LED Lighting for Schools
College LED relamp and upgrade
Replacing 1,100 linear fittings and replacing them with LED fittings across six campus buildings in an Essex based College
Results- £16,000 per annum reduction in energy cost
- 159,140 kWh saving per annum
- Zero maintenance for 15 years
Upgrading a sports hall to LED
The sports hall was lit by 50 Metal Halide high bay lamps that were beyond their economic usefulness. These were replaced with 24 LED high bay fittings with lighting controls. This provided over 500 lux of light across the playing area.
Results- Energy bill reduced by £10,000 per annum
- Increased lighting levels from 180 lux to 500 lux
Music rooms, Auditorium and staff rooms LED upgrade
Using the SALIX loan scheme, the school upgraded their music rooms, staff rooms and auditorium to LED fittings.
Results- 68% reduction in energy usage per annum
- Zero flicker, UV light and mercury gas
School Hall LED upgrade
Replacement of old T8 trays with new LED panels into a main school hall to increase light levels and decrease energy consumption.
Results- Major increase of lighting levels from 100 lux to 500 lux
- 68% reduction in energy costs
School Library LED upgrade
Removal of old T8 linear fittings and replaced with LED linear fittings to increase light levels. Installation of active motion sensors to reduce energy consumption when library is not in use
Results- 75% reduction in energy costs
- 25 months payback
Whole school LED Upgrade
SALIX funded project to upgrade 16 classrooms, activity halls, corridors and welfare areas to LED Lighting.
Results- 65% reduction in lighting energy consumption
- 7 years Return of Investment
- 30 tonnes of eCO2 reduction
Kitchen and Dining Hall LED Upgrade
Removal of old T8 fittings and installation of new LED panels into the kitchen, store rooms and dining area of an independent school.
Results- 69% reduction in lighting energy consumption
- 3.5 years Return of Investment
- 6 tonnes of eCO2 reduction
Multi-use School Hall to LED
Ecopare replaced the old T12 6' fittings with new dimmable 600x1200 LED panels. To avoid a costly rewiring option we fitted wireless wall switches to allow for custom dimming of thelights.
Results- 70% reduction in lighting energy costs
- 3 year return of investment
School LED Lighting Upgrade
Independent school LED lighting upgrade using Carbon Trust grant funding. The project upgraded 2 buildings and the sports hall
Results- 83% reduction in lighting energy costs
- 4 year return of investment
- 12 tonnes of eCO2 reduction
Classroom LED Lighting Upgrade
Independent school LED lighting project to upgrade the T8 trays to LED in their classrooms. This was a Carbon Trust funded project.
Results- 83% reduction in lighting energy costs
- 4 year return of investment
- 12 tonnes of eCO2 reduction
School library to LED
Ecopare upgraded a library to LED to increase the light levels to 500 lux. The removal of the old T8 fittings also removed the 'hum' produced by the metal ballasts.
Results- 60% reduction in lighting energy costs
- Elimination of noisy metal ballasts
- 1 tonne of eCO2 reduction
School Hall to LED
Ecopare upgraded this school hall from T12 fittings to dimmable LED 600x1200 panels. Each panel can be remotely controlled via Enocean wireless switches allowing for customised lighting.
Results- 65% reduction in lighting energy costs
- Lighting control via Enocean wireless switches
- Increase in lighting levels to 500 lux