Energy Saving Lighting Controls for Green Buildings

At the last Perth Greendrinks we had the opportunity to discuss & learn a lot of interesting aspects of energy saving lighting with Thomas from Evecto Energy Solutions Pty. Ltd. in Perth.
Evecto distributes a range of energy saving lighting controls that are easy to integrate into existing and new buildings.

In comparison to most other aspects of a building (such as heating or insulation), "greening" the lighting and reducing its energy consumption can be quite simple with the right approaches and matching products. Apart from the obvious savings in energy cost, such an improvement can also increase the preceived comfort in a building and therefore dramatically increase the acceptance of energy saving measures by the people who use the building.

The solutions that were on demo focused on very sensitive & very small Occupancy Sensors and their combination with Daylight Dimming approaches and also included zero-maintenance LED Emergency Exit Signs that only consume 1W of power and do not require and change of tubes or batteries. For more details check Evecto's website.

I learned that there is a good and simple solution for all the lights left on at TAFE, and many other buildings in the city. Every Wednesday when I do my evening class there I annoy myself by the neglect of the teachers who left all lights on, often also computers and fan's running, while they went home for the night...