|
*
Lighting sensors from Steinel have been used within the Riverbank Park Plaza, hotel a 4 star
deluxe hotel situated on the south side of the River Thames in London, to significantly reduce
lighting costs.
The hotel did not have sensors installed when constructed approximately one year ago, but
due to very high running costs the hotel management discovered that a large percentage of
the expenditure was due to the lighting.
Riverbank’s maintenance management team immediately looked at reducing the costs and
after meeting with various lighting experts decided to call upon Steinel’s expertise to help
provide a solution. Steinel personnel worked closely with the management team to develop
sensors to meet the exact needs of the hotel.
Steinel’s products come with state-of-the-art HF (High Frequency) or PIR sensor technology
and has been used in many areas of the hotel, including all public areas, meeting rooms and
back of house areas where staff may not switch off lights at the end of their shifts. Using the
sensors in the staff areas mean than lights can be automatically switched on and off when
needed or the twilight threshold can be used and adjusted to any setting required by the hotel.
The RS Pro 1000 sensor lights, which have concealed sensors and can offer greater
precision and speed than infrared sensors, operate 2 x 18 watt low-energy lamps and 2
separate electronic ballasts. The main feature of the RS Pro is the option of bi-directional
networking using wireless modules that plug into the luminaries. With up to 32 channels to
choose from, buildings with complex network groups can be easily set up plus, in the event of
a power failure, mains independent orientation lighting can be utilised.
To achieve even greater savings in running costs and energy, Steinel’s sensors have been
used in conjunction with Megaman’s GU10 7-watt energy efficient lamps. The Megaman
GU10 compact fluorescent reflector lamps provide a low energy direct replacement for 30-
watt halogen lamps. As well as reducing energy consumption the GU10 also reduces the
heat output of the lighting, potentially saving on air conditioning, whilst also extending lamp
life by up to 15%, thus reducing maintenance costs and cost of ownership. Megaman’s lamps
are installed throughout bedrooms and bedroom corridors of the Riverbank Park Plaza.
Dave Bell, Senior Engineer for Riverbank Plaza commented “Installing the sensors has
provided us with many savings other than electricity costs, it has also extended our lamp life
which means they are not having to be replaced so frequently thus reducing maintenance
costs. The sensors have been so successful that our group owner has requested that Steinel
sensors be used in all our hotels in Europe, 28 to date and also a new 1,000 bedroom hotel
under construction in London”.
For further information contact:
Peter Lawrence, Sales Director
Steinel UK Limited
25 Manasty Road
Axis Park
Orton Southgate
PETERBOROUGH PE2 6UP
T: 01733 366700 F: 01733 366701 E: steinel@steinel.co.uk W: www.steinel.co.uk
|
