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Big businesses will soon have to audit their energy consumption and come up with ways they could cut it. Actually doing anything about it, however, is down to them.
Colin Lawson of Lux reports: The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Esos) came into force in July 2014, and requires that all large organisations (defined as those with more than 250 employees) face their energy consumption head-on by conducting regular audits and setting out how they could use less. The scheme presents a significant opportunity for businesses to streamline operations, increase their competitiveness and boost the bottom line – although there is no obligation for them to implement any recommendations from the audits.
We’re now at the halfway point in the rollout of Esos – organisations that registered their eligibility for compliance back in December 2014 are now taking steps to ensure their audits are completed by December of this year. Indeed, the most forward-thinking companies may already have their compliance in the bag.
Decc wants companies to face up to their energy use
Of course, some organisations still view the procedure as an exercise in tick-box compliance. But the conversation has largely moved on from general awareness of Esos legislation to making the most of the opportunities it represents. Compulsory energy audits mean companies have no choice but to acknowledge their energy consumption, and it’s likely that once confronted with stark evidence of the potential savings to be had – UK businesses stand to save up to £1.6 billion ($2.4 billion) – many companies will at the very least want to explore some of the easier energy-efficiency wins.
A survey carried out by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reveals that, when asked, ‘How much of a priority is energy efficiency for your business?’ 91 per cent of respondents said ‘high’ or ‘quite high’.
Low-hanging fruit:
Lighting, while not necessarily a big win compared to other energy-saving technologies, represents some of the ripest low-hanging fruit available to organisations wanting to implement Esos recommendations – it’s affordable, quick to implement and offers a strong return-on-investment in the face of rising electricity costs (which have doubled for businesses over the last decade, according to the Carbon Trust).
Indeed, with up to 40 per cent of a building’s electricity use accounted for by lighting, it’s little surprise that official Esos guidance lists some standard lighting measures among its energy-saving suggestions. The mention of measures such as LED lighting, occupancy sensors, daylight sensors, maintenance plans and basic employee engagement suggests that the government still believes the potential of energy-efficient lighting remains under-exploited, and that it sees Esos as a chance to push more companies into implementing these fundamental steps.
“Compulsory energy audits mean companies have no choice but to acknowledge their energy consumption”
As an industry, we have a responsibility to help communicate the many benefits of energy-efficient lighting to our market, not just for complying with Esos, but as a long-term measure of cost-effective sustainability. And of course, taking energy-saving needs into account provides clients with a better value product, which is good news for customer satisfaction levels and business competitiveness. Everyone stands to benefit.
Dispelling myths:
But while for many in the industry swapping outdated lighting for new low-energy offerings is a no-brainer, it’s important to remember just how swiftly technology in this arena has changed in recent years, and to be mindful of some of the lighting myths that continue to linger in the minds of decision makers.
What were once specialist solutions are now mainstream options available to a wider range of organisations at more affordable prices. Customers have greater choice, and will need support in making the right lighting investments for their needs.
Crunching the numbers:
While once the conversation focused on CFLs, LED lighting has come to the fore, saving around 75 per cent energy use while offering the same, if not brighter, light output as halogen lighting. And, according to the Carbon Trust, new LED fittings (as opposed to retrofit LED lamps) have the potential in the UK to reduce electricity bills by more than £300 million and reduce carbon emissions by more than a million tonnes over the next three years.
But, these facts may be unknown to the decision makers responsible for implementing Esos recommendations.
The benefits available to those seeking to address their energy consumption through efficient lighting are ample, matched by the many opportunities the lighting industry has in the face of the Esos legislation. The term ‘low-hanging fruit’ is used a great deal these days, but if Esos regulation indicates anything, it’s that there’s still a sizeable market for these energy-saving measures, and the lighting industry is well positioned to benefit from it just as much as the companies undertaking the audits.
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Something for everyone: Whether your eyes are fresh out of university, or approaching retirement, Philips Connected Lighting allows you to adjust the office lighting to your needs. Photo is from pcruciatti via Shutterstock
LUX reports: Age discrimination aside, a typical office might house workers ranging from their twenties through sixties. And while it’s no secret that the average set of eyes on a young adult typically functions better than those on an older colleague, office and lighting designers have long ignored the difference.
