ESCO2: Intelligent Lighting Controls

Purpose:

Intelligent Lighting Controls will reduce wasted electricity when lights are unintentionally left “on” when spaces are unoccupied.

Description:

Intelligent Lighting Controls will be installed in the majority of the buildings at the College’s Woodroffe campus. This retrofit will include new ceiling-mounted occupancy sensors, new wall “touch pads”, “rocker switch” controls, associated wiring as well as controls software.

Details:

The work started over the summer months (2014) in ‘B’ Building while the major HVAC retrofit was underway in that building. Work has progressed to other buildings.

There are three steps to the Intelligent Lighting Controls implementation: 1) installation of sensors, wall controls and cabling; 2) system commissioning; 3) post-commissioning fine-tuning, including establishing daylight harvesting, establishing time scheduling, and system configuration based upon occupant use of spaces.

Projected Savings:

It is anticipated that savings resulting from this measure will deliver the College more than $90,000 of annual savings.

Take Part:

The Intelligent Lighting Controls aims to automate the majority of turning lights “on” and “off” and decreases the need for user-based controls. However, individuals do play a part in helping to ensure the success of this initiative and help to save the College even more in electricity costs. Ready to take part? Link to the FAQ on Intelligent Lighting Controls for what you need to know!