118 fittings, 74% less lighting energy
Planetshakers Geelong runs its campus out of a converted commercial building on Marshalltown Road, with an auditorium, foyer, offices and a connect lounge all in regular use. Every fluorescent tube, downlight and high bay on site was replaced with LED in one project.
A converted warehouse, running fluorescent tubes and 400W high bays.
The Geelong campus building was fitted out with a mix of 36W fluorescent T8 tubes and PL downlights through the offices and foyer, and 23 400W metal halide high bays over the auditorium and connect lounge.
The auditorium runs for services and events on evenings and weekends, so the high bays were drawing hard during exactly the hours the building is busiest. Fluorescent tubes through the rest of the building were ageing and losing output.
Across the site that added up to 44,778 kWh of lighting a year. The brief was to hold light levels across the auditorium, foyer and offices while cutting the energy behind them.
Every fluorescent tube, downlight and high bay.
Fluorescent tubes came out for LED glow panels at half the fitting count, downlights dropped to a third of their wattage, and the auditorium high bays went in at less than a third of the input power.
Two scissor lifts were made available on site for the duration of the install, keeping the high-ceiling auditorium work moving without extra equipment hire.
A $7,032 annual saving.
Victorian Energy Efficiency Certificates were created against the upgrade.
Modelled annual lighting electricity saving — from $8,956 down to $2,440 a year.
Average annual saving on relamping, now that fluorescent tubes are out of the building.
Figures taken from the AEU lighting proposal for this site, dated February 2020. Savings modelled at a $0.20/kWh tariff on the audited fitting quantities and wattages.
Turn-key, from audit to certificates.
Lighting audit
Every fitting counted across the campus and its wattage and run hours recorded, to establish the 44,778 kWh baseline and a return-on-investment figure.
Lighting design
Fitting selection set so light levels hold across the auditorium, foyer, offices and connect lounge.
Staged install
Project management, labour, equipment hire and waste management handled by AEU, using scissor lifts supplied on site to reach the auditorium ceiling.
Recycling & VEECs
Old fittings decommissioned and recycled, with recycling certificates and all evidence prepared for VEEC creation.
Certification
Work tested and a Certificate of Electrical Safety issued by the licensed electrical worker on completion.
What the project included
As quotedA Geelong campus, relit end to end.
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Fitting quantities, energy figures and savings shown on this page are taken from the AEU lighting proposal prepared for this site, dated July 2020. Energy and financial savings are estimates only, modelled at a $0.25/kWh tariff on the audited quantities and wattages of the existing fittings, and will differ where actual quantities, wattages, operating hours or site conditions vary. Nothing on this page is a guarantee of performance or savings, financial advice, or an offer. System specifications, warranties and inclusions reflect the project as quoted and may have changed at installation. Certificate values, including VEECs, are subject to market forces and eligibility. Speak to us for figures modelled on your own site and bills.