Date: 2018
Categories: LED Lighting

Kementeriaan Kerja Raya (KKR) is located at Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, Kuala Lumpur opposite the new JKR building office. Also called the Ministry of Works, the buildings designated as Block A and Block B houses the Minister and Deputy Ministers of works and their staff. In 2017, as part of the government initiative to reduce energy consumption and to upgrade older government assets, a tender was issued by to upgrade all lighting in Block A and Block B to LED lighting.

The initiative was funded by the government through KeTTHa, the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water, audited by the Energy Commission (ST). The project was facilitated by the Department of Works (JKR) with the specifications and requirements provided by the Electrical Department in JKR.

10,000 lighting points was upgraded to LED. The challenge was to create a multiple lumen output product not controlled by a centralised dimming system. Each light must have individual controls and are able to manual operated by the tenants. The other concern was that the lighting products must be easily removable without tools but yet made to be used only for the fittings in KKR. Finally JKR understood that this custom made products will require certifications to be run concurrently while delivery and installation was proceeding. The initial mock up and testing created the baseline for the brightness of the product at multiple areas ie: factory setting. Post-installation the maintenance team assisted the tenants in either increasing the brightness or reducing it.

We are heartened to see the efforts and government initiatives in going green and conserving energy. We wish to congratulate KKR  and JKR for the successful implementation of LED lighting in this project.

Date: 2018
Categories: LED Lighting

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) main campus is at Gombak Kuala Lumpur which houses are 8 faculties. Under a performance contract, the traditional lighting was upgraded to LED lighting. The clients planned to apply energy saving methods in the university.

The scope of the work was to manufacture & install the T8 LED tube lights in the university. For this project, the T8 LED tube light to replace was 42,000 units. The clients gave four months to complete this lighting project. The challenge was to store the product on site. The solution is to store 2 shipments of LED tube lights in a 40 feet container. Another challenge at that time was to install during and around working hours which classes, offices and the library was occupied. Access to some area was restricted to Saturdays. All installation work was done with the presence from the clients and the maintenance team. Every day, documentation was updated to identify the quantity installed and the locations. Every single tube was identified by zone and serial number.

Apart from some site delay, difficulty to access some areas, the project was completed in good time. The targets have been achieved, and IIUM experienced significant reduction in energy and maintenance cost. The impact of the change is clearly noticeable, with improvement of in all areas of illumination. The maintenance costs have been reduced as a result of the modernization, and IIUM took a significant step to be environmentally friendly.