The Hidden Cost of Frequent Lighting Maintenance for Your MCST

As an MCST council member or facility managing agent, you are constantly managing the costs to avoid increasing the monthly condominium maintenance fees. But do you know that frequent lighting replacement is silently and slowly chipping away your management fund?

The issue isn't the cost of a single light bulb—it's the hidden, compounding costs of routine failure.

1. The True Cost of Replacement: Labour

Beyond just the cost of a direct replacement of the bulb, the majority of your maintenance expense is tied up in labour for what is called "spot replacement."

Component	Hidden Cost Implication for MCST
Labour Time and Costs	If you don't have an in-house maintenance team, an adhoc electrician must be dispatched for each individual failure. Time spent sourcing, scheduling, travelling, and replacing one light can cost 5x to 10x the price of the bulb itself. Even if you have an in-house technician, frequent failures ties up your team from doing other maintenance work.
Work at Height (WAH) Risk	For fixtures in high-ceiling lift lobbies, car parks, or sheltered walkways. Each replacement requires scaffolding and this is an extensive cost to rent it for every single replacement
Obsolete Components	Older fluorescent systems require frequent replacement of not just the tube, but the ballast and starter. When these components fail, the repair takes longer, and the cost of the parts is higher due to scarcity.
Administrative Overhead	Every single job requires a paper trail: the resident complaint, issuing a work order, verifying the work, and processing the invoice. This administrative burden distracts the MCST management from higher-value tasks.

2. High Energy Consumptions and Inefficiency

• Fluorescent Lamps and Bulbs: LED upgrades are atleast 50% more energy saving, and produce equivalent if not more brightness than fluorescents tubes. By not changing to LED, you are passively wasting money for the estate every single month.

  
  

• Wasted Energy in Common Areas: Stairwells and corridors are often lit at 100% brightness 24/7 for safety, even when unoccupied. This continuous power draw unnecessarily inflates your monthly utility bill. Here's how Brite can help with our motion sensor LED lighting solutions.

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As specialists in MCST and strata-titled property lighting solutions with proven track records, we understand the specific challenges you face. We focus on providing lighting systems designed for durability (35,000 - 50,000 hours nominal lifespan) and maximise your energy saving potential in common areas such as carpark, lift lobby and staircases to shift the maintenance liability away from your MCST.

Don't wait for the next resident complaint or the next shock from your maintenance costs.

Our team of lighting energy specialists offer a Comprehensive Lighting Cost-Analysis and Feasibility Audit to analyse your current systems and can provide a clear, detailed projection of your savings from a strategic LED conversion. Contact us today at 67539553 or enquiry@brite.sg to start your energy saving journey for your commercial, industrial and residential facility!

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