By upgrading over 2,500 lights to LEDs across the school, Epping Secondary College achieved a 60% energy reduction, with savings of almost $40,000 per year.
A large school in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, with students from year 7 through to year 12, Epping Secondary College undertook a lighting upgrade across the entire school. Following an energy usage analysis, significant energy and maintenance savings could be found by upgrading to energy-efficient LED lighting to replace the existing lighting. The quality of light would also be improved.
Throughout the classrooms, library, auditorium, basketball court, offices and hallways the existing lights were upgraded to LED tubes and LED highbays. A substantial reduction in total lights was achieved, replacing 2,224 with just 1,133.
The superior light globes create a more comfortable learning and working environment for the students and teachers.
A little known fact is that the LED’s produce much less heat allowing a further contribution to comfort and savings through less cooling required.
The exterior lighting covering walkways, courtyards and large open areas consisted of a mixture of metal halides, incandescent, halogen and CFL globes. These were replaced with LED flood, LED tube and LED bunker light fittings.
The higher-performing replacements allowed for fewer globes, with the 277 existing lights replaced by only 212.
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