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Perhaps I’m still under the influence of a book I just read—or something else entirely—but entrepreneurial spirit has got me thinking…
tainly try to deliver net zero projects, it’s going to take efforts and partnerships that are not de Rigueur. Lighting designers and manufacturers in joint ventures is definitely a different business model—and it’s not going to happen all the time— but in instances like the Roth Theatre, where
At Lightfair I made the time to visit a few ses-
clearly the existing stock is lacking, it would
sions at the end of the day, and I’m glad I did
quite literally pay to work together.
as one resulted in a completely unexpected
But beyond some extra cash that might see
outcome. Francesca Bettridge, with Cline Bet-
through more labors of love, I only see good
tridge Berstein Lighting, presented a case study
things from manufacturers and lighting design-
on the exterior illumination of the Daryl Roth
ers working together—not the least of which is
Theatre in Manhattan. That was not so unusual,
working much earlier in the process to address
but in the Q&A that followed she was surpris-
issues that crop up in construction when it’s
ingly frank in relaying the fascinating account
often too late. Perhaps there might also be more
of the five-year, pitfall-laden effort. The biggest
creative feedback that will lead to more useful
bombshell was the fact that the firm lost money
products, as I firmly believe those involved in
on the award-winning project, and that it’s not
the SSL world are just beginning to envision its
uncommon to accrue such losses on many of
potential. Our Kevin Willmorth has frequently
their most wonderful installations.
written that those on the engineering side of the
But let me step back a moment. Without retelling the project’s entire story, at its heart was the
equation are too cold, too linear in their thinking. Perhaps it’s time to broaden horizons.
development—by the firm, no less—of a unique
Mark Twain said “travel is fatal to prejudice”
LED luminaire that may soon become a fixture
and I agree. Manufacturers—and I mean manu-
in all historic lighting renovations. Yet, despite
facturers, not reps—get out to designer offices;
the labor of love to see it birthed, the designers
designers, get out to factories and plants. Is this
don’t see a dime—a shame, not only in that it
revolution going to change overnight? No, but as
would have helped the firm recoup some of the
JFK said so eloquently in his inaugural address,
aforementioned losses, but it grates at my inner
all this won’t be finished in the first 100 days, nor
Wilbur Wright. The book I referenced in the
the first 1000 days, or even in the lifetime of this
prologue, if you will, was the “Wright Brothers”
administration, “But let us begin.”
by David McCollough. I don’t want to recap their
One immediate suggestion—perhaps IALD
engrossing history here—pick up the book for
might start working on some standardized con-
yourself—but Wilbur ended his career, and life,
tracts that might encourage such initiatives.•
ultimately, fighting for his intellectual property. I’m not advocating an early exit from this earth,
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but in this very cut-throat business climate of ours, why shouldn’t inventors see at least part of the profit on such efforts? Cline Bettridge Bernstein has a rich history
Jim Crockett, editorial director
of producing novel luminaires, as the firm’s founder, in many cases, had to create that which
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was not there. But there’s the rub: lighting designers—architects too—are not primarily in the business of manufacturing or developing products, but maybe they should be more often.
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sets new R&D plans and performance targets. The 2016 R&D Plan was released in June and outlines the challenges on which the next year’s research will focus. DOE recognizes SSL-based products are still only a small part of the overall lighting market, but believes this situation will be changing
ABOVE: The 2016 R&D Plan projects LED-package efficacy still has a lot of room for improvement, anticipating products will surpass 200 lm/W within the next two to four years.
quickly. Forecasts predict LED lighting to represent up to 88% of lumen-hours produced by 2030. This shift will inevitably lead to significant energy savings, which conservatively, DOE estimates
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could mean a 40% reduction in site electricity consumption over 2013’s total. But savings could reach 60% with the performance improvements the 2016 plan is targeting. That’s the equivalent of nearly twice 2030’s projected wind-energy
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generation, and 20 times that of solar power. Like previous plans, this year’s version was OLEDWorks Department of Energy
developed from input received at stakeholder roundtable meetings and workshops held in the fall as well as this past February. Specifically, participants identified R&D topics for improving efficacy, reducing cost, removing barriers to adoption and adding value to SSL solutions in the next three to five years. For LED products, participants identified specific shortcomings, adoption barriers and application benefits in the areas of core technology, product development and manufacturing processes, as follows: LED efficiency—peak efficiency at high light-
output levels (addressing droop and thermal droop) across the visible spectrum, along with red internal quantum efficiency. Down-converters (on package)—efficiency,
ABOVE: Faster decreases in costs could be achieved by the construction of high-volume manufacturing lines, however, this will require confidence that the market will support a rapid increase in production capacity.
stability, spectral efficiency, spectral control and Z
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long persistence phosphors to simplify driver design. Physiological responses to light— light—
better understanding human, animal
Photo credit: George Lambros, Lambros Photography, Inc.
and plant responses to light.
