Lighting boost

In January 2010 the ExCeL London management team started looking at how it could improve lighting to achieve uniformity throughout the central boulevard of the exhibition centre which is almost half a mile long. The solution chosen has improved light quality,reduced operating and maintenance costs and improved energy efficiency.

ExCeL trialled eight DuroSite Series 150W LED High Bay lights from Dialight. These replaced 400W sodium lamps on a one-for-one basis and delivered more than double the lighting level taking the measured lux from 100 to 220. This led to the installation being extended to a total of 194 LED High Bay lights.

Replacing sodium lamps with LED High Bays ExCeL will potentially save close to 700kW of energy per day and, as the LED High Bays carry Dialight's 5-year warranty, costs for maintenance will also be reduced.

The retrofit of LEDs has now been extended to include the canopied entrance to the conference centre.