Case Study: National Waterfront Museum
The National Waterfront Museum has the challenge of keeping open 362 days a year, maintaining stable environmental conditions 24 hours a day and achieving 95% functionality of their interactive displays.
In addition to major energy efficiency improvements relating to chillers, heating systems and automated building management systems (BMS) the building’s energy manager, Mike Furness, has achieved significant carbon savings by adopting a range of energy efficiency lighting technologies.
Although earlier low energy lighting technologies were relatively costly and unable to produce all required lighting levels or colours and lamps were having to be replaced sooner than anticipated, Mike explains that these problems have now been overcome. Prices are now more competitive, payback periods for returns on investment are relatively short and the technologies are much more reliable.
Success stories include replacing Metal Halide flood lamps with induction lamps. display board fluorescent tubes with LED strip lighting/LED tube combinations and replacing halogen spot lights with LED lamps. Including the introduction of light and movement sensors, overall saving of 80% on lighting energy bills have been achieved.
In addition to major energy efficiency improvements relating to chillers, heating systems and automated building management systems (BMS) the building’s energy manager, Mike Furness, has achieved significant carbon savings by adopting a range of energy efficiency lighting technologies.
Although earlier low energy lighting technologies were relatively costly and unable to produce all required lighting levels or colours and lamps were having to be replaced sooner than anticipated, Mike explains that these problems have now been overcome. Prices are now more competitive, payback periods for returns on investment are relatively short and the technologies are much more reliable.
Success stories include replacing Metal Halide flood lamps with induction lamps. display board fluorescent tubes with LED strip lighting/LED tube combinations and replacing halogen spot lights with LED lamps. Including the introduction of light and movement sensors, overall saving of 80% on lighting energy bills have been achieved.