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On 21, May 2015 | No Comments | In 03 LIGHTING | By andrea

Illawarra Respite and Carelink Centre

“You don’t need to sit in the dark to be efficient. Our office replaced the existing T8 fluorescent tube lights with an economical T5 fluoro tube in February 2013. On comparing charges before and after we saved 28% in the first quarter invoice. We have large glass windows that do let a lot of light in so we opted to go with a lesser wattage and “cool” light. As a Government funded program we were finding ways to save on running costs in our office. We’re not afraid of experimenting with lights. This is a photo of one of our experiments before we discovered our fabulous T5 ‘eco’ lights.” Charmaine, Illawarra Commonwealth Respite & Carelink Centre
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