Climate Change & Environmental Services (CCES) was part of a team that designed and implemented the installation of occupancy sensors at a major transportation hub station in a large Northeast city. The transportation authority needed to demonstrate energy savings. While the hub is in use 24/7, many areas, including those not used by the public, were unoccupied for long stretches of time. It was understood that modern, properly designed and placed occupancy sensors would be very effective in saving the agency much in electricity usage and costs by automatically turning lights off in certain areas when unoccupied. This project was also part of the agency’s “green” program.

CCES provided technical assistance, reviewed drawings and plans and provided professional engineering certification of several dozen occupancy sensors installed throughout the complex. CCES also inspected the facility post-installation to ensure that the right sensor models were installed in the right locations within the proper rooms and areas and that they were operating properly based on design settings. The project was a success and the agency subsequently has saved substantial energy costs without impacting operations.