single hub so there is central control of all lighting levels.
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to the social housing sector is that it has a number of emergency features that eliminate the need for monthly site visits to inspect every fixture as testing can be done remotely. The system allows for full compliance in emergency testing, both monthly and annually, as required by law. Warning is given of any failure in the system so an inspector can be despatched immediately.
Peabody chose two blocks of social housing for phase one of the project which involved installing 80 bulkhead fixtures – 56 of the fixtures required the innovative emergency feature, which, through the CLZ40E EyeNut enabled driver, enables the automation of all emergency protocols. All the results of the automatically scheduled functional and duration testing are exported for audit tracking through the EyeNut Graphic User Interface (GUI) which allows Peabody to easily achieve full compliance with all legal requirements around emergency lighting.
The GUI allows luminaires to be switched or dimmed collectively or individually, and schedules can be set- up to activate lighting where and when it is most needed. Sensing technology can be installed alongside EyeNut to help create a safer living environment.
The light quality is also improved with LED lights only activated when people are walking within range of the sensor which further maximises efficiency
and increases energy savings. Data reporting also highlights energy usage patterns to help devise the most effective energy strategy. The amount of energy saved in kilowatt hours and pounds is also visible.
Peabody immediately achieved savings of 44%, via the implementation of solar clock dimming profiles and sensor control features. Further optimisation of the control strategies increased the energy savings to 50% and at the same time improved the lighting for tenants inside and around the outside of buildings where dimly lit areas have long been a concern for housing operators and their tenants.
With such impressive savings and improvements to lighting performance more facilities managers are now exploring the advantages of upgrading their interior lighting systems with a bespoke solution best suited to their needs.
EyeNut lighting controls will now be rolled out further across the Peabody estate after a hugely successful start to the refurbishment programme, and Andy Davies, Head of Business Development and Specification at Harvard, said the company was looking forward to helping Peabody continue to improve the efficiency and sustainability of its estate whilst ensuring compliance and safety for tenants.
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