EDITOR’S COMMENT & CONTENTS
W
ith the focus on how to make buildings more energy efficient, it’s important to examine all areas where savings can be made.
One of these is lighting, a field in which eco-friendly and energy efficient advancements can make a significant impact.
In a focus on Lighting & Lighting Controls this month, we highlighted three case studies where lighting specialist companies have been able to make a remarkable change. This begins with Trilux’s strategic lighting design which maximises natural light reducing the need to artificial lighting for the award-winning One Portwall Square in Bristol. With over 54% of the space meeting Daylight Autonomy Standards, the workspace is both sustainable and energy-efficient. (Pg 21) On Pg 22, the German lighting manufacture LTS Licht
& Leucten’s contribution was just one part of an all- encompassing effort to realise a climate neutral office building which makes use of solar panels, heat pumps and a high-quality thermal building envelope. And finally on Pg 23, Whitecroft Lighting boasts of supplying 40,000 low-energy LED lights to the nuclear power station Hinkley Point in Somerset. This is said to be the first time a UK supplier’s LEDs have been approved for the UK nuclear industry.
Lighting is one of a number of building components that can be easily retrofitted to bring older and less efficient buildings up to modern standards in energy performance and environmental sustainability. How this can be done and the innovations that are driving it will form part of discussions at the Building Services Forum to be held in London on June 6. Heather Ramsden, Editor
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