Product Development: Develop new concepts that increase
efficacy and add value for specific lighting applications. Develop efficient and robust power
supplies for increased efficiency, minimized flicker and expanded luminaire functionality. Develop a silicone/phosphor system
for higher output package materials and processes.
Manufacturing: More flexible luminaire manufac-
turing, to support multiple product families.
OLEDs Separately, the following priorities were identified for OLED: Materials research to develop emitter systems that achieve both long lifetimes and high efficacy; improved light extraction, for
TECHNIQUE: WRITERS THEATRE, GLENCOE, ILL.
panel efficiency; luminaire develop-
A Starring Role
ment, to accelerate marketability; improved manufacturing technologies, to boost yield and reliability, including
A tightly coordinated lighting plan by designers
the ability to manufacture on flexible
with the Chicago office of Lightswitch Architec-
substrates,, and advance the processes substrates
tural for the new Writers Theatre in the Chicago
and materials needed to produce
suburb of Glencoe, Ill., gives top-billing to LEDs.
conformable/flexible OLED, possibly
Working closely with building designers from
through roll-to-roll manufacturing.
Studio Gang Architects, the lighting group incor-
The report goes into detail on the
THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WERE ILLUMINATED TO CREATE THE FEEL OF A LUMINOUS BEACON.
porated three DMX-based control systems that
metrics that will be used to track
allow individual control of every architectural
progress in these research areas, along
space, from the lobby that glows like a lantern
with performance goals participants
for passers-by to the theater space, itself. •
hope to meet by 2020. You can access the report online at www.ener www.energy www.energy.gov/ gy.g gy gov/ eere/ssl/solid-state-lighting. eere/ssl/solid-state-lig eere/ssl/solid-state-li ghtin hting g.•
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ABOVE: Theatrical lighting fixtures, in a nod to the stage, were used to highlight the signature wood batten architecture of the atrium and gallery walk, which are silouetted through the glass curtainwall.
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Sights and Sounds of a New Year In Singapore, it has become tradition to celebrate New Year’s Eve at Marina Bay. As the event grows, so does the spectacular illumination
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all around the harbor. The event’s organizers tasked a local company, Showtech Communications, to provide a solution integrating existing lighting installations surrounding the bay with equipment being added for the celebration. In total, Showtech used 48 Robe fixtures, 45 Clay Paky luminaires, as well as 300 miscellaeous LED fixtures to cover the entire area. Under the guidance of lighting designers MA Lighting, a six-universe of WDMX transmitters and receivers from Wireless Solutions were specified to bridge the 400m of water. The team used 12 Blackbox F-1 transceivers with outdoor dual band antennas to setup the link between the two sides. “The plug-and-play approach of the W-DMX transceivers provided instant connectivity across the water, which in itself is a difficult task due to the reflective nature of the water surface,” said project manager William Ang. During the setup process, the team found it useful to change the transmission mode to 5.8 GHz to guarantee a secure connection as there was an undetermined radio source at the receiving end producing a slight interference. With the aid of W-DMX’s configuration tool, the Co-Existence dongle, the specific frequency channels were selected for each transmitter to eliminate interference. This configuration took less than 30 minutes and guaranteed a smooth operation. In the end, the signal never dropped below 80%.•
ABOVE: A twist on the 2012 New Year’s celebration was to send out illuminated spheres into the harbor which would contain wishes from the event’s many participants—20,000 in fact. Wireless lighting control, using W-DMX tech from Wireless Solutions, made those wishes come true—at least from a lighting perspective.
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FAÇADE ILLUMINATION: CARAN D’ACHE YOUTH RECREATIONAL CENTER, REZEKNE, LATVIA
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DISCUSSION: OLED, WITH TWO LEADING PROPONENTS
The Future of OLED Is OLED still a nascent concept or is it ready
EH: Why investigate technology that is cutting-
EH: Is OLED ready for primetime?
for primetime? Elizabeth Hall discusses the
or “bleeding-edge?”
JW: From a performance perspective, I would
topic with Aurora Lighting Design principal and
LN: I think it’s what we have to do as design-
say that we are there. Lighting solutions are still
founder Leslie North and Acuity Brands’ Director
ers to move the industry forward. Our role is to
at a premium for OLED. That’s the main reason
Business Development Jeannine Fisher Wang.
design spaces that people want to be in. Part of
why applications, to date, have been more limited
that is an obligation to make things better. We
to smaller-scale installations or a feature portion
don’t do the tech, but we have a voice.
of a project, or projects with generous budgets.
