Bulkhead upgrade is lower cost and lower carbon
An upgrade of bulkhead luminaires in two care homes has demonstrated significant savings and a lower environmental impact than replacing with new lights.
Egg Lighting says its remanufacturing of the 10 generation one LED fittings and 26 emergency lights has saved £4,500 compared to buying new and has saved 1,098 kg of embodied carbon.
Additionally, the lighting is now 20 per cent more efficient.
EGG Lighting was asked by FES FM on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council, to restore the bulkheads and emergency lights to its ‘as new’ operating standard in two Scottish care homes.
‘We identified remanufacture as the most practical method to quickly restore the failed LEDs to a working condition,’ said Egg Lighting. ‘We upgraded the existing lights to a better-than-new standard using a mixture of the original and replacement components.
‘Remanufacturing instead of replacing provided a cost saving of 40 per cent per light fitting in comparison to buying new.
‘The client decided to reinvest their cost savings back into the functionality of the luminaire. We installed a microwave sensor in each luminaire which produced a smooth dimming corridor function instead of a harsh on/off contrast.
‘The modular design of the remanufactured lights will provide the clients with an easy to maintain system that can be upgraded on reactive basis and easily installed by their own maintenance team.’
Alastair Stewart, principal electrical engineer at Aberdeenshire Council, said: ‘When our lights started to fail, Egg Lighting gave us a solution that maintained the original aesthetic, reduced energy consumption, kept our costs within budget, and improved our embodied carbon footprint. We were able to upgrade on a reactive maintenance schedule without the high costs of full replacement.’
Glasgow-based EggG Lighting has been a pioneer in remanufacturing for several years, and is on a mission to prove it as a successful and environmentally sustainable business model. Its process is guided by the BS8887 and is conducted in line with UK lighting industry and legal requirements. This allows the company to offer as-new warranties. It has a sting of successful projects to its name with clients such as Hilton Hotels and Edinburgh Leisure.
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