Singapore first country in South East Asia to bring next
generation lighting to public housing
SINGAPORE, June 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- LED
lighting solutions provider Optiled Lighting has announced it is
the supplier for a major LED lighting installation project at
Jurong Town (JT), one of Singapore's oldest housing estates. The
project was called for by the Jurong Town Council (JTC) to help
save costs, improve quality of life, and to help JT "green up" and
reduce its environmental footprint. The project also marks the
first time a country in South East Asia has ever implemented LED
lighting in a public housing complex. The first phase will be
completed in June 2010.
Following a successful LED lighting pilot
program that kicked off in December 2008, JTC awarded this project
to a consortium that includes Optiled, UGL Premas and Smart Energy,
which is tasked with upgrading HDB buildings managed by JTC to more
energy efficient LED lighting in over 400 of the town's 588
buildings; altogether 64,000 Optiled LED lighting fixtures with
CREE LED chips are to be installed. The new fixtures offer a number
of benefits, including much greater energy efficiency, longer life
spans, superior light quality, and greener technology that contains
no mercury, lowers CO2 emissions, and produces no harmful IR or UV
rays.
"We chose Optiled LED fixtures with CREE LED
chips not only because they meet our stringent technical
requirements, but also because of the tremendous benefits brought
to our residents and the environment," said Mr. Chan Wee Lee,
senior manager of JTC. "We have wanted to reduce our environmental
impact for awhile, but it was only with Optiled we were able 'go
green', save on costs, and keep our residents happy."
During the pilot program JTC found they were
able to save 52% on energy consumption compared with conventional
fluorescent tube lighting. And, since the response from the
residents was very positive during the trial run, JTC is confident
that their service quality will not be affected by the upgrade. The
council now estimates that electricity consumption will be reduced
by 30%, after the installation is completed in December 2010.
Mr. Hiroyuki Ochi, chairman of Smart Energy,
said, "In addition to fulfilling JTC's dream, we have proven that
public housing in Singapore can go green and eco-friendly. We look
forward to working with other town councils on this green
concept."
CJ Neoh, general manager of OPTILED Lighting
(S.E.A.) Pte Ltd., added, "Optiled LED lighting is proven to
deliver substantial cost and energy savings with minimal
environmental impact, and improves the ambiance of any location. It
is an honor to help Singapore become the first country in South
East Asia to bring LED lighting to public housing, and we hope to
have more opportunities like this in the future."
About OPTILED (S.E.A.) Lighting Pte Ltd.
OPTILED Lighting (S.E.A.) Pte Ltd was
incorporated in Singapore in January 2010 to provide dedicated
support to customers in Singapore and the South East Asia region.
Our parent company, OPTILED Lighting International Ltd., was
founded in year 2000 in USA and has its headquarters in Hong Kong.
Though we have become the leading provider of LED lighting
solutions worldwide, we continue to develop Green lighting
solutions that reduce operating costs and improve productivity --
leading the LED lighting industry by shaping the future of light.
For more information about OPTILED, please visit http://www.OPTILED.com
SOURCE OPTILED LIGHTING (S.E.A) PTE. LTD.
For further information, please contact:
OPTILED LIGHTING (S.E.A) PTE. LTD.
CJ Neoh, General Manager
Tel: +65-9789-5551 /
+65-6565-3111
Fax: +65-6565-3222
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