Save money with motion detectors and timers

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Save money with motion detectors and timers

Places like toilets, lunch rooms, coolrooms, storage rooms, warehouses, photocopying and meeting rooms are not consistently used throughout the day.

To cut the lighting bills in these rooms, why not install motion detectors or push-button timers that only turn on lights when someone is in the room?

 

The savings from motion detectors can be significant:[1] 

Open office: energy savings from 15–35%
Meeting rooms: energy savings from 20–65%
Toilets: energy savings from 30–90%
Warehouses: energy savings from 50–90%
Storage rooms: energy savings from 45–80%

 

Every time a member of staff visits the bathroom or has a meeting, the light coming on will remind them about your energy-saving push.

You can also rest safe in the knowledge that when there’s nobody in these rooms, the lights are automatically turned off.

For advice regarding passive infrared, microwave, acoustic and ultrasonic sensors, talk to an EcoSmart Electrician or a local electrician.

Did you know? Modern motion detectors are far better than they used to be. In the past, you could be sitting in a meeting room and the lights would go out. This would result in people waving their arms to trigger the lighting back on.

 

That no longer needs to happen as some motion detectors can detect body heat or generate microwave pulses that pick up the presence of people in the room.

 

WT Sustainability, NSW

Using energy-efficient lighting is just one of the ways that’s helping WT Sustainability to use 78% less energy than a similar-sized tenancy. That’s a saving of $6,600 per year.

 

Their highly efficient Envirolite E1 fittings are dimmable and movement sensors control lighting in zones of 30sqm or less. If no occupancy is sensed after five minutes, the lights dim to 50%. After a further five minutes they turn off altogether. Sensor times in infrequently occupied areas, such as tea and photocopier areas, are even quicker.[2]

Motion detectors and sensors do cost money to install, however the ongoing energy savings are guaranteed.


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