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GUIDING LIGHT
Good for the environment,
good for business
C
onnected lighting technologies
have transformed the way we
light spaces and the way we
engage with light within spaces. In
recent times we have seen how
connected wireless lighting has
transformed homes and offices,
warehouses and even our cities.
One application where new wireless
connected lighting technologies is
anticipated to make a notable positive
impact is in the thousands of car parking
garages in cities, shopping centres,
apartment buildings, hotels and transport
hubs across the country, many of which
use conventional fluorescent batten
lighting that remains switched on all day,
every day.
Until recently for car park owners
and operators wanting to reduce
energy consumption, retrofit options
have come with high installation costs
and unavoidable complexities in turn
impacting Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
or payback periods. This is in particular
due to nature of re-wiring in existing car
parks with concrete ceilings.
However, with the introduction of
point-to-point, wirelessly-controlled LED
lighting solutions from manufacturers
including Philips, car park owners,
operators and contactors now have a
viable solution in comparison to fixed
output fluorescent battens, that ticks
the boxes – lighting plan flexibility, light
source efficiency, switch and light control
possibilities, ease of installation and
commissioning.
DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENCY AND
CONTROL
There are two key design aspects that
differentiate the latest batten lighting
options for car park lighting from common
conventional car park lighting; luminaires
are designed with inbuilt sensors for
occupancy and daylight detection,
and wireless capabilities for additional
functionality and controllability*.
OCCUPANCY AND DAYLIGHT
DETECTION
There are busy times and quiet times in
a car park environment but conventional
lighting systems can’t tell the difference;
they are always ‘on’.
With inbuilt occupancy sensors linked to
controls, car park owners and operators are
now able to, reduce overall car park lighting
levels to, for example 30% during quiet
times, until the movement of a vehicle or
person is detected by a presence sensor.
Car park owners and operators
can now install energy efficient
technologies while helping
their bottom line.
Steve Arthur
from Philips Lighting explains.
Car park owners, operators and contactors now have a viable solution in comparison to
fixed output fluorescent battens, that ticks all the boxes.
with
Steve Arthur