Project Description
Earlier this year, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council approached local company Empyrean Lighting about replacing power hungry and failing fluorescent tubes with energy saving LED technology.
Empyrean Lighting presented their Corona LED Panels as the ideal LED retrofit solution because they:
- reduce the overall power consumption, carbon footprint and heat load by at least 50%
- provide a more uniform and inviting natural light for readers
- last 5 times longer than the previous lighting tubes
- pose no risk of polluting the environment with mercury
- protect aging books and displayed artwork from shortwave UV radiation
A lighting simulation was created for the library check-in room, and LED panels were installed in a trial. The Corona LED Panels were monitored over the month long trial and resulted in positive feedback from library and council staff.
Division 2 Councillor Tim Dwyer said he was impressed with the benefits the new lights offer.
“During the first month of operation there has been a 28% energy saving at Caloundra Library just by changing to LED’s,” Cr Dwyer said.
“The new lighting not only provides a more natural light for library users, the LEDs are locally supplied, last five times longer than previously used tubes, contain no mercury and reduce power consumption, carbon emissions and heat load by at least 50%.”
Caloundra Library Team Leader Simone Martin said the new LEDs provided a more natural light for library users.
“It has brightened up both the staff working areas and the main library. Darker areas in the library have benefited from more natural light,” Ms Martin said.
Over 120 LED panels are now illuminating the library aisles with anticipated energy savings of $10,000 every year. Caloundra is the first library facility on the Sunshine Coast to reduce energy consumption with LED technology, with the Maroochydore Library soon to follow.
Division 2 Councillor Tim Dwyer said he was impressed with the benefits the new lights offer.
“During the first month of operation there has been a 28% energy saving at Caloundra Library just by changing to LED’s,” Cr Dwyer said.
“The new lighting not only provides a more natural light for library users, the LEDs are locally supplied, last five times longer than previously used tubes, contain no mercury and reduce power consumption, carbon emissions and heat load by at least 50%.”
Caloundra Library Team Leader Simone Martin said the new LEDs provided a more natural light for library users.
“It has brightened up both the staff working areas and the main library. Darker areas in the library have benefitted from more natural light,” Ms Martin said.
– See more at: https://news.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/content/stepping-light-ages#sthash.xLNuPfZN.dpuf
Division 2 Councillor Tim Dwyer said he was impressed with the benefits the new lights offer.
“During the first month of operation there has been a 28% energy saving at Caloundra Library just by changing to LED’s,” Cr Dwyer said.
“The new lighting not only provides a more natural light for library users, the LEDs are locally supplied, last five times longer than previously used tubes, contain no mercury and reduce power consumption, carbon emissions and heat load by at least 50%.”
Caloundra Library Team Leader Simone Martin said the new LEDs provided a more natural light for library users.
“It has brightened up both the staff working areas and the main library. Darker areas in the library have benefitted from more natural light,” Ms Martin said.
– See more at: https://news.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/content/stepping-light-ages#sthash.xLNuPfZN.dpuf
Division 2 Councillor Tim Dwyer said he was impressed with the benefits the new lights offer.
“During the first month of operation there has been a 28% energy saving at Caloundra Library just by changing to LED’s,” Cr Dwyer said.
“The new lighting not only provides a more natural light for library users, the LEDs are locally supplied, last five times longer than previously used tubes, contain no mercury and reduce power consumption, carbon emissions and heat load by at least 50%.”
Caloundra Library Team Leader Simone Martin said the new LEDs provided a more natural light for library users.
“It has brightened up both the staff working areas and the main library. Darker areas in the library have benefitted from more natural light,” Ms Martin said.
– See more at: https://news.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/content/stepping-light-ages#sthash.xLNuPfZN.dpuf
