Promoting energy efficiency

07/06/2019

The Communication Library and General Newspaper Archives is progressively changing the lighting, from fluorescent technology with electronic ballasts to LED technology.

In a first phase, in 2018, 931 fluorescent units (located in spaces where the use was more intensive) were changed; in the second phase 399 more units will be replaced, covering this way all the priority areas.

With this step, only in the first phase a saving of € 6,800* has been generated;  therefore, the investment is amortised over a period of less than 2 years.  

The investment has been co-financed between the Communication Library and General Newspaper Archive and the Architecture and Logistics management, along with improvements in the multi-technical maintenance contest of the building.

In 2019 we will continue carrying out actions to make the building more sustainable from an energy point of view. For more information, contact: arquitectura.urbanisme@uab.cat

You can check the infographic (in Catalan)

*Estimation based on 8 hours per day of lighting operation