Lighting is the most important element of every building. Lighting will break or make the ambiance of a room. Energy efficient lighting designs can avoid wastage of money due to improper lighting methods. A professional lighting designer can create an energy-efficient lighting design that meets your requirements

In case if you are not interested in hiring a professional lighting designer, then try these super cool ideas in your premises to reduce energy consumption.

1. Use energy saving lights

You can replace your ordinary incandescent lamps with energy saving bulbs like LEDs and CFLs. Energy efficient bulbs help you to reduce energy consumption by 70 to 80%. These energy efficient lamps have high efficiency and lifespan.

2. Reduce the wattage

This is the second method you can adopt. An overlit room causes wastage of energy. It will break the ambiance of the room. So you have to select lightings that are suitable for purpose of the room and the atmosphere you want to create. You can choose lights, which act as energy globes to reduce voltage.

3.  Avoid multiple fittings

Avoid the usage of multiple lighting fittings. Multiple lighting fittings consume more energy. Instead of multiple lighting fittings, you can use high-intensity lights, and Omni-directional beam lights.

4. Use multiple switches

Use multiple switches in large areas like factories, auditorium and so forth. By this, you can restrict your use of lighting to the area you want to use.

5. Use dimmer switches

Try to use dimmer switches. Dimmer switches have the ability to reduce energy consumption. It will reduce energy utilized by bulbs. Another attractive feature of dimmer switch is, it can increase the life of low-voltage lighting such as halogen downlights.

6. Install motion detectors and timers

This is similar to automated lighting. Motion detectors have the ability to sense movements in the rooms. A combination of timers and motion detectors will work together to control lighting fixtures. You can install motion sensors and timers in areas like bathrooms, storerooms etc.

7. Use skylights

You can effectively utilize natural light for decorating your building. Natural lights save a bunch of energy and create a good ambiance in the room. Skylights can help you in this process.

8. Use solar lights

You can use solar energy to lighting your lamps. Solar lamps are highly energy efficient. They will charge in sunlight (day time), in night times this stored energy is utilized for lighting purpose.

9. Keep lamps clean

This is another method you can adopt. Proper cleaning of lamps will clearly increase its efficiency and life span. Check bulb sockets once in a while. This will help you find out corrosion in sockets. If you find a corrosive socket replace it with a new one since corrosive sockets will cause unwanted energy loss.

10. Turn the lights off

Turn off your light and appliances as soon as you stop using them. Make sure that lights are not on for no reasons. Give extra care to turn off unwanted lights. In this way, you can save a lot of energy.

To know more about lighting, talk to our experts at LET Design Lighting consultants today.

 

 

 

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