Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has significantly reduced its energy consumption by upgrading over 1,000 existing lighting fittings using Chalmor’s EasiFit T5 kit.
Alongside fast payback, a decisive factor in the product’s selection (Chalmor says) was that this was the only conversion product available with EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) compliance. The EasiFit T5 kit enables fluorescent fittings using T12 or T8 tubes to be quickly converted to high efficiency T5 fluorescent light sources. At Addenbrooke’s Rosie Maternity Hospital (pictured), for example, 5ft T12 fittings in corridors were converted to 4ft T5 fittings, with existing control gear replaced with the EasiFit’s integral gear. Consequently the hospital reduced both installed electrical load and running costs while maintaining a comparable light output. “The conversion should save around £8,000 a year, giving a payback of 1.2 years, with additional maintenance cost savings via longer lamp life,” explained maintenance manager Ian Jackson.
