Environment Agency chooses Monodraught Sunpipes
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Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team
Jul 29, 2008
Natural lighting and ventilation specialist Monodraught wins EA contract to supply and install its SunPipe natural lighting systems and controls.
The contract, which was won in an open tender based on price, performance and value for money, will involve fitting SunPipes and Monodraught related products to a variety of buildings ranging from offices to operational depots.
Construction styles also vary from traditional single-story brick buildings with pitched concrete roofs, to modern, steel-roofed industrial units.
Commenting for the Environment Agency, Southern Region environment management advisor Nick Berry says: "We are one of eight regions throughout England and Wales which, in line with government policy, have targets to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by 2011/2012".
"Monodraught was awarded the contract as part of our commitment as champions of the environment to reducing energy use and our carbon footprint." He adds that where practical, Environment Agency offices in the region will be fitted with SunPipes.
The first of four installations planned for 2008 has already been completed.
The office building in Tonbridge, which accommodates around 50 people, is brick built with a concrete tiled pitched roof.
It features a number of small offices, fed by a corridor that had no natural daylight.
In the offices, sunlight coming through the windows often caused serious reflections on computer screens, which meant window blinds had to be closed, making the rooms quite gloomy.
The building is now fitted with more than forty SunPipes.
Explaining the significant improvements made by the SunPipes, Nick Berry says: "After Monodraught fitted a single 450mm diameter SunPipe in each office, staff reported that the rooms were flooded with natural light and computer screen reflections were eliminated".
"Similarly, SunPipes introduced huge amounts of daylight to transform the gloomy corridor." As well as the SunPipes, Monodraught also provided daylight linking controls using light and movement sensors, which ensure that the electric lighting is automatically switched off when the SunPipes achieve a preset lux level.
Summing up, Nick Berry says: "We are very pleased with these first installations".
"The SunPipes certainly exceeded our expectations in terms of performance and the amount of light they introduced to the rooms and corridors".
Commenting for Monodraught, managing director Professor Terry Payne says: "Where SunPipes are used to replace electric lighting during daylight hours, at least 75% of electricity costs used for lighting can be saved during daytime".
"We estimate that cost savings can result in a 5 to 6 year pay-back period".
"In addition, considerable environmental and health benefits are experienced due to the much improved working environment.".
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