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AT THE FRONT
SSL BUZZ
SSL PROJECTS
Retail construction and renovation are at all-time highs and offer savvy lighting designers the prospect of much-needed business.
Round 16 of CALiPER testing reveals R and BR LED replacements are spot on as far as output, but still on the pricey side for adoption.
The Coeur d’Alene casino expansion in northern Idaho subtlety demonstrates beauty and power don’t have to be overpowering.
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PERSPECTIVES
07 CALiPER Round 16
05 LED Insights
While many of the LED R and BR replacements performed well, cost is still a barrier for adoption.
SSL technology advancements are occurring swiftly, but supporting infrastructure is weak. SSL should look to hook its wagon to the Net Zero Building movement to create real buzz. By Jim Crockett
09 Cloudscape This interactive art installation creates a “storm” of light when conditions are right.
48 SSL Observed 10 SSL Goes To Washington
Much like the smart phone ended
U.S. Senators vote yes to LED—at least when it comes to illuminating their supporting office facility.
the popularity of the Princess
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“The first time I saw the [illuminated] blue wall I had a verklempt moment. It makes you feel as if you are doing this for reason —You feel connected to your work as a lighting designer at the end of a very long project.” —Jill Cody
phone, and digital imagery devastated the instant camera, LED too, will replace halogen sources. By Kevin Willmorth
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12 Market Setting Feature: 2012 Year in Review
42 White Pages
2012 was a year of ups and downs for the world of SSL. Positives: a proliferation of products with much better CRI and CCT; products with better light output and less cost. Negatives: standards and standardization efforts are lagging; “must have” value proposition still not there. by Kevin Willmorth
Differentiating LED education from promotion; Hyperbolic vs. parabolic reflectors for SSL.
20 At The Front: The Changing Face of Retail Supporting the predicted 4% increase in U.S. consumer retail spending for 2012 are creative design solutions to illuminate selling spaces in stores around the world. by Vilma Barr
44 Advances 3M's new innovative “flex” ceiling/wall system; architectural floods; bollards and wall packs; suspended ambient; down lights; track lighting; area lighting.
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28 Featured Project: Coeur d'alene Tribal Resort Expansion Subtly adding drama without taking away from the deep dark sky of northern Idaho, while incorporating the culture, colors and legends of the Coeur d'alene tribe into the casino project, was a design bet worth gambling on. by Ellen Lampert-Gréaux
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The 50% Bridge Revisited
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Despite rapid product improvement, a great deal of supporting LED infrastructure remains to be laid. Perhaps it’s time to switch this train to the Net-Zero track.
So three years later, what’s the status on
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that 50% tunnel and bridge? I observe the steam engine—or LED engine—prototypes are almost fully developed. That’s the good news, but much of the track, tunnels and bridges remain unfinished as this technology continues to develop. Not to despair, I have a notion I believe may help, at least with the laying of infrastructure:
Dirty old river, must you keep rolling; Flowing into
Like that Kinks song that keeps popping into
the night… That’s the opening line to the Kink’s
my head when I think of London, the power
“Waterloo Sunset,” as its composer, Dave Davies,
of psychographics should not to be underesti-
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observed the world in 1967 from Waterloo Bridge
mated. But the association that matters, in this
over the Thames in London. The bridge, FYI, is
case, is connecting SSL with a powerful ally: the
near Waterloo Station, a destination I had some
zero-energy building movement. SSL, I believe,
difficulty finding about a year ago when I was
needs something to differentiate it from the rest
Mavis Linnemann
in London to meet with UK lighting designers
of the crowd, and that differentiator is the fact
Speirs and Major about a cool SSL product they
that SSL so neatly fits into the net-zero model.
DESIGN & PRODUCTION Dave Pape Art Director dave@architecturalssl.com
were helping develop with Cree—the Aeroblades
Let’s begin with the critical net-zero tenet that
fixtures we profiled in July.
buildings should generate more power on their
Why am I musing about British bridges and
own, independent of the grid. LED lighting, which
Lauren Lenkowski
Associate Art Director lauren@architecturalssl.com
train stations, or lighting designers for that mat-
can operate on low-voltage DC-DC systems, as the
ter? Just the other day the lighting consultants
EMerge Alliance has so effectively demonstrated,
Graphic Designer alex@architecturalssl.com
sent me a press release about a project involving
means LED fixtures can directly be powered by a
LED they’re doing at the city’s University of Arts.
photovoltaic source, even wind energy—providing
It got me thinking about my trip, a year ago, and
a direct, and achievable function for the rather
the aforementioned tune popped in my head,
nebulous role alternative and renewable power
which in turn, triggered another memory from
devices have to play in net-zero projects—at least
a November past: Back in 2009, coming off the
from the aspect of doing so without having to
second ArchLED conference, I relayed a story
construct giant wind farms or cover every sq. ft.
from the old Rocky and Bullwinkle show about a
of one’s facility with solar panels.
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prototypes and a horse and buggy. The cartoon-
tion, controllability, color tunability, long life
ish humor lied in the fact that while the train
and modularity for future scalability—SSL is the
was doing well against the horse, it crashed to
logical electric illumination source of net zero. So,
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spectacular sound effects and explosive visual
what I’m getting at is the SSL community must
symbols when it came through a tunnel that,
work on developing a catchy Waterloo Sunset-like
unfortunately, was completed only half way.
melody, one that will bridge one with the other.
Later in the episode, after the train got going
Of course, we must also get to work on finishing
again after overcoming the tunnel obstacle, the
that bridge design, and building it for that matter,
cartoon’s protagonist, in approaching an upcom-
before we all end up in the drink.•
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CALiPER Testing, Round 16 CALIPER C CA ALLIP AL IP IPE PER ER RO R ROU ROUND OU OUN UND ND 16 116: 6: 6: IIMPROVED IM MPR MP PRO ROV ROV OVE VED ED EF E EFFICIENCY FFIC FF FIC ICIE CIE IEN ENC NCY CY DOESN’T D DO OES OES OE ESN ESN N’T N’T ’T AP A APP APPEAR P PP PEA PEA EAR AR TO TO OUTWEIGH O OU UTW UT TWE WEIG WEI EIG GH CO GH C COST OST OS ST
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ABOVE: Excluding one product with very high efficacy (91 lm/watt), the Series 16 products had luminous efficacies between 51 and 65 lm/watt. This is favorable compared to other light source types commonly used in directional lamps, and should continue to rise.
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ABOVE: Performance criteria include initial output, total input power, luminous efficacy, power factor, color rendering index, special color rendering index (R9) and correlated color temperature.
Round 16 of DOE’s latest CALiPER testing focuses on directional BR30 and R30 Edison-base LED lamp retrofits. While this is a smaller category than the PAR lamp target, the use of the R and BR lamp is widespread in residential and cost-sensitive commercial spaces. The lamps tested are direct replacements for inefficient incandescent and CFL reflector lamp products, where energy savings is the primary value added. The report reveals several significant issues, most notably the disconnect between some LED products entering the market and market reality. In this case, while the LED products do duplicate the light output, and deliver energy savings, their high cost misses the mark for customers who choose “R” and “BR” lamps mainly due to their price. While some may purchase the lamps due to interest in LEDs, there are numerous “PAR” retrofit products that will perform better at the same or lower initial cost. As far as testing results, for clarity, rather than lumping all directional sources into a single category, it is best considered when divided into two sub-categories: Semi-directional—products without focusing optics; and Focused-directional— products that produce a distinct directional emission. The former include “R,” “ER” and “BR” lamps. The original form of these lamps utilizes internal silvering and a blown-glass envelope to produce hemispherical distributions. This classification now includes CFL reflector lamps. Focused directional sources, identified as “MR” and “PAR” lamp forms, use molded-glass reflectors with specular aluminized coating and glass lenses to produce high center beam energy and greater control. Round 16 focused exclusively on the LED products targeted as replacements to the lower performing BR30 and R30 semi-directional lamps. The application of these lamps includes recessed down-lighting,
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directional display and accent lighting. as the overly broad light distribution is cut off by baffles and fixture bodies. Lacking a center beam focus, these lamps are frequently low performing in application. Cost Considerations A key consideration in R and BR lamps is that they are primarily chosen for first-cost over performance. The LED versions tested in Round 16 range in price from $35 to $104 (mean $55.39), opposed to the incumbent incandescent lamp cost of $2.80, or a CFL BR30 cost of $9.90. This raises the question of whether these products will be accepted in the highly cost-sensitive target market they are designed to satisfy. The lamps tested consumed between 6 and 14.3 watts, with a mean efficacy of 59 lm. per watt—only slightly better than the CFL replacement benchmarks which tested at 39-51 lm. per watt. In comparing the CFL to an LED R or BR lamp with identical optical distribution, there is little to support the premium cost of the LED products in this category. Six of the 13 LED lamps tested produced distributions virtually identical to the CFL replacement it was being benchmarked against, while only one came near the slightly narrower incandescent benchmark. This seems at odds with the application of the inherently directional LED light source, which is erased by use of diffusers, which destroys any justification of their high price premium beyond potentially longer service life. Photometric Performance Ultimately, how well a lamp performs in application falls on its photometric performance. In this case, the majority of the tested LED replacements were apparently designed under the assumption that the CFL replacement R lamp was the desired target—which appears to be designed to replace the 65-watt BR lamp. However, four of the LED replacements delivered greater optical control with slightly narrower beam patterns and moderately improved field angle control. Compared to the other lamps, these products would produce improved performance in enclosed fixture designs, representing a composite improvement in fixture efficiency. However, for the same price, a PAR30 LED replacement product with even greater optical control and directional energy could be obtained that will outperform all of the lamps tested in application. Round 16 illustrates the disconnect that exists between some LED products entering the market and actual market reality. In this case, while the LED products do duplicate the light output, and deliver energy savings, their high cost misses the mark for customers who choose “R” and “BR” lamps mainly due to their price. While some may purchase the lamps due to interest in LEDs, there are numerous “PAR” retrofit products that will perform better at the same or lower initial cost. For this reason, one must question the need for this class of LED replacement lamps altogether.•
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PUBLIC + CULTURAL: CLOUDSCAPE
Look to the Clouds Designed as an interactive art installation, “Cloudscape” helped entertain visitors at Sydney, Australia’s fourth annual Vivid Sydney arts festival this past spring. Combining a grid-based structure with a dazzling display of Mylar balloons and LED lighting arrays from Traxon Technologies, Cloudscape also served as a popular meeting place. Designers connected the company’s flexible Dot XL and String RGB products to motion sensors to produce light shows that grew in intensity with the crowd’s movements below. The result was described as a “storm” of light by designers Nicolas Thiolouse and Kim Nguyen-Ngoc, from the Sydney architectural firm Woods Bagot.•
ABOVE: By day Cloudscape reacts to weather and wind. But at night it fosters dynamic shadows as visitors play beneath it, stirring positive energy as they act as clouds themselves.
