CP ELECTRONICS
CP ELECTRONICS
HALL MONITOR
CP Electronics helps spark new light at the heart of Wakefield .
A mainstay of Wakefield ’ s social , cultural and political life since 1904 , Unity Hall is a building close to the hearts of local residents . Over the years it hosted everything from ballroom dancing , silent films and wrestling to political meetings and punk rock concerts . Yet by the end of the 20th century , this iconic venue had fallen into disuse , almost becoming completely derelict .
So when a new organisation , Unity Works , leased Unity Hall and committed to making it once again the creative heart of Wakefield , it knew it had a challenge on its hands . The building ’ s new design provides a combination of performance , conference and event space with associated hospitality areas , a café bar that is open to the public and a range of flexible working / office space with all modern amenities .
As a community focused organisation , it was particularly important to Unity Works that they refurbish and revive Unity Hall in a sustainable , cost efficient way . A key way of doing this was to reduce as far as possible energy wastage from lighting and other applications which are powered-up but unused .
Reducing power waste
Working on the project was Preston Electrical , which quickly realised that by installing CP Electronics ’ presence / absence detectors , it could make a significant contribution to reducing power waste , and therefore also energy costs . Specifically , it used three of CP Electronics ’ lighting control products : the MWS3A-PRM and MWS6-PRM , both of which are microwave presence / absence detectors , as well as the EBDSPIR-PRM passive infrared presence / absence detector . All of these can turn
‘ The quality control programme for this project was very rigorous .’ lights on when a room is occupied and off when it is empty . Furthermore , all devices allow the user to customise settings to their own requirements , and can be programmed to respond to levels of ambient light .
As might be expected , the quality control programme for this project was very rigorous , but the contractor and CP Electronics jumped through all the hoops to prove themselves in terms of both cost efficiency and specification . Dave Preston of Preston Electrical explains , ‘ This is a great example of how CP Electronics ’ expertise and our own skills combined perfectly to deliver the contract . The commissioning support that CP Electronics gave us , and its ability to provide a lighting control solution that contributed clearly and directly to reducing cost and improving the client ’ s carbon footprint , meant that we were able to give the client exactly what they wanted , in a very cost effective way .’
Alan Gott of Unity Works adds , ‘ As a socially and financially responsible organisation , we knew that by taking proactive steps to save energy at Unity Hall we become a more environmentally friendly and sustainable business while saving money in the process . A portion of our profit goes back into local creative projects , so money saved can make a tangible difference to the lives of people in Wakefield . Thanks to solutions from CP Electronics , we have been able to do this without any compromise on lighting performance . In fact , we can now customise our lighting settings to do exactly what we need them to do , and to respond to changing demands .’
The refurbished Unity Hall opened in September 2014 and the CP Electronics units were installed in May 2015 . The revived venue has proved a huge success and is now thriving once more .
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