LED lights for carpark at London Heathrow Marriott
Cost savings, Carbon savings, Energy savings...
In summary:
• 17 tonnes of carbon saved annually
• Energy consumption reduced by 69%
• Excellent feedback from hotel guests
• A tailored solution by a UK manufacturer
Photos show lighting scheme before (left) and after (right) conversion to LEDs.
Carbon Usage per annum:
Before = 24 tonnes
After = 7 tonnes
Energy Usage per annum:
Before = 41,993 kW
After = 12,859 kW
Annual costs energy and maintenance:
Before = GBP 8,908
After = GBP 1,157
Boasting 393 rooms across 5 floors the London Heathrow Marriott is one of the leading Heathrow hotels and a flag ship property in the Marriott UK portfolio. In an effort to provide the hotels guests with a better visual experience, whilst enhancing the hotels green credentials, the London Heathrow Marriott contacted UK LED lighting manufacture to carry out a review of their car park lighting.
The initial car park lighting consisted of 32 sodium street lights, each consuming a substantial 300 circuit watts and generating 24 tonnes of carbon annually. When working, the sodium street lights provided the hotel with an adequate level of illumination. However, they were expensive to run and difficult to maintain.
The proposal has same number of points as before but the consumption of one lamp is less than 100W. New LED lighting provides energy savings of 69% and reduces CO2 emissions by 17 tons per year.
“The new lighting was installed successfully and the hotel received immediate and positive feedback from the hotel guests and employees. The feedback we have received from our customers has been most pleasing and has exceeded our expectations. I have no doubt that this new LED lighting scheme will really enhance our guests overall hotel experience,” said Hotel Manager - Ron Vos.