Energy Efficient Lighting

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The Down Hall Hotel, one of the UK’s most established country house hotels, has achieved considerable energy savings on lighting thanks to a simple retrofit to Megaman LED lamps. With Phase 1 of the project concentrating on the main function rooms, lounge and anti-lounge areas, the current estimated figures are 7736kw of energy saved per annum which equates to an annual CO2 saving of 4.21 tons.

Located in Hatfield Heath on the Hertfordshire/Essex borders, Down Hall was built in the Italianate style of architecture, which was a distinct 19th century phase in the history of Classical architecture and the hotel dates back to 1322 with luxurious interior and ornate ceilings, all set in 110 acres of parkland.    The hotel has many high ceiling function rooms including the Prior Suite, and this was the first room to be considered for the new LED lamps.

With chandeliers and wall lights in constant use, the old Halogen 28W lamps were constantly failing which meant a scaffolding tower had to be erected each time to replace the lamps, taking up valuable maintenance time and causing serious potential health and safety issues.  On review of the lighting it was agreed to switch the existing lighting to Megaman’s 5w candle lamps in warm white, which also offer dimming capabilities for changing the ambience of the room at different times of the day and evening. On completion of the Prior Suite, the staff at Down Hall were so delighted with the result that the other function rooms, namely

Rookwood, Lyndhurst, Harley and the lounge and anti-lounge, were also changed to the new LED lamps. Bob Parker at Down Hall commented “We are extremely happy with the new LED lamps which, apart from the energy savings achieved, actually look better and complement the existing fittings, plus they offer 50,000 hours life.   The light output is excellent and staff are commenting that the new lighting has improved the whole ambience of the building.  We are now in the process of putting Phase 2 into action which will include the Bridgeman Selwin Suites which is our main ballroom for wedding receptions”.

Novel Energy Lighting supplies LED lighting to the hospitality sector and can provide many references of hotels which have been retrofitted. We sell LED lamps and fittings, and can provide services such as surveys, lighting designs, and installation to help you start saving energy as quickly as possible.

Call us: 0208-540-8287, or email: sales@novelenergylighting.com for more information

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LUX Reports: Hadrien Bera leads a team of 20 engineers responsible for the overall asset management of London’s grand hotel Claridge’s in Mayfair. It’s a challenging role; requirements to save energy aren’t easy to balance with the need to maintain the look and feel of a lavish Grade II listed building with art deco interiors, frequented by the royals and sometimes referred to as the ‘annexe to Buckingham Palace’.

