Monitoring Environmental Performance
Level 5 |
Appendix 9
Energy Improvement: Key Areas |
Lighting
Lamps
- Compact fluorescent lamps should replace all tungsten filament lamps.
- Tungsten spot lights should be replaced with Tungsten halogen lamps.
- Standard 38mm diameter fluorescent tubes should be replaced with 26mm tubes in
switchstart fluorescent fittings.
- High pressure sodium lighting is preferential in warehouses and factories.
- Use high frequency ballasts where flurorescent lighting is necessary (this uses
20% less electricity than older types).
Manual Control
Lighting efficiency can be achieved through:
- Awareness posters
- Awareness training sessions
- Leaflets
- Company policy
- Including energy management in supervisor's job descriptions.
Relamping
- Lamps should be changed in groups at specified intervals. They should be changed
when their output has decreased by 30% (a light meter can be used to measure this).
Office Equipment
- Newer equipment is likely to be more efficient - when purchasing new equipment,
energy consumption is now often given for many brands - this should be compared.
- All equipment should be switched off when not in use.
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