The building is a 2-storey with a partially 3rd floor, the architectural design and direct exposure of sun radiation contributes to render the office into a highly inhospitable and warm condition to efficiently work. It was the client's first experiance with switching to solar from conventional energy systems.

Insufficient financial resources to carry out the retrofitting work of the office and the substitution of old lamps and their appropriate disclosure remains to be major concern. Lighting fixtures at the building is predominantly fluorescent. It is either the 11-watt Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFLs) in the hallways and 2X2-foot fixture with four 18-watt lamps or the 4-foot fixtures with two 36-watt lamps. Our aim was to attain total energy independance while sharing extra units with the grid to cover the required upgrades.

The first phase needed to been concluded early this year with the installation of the equipments and materials needed. An inside building grid connected 10kWp PV power plant was installed, with inverters systems adequate to its power. The aim was to mobilize additional financial resource to implement an overall replacement of the old lamps with newer and a more efficient and smarter lighting in system.