 Lux spoke to Bera to find out how he plans to make the lighting in the prestigious, 200-year-old building more efficient.
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Lux: What are the biggest lighting challenges you face at Claridges?
Bera: We’ve got a lot of different systems and it is difficult to keep enough stock because a lot is custom-made. That forces me to plan ahead and to create stocks of critical spares so any issues would have as little disruption to the hotel’s operations as possible.
We’ve got chandeliers in the main reception that use incandescent candles, which also comes with challenges: I am looking at replacing these bulbs which are energy hungry and more and more difficult to source but I cannot just replace them with anything. This is one of the first features our many guests will see so it has to look in tone with the rest of the art deco style of our lobby. It’s easier to be creative and to focus on energy efficiency in the back of house areas.
Have you had much experience using LED technology?
We’re replacing all the filament lighting in our suites with LEDs. The project is still in the early stages and I’m experimenting with different LED manufacturers. With this kind of major refurbishment project, we use lighting designers who will specify the best fittings to meet the operational requirements and also the best lighting outputs.
We’ve got 197 guest bedrooms and the amount of lighting will vary from 10 to 50 light fittings per room. In all our latest rooms, the lighting is 100 per cent LED, from the strips in the pelmets and the wardrobes, to the candles in the bedside tables, the GLS in the standing lamps and the spot lights. At this stage, about 50 bedrooms are fully lit with LEDs, so we still have a long way to go.
Do you have energy reduction targets?
There is not a set target in regards to energy saving. The aim is to ensure that we do not compromise on quality and that we do this in the most sustainable way possible. Then, it is up to me to propose projects to accomplish that. I obviously ensure that the energy is not wasted by having a strict maintenance program but this is not enough, we need to be as proactive as possible to ensure we remain at the top of the game.
Is it difficult to justify investments in energy-efficient lighting?
It’s relatively easy if payback is short. Any investment that would take longer than three years to pay for itself would be difficult to justify and anything that would take less than two years would always be preferential. A business case needs to be submitted to show and justify the return on investment. This requires a lot of research and months of trials. That also gives us the time to negotiate with our lighting provider to make sure that we get the best products at the best price.
In my opinion, many people had a bad first impression of LEDs when they were at their developing stages. This is slowly changing but it is up to us, facility managers, to change this by shortlisting the best possible applications, showing the difference in regards to the ‘feel’ LED can provide, the energy consumption and the associated CO2 emission reduction. This is important and this is why this process is so lengthy.
How do you go about installing new lights without disturbing guests?
When we’re satisfied with the lighting products, we have to do a whole bedroom in one go. We’ll do a survey first to ensure we know exactly what is required, place the order, block the room off and then go in one day and replace all the lighting. Once the room has been converted, we would leave it for a couple of months to gain additional feedback from the rest of the team, from the guests and from the hotel management team before we move on to the other rooms.
For the corridors, the same process applies but the work would be carried out at night when we would convert the corridor into sections, which can take up to two or three nights. This is to ensure that the task doesn’t affect the operations of the hotel or disturb our guests.
What other lighting plans do you have for Claridges?
Façade lighting is another project that I am working on. The hotel is a listed building and its architecture is spectacular. It deserves the best façade lighting we can obtain. There are, of course, different ways to achieve this and everything we do has to be submitted to the authorities to gain the mandatory planning permissions.
At the moment I am at the design stage where I am reviewing with a lighting consultant how we can achieve the best results. In previous Lux editions, there have been a lot of interesting case studies, especially the feature on the Science Museum façade lighting replacement. The result was amazing and it was interesting to see their process.
Novel Energy Lighting supplies LED lighting to hotels and the hospitality sector. Please call (T: 0208-540-8287) or visit us today to discuss your needs.

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Aug/14

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LED Candles Create a Sophisticated Ambience

It is the clever ambience lighting of five star hotels and swanky restaurants that helps them look so welcoming. If you are a hospitality business owner , you know how important lighting is to guests and your bottom line. Therefore, make sure you go for the best when setting up your lighting infrastructure, including installing chandeliers and wall scones, to give the place a sophisticated feel. Bad lighting, or the wrong selection, can lead to poor customer experience, which can be detrimental to sales, as customers write bad feedback about your business.

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One mistake that many restaurant and hotel owners make is to fit traditional incandescent and halogen light bulbs into fancy fixtures to save money in the short term. Granted that incandescent lights generally deliver a warm ambience and aesthetic feel but they can easily ruin the entire look of the area as well when they keep blowing. Due to their inefficiency, they generate a tremendous amount of heat. When used continuously for prolonged periods they will burn out altogether. This often happens in as little as a few hundred hours of operation, and can also scorch your fittings. These dead bulbs will leave dark spots in your chandeliers and wall fixtures, thereby ruining their visual appeal.

Keep the classy look of your commercial area intact by installing good quality light bulbs. With LED Candles, you will get that amazing decorative lighting effect that will enhance the image of your hotel or restaurant dining area. They also give that visually appealing look to guests bedrooms. These lights have to ability to use electricity efficiently without compromising on light quality. What’s more, your energy costs will be 80% less than when you were using standard incandescent bulbs.

Novel Energy Lighting recommends using the Philips LED DiamondSpark and Megaman LED Candles, for all your lighting requirements in hospitality, commercial, and retail businesses, and homes. LED Candles from these manufacturers come in dimmable and non-dimmable configurations and can be used as a retrofit to your existing fixtures with E14, B15 and B22 sockets. Since these lights have an impressive lifetime of over 20,000 hours, they will decrease your maintenance costs substantially and can pay for themselves in a matter of months.