EH: How do you convince clients to try it?
EH: From a designer’s perspective, what is hold-
LN: Our clients really don’t care what the
ing specifiers back from adopting OLED?
technology is. What they care about is whether
LN: Controls, cost and size. Right now the num-
the lighting is appropriate; if the occupants are
ber of drivers for that unit is prohibitive for most
happy and can it dim easily? The greater chal-
spaces. We have 11 drivers. It’s also economics
lenge is that we and our clients grew up in an
and familiarity. Certainly there are fewer players
incandescent world, and we’re used to lighting
out in the market. From a manufacturing stand-
being cheap to buy, interchangeable, instant-on,
point you definitely want to keep your options
EH: LED lighting is everywhere. Why do you think
dims to nothing, and is warm with great color
open, which is a good thing. OLEDs need to pay
that we haven’t seen as much OLED adoptixon?
rendering. SSL needs to hit that gold standard,
attention to physical size of the unit. The world
JW: First, LED technology has been around for
particularly with dimming.
can’t live at 4 × 4 in. But OLEDs will come of age,
Jeannine Fisher Wang Director Business Development, Acuity Brands
Leslie North Design Principal and Founder, Aurora Lighting
decades longer. Second, a major challenges OLED
but they need to learn some of the hard lessons
manufacturers like us face is performance. Our
EH: How is such user feedback shaping the next
commercial products utilize OLED technology
generation of OLED products?
at nominally 60 lumens per watt. Based on what
JW: Deeper dimming is something we are work-
EH: Where can we expect it to grow from here?
the whole industry understands as what LED is,
ing toward. It’s a function of the driver, so that’s
JW: Designers are looking to the technology to
that seems like a huge gap. It’s easy to get into a
really an area where industry needs to evolve.
give them creative solutions to different lighting
numbers comparison without realizing that even
For example, the TRILIA luminaire, which Leslie
problems. They want lights to integrate more
at 60 lumens per watt OLED can still be viable.
used in her own studio, uses a remote driver
seamlessly into architectural finishes and ma-
solution—It isn’t uncommon for SSL products,
terials and are excited about the possibilities of
EH: How can you show potential adopters that
but for OLEDs, the electrical characters are dif-
being able to do that with OLED. •
the numbers don’t reflect the reality of OLED?
ferent. OLEDs are a low-current, higher-voltage
JW: A lot of that education hinges on real-world
source which means that if you have a Class 2
applications. When we were first introduced
system it requires more drivers than what would
OLEDs, we’d bring out a panel and battery and
be expected from an LED source.
big brother LED has had to learn.
show it. When that’s all you see, it’s a leap to imagine how it would illuminate a whole room. EH: Speaking of applications, what attracted you to try OLED? LN: A lot of our work is in sustainable design, so we look for things that are at a cutting-, potentially bleeding-edge, level, and when you’re in that level we want to be assured that it’s a good thing for our clients. ABOVE: Acuity/Peerless debuted this prototype at Lightfair. (Above, right) The Acuity/Winona TRILIA fixture, which North employed in her own studio, as seen last issue.
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Color rendering accuracy
Uniformity is not an issue
has been a central topic
of individual luminaire
for more than 40 years.
color accuracy—which
The issue of the aging CRI
TM 30 and CRI address—it
metric has led to the intro-
is the difference in color
duction of the IES TM 30
produced by luminaires
recommendation. This new
used in groups that is
standard delivers higher
at issue. Solving unifor-
color fidelity and adds a
mity requires more than
saturation metric. One
improving individual
might think a perfect color
color accuracy, and will
quality metric is the magic
require a more complete
formula for what ails
metric representation of
lighting. But is it really? In
multiple lighting qualities
the field, the issue of color
to resolve.
uniformity actually creates serious problems.
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The weakest link in color quality metrics (CRI, CQS, TM 30) is not in their fidelity or accuracy, but in their failure to address variables that produce poor uniformity. While accurate color quality standards are most useful in applications demanding the highest color performance— representing less than 20% of the market’s real needs—uniformity is an almost universal requirement, regardless of color quality requirements. This is reflected in the widespread use of 80 CRI as an assumed standard in general illumination, where differences in color appearance remains a significant concern. An indicator that there exists little correlation between high CRI, or high Rf/Rg results and uniformity issues, is that uniformity failures are just as likely to exist in high color accuracy applications as they are anywhere else. Getting beyond this involves addressing uniformity issues not included in, or inherent to, color quality metrics.
