How cleaning can cut your lighting bills

Late at night, people often look at commercial buildings and wonder why they’ve left the lights on. In many cases, it’s because the company has not instructed their cleaners to turn them off

If you have a cleaner who comes into your building after-hours:

• make it part of their contract that they turn off the lights when they’re finished
• make sure that they know where the switches are and how they can override any timed lights.

Why your lighting should be kept clean

You or your cleaners should also keep your lighting fixtures clean and free of dust. According to Ausgrid, dust diminishes lighting effectiveness and can reduce lighting output by half.^[1]

Some LED lights have reflectors and last for 50,000 hours. It is a good idea to establish a regular maintenance program to clean these lights to ensure that you gain maximum benefit from your investment.

You should also set up a lighting maintenance program with your EcoSmart Electrician. That will maximise the energy and operational efficiency of your lighting set-up.