The Facts: Hybrid Photoluminescent Environmental Exit Signs are compliant and commercially viable
In contrast to wasteful and costly old tech battery backed up exit signs, Smarterlite’s Hybrid Photoluminescent Environmental Exit Signs:
- ✔ Exceed Performance requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC)
- ✔ Reduce waste
- ✔ Reduce energy consumption
- ✔ Have a lifespan of 16+ years
- ✔ Outlast superseded monitored exit sign systems
- ✔ Do not require wasteful and costly monitoring systems
False!
- The Lighting Council Australia (LCA) advocates for its paying members, including companies active in the battery-backed up exit sign sector
- Some board members hold leadership roles in firms that sell these products
- The broader lighting industry is well represented by a range of independent peak bodies including the Australasian Lighting Industry Association (ILEA), the Australian National Committee of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE), and the Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand (IESANZ Australia)
False!
- Hybrid Photoluminescent Environmental Exit Signs only need to comply with 2 parts of AS2293.1 relating to the appearance and location of exit signs
- Old tech battery backed up exit signs, on the other hand, must not only comply with these same two parts but also all other relevant parts of 2293.1, 2293.2 and 2293.3
False!
- This false claim is designed to mislead and deliberately confuse emergency luminaires/lighting and exit sign requirements
- These two different products serve different safety functions and are independently assessed and referred to separately in the NCC
False!
- Hybrid Photoluminescent Exit Signs use of a low powered LED Light Guide Plate
False!
- Independent tests confirm Smarterlite signs use just 0.74W—the lowest energy consumption of any powered exit sign. This is also due to not needing complex back up circuitry that require additional power
- Combined with Photoluminescent technology instead of batteries means they have no battery circuitry and use less power and e-waste
- They also emit less carbon and are safer and more reliable due to less failure points
Find out!
- No batteries = Little to no e-waste
- 0.74W energy use = Lowest power consumption
- 16+-30+ year lifespan vs. 12-4 years for traditional signs
- NCC & AS2293.1 compliant
- No wasteful or costly monitoring technology needed, as Smarterlite Photoluminescent Environmental Exit Signs outlast the monitored devices
- Real emissions reduction, not greenwashing