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS: HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING / AMERICAN GRILL
LEDs Go To Washington A new budget-cutting measure passed the Senate earlier this year without requiring a single vote when 150 new LED fixtures were installed throughout the Hart Senate Office Building. The project involved replacing CFL downlights and linear fluorescent fixtures with CR22 architectural troffers from Cree. The new luminaires were installed in the building’s American Grill, sundry shop and main hallway, and should reduce related energy demand by 33%. Plus, the LEDs’ extended life should also help reduce maintenance requirements.•
“THOROUGHLY MODERN WHEN IT WAS BUILT, THE LED UPGRADE WILL ALLOW THE BUILDING’S FACILITY MANAGERS TO REALIZE SIZABLE ECONOMIC BENEFITS WHILE CONTINUING THE MISSION OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGNERS.” Christopher Ruud, VP Global Sales, Cree
ABOVE: Linear LED troffers replaced 130 CFL downlights and linear fluorescent fixtures throughout the Hart Senate Building, allowing the old ceiling grid to be updated with a cleaner look.
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2012
V or Rhetoric Vend Fewer High Power LEDs per Luminaire More Low & Mid Power LEDs per Luminaire
Retrofitting Edison
“Must-have Value”
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Year in Review ----------------------------Performance Advancement
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Substrate Shortage
By Kevin Willmorth, editor
Each year we take a snapshot of deployment of
to assemble a few thoughts colored by reader
into the light ht can provide insight into what might
solid-state lighting. Since our first public distri-
comment, direct observation, review of project and
emerge from m the shadows.
bution in May of 2007, we’ve created pictures of
product submissions, input from lighting profes-
solid-state lighting from philosophical to practical
sionals, national lighting and energy organizations,
SSL SOURCE E PROMISES AND PROGRESS PR ROGRESS
perspectives, delivering unique perspective views
and competing trade journals. In any technology
At the core of LED vendor rhetoric is the prom-
of the developing picture of solid-state technol-
moving as fast as solid-state, looking back is of
ise to increase ase LED output with reduced energy
ogy. These annual reviews offer an opportunity
questionable value while taking a moment to look
consumption on at lower cost. These are noble
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2012 >70,000hr Projected Perform mance
Superior Aesthetics
CHAR CH ARTI T NG PRO ROGR GRES ESS S Not quite a perfect pie: Plenty of positives, particularly on the products side, but standards a are still lagging, cost remains an issue, and “must-have” va alue is not there. This annual review affords an opportunity y to assemble a few thoughts on the state of things.
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engineering goals, and have actually be been
exceeding 40W per device. The progress in LED
hours. Because of this, there is an emergence of
attained at a greater rate than was proj projected.
source performance in these raw terms has been
new approaches in source selection for luminaire
Just a few years ago the most efficient packaged p
impressive. Additionally, as data comes in from
designers.
LED devices delivered 50 lm/W (lumens per Watt),
LM-80 testing, projected L70 service life is even
limited to 1W per device. These early lim limitations
more exciting, with many LEDs now supporting
Use Fewer High Power LEDs per Luminaire
have given way to current LED device p perfor-
more than 70,000 hours of projected performance
With each LED emitting greater raw energy, the
mance exceeding 120 lm/W, with energy levels
claims, some exceeding the proverbial 100,000
number of LEDs employed to attain a desired
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luminance volume has dropped significantly. Roadway and area luminaires once employing hundreds of LEDs are giving way to newer approaches using less a fraction of that number. The result is more compact designs and lower luminaire costs. High intensity sources also increase optical efficiency. However, the downside to brighter LEDs is potential for glare, and eye damaging intensity. IEC Standards 62471-2006 and ANSI/IES RP-27 have evolved to address this issue directly, with test procedures and exposure limits defined, including blue light emission associated with white LED sources.
Use More Low and Mid Power, Lower Cost LEDs per Luminaire The improvement in LED efficacy applies to products at all energy levels. This has given rise to products utilizing low and mid-power LEDs in tightly spaced arrays to deliver more uniform luminous presence. This is made possible by the low cost of the lesser LEDs. The end result is the potential to create luminous surfaces without vis-
room for newer innovators. In an ironic twist, one
ible dots and spots, while thermal control issues
of the most vocal proponents of LED displacement
A CORNUCOPIA OPIA OF PRODUCTS
are reduced. This applies well to soft general light
of conventional manufacturers, Cree, purchased
Culminatingg at Ligh Lightfair htfair was an explosion of SSL products
sources and linear strips, where individual LED
Ruud lighting, a manufacturer of conventional
that's been regularly streaming since 2010. Conventional
visibility detracts from visual appearance.
products as well as LED standout brand BetaLED.
and new entry try SSL players have increased the number of in-
The explosion of product and manufacturers
troduced SSL L offeri erings, ings, complete with better certification,
PRODUCT AVAILABILITY
entering the market leads to speculation that this
as the ballooning oning of Lighting Facts labels has jumped from
Between 2010 and 2012, there has been an explo-
is the boom that will lead to an inevitable bust.
hundreds to o thousands. One of the SSL players is 3M, who
sion in available SSL product. Conventional and
While it may appear this is the case, SSL is still
introduced its ts Flex fixture at NeoCon. The unusual fixture
new entry SSL manufacturers have increased the
a very young technology to the lighting market,
can follow almost lmost any any architectural line, including those on
number of introduced offerings of SSL products
attaining less than 10% market share overall
ceiling, walls, s, or bot both. th. Image courtesy of 3M
significantly. This is reflected in the listings at
to date (according to DOE reports). That means
Lighting Facts, which has ballooned from a few
there is plenty of opportunity to grow, even in a
hundred to thousands—as has the number of
crowded market space. Certainly, at some future
Energy Star products available. Lightfair and
point there will be over-saturation leading to a
Light+Build were overwhelming in their array of
bust cycle. This is a self correcting feature of free
LED products, components, sources, replacement
markets. However, there is no indication that
lamps, and supporting controls. The growing
2012 is anywhere near this event horizon, so be
demand from customers to for LED products, and
prepared for more expansion in the near term.
building customers asking for LED alternatives in
Of greater concern is the supply of LEDs
lighting decision making is driving manufacturers
themselves. In 2012, shortages of substrate mate-
to accelerate product development efforts.
rials and phosphor supplies, plus limited inven-
Most noteworthy is the mix of new and
tories due to obsolescence cycles, presented very
incumbent players, with no signs of LED induced
real obstacles to deployment efforts. If left uncor-
attrition. This is counter to the assertion that the
rected, this will put the brakes on market expan-
transition to solid-state would create a wholesale
sion, regardless of demand growth. To answer
washout of conventional manufacturers to make
this, in 2012 many LED vendors shifted focus to
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manufacturing process and cost improvement
solid-state application requires a trained eye to
from performance advancement. This is a good
see where they actually are. Some contend that
sign that they are well aware of the issues facing
this is desirable, as it removes any negative reac-
their customers.
tion, similar to that CFL experienced. However, this dilution of visibility conceals the technology,
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
which makes all the hype seem out of proportion
2012 was a slower year for rolling out new
to observable reality.
standards than has been experienced in the
mimic conventional sources assumes the conven-
mittees made progress on topics of color, ďŹ&#x201A;icker,
tional is more desirable to all new alternatives
and safety, the most notable standards progress
where SSL can shine as a superior choice.
occurred with the launch of the Energy Star
In the consumer market, this is aggravated
Luminaire section, and the ďŹ rst of Zhaga Consor-
by big box retailers displaying LED products
tium module release. Another related release
alongside CFL sold at a fraction the price, on
was by the Federal Trade Commission, who put in
shelves shared with familiar incandescent prod-
place their Lighting Facts labeling requirements
ucts even lower in cost.
effective January 2012. This differs from the DOE
As has been stated in this publication
Lighting Facts program, which is voluntary. The
many times, dismissing approaches to employ
FTC requirements are mandatory on SSL replace-
solid-state to improve visual performance, and
ment lamps sold through consumer outlets. The
superior aesthetics creates a price disadvantage
slower pace of new standards released is a good
to LED technology that will take several more
sign, as it indicates most of the larger issues of
years to overcome. With a few exceptions, as of
testing and communication of color, life, per-
2012 solid-state lighting remains short of enticing
formance, and power consumption have been
customers to see it as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;must-haveâ&#x20AC;? value. When
addressed.
a T8 or T5 ďŹ&#x201A;uorescent lamp costing a few dollars
The most notable laggard in standards development for 2012 is the redress of color
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Further, every effort to make SSL products
period from 2008 to 2011. While several com-
delivers over 3,000 lumens, 45,000 hours life, in effective low cost products, LEDs offering less
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light, marginally longer life, poorer color perfor-
steadily while performance continues to improve.