Enough of that, says Philips, which is calling for ‘personalised lighting in your workplace’ to assure that employees of all ages work under the correct, individualised lighting conditions that allow them not only see (what a concept!) but, even better, to produce.
It’s part of the Dutch giant’s efforts to market its ‘Connected Lighting for offices’, which it first introduced a year ago and which it has showcased at The Edge, the environmentally heralded Amsterdam offices of consulting firm Deloitte. The system allows workers to use smartphone apps that adjust overhead lights individually. The lights are connected to an ethernet network, with each light having its own internet address.
‘A 45+ worker tends to need almost double the light needed by a 20 year old for everyday tasks,’ the Dutch lighting gaint says in a press release. ‘The one-light-for-all principle is outdated at a time when we are all living and working longer. Today 30-50 per cent of people in work are over 45 years old…Over the age of 45, people begin to experience a deterioration of their near-sight vision. Research shows, a 60-year-old person needs between two and five times as much light as a 20-year-old to see the same visual detail, let alone to concentrate.’
The wrong lighting could even undermine health and productivity, Philips says.
‘People often call off sick due to headaches and fatigue,’ notes Bianca van der Zande, principle scientist at Philips Lighting. ‘These symptoms may have many underlying causes but perhaps one of these could be the result of prolonged eye-strain due to poor lighting conditions in their working lives. Inadequate lighting can lead to visual discomfort, neck pain, headaches, fatigue and perhaps eventually sick leave.’
A 2013 survey by Philips found that 90 per cent of people who could adjust desk lamps for brightness and colour temperature reported ‘sharper vision, optimum eye comfort, (and) the ability to see smaller details and improved contrast.’ It was a bit of a foregone conclusion, but the idea now is that ethernet-connected, app-controlled overhead lights can deliver the same benefits.
Philips is also calling for government regulations to mandate individualised lighting.
‘Regulatory bodies should take these findings into account for the well-being and productivity of today’s workforce,” says van der Zande.
‘People spend 80-90 per cent of their time indoors from which around 20 per cent is spent at work so the indoor environment determines to a large extent the comfort and wellbeing of the office employee, influencing their performance. It is important that human-centric lighting becomes a part of the regulatory standards, allowing architects and building designers to advise for the best solutions – not only for offices, but for all building environments.’
At long last, harmony across the generations? That would be a story for the ages.
Visit us at Novel Energy Lighting to discuss your office lighting refit, we offer the full Philips range and can provide lighting design advice as needed
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Portfolio Update: We add the new Hawthorn IP22 range of slim LED round ceiling panels to our round panel and downlight collection today. These energy efficient panels are the perfect retrofit for old halogen or CFL downlights. Ranging in wattage from 6W to 24W with a variety of cut-out sizes they can be used to replace most ‘old technology’ downlights. Available in 3000K warm white, 4000K natural white, and 6000K daylight. IP22 with a 3 year warranty.
Energy savings of over 50% are achieved, and with a long lamp life above 50,000 hours, they will continue to deliver cost of ownership savings for many years.
The Hawthorn range of panels adds to our already strong family of LED round panels, where we offer IP ratings from IP22 to IP54 to suit project needs:
Our MEGE LED Round panels offer IP40 rating, with a 5 year warranty:
Our ThermaLED Round panels offer IP54 showing rating, with a 3 year warranty:
We also offer IP54 rated LED Downlights in a range of outputs from 8W to 23W
Applications include hotels, restaurants, Schools, Offices, Supermarkets, Hospitals, Commercial Complexes, and Residential/Institutional Buildings.
Visit us today at novelenergylighting.com to explore LED ceiling panels, or call for volume pricing, T: 0208-540-8287
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Lux Magazine reports: The government is considering ways to slash demand for energy by encouraging homes and businesses to install low-energy lighting and controls.
