The Client
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a world-leading teaching institution with strong connections to the University of Cambridge.
SaveMoneyCutCarbon has delivered successful energy-efficiency projects for Addenbrooke’s Hospital that have cut costs and reduced carbon emissions substantially.
The Brief
SaveMoneyCutCarbon has successfully completed cost-cutting energy-efficiency projects at the hospital and was asked to take on the LED lighting project in the hospital’s maternity ward.
It had to be compliant with Salix funding criteria, with sustainable and effective energy savings that ensured return on investment within five years.
Addenbrooke’s also underline the importance of reducing maintenance costs while optimising energy efficiency and controlling associated revenue costs.
The Solution
The maternity ward LED project was funded by an interest-free loan from Salix, which provides interest-free capital to public sector organisations for energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction.
However, a central condition of the loan agreement is that payback must be achieved in under five years. Repayments are covered by savings through reduced energy costs.
SaveMoneyCutCarbon carried out a full survey of the maternity ward lighting and developed an investment-ready proposal indicating the savings
The installation team, all fully DBS checked and having completed the comprehensive Addenbrooke’s induction before starting the installation work, retrofitted 61 LED lamps, including Thorn Emergency Bulkheads, dimmable Osram panels and BG Luceco tubes.
Challenges
Access to work areas had to be planned and the team liaised with the hospital management to plan and carry out upgrades at the optimum times to ensure that there was minimum disruption to the demanding work patterns.
Summary
- ROI in 3.4 years
- 62.8% cut in lighting costs
- Carbon footprint reduced by nearly two-thirds.
Annual Savings
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2,509
£ saved
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13.86
tonnes
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3.4
years payback