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LED refit for Haringey Council buildings
Swapping outdated fluorescent and halogen lights for energy efficient LEDs in 16 key buildings has cut Haringey Council’s annual electricity consumption by more than 850 MWh. Completed under the Mayor of London's RE:FIT framework, Minimise Energy carried out the programme on behalf of Imtech Low Carbon Solutions, helping the council save £100,000 a year. The programme has also cut annual carbon emissions by 452 tonnes.
Haringey Council identified 16 buildings which could be grouped together in one RE:FIT programme. Minimise Energy audited all 16 buildings, finalised the new lighting design for each building and installed lighting controls to maximise savings. The programme included seven libraries, an education centre, two nursing homes, three care centres, a museum housed within a listed building, and two council offices (one pictured).
Now complete, the new LEDs have reduced lighting energy consumption by an average 68%.
News Item details
Journal title: Energy World
Subjects: Building, Energy efficiency, Environment, Energy consumption, Environmental policy, Carbon emissions