As these lights are designed to be a retrofit replacement for traditional 25W and 40W incandescent bulbs, you will get the same aesthetic feel, but with even better light quality. The slender shape and eye-catching design of these LED Candles will definitely give your room or area a decorative and sparkly lighting effect. Novel Energy Lighting will offer you these unique candles at very reasonable prices and provide a warranty of 3 years.

 

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Aug/14

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LED Candles – Sparkling and Efficient

If you choose to install ordinary incandescent bulbs in your home or other commercial area, you will not get the bright and elegant aesthetic you have been looking for. Regular bulbs will start to show signs of burn out within the first couple of months of use, which will ruin the look of chandeliers or wall scones. Traditional incandescent bulbs also consume a lot of energy, since most of the electricity you input into the bulb is emitted as heat.. Incandescent bulbs may be cheap to buy, but you will spend time constantly replacing them in hard to reach areas, and you will pay large electricity bills. If you have elegant chandeliers, make sure you use good quality LED lighting, which pays for itself in months and lasts for years.

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LED candles

LED candles are the leading alternative to incandescent and fluorescent candle bulbs. They are very durable and consume less than 20% of the energy of traditional bulbs

For top quality  LED candles, look to the Philips MasterLED Candle range, which are dimmable, and come in outputs to match 25W or 40W traditional candles. They will surely add a touch of elegance to your home. These LED candles deliver warm sparkling light effects, ideal for general and decorative lighting in the hospitality industry, as well as in home environments. Mounted in full view in chandeliers, wall sconces or modern luminaires, the clear glass bulbs fit all existing, as a simple retrofit replacement for incandescent bulbs. Drawing upon inputs from chandelier makers and designed to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the chandelier or luminaire, not only when lit but also when not, these lamps come in a classical slender shape with a unique, eye-catching lens design. Master LED Candle delivers huge energy savings (>80% savings over incandescents) and can pay for itself in less than 1 year. With a rated life of 20,000 hours it minimises maintenance cost without any compromise on light quality.

Novel Energy supplies decorative LED candles from several prominent brands in the LED industry including, Philips, Megaman, Crompton, and Osram. These lights are a perfect choice for large chandeliers as they have the ability to enhance their aesthetic appeal. Available in  clear and frosted versions, and dimmable or non-dimmable to suit your requirements. Their durability will decrease maintenance and re-lamping costs to save you money for many years. Electricity savings of 80% mean that these candles pay for themselves in months.

Also consider the new Megaman 7W LED candles. These LED candles come in a clear and opal shape and are available for E14, E27, B15, or B22 bases. They also have a remarkable lifespan of over 50,000 hours and deliver 400lm. Thus, these bulbs are the right choice not only for your home, but also for commercial areas like luxury hotels, exhibition centers, car show rooms, art studios etc. Novel Energy Lighting will offer you these powerful bulbs along with a 3 year warranty period.

 

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Jun/14

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LED Candles- Effect of a candle with Safer Lighting

Technology provides you with LED Candles that have a soothing effect of a candle but being flameless these are safer to be around.

Prevent the risk of fire hazards by switching to these environment safe candles. Along with being harmless, these consume 80% less energy than the conventional candle lamps.

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Candle lamps are generally used in chandeliers or wall sconces to create elegant ambience and make a statement. These flameless candles are durable and keep glowing for up to 20,000 hours. With these LEDs you can have an ambience that you desire at a much lesser rate than you could imagine.

Candle flames produce a very warm white light, which is often not emulated well by candle lamps, which is why it is important to select the right lamps. Quality LED lamps deliver the warmth required. The improved light quality provides consistent colour from every angle – even when dimmed in the most intimate of ambiences.

Novel Energy Lighting supplies Philips LED candles, and also offers a range of alternative lamps from other quality manufacturers like Megaman. These LED lamps offer brightness that equals 40W of traditional candles. These produce quality brightness with much less heat.