mance with less visual comfort, at several times
Further, color consistency in LED devices has
OLED TURNS A CORNER
the installed cost, in a non-modular, replace-the-
advanced dramatically with improved binning
OLED development is seeing tangible results. Acuity,
entire-fixture-at-end-of-life form does not appear
and production controls, as well as new technolo-
this past year, introduced a number of OLED luminaires,
a preferred option. The most compelling cases
gies in the application and composition of phos-
including the Revel KIndred (left), and the Canvis, a flexible
for SSL is for replacement of halogen MR, R and
phors employed. The proliferation of greater-
fixture that can be manipulated in its shape. While OLED
PAR lamps in retail environments, down-lights
than 90CRI LEDs in desirable CCT colors has also
as a whole still has some uphill battles—cost, availability,
to replace poor performing CFL and inefficient
expanded appreciably.
color and life issues—2012 was definitely a turning point
halogen products, and street/roadway/parking
Another significant area of improvement
application to eliminate the maintenance costs
in 2012 has been the availability of LED prod-
and energy consumption of HID lamps.
ucts able to operate effectively on conventional
There are exceptions to the replacement
from OLED being a primarily a lab concept to a first-time candidate for practicality. Images courtesy of Acuity.
controls (dimmers). Several products now offer
strategy showing growing favor in 2012. Linear
full range dimming from Triac controls. This,
LED products, from thin cabinet mounts, display
alongside advancements in dimming availability
cases and refrigerated cases, to line voltage
overall, development of wireless technologies,
exterior products have seen widespread success.
and intuitive intelligent controls is putting LED a
These products deliver value through tunability
step up on conventional products.
of in light output and optics, in a modular format well suited to cove, display, accent and wash
OLED AND PLASMA SOURCES
applications. Further, lower profiles, hardier envi-
2012 saw the introduction of several OLED
ronmental enclosures, long life and low energy
products. The most notable were from Acuity
use add up to advantages that have energized
(see above), which presented several innovative
this category of SSL product. Color LED effects
designs using the new technology to create light
also remain a solid value-adding proposition.
forms of distinct and unique character.
ENCOURAGING SIGNS OF THINGS TO COME
remain concerns, 2012 was a turning point for
For the pragmatic decision makers, the costs
OLED from being a lab concept to a viable candi-
of LED components and sources are dropping
date to step into the realm of the practical.
While cost, availability, color and life issues
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Advancements in Plasma light sources also
investors who respond to big numbers over
saw improvement in 2012. Now available in 90+
esoteric design values. This has begun to shift
GREAT NEW PRODUCTS
CRI and colors more appropriate to broad lighting
in 2012 as privately owned and conventional
A number of LED products are beginning to differenti-
use, plasma presents a significant improvement
manufacturers who know the inner workings of
ate themselves from the pack, taking advantage of SSL's
in optical control and compact source archi-
lighting have become more active. The result is
unique properties. For example, Philips' Ledalite introduced
tecture that HID and LED are unable to equal.
an emergence of new product designs of unique
its TruGroove luminaire, a sleek, recessed LED fixture that
While limited in real utility to applications where
and special character. From lighting that changes
fits unobtrusively into the ceiling providing a value archi-
greater than 10,000 lumens are needed, such as
color in response to its dimming state, wireless
tects have clamored for, for years .
open area, roadway interchange, large flood, and
roadway lighting that communicates condition
Image courtesy of Philips Ledalite
sports lighting, plasma is an excellent companion
states to a central database, lighting controls that
to LED technology.
harvest their own power for operation, and BIM
A MATURING INDUSTRY
integration, solid-state lighting is maturing in
LED manufacturers are beginning to take a very different
A COMPLEX VISION - CONCLUSION
both sophistication as well as price and perfor-
approach to marketing their products. For example, Holo-
Perhaps the most noteworthy development of
mance.
phane is putting its money where its mouth is, so to speak,
2012 was that advancements occurred in many
If 2010 was a tipping point of attention
in the creation of its night time interactive demo, where
areas, from the technology to improvements in
toward SSL, 2012 marks the beginning of true
customers are able to walk through a series of outdoor il-
the market itself. The raw proliferation of solid-
transformation. There are a few more hurdles to
luminated environments at their Granville, Ohio campus, to
sate products is a significant and needed stage
be overcome. However, the next four will be when
experience, first hand, the quality of different LED sources.
for the technology to move from slow to rapid
solid-state becomes the source of choice for all
Image courtesy of Holophane
advancement.
but a few segments of lighting.•
With a larger number of players competing for customer attention, innovation will shift from simplistic metrics and low-hanging fruit, to delivery of greater value-added offerings. While there are many manufacturers offering solid-state products concentrated on largevolume segment opportunities. This is an obvious marketing ploy, and sells well to non-lighting
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By Vilma Barr, contributing writer
Retail stores are opening and
2. Energy-use restrictions
opening up their wallets,” says NRF
however, most luxury labels are
chief economist Jack Kleinhenz.
tallying strong numbers. Prada,
expanding at an unprecedented
have made retail owners consider
rate around the world. It’s a trend
not only energy costs to light their
not typically seen in the headlines
stores, but what lighting does to
year-end increase of up to 4.5%,
stores in countries such as Brazil,
of the mainstream business press,
enhance the sales appeal of prod-
citing a strong back-to-school
Morocco and the Ukraine, acknowl-
but original research for Architec-
ucts on display.
season. Retailers are closely track-
edges the effects of political
ing factors such as unemployment,
troubles on the southern shores of
today’s lighting practitioners the
election results, and inventory
the Mediterranean, but according
store openings or planned store
opportunity to utilize the palette
levels that could throw a wrench in
to CEO Patrick Bertelli, signs for
openings by Trenton, N.J.-based
of lighting options as an applied
holiday results.
these problems have been evident
Quesited LLC, estimated approxi-
art form in the built environ-
mately 154 million sq. ft. of retail
ment, enhancing everyday living
man and CEO, also dismisses the
leap in total volume for the current
space is planned or will open in the
experiences.
notion that stores like his are a
fiscal period.
tural SSL supports the theory. A January to August study of
3. Retail lighting presents
United States and selected overseas locations.
Other observers predict a
Jerry Storch, Toys R Us chair-
dying breed to be replaced by Inter-
which in the past year opened 28
for years. Prada experienced a 60%
Stephen I. Sadove, CEO of
The Arrow is Pointing Up
net-only giants. He put the cost of
Saks Inc., is also concerned about
The scope of activity of the retail
“Direct-to-Home” e-commerce 1.5×
the global economic situation,
What Does it All Mean?
store design and construction
to 2× higher than that of the classic
elections, and the fiscal situation.
1. The ballooning increase in the
market is still growing. As the
method of shipping inventory to
“But we feel confident about the
past two years offers opportunities
industry is moving into its high-
stores where customers purchase
long-term health of luxury, about
for design professionals to take
grossing fourth quarter, U.S. retail
items and take them home.
growth in the sector and the oppor-
advantage of the announced mega-
industry sales have already risen
number of store openings and
to $2.57 trillion, up 3.5% year-to-
income levels, retail’s current vol-
renovations. It’s a boom market,
date. “Pent-up demand is turning
ume is spotty. Sales are down 19%
Sustainability Impacts
topping other commercial building
desires into needs, which is one
in Australia, and up just 1.8% in the
Ulrich Zelter, CEO of the inter-
types.
reason why consumers have begun
U.K. At the top end of the market,
national store fixture suppliers
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Still, in other countries and
tunities that are out there.”
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ENERGY INITIATIVES In both new and existing stores, the
need for energy efficiency offers many opportunities for retrofits. At this Neiman Marcus facility in Walnut Creek, Calif., controls that balance the level of daylight with LED lighting helped the store meet Title 24 requirements. Image: Charlie Mayer Toys R Us doesn't think e-commerce
will kill the need for physical stores, such as their impressive Times Square flagship. Image courtesy: Toys R Us
RIGHT SIZED
The initial Reebok Fitness Hub in New York City carries the brand’s signature footwear and sports apparel in a 2,500-sq.-ft. concept store built over a Reebok 1,000-sq.-ft. CrossFit Box gym. A triple row of suspended dome-shape metal fixtures draws shoppers to the wood display wall filled with men’s and women’s running and training shoes. Photo: John Aquino
Vitrashop Group, Birsfelden, Swit-
think-tank, EHI, found that 25% of
ranging in size from 31,000 to
zerland, says that merchants are
energy costs in the food retail sec-
55,000 sq .ft., bringing the total for
most likely to accept sustainability
tor go toward lighting, and in the
of this smaller-sized format to 200
as a strategy if tangible results are
non-food section, lighting accounts
nationwide. Kohl’s, which operates
apparent. “Some of the key aspects
for up to 75% of energy costs.
1,146 stores, is unveiling 11 small-
are energy-efficient lighting,
“Against a background of rising
format stores.
thermally insulated glazing, and
energy prices," EHI attests, "there's
state-of-the-art air conditioning
a renewed focus on more efficient
Catering to the Shoe Lover
technologies that save energy.”
lighting, including LED."
