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State Law - Case study

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The recent 13-year lease extension of the Queensland State Government’s ‘State Law’ building has been accompanied with a promise to deliver an improved ABGR.

Energy Conservation Systems (ECS) was commissioned as a part of Investa’s Greenhouse Guarantee Program to facilitate the achievement of a desired 4 star ABGR tenancy. Within the program, the 25,342m2 building will now be guaranteed to raise its ABGR rating from the current 2.5 Stars to 4 Stars (with the probability of 4.5 Stars).

The target will be achieved by installing new highly efficient T5 fluorescent luminaires combined with an ECS Managed Lighting System (MLS) designed by the ECS engineering team in Brisbane to deliver maximum energy savings. T5 dimmable luminaires are currently considered the world’s best practice in terms of energy performance for office lighting. Coupling this technology with an integrated control system (the sensors are installed within the luminaires), the lighting will now be automatically switched off in all vacant areas, and automatically dimmed to a minimum level in all occupied areas. This achieves maximum energy savings from the tenancy lighting.

A lighting system can be highly efficient, however, if it isn’t accepted well by staff it is unlikely to remain efficient. Effectively switchless , the automated system complete with corridor linking, functional zoning and the ability to change light levels as required, the MLS ticks yet another box. To complete the package tenants were educated about the workings of the new system, through a ‘Tenant Awareness Program’.

Included within the Greenhouse Guarantee, ECS will also provide ongoing advice for any future efficiency upgrades, as well as ongoing energy monitoring, savings verification and corrective action if required.

As a result, the Queensland State Government tenancy is predicted to save over $120,000 per annum on its electricity bills and reduce annual C02 emissions by 1,210 tonnes, adding a further 24 million Black Balloons to ECS’s tally of greenhouse gas savings.