LED sensor lighting cuts costs in care homes

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Built-in motion sensors in Steinel LED light fittings are used to good effect in care homes in Scotland.

Installing sensor-controlled indoor lighting in a number of care homes for war veterans across Scotland is reducing electricity consumption and maintenance costs. Steinel RS Pro LED S1 sensor lights have been installed in the en-suite bathrooms of homes run by Erskine to prevent lights being left on by the disabled residents, many of whom have poor vision and often left lights on unnecessarily.

Erskine was so concerned about energy consumption that it stipulated in its facilities-management contract that energy saving should be a key part of the FM remit. Building-services support group Arthur McKay, which won the contract, immediately set to work identifying the best ways to tackle energy waste across all Erskine’s sites.

David Weir of Arthur McKay explains, ‘Sensor control, to make sure the lighting only remained on when it was strictly needed, plus the low energy consumption of LEDs seemed like an ideal energy-saving solution. However, we knew there could be no compromise on health and safety, so we had to be sure that the sensors were highly sensitive.

‘For us, that meant sensors that switched on the lights instantaneously and never left anyone in the dark. Our associates Bradstone Lighting had worked with Steinel products in the past and recommended them to us.’

The new LED light sources come on immediately when someone enters the bathroom. They also have a very long life, reducing maintenance costs.

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