Perhaps one item that's recession-
Additionally, a growing num-
In concert, big box and
proof at a global level is shoes.
ber of retail decision-makers, he
department stores are shrinking
Shoes have become the high-prof-
indicates, are asking suppliers how
the footprints of new stores, while
itable, fast-turnover darling of the
their products are made, and how
shuttering older outlets, and reduc-
retail industry, at all price points.
the products can be safely disposed
ing the size of existing outlets. For
“The footwear market was the last
of. The store design industry is cer-
example, Neiman Marcus, with
to feel the pain of the recession and
tainly in the "awareness" phase as
stores typically in the 200,000-sq.-
is the first to feel the gain of the
far as sustainability is concerned.
ft. category, is monitoring the
recovery, and women are leading
Rapid progress is being made in
success of its recently opened
the charge,” says industry analyst
areas where energy consumption—
87,000-sq.-ft. store in Walnut Creek,
Marshal Cohen of The NPD Group,
and thus costs—can be reduced
California. Similarly, Staples is
Port Washington, N.Y.
measurably, for lighting, and in
cutting the size of 30 of its U.S.
food retail, for refrigeration and
stores—1% of its U.S. total. Wal-
were up 7.2% to $34.6 billion,
freezing equipment.
Mart, too, is embracing this trend,
with women’s shoe sales account-
opening five Neighborhood Market
ing for approximately 60% of all
stores in California’s Central Valley,
sales. Department and high-end
A study conducted by the Cologne, Germany-based retail
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Total shoe sales for 2010
The Forces Of Retail The global economy is a force moving retailers and wholesalers to expand scope and reach to increase market share, revenue and customer base. Investment in employees, product design, new store openings, and marketing are paying off for retailers who are expanding their international presence in order to become less dependent upon a local, regional or national economy. That said, the U.S. is still considered a mecca for retailers seeking an international presence in a stable marketplace. Advances in technology are another force transforming retailing itself as well as the shopping experience. Responding to increasing customer demands, retailers are giving local, national and global customers access to merchandise, service, and product information, tailored to their requests. Many retailers and wholesalers are also being smarter about their real estate, opening smaller stores, minimizing their footprint while increasing their sales-to-square foot ratio. Designers and manufacturers with a desire to tell their own brand story and influence the customer experience are increasingly becoming retailers, creating an upscale environment for their luxury and aspirational products. These significant trends, growing in momentum in the U.S. and internationally, are the drivers that signify that retail is undergoing global transformation, prompting predictions that within five years the current business model will be nearly unrecognizable. —By Patti W. Peiffer Quesited, LLC, Trenton, N.J.
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Schaumburg, Illinois
BIG TIME
A 12,000-sq.-ft. Destination XL in Schaumburg, Ill. Is a one-stop superstore for tall and big men, with selections of merchandise ranging from dress and casual wear to shoes and accessories. Single lamp glass shade hanging fixtures accent a platform-mounted display of mannequins and musical props. Photo: Mark Steele Photography
specialty stores are boosting their
passionate about shoes, get a rush
notes lighting plays a critical role.
an important accessory,” Nisch
shoe operations with extensive
each time they buy a new pair and
“A customer will feel comfortable
observes in his advice to clients
improvements. New York City flag-
love to share that latest shoe-
in the store, understand product
worldwide on merchandise presen-
ships, including Barneys, Saks Fifth
shopping experience with friends
and color choices, and read product
tation strategy. “Attractive lighting
Avenue and Macy’s—in the process
and family, according to Kelly Cook,
information and sizing easily only
on full length mirrors is part of the
of a $400 million upgrade of its
DSW’s senior vice president of mar-
if lighting levels accurately portray
art of selling footwear,” he says.
square-block-long Herald Square
keting for the $2 billion chain. “It’s
the materials and colors,” says
store will devote 63,000 sq. ft. to
the company’s mission to unlock
Schwing.
shoe selling and stock space.
the emotional kick consumers get
At the Saks flagship store, its high-volume shoe department has undergone a 17,000-sq.-ft. expan-
“Foot Jewelry” is how interna-
For the JGA-designed Destination XL store in Schaumburg, Ill., the 12,000-sq.-ft. superstore
every time they buy a new pair,”
tional store design consultant Ken
consolidates dress, casual and
says Cook.
Nisch categorizes today’s consumer
active styles for tall and big men.
attitude toward footwear. “Shoes,
A photo mural leads the shop-
Last year, DSW sold 30 million
sion of its already impressive
pairs of shoes in their 344 stores.
along with eyewear, are where the
per from men’s casual apparel
10,000-sq.-ft. space.
Architect David Schwing, head of
excitement is at retail now,” says
to the shoe selection where a
the retail store design studio at
architect Nisch, CEO of JGA, South-
wood wall and a matching wood
commissioned by DSW Designer
BAR Architects, San Francisco, has
field, Mich. “From casual to athletic
display platform present footwear
Shoe Warehouse, shoe lovers are
designed several DSW stores, and
to dress, shoes have evolved into
interspersed with briefcases and
According to research
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St.Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec
STEP IN AND UP
Solara Shoes attracts mall shoppers with its ceiling décor consisting of thousands of pairs of suspended out-of-fashion shoes sprayed white. Lighting is provided by LEDs, capsule halogen and ceramic arc halogen. The illusory “shoe cloud ceiling” makes a statement in the 1,400-sq.ft. store located in the Carrefour Richelieu Shopping Centre, St.Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Photo: Leeza Studio
carriers. Illumination is provided
women’s shoes painted white. “We
men’s skin care products, opened
the interior has an open, salon look
by 2x2 recessed parabolic troffers,
combined LED, capsule halogen
its first major branch in New York’s
with plenty of daylight. “Controls
multiple semi-recessed one- and
and ceramic arc halogen to empha-
SoHo section, featuring a bi-level
were selected to balance the level
two-fixture, 6-in. square T6 metal
size the ceiling and the merchan-
space and private treatment rooms
of daylight allowed and the Title
halide downlights, 7-in. vertical
dise displayed below,” he says.
on the lower level.
24 code compliance requirement
fluorescent open reflector with
Even the traditionally conser-
So what's lighting got to do
for all lighting adjacent to daylit
baffle, and adjustable metal halide
vative men’s apparel and acces-
with it? Retail management execu-
areas,” explains lighting designer
wall wash fixtures.
sory market has taken on new
tives understand that track light-
Bernard V. Bauer of Integrated
life. Joshua Schulman, president
ing and rows of recessed adjustable
Lighting Concepts, Westlake Vil-
ing approach was implemented
of New York’s Bergdorf Goodman,
lamps aren’t the key to help move
lage, Calif.
for the Solara store in the Car-
says that shoes and men’s wear are
merchandise in today’s hyper-
refour Richelieu Shopping Centre,
one of the fastest growing areas of
competitive environment. Creative
approximately one-third with
St.Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec.
the overall luxury business.
solutions devised by lighting
ceramic metal halide accent light
designers can motivate purchasing
and two-thirds with Silver IR
at all price points.
incandescent accent lights. LED is
A unique visual merchandis-
Here, Robert Ruscio of Ruscio
Macy’s has announced a
Studio gave the 1,400-sq.-ft. store
105,000-sq.-ft. men’s store for 2014
a visual identity with a whimsical
completion in Fashion Show Mall,
ceiling fashioned of 6,500 outdated
Las Vegas. MenScience, makers of
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For new stores, such as Neiman Marcus’ Walnut Creek branch,
The store is illuminated
used for casework and specialty applications.
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TOPICS AT THE FRONT
Melbourne, Australia
LED in Focus Across the Pacific in Melbourne, Australia, renovation of the Tiffany & Co. branch is marked by an interior of six illuminated overhead curves inspired by theatrical proscenium arches to divide the selling space visually. To light the coves, lighting designer Emily Monato of Cooley Monato Studio, New York, used LEDs for their long life and calibrated beam angles. Retail store design veteran David Dalziel of London-based Dalziel and Pow has been involved with lighting Primark stores for more than 20 years. For the renovation of the four-level, 100,000-sq.-ft. Bristol store, the objective was to impart a premium feel for a value retailer on a site that has been a landmark building for other U.K. retailers before Primark. “The distinctive curved end of the ‘ship-shape’ plan is illuminated externally with LEDs to
THE RIGHT ACCENT
This renovated Tiffany & Co. branch in Melbourne features curved free-standing display fixtures that coordinate with floor covering and ceiling geometrics; LEDs illuminate the ceiling coves; MR16s give the impression of stars overhead, Photo: Andrew Griffiths, Lensaloft Photography
create a grid of light at night that follows the contour of the building with minimal energy consumption,” Dalziel relates. “The general
Bristol, England
lighting level is low, with a reliance on directional rather than ambient sources to create a more intimate experience." Each floor has has its own lighting treatments specific to individual areas. On the second floor, a series of LED color-changing rectangles are suspended overhead. Back states side, Paul Gregory of Focus Lighting was called on to illuminate the first retail store for fast-growing fashion brand Proenza Schouler in New York’s Upper East Side. The space features dark-stained vertical beams facing hanging apparel so customers can coordinate their selections. Gregory employed linear LED fixtures in hidden coves below the beamed ceiling with flexible track fixtures that illuminate the exposed beams and bounce warm
LED BRIDGES THE CENTURIES
The renovation of the 1950s-era Primark landmark store In Bristol, England involved updating its distinctive curved façade. LEDs were used to create a grid of light that follows the building’s contour with minimal energy consumption. Photo courtesy: Dalziel and Pow Design Consultants Ltd.
white light on the selling space.
