Essendon CEO Ian Robson said the program is part of a $3 million partnership between the Australian Federal Government and Essendon which aims to promote green initiatives and living for businesses and homes.
The lighting systems have already been installed across the major buildings on the Essendon Precinct over the past month including the football administration buildings, Windy Hill Venue and fitness centre. This involved the installation of best practice energy-efficient lighting fixtures and movement sensors.
“This new lighting system will significantly reduce our power usage and green-house gas emissions in two ways because the new globes are much more energy efficient and the sensors will automatically turn the lights off if no-one is in that area or if the natural light is acceptable,” Robson said.
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Work on the building management control system is underway and will be completed at the end of November. Once operational, it will automatically manage air-conditioning, lighting, security and irrigation across the Essendon Precinct.
""The system will be fully integrated to connect the club’s numerous buildings and services throughout the precinct and will deliver benefits including real time reporting and monitoring of energy and water consumption,"" Robson said.
Full details of the environmental savings will be revealed at the official launch (expected in December) however the club can reveal it expects to reduce lighting consumption by almost 64%.
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