Issue #1: Rounded CCT Representation Creates False Expectations. Products are cataloged in rounded values of “3000K,” “4000K”… This is incorrectly presumed
COLOR PERFORMANCE NOT ALWAYS CRITICAL
The scale of color quality accuracy varies. It is critical in high-end applications, such as the Grayhead residence by Robert Singer and Assocs., an honorable mention in the 2016 Eaton/Cooper SOURCE Awards, but not so much in a warehouse. Uniformity is often the more valuable metric.
to be the actual color delivered. Yet, there are virtually no products delivering these exact values. Most vary by ±200K. Color delivery is a composite of source used and luminaire optics. Diffuse products will shift CCTs warmer up to
Issue #2:
Issue #3:
300K, while clear optics deliver color nearer their
Overlooked Du’v’ Conceals Green and Magenta Tints.
CCT Matched and Averaged Color Quality Metrics Hide Inherent Variables.
Everyone has experienced issues of pastel green,
All color quality metrics use exact CCT matching
yellow and magenta hue differences between
when calculating color quality values. A source
ing representations of CCT, specifies the range
products. This can be predicted by how much a
delivering 3768K is evaluated against an ideal
for each rounded color value covering ±250K,
product deviates from the Planckian Locus de-
model at 3768K, a 4221K product against a 4221
for a total dynamic range of 500K from high to
fined within the 1976 u’v’ color space. Du’v’ shift
reference. Both will be identified in catalogs as
low. This is enforced in Energy Star, demand-
is based on exact CCT value, not the rounded as-
“4000K” and may carry an identical CRI or TM 30
ing qualified products to be identified using the
advertised CCT shown in catalogs. The amount a
Rf/Rg value—yet will appear different in color
rounded values of 2700K, 3000K, 35000K, 4000K
source falls from the ideal reference is defined as
and coloration effects on surfaces, as they are
and 5000K. Considering observer perception is
Du’v’ shift. A positive value of as little as 0.005 will
not actually being compared to one another.
sensitive to as little as a 20K difference, the only
produce a greenish tint, while a negative value
Further, since color metrics present averaged
way to remove this variable is to select products
produces a magenta shift. The solution to avoid-
values to produce simple numeric representa-
used in the same space based on LM-79 test data
ing this effect, is to choose products used within
tion, hidden spectral color balance issues are not
CCTs, within a range of between ±10 to 50K of
any space, that are within ±0.002Du’v’ of one
readily apparent. While TM 30 addresses this to
one another, ignoring the stated catalog values.
another in concert with a tight CCT restriction.
some degree, it retains the same CCT matching
source color. So even in cases where the same LED is used in two products, variations in optical treatment will deliver different output colors. ANSI C78.377, the only standard for defin-
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function, so comparison of sources with disparate CCTs is not supported. Holding products to a tight CCT range, and applying products of Rf/Rg values close to one another, with tight Du’v’ constraints, is a path to reducing this issue as well.
Human Factors Beyond Color and Uniformity Beyond the color issue, inclusion of the most critical of human factors represented lighting quality ranking of products is worth considering. Studies indicate low frequency (<200Hz) modulating light sources with a high flicker percent (>35%) and high flicker index (>0.08) negatively impact visual performance, health and feeling of well-being. Further, research has shown that high visual performance is enhanced by high S/P (Scotopic/Photopic) ratio lighting, enabling higher visual acuity per foot-candle (per IES TM-24-13). These deserve inclusion in any new lighting qualities metric.
Lighting Qualities Classification (LQC) A More Complete Representative Metric Ideally, a representative metric will provide a guide point for product selection that is reliable enough to identify important performance characteristics using a representative numeric form built on a simple framework that is applicable to a wide range of application. There exists one such form for representing multiple features; the IP (Ingress Protection) rating format. IP ratings represent protection against: 1.) Dust, 2.) Water and 3.) Impact. The higher the value, the greater the protection. Each rating is backed by a set of parameters that provide a reference for performance. Numeric values are not averaged math functions; they are single digit references to specification/test protocols. This is the power behind the IP rating system. Applying this format can be used to create a Lighting Qualities Classification (LQC) that addresses three primary qualitative concerns: 1.) DISPARATE CCTS NOT SUPPORTED
CCT be it warm or cool, such Microsoft’s office in Gautemala, by Julio Alvarado—the commercial category winner in this year’s SOURCE awards—is another variable metric demanding a better means to compare fixtures. Holding products to a tight range can reduce the variance issue.