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FANTASY FEAST
Covering 45,000 sq. ft. on three façades of the Wintergarden Shopping Centre in Brisbane, Australia, the frontages were turned into an urban fantasy that combines public art with retail identity. A three-dimensional screen is a vertical forest of intertwined metallic branches, flowers, birds, and butterflies. Changing patterns after dark that are programmed on its integrated lighting system express a range of effects, from sunsets to fireworks. Photo: John Gollings/Studio 505
Creative License
butterflies alight on the spider-
Gregory who did the lighting. It
it costs—but what the lighting looks
Beyond more traditional applica-
web-like metal background panels.
wasn't always the case, but today
like on the sales floor and what it
tion, retail lighting for exterior
A low-resolution lighting system
retail lighting is as much of a cre-
does for the products on display.
and interior retail spaces can
by Xenian can change from wintry
ative challenge as is any segment
demonstrate elegant and original
snow to autumn, to sunsets.
of the building and construction
featured, shows the great deal of
industry, and far bigger.
creativity on the part of designers
integrated interpretations that
Just the sampling of designs
are both artistic and functional. A
Sea Change?
prime example is the Wintergar-
Wintergarden is off the charts as
in the amount of stores being
the role of lighting in motivating
den Shopping Centre in Brisbane,
a piece of integrated illuminated
launched or renovated in the past
retail purchasing, across price
Australia, which has three street
urban art. Overhead lighting for
two years offers business opportu-
points. Clearly, retail lighting is at
frontages that are a complex
Breuninger's major shoe depart-
nities for design professionals of a
the forefront of practical applica-
expression of nature, geometry,
ment is by a light artist. World-
like of which has never been seen.
tions of augmenting the light-
layering and illumination. Designed
class architects like David Adjaye,
Finally, the attention to
ing function as art and calling
by Melbourne-based Studio 505
who did Proenza Schouler, are
energy use restrictions is making
attention to lighting in the built
architects, the lighting feature
being commissioned to design for
retail owners think seriously—not
environment around the world as
is created of layers pinned off
retail, and they understand the
only about the amount of energy
part of enhancing everyday living
the building’s façades. Oversized
expertise of someone like Paul
that lighting accounts for and what
experiences.•
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Coeur d’Alene Tribal Resort Expansion
Innovation in Idaho
Owners: Coeur d’Alene Tribe Architects: Mithun, Seattle Lighting Designer: Dark | Light Design, Seattle LED product manufacturers: Erco, Hydrel, Boca Flasher, Architectural Area Lighting, Color Kinetics, Lightwild, Lumenpulse, BK LIghting, Winona. Text: Ellen Lampert-Gréaux Photos: Jill Cody The Challenge: Like many older gaming facilities, the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Resort, located near the town of Worley in the northern portion of the Idaho panhandle, was in need of expansion. The casino’s management was faced with the task of adding something new in order to compete as a true destination, with attractions for non-gamers, and to increase its overall appeal. The goal of the tribe was to create a complete resort experience, integrating elements and symbols of their tribal culture and beautiful natural landscape with modern design trends and lighting technology. The challenge, therefore, was to create a dramatic new facility with improved amenities while respecting the tribe’s concern about their impact on the environment. The Solution: The result is a 110,000-sq.-ft, LEED Gold-certified addition comprised of 100 four-star guest rooms, two restaurants, a lounge, a spa, and the “skycatcher,” a circulation element that connects the new elements of the complex with the existing gaming space and provides a gathering space with sweeping views of the rolling hills of the Idaho landscape.
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The Night Sky Lounge is actually an acrylic wall backlit with LED pucks placed at random to reflect a starry sky. A DMX program changes the pattern over a one-hour loop.
Vision Quest When it came to approaching how to illuminate the expansion and renovation of the Coeur d’Alene resort, which included an existing casino, lighting designer Jill Cody had a specific vision: It would not be Las Vegas-style glitz, rather, she wanted to integrate the lighting as an additional layer to help tell the tribal story and enhance the warmth usually associated with hospitality settings in a way that harmonized with the rustic elegance of
the materials used. “This meant the careful illumination of materials and surfaces, the creation of contrast to enhance the mood, and respect and reference to tribal culture and tradition,” says Cody. Since the resort sits 30 miles outside of the eponymous northern Idaho town, there is no light pollution in the night skies, allowing lighting to subtly create the resort’s environment. “We were trying to create an exciting environment, yet not
overwhelm the darkness. We did not light the exteriors of the buildings, but went for subtle light from the interior rather than Las Vegas-style sparkle,” says the designer. For example, bridging the old building to the new is a courtyard dubbed the Night Sky Lounge (above). To spice it up, a blue acrylic wall, that masks a wall on the old building, is backlit with LED puck lights placed randomly for the effect of a starlit night with softly twinkling stars. A
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slowly changing DMX program creates the variable star pattern over a one-hour programed loop. Lumen Pulse linear LED visually ground the blue wall, along with BK custom MR16 downlights on cables, selected for their dimming capability. Cody says the blue recalls the night sky above, and contrasts with warm incandescent illumination that extends the fire-like glow. “The first time I saw the blue wall I had a verklempt moment, it was so beautiful,” admits Cody.
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“It makes you feel as if you are doing this for a reason, and makes it amazingly meaningful. You feel connected to your work as a lighting designer at the end of a very long project.” Color Correction Color changing was also a big part of the project as Cody wanted to match up with architect Mithun’s choice of building materials, which she says has rural overtones, with an emphasis on wood, water and stone, plus
blackened and pre-rusted steel. “It is a very Northwestern materials palette,” explains Cody, who wanted to make sure the materials got their due through the lighting. She decided LED RGB was the appropriate medium for story telling. “We used color-changing for three major design elements: Eagle Staff Tower, the Feather Bench, and the Skycatcher floor. Color sequences were created with references to tribal culture, such as costumes, the night sky,
and Lake Coeur d’Alene, itself, the tribe’s ancestral home. These three color-changing elements are coordinated with one another and run on a schedule that tells a different story each night of the week,” notes Cody. The elements are coordinated with the same color at the same time, which according to Cody, took complex programming to achieve, with different palettes to evoke different tribal references, from the color of their costumes to a rainbow effect.
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Eagle Staff Tower One of the most visible tribalinspired elements is Eagle Staff Tower, a 105-ft.-tall iconic column of Corten pre-rusted steel with slots, or lens-covered openings, that allow the colorchanging light to shine through as a welcome beacon at night (its base is visible in the upper right background of the image to the right). Each slot can be a different color via signage-grade LEDs. Red beads that adorn the tower are lit from wells in the ground. The Water Feature Approaching the entry to the resort, a winding, luminous resin water feature guides guests to the resort’s front door. Linear LED fixtures backlight the resin and highlight a Corten steel wall that runs behind the water. “The tribe used to have land on Lake Coeur d’Alene, and water is very important to them,” says Cody. “The line of light on the water feature points to the lake.” In fact, the light shines through a transparent blue resin material, using Hydrel fixtures. The water is also lit from the front as well with Boca Flasher linear submersible LED fixtures that reveal the movement of the water. The light on the water feature is all white; as Cody points out, “because the resin is blue, there is no reason to change colors on it. I really like the blue against the rusted color of the Corten steel.” The Steakhouse In the new restaurant, The Steakhouse, Cody used LED fixtures where appropriate, as well as dimmed incandescent lamps to meet a one-footcandle light level. “The color quality of the light was really important with all the wood in the space,” notes Cody, who used MR16 downlights on low-voltage tracks in the ceil-
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ELEMENTAL
Water is a critical element to the tribe, as they once lived along the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The resin waterfall is backlit with blue LED to emphasize the element of water. In fact, the winding luminous line points directly to the lake. THE RIGHT TONE
Natural colors and elements, including wood, were also important components within the project. In the facility’s new restaurant, The Steakhouse, lighting designer Jill Cody noted there was a particular emphasis to get the coloration of the wood right in the dining establishment.
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TRANSITION
Daylight is a prominent element coming into the facility, particularly its “Skycatcher” area. The casino, however, is much darker and a transition had to be created to link the two and create wayfinding for casino patrons.
ing. During the day, a large glass wall allows a lot of natural light to enter the space, and low light levels near the glass minimize reflections and allow a clear view to native plantings outside. “There is a different quality to the light during the day,” Cody adds, noting that the lighting in the restaurant is actually bumped up during the day to make sure the back corner of the room seems brighter, and to balance the room. She also used Winona linear LED kick-lights and LumenPulse cove lighting to add accents to the wood ceiling.
MATCH ON ACTION
In the entry there is also an art installation with abstract timelapse photos of tribal members in traditional costumes. The images are on laminated glass with a sandwiched film layer. “The idea was to take tribal stories and weave them into the project in unique ways,” says Cody. “It was a real education for the design team; we learned a lot about the tribe and their history.” Colored LED was employed in the floor to evoke the legend of “Coyote Scratches” and match up with the colors in the art feature.
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The Casino Entry The theme of color-changing light continues at the casino entry, creating a transition zone between the bright, day-lit area of the “skycatcher “and the much darker gaming floor. In the “skycatcher”area (below, left), a blend ceramic metal halide uplight and downlight creates quiet gathering zones to balance a more active circulation zone. Uplights and downlights are turned off during the day in this well-daylit space. But in this space, LED comes alive in communicating another tribal reference: the legend of “Coyote Scratches” in the landscape, which are evoked in the space with glowing LED tiles (Lightwild) that reach out into the “skycatcher” to hint at the excitement inside the casino. “We wanted to tell people that something existed back there,” says Cody.
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CONNECTED TO THE LAND The tribe carries a deep connection to the land and the resort site sits at the confluence of two habitat types: grassy hills and a forest. As a result, exterior views were important to the architecture. Low light levels near the glass minimize reflections and interior lighting is warm and quiet to impart an ambiance of reflection and healing.