A consultation on ways to reduce demand for electricity was launched yesterday together with the Energy Bill, and runs until the end of January.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) believes that a quarter of the potential energy savings to be made in homes by 2030 could come from getting rid of incandescent lamps, while lighting and controls could account for more than a third of savings in commercial properties and nearly half in the public sector (including streetlighting).
In the residential sector, the major barrier to adopting these technologies is a lack of awareness, the government believes, while in commercial buildings the main problems are the payback period on lighting upgrades and the fact that the person using a building and paying the bills is not always the one with the power to make changes.
The government is considering various financial incentives for energy-efficiency measures as well as voluntary and information-based approaches.
Engineering body Cibse has welcomed the consultation, saying it comes “better late than never”. Cibse said that simple improvements to building performance could make a huge difference to the amount of energy needed in the future.
Any new measures to promote efficiency will come on top of the Green Deal, set to be launched fully in the new year, which will provide finance packages allowing households and businesses to pay for energy-efficiency upgrades from savings on their bills.
Energy minister Ed Davey said the Energy Bill and associated measures are designed to drive low-carbon economic growth and “keep the lights on”.
Last year 39TWh of energy (that’s 39 billion kWh) was used to light commercial and public sector buildings, while around 15TWh was used in homes.
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Lux Magainze report: Energy-efficient lighting has come out top in a survey of green technology investments for businesses.
Over three quarters of businesses (77 per cent) polled by the Carbon Trust said they had invested in energy-efficient lighting in the past year, while 59 per cent had invested in employee training and 57 per cent had invested in energy metering and monitoring.
Almost all businesses surveyed said energy efficiency was an important consideration when buying or upgrading equipment.
However, the survey also highlighted reservations about the transition to the new technology, with only half of respondents (51 per cent) saying they were confident about manufacturers’ energy-efficiency claims.
Hugh Jones, managing director of business advice at the Carbon Trust said: ‘Our survey showed that return on investment is the most important factor for organisations considering investing in energy efficiency and low carbon technologies.’
The survey comes as the Carbon Trust launches the Green Business Directory, which lists suppliers that have been vetted under the trust’s Accredited Supplier scheme.
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If you work in an office, you have probably experienced working under flickering or failed fluorescent tubes. They buzz and vibrate as they fail, making for a very disturbed work environment. For building managers, fluorescent tubes are a nuisance because they don’t last long before failing, so you are constantly up on ladders replacing them, usually in difficult to access areas. It is important for your office or other commercial work space to be well lit, so that you can work with proficiency.
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Make the switch to LED Panels, which deliver more durable and energy efficient lighting. They not only emit constant bright light, but also disperse the light across the entire room in which they are installed.
LED Panels are well-known for providing superior amount of brightness, as compared to the fluorescent tubes which they replace, and they come in sizes which make them the perfect retrofit for traditional tubes lights. Additionally, the light output is so superior, you often find that you can de-lamp in certain areas (by up to a factor of two), which helps you to save energy. In short, LED Panels are easy-to-install, energy efficient and also a cost effective lighting solution for all types of commercial areas.
Novel Energy Lighting offers you a host of different LED panels, available at affordable rates for any commercial application such as offices, libraries, conference rooms, etc. Our LED panels come in both round and square shapes to suit all of your lighting needs. One quality LED Panel available with us is the Thorn Omega LED Ceiling Panel which comes in the 600x600mm size which provides maximum light dispersion in any given area. It has an average lifespan of more than 50,000 hours, which will significantly reduce your maintenance costs, plus you get 50% more energy savings when compared to your standard fluorescent lights.
All LED ceiling panels come with specially designed diffuser to ensure that light output is consistent and uniform across the illuminated area, making for a very pleasing light. They are available in recess mount, surface mount, or suspension mount (with hanging kits) Novel Energy Lighting will provide you with panels at a competitive price, and warranties of up to 5 years.
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LED Lights have many benefits, but one of their primary advantages is long lifespan. Compared to halogens, CFL’s and incandescent lighting, LEDs last more up to 50 times longer. With rated lifetimes of up to 50,000 hours, these LEDs can be fitted and forgotten about. LEDs are extremely durable and because they are semiconductor based, they are sturdy and can more readily withstand impacts and shocks than traditional lighting which have delicate filaments.