Philips MasterLED range of candles has been specially developed for chandeliers, to enhance the decorative and aesthetic appeal of luminaires – whether they are switched on or off.

The new DiamondSpark lamps incorporate an evolutionary new shaped lens that allows the optics to radiate brilliant, clear and sparkling warm white LED light.

Visit Novel Energy Lightings for detailed information and accurate specs.

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Jun/14

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LED Candles – Enhance the Glow in Your Home

Are some of the lamps in your chandelier not working? Is your chandelier losing its charm due to flickering or lifeless lamps? Do you want your chandelier to enhance the appeal of your living area? Instead of candles and incandescent candle lamps, LED Candles can be used. These candles are long lasting, efficient and produce bright and sparkling light. You can use these candles for bed-side lamps or living room candle lamps. These lamps produce sparking white light despite low energy consumption. If you plan to have a quiet candle light dinner with your loved one, instead of burning candles for the celebration, you can use these energy-saving candle lamps.

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Led Candles

Novel Energy Lighting has a beautiful range of LED Candles made by Philips and Megaman. The new MasterLED DiamondSpark candle collection from Philips has  an evolutionary new shape  and delivers a brilliant radiance and sparkle. These clear candle lamps produce consistent warm white colour temperatures over 360 degrees, and they are dimmable to create an intimate ambience. This range of LED candles gives a classic feel to the environment and can last as long as 20,000 hours, which is 20x longer than traditional candle bulbs. They consume 80% less energy, so pay for themselves in a matter of months

The Megaman LED candle ranges sold at Novel Energy Lighting come in opal and clear finishes, with power ratings from 3.5W to 7W=40W. Most are dimmable. As LEDs last longer than traditional candles, these candles can be used as constant accent or decorative lighting.

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Candles are perfect accent lights and they create mood. However, due to the fire risk of candle, people tend to use candle lamps instead. Candle lamps are generally used in chandeliers or wall sconces to create elegant ambience and make a statement.. Candle flames produce a very warm white light, which is often not emulated well by candle lamps, which is why it is important to select the right lamps. Quality LED candles can deliver the warmth required. Philips MasterLED range of candles has been specially developed for chandeliers, to enhance the decorative and aesthetic appeal of luminaires – whether they are switched on or off. The new DiamondSpark lamps incorporate an evolutionary new shaped lens that allows the optics to radiate brilliant, clear and sparkling warm white LED light. The improved light quality provides consistent colour from every angle – even when dimmed in the most intimate of ambiences. What’s more, the new ivory lamp colour is the perfect match for existing luminaires. Add to that the classic slender shape and these DiamondSpark LED candles ensure the whole luminaire has breathtaking brilliance.  Novel Energy Lighting specialises in supplying Philips LED candles, and also offers a range of alternative lamps from other manufacturers, with a continual focus on quality.

LED Candles

LED Candles

LED candles are convenient because they produce less heat, and are as bright as  40W traditional candles.  These LEDs are perfect for mood creation. You can use these LEDs to substitute actual candles, and save up to 80% energy at the same time. These flameless candles do not pose a fire hazard. Moreover, these candles are very durable and stay glowing for up to 20,000 hours..

Visit Novel Energy Lighting for LED bulbs designed by Philips and Megaman that can help to enhance the aesthetic and decorative glow of your luminaires. Some of the candles made by these top manufacturers that are sold here include the Philips Master LED 6W Flame-Tip Dimmable Candle, and the New 7W 2800K Dimmable Candle of LED from Megaman.

 

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Apr/14

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LED Candles – Accentuate the Ambience

Many people avoid the use of accent lighting because they fear that it will burn a hole in their pockets. Even if they do buy these lights, they are barely used as they are considered an unwanted addition to already expensive energy bills. However, with the right accent light, such fears can be allayed. LED lighting is the perfect solution. Aside from innovation and energy benefits, LED lighting can provide sleek and attractive accent lighting. Take, for instance, LED Candles. These small but beautiful candles deliver warm sparkling light effects, ideal for general and decorative lighting in the hospitality industry, as well as in home environments. They last much longer than incandescent accent lighting (up to 40x). These candles can be placed anywhere and can be moved to another area whenever required due to it being portable. Mounted in full view in chandeliers, wall sconces or modern luminaires, the glass bulbs fit all existing fixtures.