In the entry there is also an art installation with abstract time-lapse photos of tribal members in traditional costumes. The images are on laminated glass with a sandwiched film layer. “The idea was to take tribal stories and weave them into the project in unique ways. It was a real education for the design team; we learned a lot about the tribe and their history,” Cody notes. The Spa Adding to the allure of the resort is a spa where the design is defined by a large stone wall, uplit with incandescent sources, which Cody selected for “good dimming control,” although she adds it is “unusual” to use incandescent on a project at this scale these days. The downlighting is a mix of MR16 and fluorescent. “We started designing this project in 2009. There is a wider choice of LED fixtures to choose from today, but I’m not sure we could have afforded them for almost 1,000 downlights on this project. The spa also features a glass panel that sits atop the stone wall, allowing light to splash into the adjoining pool, once again emphasizing the importance of daylighting in this project. The Courtyards Beyond the centerpiece blue wall, another signature design element in one of the outdoor courtyards is a wooden bench
The bench features a center spine of Corten steel, echoing the materials palette used elsewhere. Color-changing Philips Color Kinetics EW Powercore LEDs under the the feather bench give it the appearance of floating on a cloud of light. “The bench is designed like an eagle feather, another important element of tribal culture,” says Cody. “The Corten center of the feather is illuminated with linear Lightwild white light that does not change.“ All colored light at the bench changes at the same time, so the experience is different from the tower and Skycatcher, where multiple colors are visible at a given time. “Instead, the sequence of color takes place over time,” says Cody.•
LIGHT AS A FEATHER
A Corten steel bench, whose ridges resemble those of a feather, appears to float at night over colored LED light mounted under the bench itself.
evoking a feather.
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TRIPLE AXEL LANDED: SUSTAINABILITY AT A REASONABLE COST & IMPROVED LIGHTING ERNST & YOUNG OFFICES New York City
The professional services firm of Ernst & Young believes in corporate sustainability. In fact, the organization hopes to have half it’s employees in LEED-certified spaces by 2013. But being accountants, they want to make sure any such measures reflect financial soundness. A recent, significantly LED lighting retrofit of the company’s Manhattan offices proved a fruitful marriage of both goals—oh with a third benefit of greatly improving the lighting environment. As part of their sustainability initiatives, the company regularly consults energy specialist Jim Schwartz of JAS Consulting to keep tabs on their buildings with an eye toward better efficiencies where and when possible. In the course of such due diligence, about three years ago, Schwartz had a casual conversation about the company’s Times Square offices with lighting designer Stephen Margulies of One Lux Studio. As Ernst & Young was preparing to enter a new lease on the space they wished to evaluate a few things, particularly lighting. Following a walkthrough of the 32 floors of offices, Schwartz knew “instantly” that “millions of watts” could be pulled out of the space. That being said, the consultants also wished to be sensitive to the original lighting design created by Gensler and Susan Brady, which was done about 10 years prior. At the time, the emphasis on the lighting design was more on the aesthetic, according to Margulies, and the design was indeed “fantastic,” but not so efficient from an energy perspective.
ABOVE: The retrofit dropped wattage consumed by about 40 watts per sq. ft., which cut the office’s total lighting consumption in half. Between energy savings and maintenance savings, the company will save about $1 million annually. A mix of sources were employed, almost a quarter of those being LED. “We didn’t set out to do an LED retrofit, it just evolved that way,” says Lighting designer Stephen Margulies of One Lux Studio.
“There were lots of MR-16s and lots of maintenance issues,” says the lighting designer. Not only were there a lot of inefficient sources—many with old ballasts—but the offices were generally overlit. In some places they found
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ERNST & YOUNG OFFICES, New York City
THE CHALLENGE: Pull as many watts as feasible out of the client’s 650,000-sq.-ft., nearly 6,000-employee office space while preserving as much of the space’s original lighting design as possible.
THE SOLUTION: Three strategies were emploed: • More efficient retrofit lamp sources were installed where possible—notably among the existing MR16 and CFL lamps • As many existing fixture/luminaires were retained as possible, but refit with more efficient light source components • Replace fixtures where necessary to accommodate more efficient sources As a result, the design cut lighting consumption in half from its whopping original 6.2 million kWh per year, simultaneously reducing CO2 emissions by roughly 2 million pounds.
thinking this was more than a light bulb change,”
SMOOTH TRANSITION The new lighting system reduces annual lighting energy consumption by 54%. More than 3,000 high-wattage CFLs and MR16s were replaced with 20-watt LEDs. Elsewhere, existing fixtures were refit with LED components for greater efficiency. In all, the lighting consultants “touched” nearly 20,000 fixtures—a fourth of that with LED solutions.
This was of great relief to Margulies as
How about first cost? Efeketar says the
says Margulies. The goal became to reduce the
he wished to drop light levels by almost half
project was viewed by the client as an invest-
overall power density from roughly 200 watts
in many spaces. Another aspect the designer
ment. “So from the beginning, ROI was on the
per sq. ft., to as low as they dared dream.
is particularly proud of is the fact that all the
table and we had to figure out what the payback
retrofitted lamps were UL certified—something
had to be—to make that happen, we had to go
preserve as much of the original design as pos-
that surprised Ernst & Young’s insurance carrier.
with an integrated system,” says Efeketar.
sible, including retaining as many of the existing
According to Margulies, this due diligence was
fixtures as possible. And because of the technol-
important to the design team to not only ensure
& Young—or any client—as moving away from
ogy available today, notably LED, the pair felt
safety, but make sure that warranties would not
decisions based completely on initial cost, to one
confident this was not only achievable, but that
be voided. This was especially significant as the
that’s a calculation of total cost of ownership,
they could maintain, even improve the quality of
project was being delivered turnkey by Philips
forces the client to establish “X” return from
the lighting environment, particularly in private
Lightolier Energy Service Group, who was not
the beginning, so the team knows exactly what
offices. “You can’t underestimate lighting qual-
only supplying product, but providing financing
needs to be done, and at what cost. “The ultimate
ity,” says Margulies. “We took the non-daylight
and a 5-year warranty on all of the products.
goal is reaching that ROI,” says Efeketar.
That said, both he and Schwartz wanted to
spaces and made them great.”
As a result of the retrofit, maintenance
This was an important decision for Ernst
Will this project have a domino effect? “The
costs dropped from $16,500 annually to $3,000.
train has left the station,” says Efeketar. “I feel it
replaced source for source. Where not possible,
Combined with the energy savings, this yields a
will be a positive endorsement, especially for a
the team refitted existing fixtures with new
3.5-year payback. “It all goes back to cost benefit,”
public auditor of its stature. It certainly begs the
sources. In some cases, new fixtures were cre-
says Margulies.
question: Why not you [other corporate entities]?”
Where possible, the consultants simply
ated. The team proceeded with mock ups, many
Philips, who has a long-term relationship
Regardless, Efeketar says the foundation
with much lower light levels. To get feedback,
with Ernst & Young, took on the project as it fits
for such retrofits has been laid, and it’s a solid
they actually had Ernst & Young employees
well with their corporate philosophy. CEO of the
platform, granted the sums must add up.
evaluate and comment upon the look and feel of
Lighting Division, Zia Efeketar notes Philips saw
the space.
the project as great example of the “triple axis”
to overcome. That’s where we’re hoping our
“There are clearly economic uncertainties
that needs to intersect: the ability to meet sus-
internal financing will help,” says Efeketar. “But
many of them didn’t even notice any difference,
tainability goals; improved energy efficiency at a
if you can’t achieve payback in a period of 18
which we took as a compliment,” says Schwartz.
reasonable cost; and improved lighting quality.
months to five years, it’s not a proposition.”•
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Swinging from the magnificent light structure that gives its name to the Cosmopolitan Hotel’s Chandelier Bar is not an option, but guests can actually walk through the 44-ft. high and 75-ft. wide objet ’d’art. A winner of Cooper’s Source Award earlier this year, the spectacularly illuminated structure resides, where else, but in the Land of Lights, Las Vegas, where the bar’s draw is an experience that bathes guests in crystallized light. Upon entering the hotel’s casino, opulent strands of crystals drip dramatically from the ceiling; their luxurious luster beckons gamblers to pay a visit to one of the five bars and lounges that are seemingly suspended inside the crystalline strands. The lighting design team from New Yorkbased Focus Lighting, along with architect the Rockwell Group, created the unmistakable illusion of a single internally lit chandelier, and supplements it with lighting techniques to achieve sparkle in every delicate strand. With technical expertise and a larger-than-life mockup, the team deliberately aimed light at each of the kinetic chandelier’s seven million crystals. Their research helped to predict the precise angle at which each crystal would need to be illuminated to achieve the maximum sparkle with minimum headaches—that is, provide a dramatic display that is neither nauseating nor glaring to the casino’s guests. Being nearly 50-ft. high, the chandelier is surrounded by a concourse or casino circulation on two levels. It also contains five separate bars and lounges that seem to hover within the ethereal space.
ABOVE: The chandelier’s form offers a unique canvas on which to play with color washes and video projections. More than 200 RGB LED accents line the edge of the cantilevered floor slab, grazing both up the crystals and in an additional layer of vinyl-coated aircraft cord used as a semi-transparent projection screen.
The design team chose Cooper Lumière 203 luminaires for the fixture’s low profile and clean simplicity. In fact, 150 Lumière 203 fixtures uplight all vertical swags of the crystal while RSA
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CHANDELIER BAR, COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL, Las Vegas
THE CHALLENGE: Create a statement piece for the main bar areas of the new Cosmopolitan Casino and hotel in Las Vegas. THE SOLUTION: Focus Lighting came up with the idea of a massive, floor-to-ceiling chandelier, creating a dynamic, yet sophisticated sculpture. Through a combination of crystal swags illuminated by white and color-changing LEDs, the chandelier elegantly creates varying environments to reflect the mood of the patrons. PROJECT CREDITS:
Client: Cosmopolitan Architects: Rockwell Group Lighting Design: Focus Lighting, New York. Paul Gregory, principal design; Michael Cummings, principal lighting designer; Christine Hope, senior lighting designer; Scott Hay, lighting designer; and Dan Nichols, project manager. PRODUCTS:
Cooper Lumiere 203 accent/flood luminaires Cooper/RSA: Combo multi-head recessed downlights Cooper Lumiere 615 and 630 Inground luminaires
ETHEREAL BEAUTY Through a combination of color motion and controlled sparkle, guests are able to experience vastly different moods as the chandelier transitions from day to night. The three-story core features 700 crisp, white dimmable LEDs mounted within a sparkling liquor tower and spiral glass stairs, creating a strong contrast to colors on the crystal swags.
multi-head fixtures are installed vertically in the
runs through the core of the bar (above), which
quantities. For example, the effort allowed the
perimeter soffits of the floating floors to provide
includes the staircase used to circulate through-
Focus design team to determine that there was a
multiple points of warm, beautiful front light.
out the three floors of the casino. The three-
need for an additional layer of halogen uplights.
