Energy Management

Lighting controls can cut costs - dramatically

GS Lighting can provide automatic controls to enable lights to dim or brighten, and switch on and off, by monitoring the presence of occupants and by measuring the amount of natural light available.

Lighting can account for up to three quarters of an industrial or commercial building's electricity costs. With electricity usually making up most of a typical building's energy bill, the potential to cut costs dramatically is clear.

GS Lighting will carry out a free survey of a building, study the patterns of usage and occupancy and then recommend the most suitable lighting management system controls. As part of the survey, the most likely payback period will be determined. This is the period of time it will take for the system to pay for itself thanks to the resulting energy cost savings achieved. A typical payback period for an office building can be just two years.

Not only does it make sense to use automatic controls for lighting, but it is stipulated in the latest Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations Part J. The new rules and regulations covering the conservation of fuel and power must be taken into consideration during every major installation.

One of our recent projects, a rebuild at Fife College in Kirkcaldy, a 1970's tower block building, demanded lighting control that would meet Regulations, provide the ideal lit environment for students and significantly cut energy bills. The installed Ex-Or lighting control system allows for optimum energy efficiency by automatically switching lighting on and off according to room occupation. With sporadic use of many areas in the college, this helps avoid wasted energy and ensures that staff and student comfort levels are constantly maintained.

Another working example is our recent project at the Crown Office, Edinburgh where both energy and cost savings have been proven and can be seen in the following Case Study reports.

Crown Office Energy Savings

Crown Office Cost Savings

For more details on energy management or to arrange a survey, please contact us.