preparing presentation and final report

I'm starting my report and also my presentation. my report will include all the information needed and the presentation should be a nice short clear one to get my point across to the person viewing to show exactly how my project went and the different options i had. i will also explain why i didn't finally go ahead with my project in the end.

evaluation

at the moment i am still in the process of evaluating the options although i pretty much know what option i am going to opt for and my company will go for as its cheapest and least time consuming, i am also starting to prepare a presentation

options

ive ruled out two options for my lights as they will cost too much or take too long to carry out.

the one with independant solar panels will cost too much to install and my conpany dont have the budget to do so.

the idea i had of rearanging the lighting is still being considered but in my opinion i think that it will require some kind of contractors or lifting equipment in order to move the posts therefore it might be out of budget.

the best idea i think is to use the retro fit led lamps and just change them out for them.

i will be doing a costing for the running costs and compare it to the existing lights, i will also look into how long it will take for the savings to pay back the cost of the change.

i have made a plan using microsoft project to keep track of the things i have done and things that i need to do . its helping me see what i need to do next and what is already done. it helps me bacause i can put in time scales and see how long i have got to complete the given task. this makes managing the project a whole lot easier as its all in one simple clear program.

i have recieved a quote for the access equipment and will attatch this soon, we are deffinatly thinking about going down the route of carrying out the work ourselfs as it will be alot more cost effective and my manager wants us to do it

i have rang acess companys to get a rough quote on hiring a cherry picker to carry out the work we need done, and they should be with me this week. we are going down the path of buying retrofit lamps and fitting them ourselfs as it will be the easiest and cheapest way to do this

we are thinking up time scales now and trying to plan a time when we can do this work and it wont affect other major things happening on site at the same time so we can do it uninterupted.
im looking into other options of lights now as there are new things out this year to look at

we are deciding what option to choose, we will be looking into sources of power and maybe some green options such as solar panels to power each fitting. we are limited on what we can do because of the budget we've got. i am going to evaluate the different ideas i've got and choose the beast most cost effective option.

i have done a risk assessment which i will attach to this blog. the out come of doing this risk assessment was that the light change is safe enough for us to do our self s it just now depends on price and the quickest way to carry it out. if i and the other electrician do it the company will then be without an electrician for the duration of the LED change, so that's another things to consider unless we can do it out of hours but then we would have to be payed time and a half for the out of hours work and that means we can still do normal duties during the day.

ideas and risk assesment

I'm now deciding on different ways we can carry out changing the lamps, the ideas i have so far are for me and another electrician to hire some access equipment and fit them our self's.
we can pay an outside group to take care of it all that would include their own equipment, access and fitting.

i am going to write out a risk assessment for if i was going the job to help me in the decision of the method of carrying out the change.

received a quote for a retrofit LED lamp

i have now received a quote for one type of light we have in the car parks it is a retrofit led lamp, i am going to work out the total wattage it is currently and what it will be if we switch to these new lamps giving me a wattage saving. from this i will try and work out the cost saving and the cost of the lamps in total.

still waiting on suppliers

This week i have checked with the electrical suppliers and they are yet to arrange a date for the walk and talk around site. i have had a count up of the number and types of lights in the area we are wanting to replace for more energy efficient lights. i will pass these numbers and types onto the suppliers for quotes and hopefully different methods for the replacement.
I have been thinking about how it will be done, maybe the suppliers will get in their own contractors to carry out the work, depending on the cost of this, i may have to price up access equipment and other equipment to carry out this our self if its more cost effective.

Arranged meetings

I have had a talk to my manager and we will be arranging to have a walk around site with the company Robert Neils and City Electrical who are both electrical suppliers, to discuss the change of our lights to led or any other viable options. They will then work out costings for the parts needed for our lights. I will take into consideration cost of parts, electricity savings and how bright the options given to me are.

Talk with management for ideas

I've had a talk with my management team and they have suggested i look at replacing all our car park lighting to LED or any other option that will cut costs of running and still give out adequate light. This will only go ahead if there is enough money in the budget to change them, so i will be looking for a cheap but good enough replacement that will suit the needs of the car parks.