Each lighting position was studied in plan and
story illuminated inner core features 700 crisp
It also provided them a substantive mechanism
section and then mocked-up on site to review
white dimmable LEDs mounted within a spar-
to demonstrate to the client, that there, indeed,
precise aiming angles.
kling glass tower that acts as a liquor display
was a need for 150 of the Lumiere 203s.
A dimmer switch and controls program
surrounded by a spiraling glass staircase.
transitions the chandelier from daytime to a
For those guests who enjoy an intimate drink with the barkeep, several softly illumi-
night-time lighting scene that intensifies the
Don’t Mock the Mock
nated enclaves provide a cozy atmosphere with
drama throughout the evening hours. As part
A year prior to the chandelier’s erection, Gregory
halogen downlights to give warmth, while a
of the evening program, light, color washes and
and the Focus team constructed a full-size, 20-ft.
custom chandelier reinforces the theme.
abstract images are projected onto the vertical
tall mockup of an entire section of the chan-
crystal drapes, which are supplemented by an
delier. The mockup allowed the design team to
Visionaries?
additional layer of vinyl-coated aircraft wire.
analyze the appearance of the lighting on the
Like everything in Vegas, the over-the-top
crystal from both the outside and inside of the
crystal distraction would have guests feeling like
Stairway to Heaven?
chandelier. Furthermore, the mockup provided
Alice in Wonderland, but for the expert vision of
You’ve heard of a champagne fountain, but how
the opportunity for adjustments in factors such
Focus Lighting, which has made it into a first-
about a liquor chandelier? A solid light source
as lamp type, color, and fixture positions and
class spectacle.•
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educational effort to create viable customers for it. Since customers
There is a measurable difference in value delivered between attempts
experience technology progressively over time, the demand for
to cover a wide range of topics in shallow strokes and focusing on a
advancing education grows to serve a broadening range of need from
few specific items in greater depth. That does not mean expanding
fundamental basics to focused specialty information. Whether
complexity by delivering scientific data, it means tailoring the
provided as a presentation at a conference, offered on a YouTube
information presented in context to the customer’s needs with depth
video, or included in sales presentations, there are many opportunities
of information applicable to making practical decisions.
to participate in building customer knowledge. However, there are a
For example, retail lighting customers really don’t need to know—or
few fundamental rules that need to be adhered to that separate actual
care about—the specifics of semi-conductor production yields, but do
customer education from simplistic company promotional efforts:
need to know how LED color impacts appearance of products displayed.
1) Know the Audience Educational content that has no target audience in mind often educates no one. Keeping the audience in mind provides guidance as to what needs to be included, and at what level. If you don’t know the customer, seek assistance from someone who does. Keep in mind that the customer is an expert within their own universe, critical of outsider error that reduces credibility. For example, failing to present
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color and uniformity performance metrics as a higher priority than pure energy saving to interior designers is a failure to understand the daily demands made on this customer.
5) Lead Recipients through the Topic in Steps Educational programs should be formatted in a linear, step-by-step
2) Present Information Objectively
progression. This includes the briefest possible summary of basic infor-
Objectivity is the difference between promotional marketing presenta-
mation, building more and more depth as the program is completed.
tions and actual education. Even when educational efforts are pursued
The balance of depth of information delivered at each step is an art
as part of a marketing program, erasing company bias when delivering
that requires careful planning and review. For example, presenting the
information is critical, even if some points in that content are counter
basics of human color perception and sensitivity, leading to a summary
to company messaging. Objectivity includes presenting advantages
of the issues of color metrics used for light sources, provides a progres-
and implications of approaches, without distortion. For example,
sion of information that builds relevant understanding.
presenting AC LED light sources as a favorable approach, based solely on elimination of electronic components without covering flickerissues
Evolve, Refresh
and possible impact on efficiency, is a failure to present objectively.
As technologies grow in familiarity, so do the needs of educational
Further, educational programs designed to fill space, or masquerade
support. While the very earliest phases of deployment demands basic
product presentations as “educational” fail the objectivity test.
technical education, more mature customers will find this content redundant. This evolution of need provides many opportunities to
3) Provide Contrasting Views or Approaches Positively
remain engaged in education by evolving new content. The key to
One of the most powerful tools for an educator is to present a problem
successful educational effort is to continually create fresh materials
with several contrasting solutions. The depth of information presented
to meet the growing needs of customers. The reward for participat-
adds to intrigue and engages the recipients to think about the topic in
ing as an educator, especially when approached with an objective eye
greater depth. For example, presenting a review of LED retrofit lamps
on customer needs, is growth of understanding in the market as a
to prove the inferiority of halogen lamps is less valuable than case
whole. In the end, educated customers are more likely to take a risk on
studies showing direct comparison of LED and conventional products
an emerging technology, earlier, than those who are left confused by
applied to lighting restaurants, covering the pros and cons of each.
marketing noise alone. •
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By Jeff Spencer, Director of Product Management Juno Lighting Group
The Arrival of Hyperbolic Reflectors Chaan Ch nggiing ng the sha hape pe of th pe he re refl efl f ec ecto or is is an LE L D gaame chaang nger er.. er
Over the past decade, LED lighting technology has continued to evolve
to fit in a wide variety of commercial construction applications where
to meet the demands of today’s commercial market, providing users
lighting designers are seeking a more natural lighting atmosphere. It
with high-quality illumination, superior energy efficiency, lower opera-
also allows for a more "silent" ceiling, a new architectural buzz word
tional costs, lower maintenance costs and long service life.
referring to a simpler ceiling plane, where fixtures in a space are not
As LED dies and packages continue to evolve, LED luminaires have improved as well, which has led to a significant increase in adoption
as noticeable or conspicuous. While parabolic reflectors are still a high-quality option to
by engineers, architects and lighting designers. However, little has
optimize light distribution in commercial applications that require a
been done by manufacturers of luminaires to maximize the benefits
more traditional appearance, the newer hyperbolic shapes allow
of this improved technology. Specifically, the approach to fixture and
designers, architects and facilities managers more versatility and
optical design has not been modified to take full advantage of the new
control over the illumination characteristics of an application.
properties that exist with LED sources. As a result, there are still many untapped benefits to LED lighting that can provide new options and opportunities for lighting specifiers. Hyperbola: A New Approach for a Directional Source Traditional light sources such as incandescent, CFL and HID lamps are omni-directional sources, producing light in all directions. In order to
“The “T The he hyp perrbo oli lic c re r flec ecto t r sp to spre read re ad ds th he li ligh g t an gh and d dire direct di re ectts itt dow own n to t wa ward r th rd he e wor ork k plan pllan ane, e, elliimiina e, nati ting the ti h nee ed to o diff di ffus use e th he li ligh ghtt wi gh with th a le en ns wh whil i e in il i cr crea rea easi s ng effi ficie i nc ncy. y. y. T e sh Th hap ape e allso o red educes uc ces e the h amo m un nt off lig ight htt in h nc cid iden den entt in the th e lo lowe we er re r flec cto or, r red e uc u in ing g ap aper ertu ertu er ture re brriigh htn nes ess. s"
redirect the light down and out of the aperture of a recessed fixture, a parabolic reflector is the most effective shape to maximize efficiency.
In addition to virtually glare-free, “silent” ceiling effect the
However, due to the uni-directional nature of LED sources, utilizing
hyperbolic shape provides in commercial spaces, the unique curvature
parabolic reflectors has proven difficult in terms of minimizing glare
also produces additional benefits to users such as:
and achieving a uniform beam spread on the work plane. As a result, additional diffusion is typically required when using a parabolic
• Increased lumens: The hyperbolic shape provides up to 35%
reflector in order to spread the light to achieve the uniform distribu-
more lumens by directing all light at the target work plane
tion that lighting designers and commercial building architects desire.
and eliminating the need for additional diffusing.
Prompted by the demand for low-glare, high-efficiency LED luminaires, engineers conducted extensive research and testing,
• Higher efficacy: Up to 35% more lumens per watt.
and discovered that changing the overall shape of the reflector from parabolic to hyperbolic provides superior light distribution control for
• Increased application flexibility: Increased lumens to
LED sources. Why? The inherent nature of the hyperbolic shape itself,
accommodate higher ceiling heights and better control of
which reflects and spreads light similar to a convex lens—as opposed
the light allow multiple beam spreads.
to focusing the light—is the reason. Due to the geometry of the hyperbolic curve, there is no source
• Unique aesthetics: Extremely low brightness
image in the reflector as any reflected light is directed down toward the target work plane. By eliminating the need to diffuse the light with
• Very large lumen packages from very small, and silent,
a lens and redirecting the light toward the work plane, the efficacy of
apertures
the luminaire can increase as much as 35%. In addition, the hyperbolic surface allows the reflector to block
A New Option for Recessed LED Illumination
the light that would be incident on the lower portion of the reflector,
With the continued innovation of LED sources and the discovery of the
casting a shadow that dramatically reduces the aperture brightness.
benefits a hyperbolic reflector can provide in commercial applications,
The hyperbolic reflector shape also reduces the amount of light-source
lighting designers, architects and building owners now have another
regression required for glare control by increasing the shielding angle,
option to consider when looking to create the ideal, aesthetic and
thereby reducing the profile of the downlight housing and permitting it
energy efficient environment for building occupants. •
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Product Introductions
Bare Bones Design The spare lines of the new Aki fixture from Leucos USA’s ITRE brand are precisely fabricated from CNC milled wood. Six LED strips are inlaid to highlight these lines. The fixtures are available in natural wood, or in either white or gray enamel finishes. Visit www.leucosusa.com or Circle 299.