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In addition to outstanding operational life time, LEDs come with other great benefits. With energy savings of up to 90%, LEDs downsize your lighting electricity bills by 90%, which is getting much more important as the price of power rises. Long operational life helps achieve even more energy efficiency especially on large scales like infrastructure projects, airports, railroads and shopping malls.
LED Panels have become a good alternative to grille lights and fluorescent tube grids in offices and commercial buildings. They consume lower power than fluorescent tubes, and offer great efficiency. LED panels are edgelit by strips of LEDs to ensure the panels are ultra-slim (<10mm height), with advanced diffusers to ensure that the light is distributed uniformly. These panels deliver really high quality, high brightness light, with colour rendering indices above 80. Often it is possible to de-lamp when installing LED panels. Novel Energy Lighting has found that 2pcs x 600x600mm LED panels can be installed to replace 3pcs x 600x600mm fluorescent grids, thus saving even further energy and reducing maintenance.
Novel Energy Lighting supplies LED Panels in different shapes and sizes to complement any space. Our smartly designed panels provide better quality of light. Our range of panels is cost-effective, safe and affordable to use in commercial properties.
Our panels illuminate the room immediately, spreading light efficiently. Square 600mm x 600mm panels are an ideal retrofit for fluorescent 2ft quad grids, 600mm x 1200mm rectangular panels can replace fluorescent 4ft quads, 1200mm x 300mm panels can replace fluorescent 4ft twins, and the Round LED Panels come in a variety of sizes to replace 18W and 26W PL-type CFL fittings.
Our wide range of LED panels includes Philips CoreLine, Luxspace, MEGE LED, Megaman Plateia, and Heathfield panels.
From a design perspective, LED light panels look organized and sophisticated, and can improve the appearance and feel of any environment. Our MEGE panels come with a 5 year warranty for total peace of mind.
LEDs produce little infrared light and close to no UV emissions. LED lighting technology is also a green lighting technology. With no mercury or lead content, these make no pollution. These lights can be recycled, which comes down to saving money on maintenance and replacement.
Switch to LED Panels for all your commercial lighting needs.
For more information, reach us on www.novelenergylighting.com or contact us on 0208-540-8287.
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Do you feel that the lighting in your home or office area is dull on most occasions? Are you still facing this problem after you have changed the light bulbs and put in new ones? Then the problem is not with the light bulbs but with the dispersion of light. In many homes and offices, lighting is installed in the wrong locations in a room, thus restricting the dispersion of light to only one particular area, while other parts of the room receive less light. You can try and install more lighting in other areas of a room to increase the illumination, but this will only increase you energy bills and will not necessarily improve your lighting situation. In addition, the maintenance and replacement of these bulbs will further increase your expenditure.
A more sensible solution is to install LED Panels on the ceiling to increase the illumination. If you have a big office, then these panels will make sure that light reaches each and every part of the room. And since LED Light Panels give out the brightest quality of light, you may find that you can delamp (reduce the number of lighting fittings) whilst retaining the same desired light levels. The 600mmx600mm shape is most popular, and replaces standard 2ft T8 Fluorescent quad grid fittings. The LED version is brighter than a fluorescent quad, and ensures that light reaches every corner of the office or room. Additionally, LED Ceiling Panels are made using the latest lighting technology and thus last longer than other forms of lighting like halogen or fluorescent lamps. Even if kept on for around 6 hours or more, these light panels will not get overheated or use excess electricity.
The semiconductor technology used in the manufacture of these light panels means that electricity is used efficiently without wastage, thus giving you an energy savings of over 50%. The Philips Coreline LED Panel supplied by Novel Energy Lighting will give you high quality, high output light even if used constantly, for more than 50,000+ hours. Thus, these light panels are very ideal for corporate offices or exhibition centers with huge ceilings, which are on continuously and require lighting for longer time. And if your office already has standard tube fittings installed, then the process of installing LED Panels will be easy, as you can simply remove the existing fluorescent ones and fit LED Ceiling Panels instead. Ceiling panels come as standard as recess mount, but can also be surface mounted or suspension mounted to suit.
