In upgrading to energy-efficient lighting and also ensuring that old luminaires were disposed of responsibly, the National Gallery has both reduced energy costs and minimised its environmental impact.
As part of an ongoing programme to enhance the energy performance of the Gallery, ageing 100W tungsten halogen spotlight fittings in the gallery spaces have been replaced with Erco low-energy 12W and 14W LED spotlights. As Erco is a member of not-for-profit compliance scheme Lumicom, the National Gallery was able to take advantage of Lumicom’s luminaire disposal infrastructure.
“Using the Lumicom scheme we were able to ensure that all of the old luminaires were recycled so that valuable resources such as copper and aluminium were recovered,” recalled Erco managing director Chris Tiernan. “The whole process was seamless and the added value was greatly appreciated by all parties,” he added.