In SSL products today, there remains a persistence to apply the technology within a myopic focus on retrofitting through the Edison socket inventory. This dilutes the visibility of the technology and creates the assumption that the conventional is more desirable to all new alternatives where SSL can shine as a superior choice.
1 Indoor/Outdoor Solution The low-profile Lumiere Eon line from Cooper features illumination in three distinct beam patterns: forward, lateral throw and flood. Fixtures are available in aluminum, bronze, brass, copper, stainless steel and powder-coated aluminum. Visit www.cooperlighting.com or Circle 301.
2 Wash Up The Ilumipanel 40 IP from Iluminarc features 40 3W RGB LEDs and 30-degree lenses for uplighting. The luminaire includes both built-in automated lighting programs and 11 customizable color-temperature presets. Visit www.iluminarc.com or Circle 302.
3 Raise the Mast Holophane has added an LED option to its line of High Mast Advanced Optix lighting systems. The fixtures incorporate prismatic glass optics to provide overlapping distribution, while minimizing direct view of the source LED to improve visual comfort. The units are available for new or retrofit applications (existing HID luminaires can be replaced without rewiring or changing mounting arms). Visit www.holophane.com or Circle 303.
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Folded Finesse Inspired by modern architecture, art and the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, Origami is a new energy-efficient and visually unique collection of luminaires from Peerless Lighting. Now available with LED lamping options, the indirect fixtures bathe ceilings with expansive, smooth gradients of light to uniformly illuminate work planes; both the suspended and wall fixtures are well-suited to offices, conference rooms, schools, libraries, museums and retail venues. Advanced lighting optics allow for expanded fixture spacing, as the luminaire both captures light and reflects it across the length of the fixtures. Visit www.peerlesslighting.com or Circle 300.
Improvement in LED efficacy has allowed fixture manufacturers to create luminous surfaces without visible dots or spots.
4 Get in the Zonyx The GalaxZ line-voltage LED linear track fixture is designed for use with the Zonyx track system from Bruck Lighting. Fixtures are available in 2-ft. and 4-ft. lengths, both delivering 1,700 lm./ft. The luminaires also feature an on board dimming driver and integrated adaptor, with an optional daylight harvesting control/sensor also available. Visit www.brucklighting.com or Circle 304.
5 New Options Intense Lighting has expanded its popular MB line of LED track luminaires to include 11 new fixture types and styles. The line includes the MBW2 system, shown here, a best-of-category winner at this year’s Lightfair Innovation Awards. Visit www.intenselighting.com or Circle 305.
6 Light it up Featuring a high light output in a small package, the Big6/2 from Hera Lighting uses only 7.2W and is designed for larger display cases and soffit installations. The fixtures also offer an improved swivel and dimmability using PSLED/Dim. Visit www.heralighting.com or Circle 306.
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B-K LIGHTING
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CAO GROUP, INC.
www.caogroup.com
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COOPER LIGHTING
www.cooperlighting.com
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CREE, INC.
www.cree.com
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GE LIGHTECH
www.gelightingsolutions.com
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IALD
www.iald.org
INSIGHT LIGHTING
www.insightlighting.com
Circle 13
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INTENSE LIGHTING
www.intenselighting.com
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KIM LIGHTING / HUBBELL
www.kimlighting.com
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LIGHTSEARCH
www.lightsearch.com
NORA LIGHTING
www.noralighting.com
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PHILIPS EMERGENCY LIGHTING
www.bodine.com
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PHILIPS GARDCO
www.sitelighting.com
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RAB LIGHTING, INC.
www.rabled.com
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REED EXHIBITIONS JAPAN LTD.
www.design-lighting.jp/en/
SAMSUNG LED
www.samsungled.com
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SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR N.A.
www.seoulsemicon.com
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IFC
STERNBERG VINTAGE LIGHTING
www.sternberglighting.com
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THE CONTINUING ARCHITECT
www.thecontinuingarchitect.com
TE CONNECTIVITY
www.te.com
Circle 09
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ZENARO LIGHTING
www.zenarolighting.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
EDITORIAL PREVIEW:
RGB OVER THE EDGE, BUT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE
IN THE JANUARY ISSUE: We take a look at how SSL is being applied in office environments as general ambient lighting. We’ll stick with our focus on interiors, with a profile on lobby/atrium of the Kansas City Marriott by Bruce Yarnell. Kevin Willmorth addresses proprietary controls issues associated with dimming LED. On the project front, we’ll showcase cool white lighting using exotic fixtures in the Sagafredo Cafe In Greenwich Village, New York. Across the Atlantic, we go inside a storage tank for a truly inspirational retrofit and re-use project. Also, new products, and of course, news.
Just read your LED Insights [from the September issue] and can’t agree more. RGB, since becoming “leading edge,” has gone to “over the edge” in usage. It is often just plain misused in too many applications. That said, we are presently involved in using color changeable LED in a major residential pool and grotto system. In carefully mixing white, and control of the RGB, we, hopefully, will create pools with beautiful effects presently not known. The waterfalls are intentionally always left white so that there is no chance that owners can turn the “scene” into visual chaos. I am excited to see intense red water with white falls and white star effects randomly placed in the bottom of the lazy river along with fiber optic delivered LED white lights randomly placed in the ceiling of a rough stone ceiling. Rather than being a “starry sky,” they are to emulate the tiny eyes of unknown underground creatures. So, RGB, if planned well, can be good. BRUCE YARNELL Yarnell Assocs., Shawnee, Kan.
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By Kevin Willmorth
Requiem for the Tungsten Resister Light Let us observe a moment to reflect on the light of the tungsten register has put upon us: Soon there will be a time when we have only memories of its warm yellow, color-distorting, and energyhogging glow. So long old friend.
heated and are easily killed when mis-wired. The
to niche applications beyond the interest or
slow death by lumen depreciation is just more
reach of the coming solid-state swarm. High
whimpering. And, what’s with all that electronic
power LED, plasma, OLED, and sources yet to
gadgetry?—The entourage is unbecoming.
be released from sequestration by non-disclo-
Halogen lamps have existed as long as they have because they were relevant in comparison to other light sources available until just
sure agreements, indicate a future essentially absent of tungsten resisters. Many will not miss fluorescent lamps
recently. Fluorescent lamps are bulky and ugly,
when they are gone and most can’t wait to
impossible to control optically and require big
see CFL killed off altogether. The eventual
support gear. HID, Induction and CFL are awful
absence of HID will not cause a second thought
We have come to a turning point in lighting
technologies, period. They are inelegant, hard
to anyone. However, we will always miss the
where solid-state is poised to displace a tech-
to design around, and generate barely tolerable
simplicity of the halogen lamp. Even though
nology we have all come to love—the tungsten
light qualities. One uses them because of practi-
each individual lamp’s existence is more but a
resister light, better known as the incandescent
cal reasons, not because they are great products.
flashbulb on the time line of lighting history,
and halogen lamp. While there remains a strong
If the world were lighted by tungsten resisters,
the technology brought many of us great joy.
bond to these heat sources masquerading as light
the earth would now be covered in a foot deep
sources, the writing is on the wall. The use of
layer of spent lamps, the economy destroyed, and
solace can be taken from the fact that LED
tungsten resistance technology is facing attack
the atmosphere choked with the emissions of
intrusion is being slowed by short-sighted
by a superior technology armed to take it down,
millions of coal fire plants.
marketers and metrics engineers, who have
and it’s got a silly name, and that is LED. If only there was a way to make halogen
Alas, LEDs bring with them the asset of tiny
For tungsten resister lovers everywhere,
yet to discover the secret path to deliver the
kernels of light, halogen’s most precious feature.
true value of solid-state, which will be the fatal
lamp much more efficient and long lived. These
Yet LED brings with it fewer liabilities, and an
blow—much like the smart phone ended to
simple lamps asked only to be fed a flow of cur-
arsenal of new values beyond the reach of the
popularity of the Princess phone, and digital
rent, AC or DC, modulated or not, and they lit up
obsolete. They deliver scalable light and form,
imagery devastated the instant camera. For,
gladly for their brief, power-thirsty life. They
new optical potential and inherent directionality
as long as the LED is delivered in ways that
could stand most any environment, hot or cold,
coupled to a dizzying array of colors—delivered
remind us of how much we love the tungsten
dim with the cheapest dimmers available and
with the kill shot of long life and energy
light source, we will never truly wean our-
generate a nice warm color, as long as they were
efficiency. The only comfort one might capture
selves from its magic embrace.•
not knocked around. They also have the dignity
from the demise of such a loyal friend is that
to just burn out when they are done with life, the
tungsten resister sources are but the lowest of
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
clearest indication of maintenance need.
hanging fruit. On the branches above are the
Kevin Willmorth, a lighting expert and fixture designer,
CFL, then HID, and linear fluorescent. They can
has been instrumental in helping create a vision and
hide for some time, but will eventually be pruned
mission statement for Architectural SSL.
Comparatively, LEDs are fussy about the power you feed them, complain when over-
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This is the Next Revolution in LED Outdoor Lighting. This is Kim Lighting.
“ Every revolution was first a thought in one man’s mind.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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