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LED Candles

Novel Energy Lighting sells these accent lights from reputable manufacturers such as Megaman and Philips. There are dimmable candle lamps and non-dimmable ones, as well. Some also have classic flame-Tip designs to give a candle effect to the fixture. These LEDs can used for general or decorative lighting. These retrofits produce sparking light with low energy consumption, delivering savings up to 80%. Moreover, as these candles are LEDs, minimal heat is produced. The average lifespan of these accent lights is up to 50000 hours. LED candle bulbs are available with frosted or clear covers with bayonet or screw bases. There are also twisted gold bulbs that offer uniqueness and elegance.

LED Candles can accentuate the ambience, while saving energy. Novel Energy Lighting sells these efficient candle bulbs widely to create a warm and elegant ambience.

 

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Apr/14

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LED Candle Lights Benefits

LED candle lights are beautiful and add elegance to any space, filling it with a romantic ambience. These candles make the environment more appealing and can complement other furnishings in the area. Philips Master LED candles deliver warm sparkling light effects, ideal for general and decorative lighting in the hospitality industry, as well as in home environments. Mounted in full view in chandeliers, wall sconces or modern luminaires, the clear glass bulbs fit all existing fixtures, as a retrofit replacement for incandescent bulbs.

LED candles

LED candles

These lights are more durable with long rated lifespans compared with traditional lighting. Other benefits are that these candles do not produce heat, flame or smoke, and thus reduce the risk of fire hazards.

This lighting is safe and eco-friendly with up to 80% reduction in carbon emissions over incandescent. LED candles also come in rechargeable battery format (e.g. Philips Imageo), and make them great for table lighting in bars and restaurants. They are not affected by rain or wind, so can be used for outdoor seating areas

Novel Energy Lighting provides LED candle lamps, and candlelight sets such as as Philips LED Imageo 3-Set Rechargeable in Red, Blue or Clear. We also sell Philips Master LED Dimmable Flame-Tip Candles, to add beauty fixtures and chandeliers. Other popular sellers are candles by Megaman and Osram.

 

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Apr/14

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LED Candles – Innovative Hospitality Décor

Home and Hospitality décor does not always rely on furniture, flowers and wall-hangings. Lighting also plays a vital role, and the right look can create a sophisticated ambience.Novel Energy Lighting supplies a range of quality LED Candles for decorative lighting, including top sellers by Philips and Megaman.

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Led Candles

Philips candles come in two ranges: CorePro LED, which are non-dimmable, and Master LED, which are dimmable. The CorePro LED range is frosted and compatible with existing E14 lamp holders. They are an excellent retrofit replacement for incandescent lamps, andb with 4W of LED they can replace a 25W incandescent bulb. These bulbs are cost-effective and long-lasting with an average life is 20,000 hours (L70). The dimmable Master LED candles come in either 4W or 6W versions, which are equivalent to 25W or 40W. The average life of these candles is 20,000 hours (L70). These lamps are available with bayonet and screw bases, including an aesthetic flame-tip design. These candles come in 2700K warm white colour temperature and feature a 3 year warranty. Average CRI is 80, and the 4W delivers a luminous flux of 250Lm, whilst the 6W delivers 470Lm.

Megaman candles are available as dimmable and non-dimmable bulbs. There is a choice of the frosted 3.5W, opal or clear 7W, and twisted gold and clear 5W bulbs. These candles are ideal replacements for incandescent candles. These decorative lights have an average life of 15,000 to 50,000 hours (L70). Moreover, these candles come in a 2800K warm white colour temperature, with up to 3 year warranties. These decorative LED Candles can accentuate any ambience, and deliver energy savings whilst providing an innovative décor.

 

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