High Level Lighting Project in the City

Energy efficiency is becoming an increasing priority for businesses these days, especially with more and more Companies insisting conformance to the ISO 14001 standards. This accreditation (obtained by L&B Technical Services Ltd in 2013) allows your organisation to demonstrate that environmental impact is something carefully considered and that you are putting in place systems that will not only benefit the environment but will also reduce costs and improve efficiency within the organisation.

L&B Technical Services Ltd are keen to exploit new technology to bring about these benefits, and consider it part of the service we offer to be constantly looking at new technologies and advising customers of ways in which it can be utilised to achieve cost savings and energy efficiency.

One of the simplest ways to do this is by evaluating your lighting, what kind of lighting you are using and how it is programmed. Last weekend, one of the jobs we were involved in was just such a project for one of the most prestigious banks in the City of London.

The project involved analysing the high level lobby lighting and presenting a plan for more efficient usage programme. We replaced 19 high level light fittings and replaced them with Zumtobel LED light fittings, new LCMs and reprogrammed the lighting to run at 80% during daylight hours and 50% during night time hours for energy efficiency. Of course, we had to erect a scaffold to enable us to reach the lighting, and the whole project had to be completed within out of hours time, so that it was complete when the work for returned on Monday morning.

If you are interested in what savings L&B Technical Services Ltd can achieve for your organisation, or want help or advise regarding the broad range of electrical and mechanical engineering services we are able to offer, please do not hesitate to contact me directly on our office number: 01268 523 245

Save a fortune by changing your lights

Lighting can account for over 20% of a typical home or office's energy bills (depending on appliances), so making your lighting more efficient is an easy way to save money. This is especially true if you use Tungsten Halogen Lamps to light your premises.

At L&B Technical, we specialise in replacement LED fittings which offer the same luminescence at a fraction of the cost of TH lamps and we have been rolling this out in prestigious offices throughout the City of London.

If you replace a 50W halogen down-lighter with a 6W LED you will typically save around £5 per year per lamp, or, £90 by the time you need to replace the bulb. Multiply these figures by the number of standard light bulbs in your house or office and you'll see the kind of savings you can make.

Another major factor is how often you have to replace lamps. If you are confused because some lamps in your office seem to need replacing every five minutes, whilst others seem to last indefinitely, you might be surprised to find out that this is probably due to heat and the space you have in the ceiling void to allow heat from your lamps to dissipate. Temperature is the primary factor that limits the lifetime and light output of a lamp. It is common knowledge that electronic components do not perform as well, or last as long, when exposed to heat. A typical lamp will lose half its lifetime for every increase of 10 degrees celsius, and this applies to all lamp technologies. In ceilings, temperatures can rise to 65 degrees.

LED stands for "light-emitting diode." LEDs are small light sources that become illuminated by the movement of electrons through a semiconductor material. LED lighting is the most energy efficient lighting in history, producing energy savings of up to 80 percent when compared to traditional halogen lighting. A 20W lamp outperforms a traditional 150W lamp in every category, with a power factor of >0.7

Contact us now and we will arrange a survey of your premises. See how much you can save!