Novel Energy Lighting supplies a range of high quality LED panels from trusted manufacturers like Philips, Megaman, Heathfield, Thorn, and MEGE LED. Standard 600x600mm, 1200x600mm, and 1200x300mm panels are available in various colour temperatures from warm white to pure white. Most come with warranties of 3years to 5years. Dimmable drivers are also available for 0-10VDC dimming control. We also offer round ceiling panels to replace CFL downlights
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Planning to update your office? Don’t forget to replace your lighting. LED Panels illuminate the room immediately, spreading light efficiently. From a design perspective, LED light panels look organized and sophisticated, and can improve the appearance and feel of any environment.
Led Panels
Novel Energy Lighting sells panels in different shapes and sizes to complement any space. We offer a wide range of LED panels including Philips CoreLine, FYT/MEGELED, Megaman Plateia, and Heathfield panels. These come in various shapes like rectangular, square and round shaped panels to make for a simple retrofit. You can save over 50% of energy with these lights and some panels come with warranties of up to five years.
Average lifetimes for LED panels are 50,000 or more hours (L70). Square 600mm x 600mm panels are an ideal retrofit for fluorescent 2ft quad grids, 600mm x 1200mm rectangular panels can replace fluorescent 4ft triples, and the Round LED Panels come in a variety of sizes to replace 18W and 26W PL-type fittings.
The LED Ceiling Panel design provides even light output using an advanced diffuser to spread the light uniformly. These high quality ceiling panels are a competitively priced replacement for traditional 600 x 600mm grid based fluorescent luminaires, and can deliver payback in a matter of months, whilst reducing maintenance and energy costs for years to come. These panels come with a 3 year warranty.
The Philips CoreLine LED Panels can be used to replace functional luminaires in general lighting applications. These save over 30% compared to functional TL5 luminaires. The slim design and a height of 35 mm allow you to install these with ease.
We offer dimmable as well as non-dimmable fixtures for environments that require adjustable lighting modes.
Some of our best-selling LED panels include Philips CoreLine LED Panels, FYT LED Panels, Megaman Plateia LED Panels, Heathfield LED Ceiling Panels, ECO LED Panels and LED Round panels. It’s about time you enhanced the look of your offices with these panels. Applications include hotels, meeting rooms, shopping malls, and other commercial spaces.
So, retrofit your fluorescent fittings with these LED panels today and save > 50% energy.
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Make a smart lighting choice in your rooms with LED panels. They enhance your space and the light distribution is excellent. Novel Energy Lighting offers a wide variety of LED panels in different shapes and sizes to complement your homes. The various shapes are square (600x600mm retrofit for quad 2ft tube fittings), rectangular 1200x300mm (retrofit for twin 4ft tube fittings), 1200x600mm (retrofit for quad 4ft tube fittings) and round (180mm, 240mm, and 300mm diameter replacements for CFL downlights) for an ideal retrofit. One good feature about the panels is that they are ultra slim (~13mm) that gives them a great sleek look, and makes installation easy. They fit in a standard ceiling grid, and are also available with suspension hanging kits and surface mount frames.
LED Panels
Use these panels for residential as well as commercial purposes too. They save more than 50% energy and are a great replacement for conventional fluorescent luminaries. Unlike conventional lamps, LED panels create uniform and harmonious lighting throughout the room, through use of edgelit LED chips and high quality diffusers to provide a white plane of light.
These panels can be used for general lighting, office lighting, corridors, meeting rooms, factories, hospitals and supermarkets.
Our LED panels light the room instantly without flicking or humming. They come with dimmable and non-dimmable drivers to accommodate all lighting requirements. They come with a unique sophisticated design that enhances any space elegantly. LED lighting enables a consistently long light life (up to 50,000hours) without any worry of UV or IR emissions.
Last but not least, our LED panels are a great buy as the maintenance and installation is minimal and easy. It’s a simple switch from conventional and traditional fluorescent lighting.
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