Tailored solutions maximise energy savings
July 13th 2007 A combination of innovation, flexibility, attention to detail and ground breaking products makes Chalmor the obvious choice for tailored energy solutions that deliver significant savings
Chalmor specialises in long life energy efficient lighting solutions and intelligent controls for lighting, heating, ventilation and office equipment. The company’s philosophy is to take a holistic approach to energy management; assessing needs, identifying areas for improvement and creating solutions that are tailored to meet individual client requirements and budgets.
The company’s turnkey service provides a one stop approach with complete solutions supported by performance guarantees through a tried and tested blend of innovation, flexibility, attention to detail and ground-breaking products. Such was the case in the swimming hall at Mold Leisure Centre, where existing lighting was replaced with Chalmor’s long-life Endurance light fittings controlled by an Autolux lighting controller. The result was greatly improved lighting levels, extended maintenance cycles and a 57% decrease in installed electrical load.
Endurance fittings offer greatly extended relamping cycles – nearly 8 years of lighting when used for 24 hours a day, 13 years when used for 15 hours per day and up to 20 years when used for 10 hours a day. At City University in London, a life cycle costing analysis compared Endurance lighting with standard T5 fluorescent lighting for the engineering laboratories.
Endurance was shown to offer a predicted saving of at least £50,000 over the life of the installation, compared to standard T5 fittings. For applications where fluorescent lighting is preferred, Brilliance Ultra fittings use high-efficiency T5 light sources and are guaranteed for 48,000 hours.And for those organisations seeking a low-budget route for upgrading their lighting, the EasiFit T5 conversion kit enables installed T8 fittings to be converted to T5 in less than five minutes, with paybacks of less than a year for 24/7 operation.
All of these lighting fixtures can be combined with a comprehensive selection of controllers, including the versatile 2-channel BlueWave and the 7-channel Autolux, providing the right tools to ensure each control strategy is tailored to the needs of the project.
Similarly, Chalmor’s CAT 4 heating controller is designed to offer a high level of flexibility, providing heating control for all types of system including electric,warm air, radiant and wet heating systems. It incorporates boiler load control, a self-adaptive optimum start and stop facility, weather compensation and single or two zone heating control.
In addition to supplying advice, design, products and installation, Chalmor is experienced in sourcing grants and subsidies to minimise capital outlay and even offers a ‘Pay As You Save’ scheme to meet the cost of capital investment from the energy savings achieved.
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