Lighting
Stayingsafe and staying green
Will Anderson, product manager at wire joining device and suspension system manufacturer Gripple, explores safer and greener options that can be applied to the installation of lighting in all types of project.
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here is currently much focus in the construction and building services industries on increasing safety on site
and decreasing the impact on the environment and it is fantastic that these considerations are being prioritised. But it is possible to carry out a project where safety and the environment are key considerations, whilst still keeping time spent on site and labour costs to a minimum.
Green operations The world of lighting has been in the spotlight over the last few years as the industry has strived to find new ways to cut energy usage through more efficient solutions such as LED lighting and energy efficient light bulbs.
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Those efforts can be continued throughout the installation of lighting systems and include greener options in suspension. By choosing wire rope instead of traditional choices such as chain, there are many environmental savings to be made. Products such as the Gripple Catenary Kit are devised completely off-site so are lighter than traditional suspension methods. They are also less bulky with no need for channel support systems, which requires less packaging and less vehicle movements contributing to a reduced carbon footprint.
Lighting changes can be made quickly and easily without the need for additional materials and with the catenary kit still in place, so is flexible as well as being environmentally- friendlier than more conventional alternatives.
However, its design of overhead span is secure with a patented locking mechanism which prevents dynamic movements and still has a 5:1 safety factor and up to 100kg load rating. This type of solution helps maintain secure,
overhead spans by running high strength wire rope between two fixing points, offering peace of mind where there is no direct vertical anchor point available. As ready-to-use kits are pre-engineered and
cut to size off-site they produce zero waste and require less storage space so are a great way to demonstrate consideration for the environment and the project’s carbon footprint and can be used as evidence in BREEAM assessments to earn BREEAM credits. Less material used in more lightweight solutions means less embodied CO2 emissions
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