building services
Lighting control solutions to support compliance in modular build
Available in increasingly high specifications, modular buildings offer a credible solution to alleviate pressures on the education sector. Martyn Frear from CP Electronics, discusses how lighting control solutions are helping modular build meet the stringent requirements for quality and consistency.
most notably, Part L of the Building Regulations and BREEAM which stipulates that buildings must demonstrate good practice around energy efficiency. Furthermore, since the introduction of the BIM mandate for Government construction projects (over £5m), all lighting control products used in the manufacture of modular buildings will need to demonstrate compliance in this area. With the never-ending push towards
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sustainability and energy efficiency, a growing number of modular building manufacturers are turning to lighting control solutions to address concerns
CHOOLS face greater than ever pressure to comply with legislation and guidelines around sustainability,
around functionality, installation and configuration, and compliance with relevant legislation.
Plug and play With traditional building methods, lighting control solutions and detectors must be manually hard-wired into a junction box. Ultimately, this leads to longer project times and therefore, additional cost. With acute demand for plug and play solutions, lighting controls which can be installed with minimal labour and during the offsite manufacturing process can offer a competitive advantage. One which takes important steps in
this direction is the new Vitesse Plus system from CP Electronics. Its built-in
pre-set menu with up to four detectors enables users to configure and re- configure spaces quickly and efficiently for most scenarios. Including PIR and microwave combined presence/absence detectors, the system also features dimming control switches to override the integral photocell detectors to alter the brightness of the automatically controlled DALI or DSI luminaires in line with natural light levels, as necessary. Not only does this mean that lighting levels can be easily adjusted to the required levels, it also ensures that energy is used in the most efficient way possible.
www.cpelectronics.co.uk
LED lighting improves performance and aesthetics at Cardiff school
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HE original 1990s lighting scheme at Cardiff’s Corpus Christi High School needed an overhaul in order to
maximise performance, reduce maintenance and create energy savings. A new lighting design from Zumtobel
has provided a sleek and energy efficient LED solution to replace the original old style fluorescent, coffer style 36W T8 luminaires. The contemporary installation works in unison with the existing recessed lighting and trunking system. The existing luminaires had a complicated
two-part fixing comprising a gear tray with control gear and lamps and a separate louvre system secured with shoot bolts. To overcome this, Zumtobel designed a flush
fitting luminaire with a simple universal fixing method, therefore making this system suitable for fixing into to any recessed void without the requirement for special springs, screws or retrofit frames. Some 740 luminaires have been
installed at the school and the total load has been reduced from 59kW to 18.2kW, providing potential energy savings of 82kWh per annum (based on 2000 hours per year) which is equal to £11,000 pa. Optics have been specifically designed to provide good vertical illumination in the corridors and classrooms.
www.zumtobel.co.uk educationdab.co.uk 45
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