While businesses will typically spend resources on consultants for process efficiencies during the redesign process, they might not look towards energy efficiencies as a cost-saving measure. If your business is considering a redesign or new build, you could be missing some of the simplest cost savings possible if you omit a lighting consultation. Thatโs where Relumination comes in. Whether itโs during a redesign or the construction of a new building, remember to include Relumination during your planning phase.
Firstly, weโll help you consider repositioning your fixtures to better fit how your business works now. If your building was designed more than fifteen years ago the chances are that you have had to make modifications to your processes and physical environment in order to keep up with your businessโs changing needs. It may also be that your physical layout didnโt change, but you could eliminate a number of fixtures by using different lighting โ perhaps a fixture that spreads light wider or lighting closer to the work being done. This too would help reduce energy usage. If youโre considering making a change to your physical layout make sure to add a lighting consultation so your design isnโt limited because of your current lighting scheme.
Once we have considered where your lighting needs to be, itโs time to properly determine how much lighting youโll need in those fixtures. No one wants to work in dim โ and possibly dangerous โ conditions, but there are times where you can safely scale down the wattage used in a fixture. This too will save your business in the long run. While often overlooked, installing lighting fixtures that are too large for what you truly need is like buying a seven-ton air conditioner for your tiny apartment. It will certainly cool down the area, but it will do so with such poor efficiency that youโll end up wasting money.
Whatever your businessโs current buildingsโ needs are, remember to include a lighting consultation from Relumination in order to reap energy efficiencies that add to your bottom line.