Energy efficiency guidance
Lighting
A well designed and managed lighting system can lead to significant improvements in energy efficiency relating to office tenancies.
Lighting typically accounts for 30 per cent of a commercial office tenancy’s power consumption. Energy savings on lighting in the range of 20 per cent and 70 per cent can be achieved in a typical office with paybacks of investment in around five years, depending on the current installation and usage patterns.
Carefully engineered savings measures will usually provide corresponding maintenance savings and provide opportunities to significantly improve visual conditions for occupants.
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Building Management System
A well designed and managed Building Management System (BMS) provides great opportunities for improvements in energy efficiency by:
- Enabling building managers to provide an optimal working environment consistent with maintaining a building’s energy efficiency rating;
- Early identification of equipment failure;
- Identification of unusual patterns of energy usage, such as equipment being left on out of office hours;
- Monitoring effectiveness of Energy Management Plans.
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