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Uniformity; 2.) Color Quality; and 3.) Human Factors. Assigning a range of 9 (highest) to 1 would then represent the entire range of performances—just as it does in the IP rating system. Each value would be backed by specifications outlining what is required to attain each classification.
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The Uniformity Classification The first consideration in uniformity is how close a product is to its stated CCT value. A classification of 9 might require luminaires to be within ±20K of their stated CCT, coupled to a Du’v’ of no more than ±0.003, backed by a documented process to ensure all products remain ≤2 MacAdam (SDCM) steps from product to product in production. Products with a rating of “5” might deliver a ±100K CCT maximum, maintain ±0.005 Du’v’, manufactured with a range of ≤ 3 SDCM fixture to fixture. Lower ratings might include fewer standards. For example, a classification of “4” might only require the products be within 200K of the general rounded CCT value, with a 5 SCDM consistency and no Du’v’ value. Products classified as a “3” may simply mean they comply with Energy Star requirements, while products classified as “1” might be listed as “Unclassified for Uniformity.” This would mean that products, regardless of who provides them, with a LQC Uniformity Classification of 9 to 7 will have a very high probability of appearing identical to one another in application. Products with a classification of 6 thru 5 might be expected to exhibit modest differences, while products classified 4 and below are likely to exhibit significant visible differences.
The Color Quality Classification
be expected to render surfaces with high color
Color quality can be defined by averages, mini-
accuracy. Products classified from 6 to 4 would
mum values and saturation. TM-30-15 delivers
be expected to deliver acceptable color perfor-
its greatest value here, as it presents a value for
mance, similar to lighting systems applied today
saturation (Rg) absent in CRI. A classification
using 80CRI. Products with classifications of 2 and
of “9” would be reserved for those generating
1 would be obvious indicators of either special
an Rf value of ≥98 and an Rg of 100 ±0.1, with
application intent, or out of range performance
no individual color sample value <93. Products
values unsuitable for uses requiring color quality.
SEEK THE RIGHT INDICATORS
Not all applications require perfect color metric scores across the board. Designers and clients might be better served with more moderately rated, but perfectly functional sources for spaces such as a garage or grocery store. Pictured: U-Haul’s Phoenix parking garage and Buy-Low Foods in Langdon, Alberta. Both employ Cree fixtures.
with a classification of “5” might set an Rf value of 80 and an Rg range of between 98 and 101,
Human Factors Metric
between 1.1 and 1.4, applicable to products with
without commitment of any minimum individual
For this classification, the Scotopic/Photopic
a CCT too low to support a higher S/P ratio. A
color value. Products classified “3” might simply
value could be coupled to flicker indicators.
classification of “3” might be reserved for those
represent compliance with Energy Star, while
Flicker can be defined by a combination of flicker
that simply meet the Energy Star minimum of
products with a classification of “1” would be
index, percent and frequency already defined in
120Hz minimum flicker frequency, with no con-
reserved for special color products with unique
IES publications. Products carrying a classifica-
sideration of S/P ratio. Product classification of
application end uses, such as wildlife friendly
tion of “9” would be those with an S/P ratio of
“1” might indicate a “no classification” status.
products, to which application of color accuracy
≥1.8, with a flicker frequency of >5KHz, a flicker
metrics are irrelevant.
percentage of <5 and a flicker index of <0.01.
7-9 would be expected to deliver no flicker and
Product classification of “7” might indicate the
elevated S/P ratio, while those in the 4-6 range
same flicker classification, but an S/P ratio of
would be lower performers.
Based on this, products applied to a project with a second numeric value of 9 thru 7 would
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WHERE A HIGH UNIVERSAL RATING DOES MATTER
UNDERSTANDING LQC RATINGS
In envisioning the illumination of what might be an award winning space, such as the Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York, by Tillotson Design Assocs.—which happened to be IALD’s 2016 Radiance Award winner and IESNY’s 2016 Award of Excellence co-winner—a high, across-the-board Lighting Qualities Classification is justified, perhaps even essential, to guarantee the lighting quality desired.
LQC, if adopted, would break quality metrics into three categories: uniformity, in how close a product is to its CCT; color quality, in how close it is to Rg and Rf values; and finally, human factors for photopic and scotopic fidelity. Each category would be rated 9 to 1, so an LQC of 9-9-9 ensures optimized performance, while a back-of-house area might only require a specification of 5-5-3.
Pulling it All Together
is of less concern than energy efficiency and
Make it Happen
Using this concept, carrying a classification
cost, leading to products classified as LQC 5-5-3.
While the work of defining the parameters for
of LQC 9-9-9 would be considered hyper-per-
A high-speed production application or high-end
each classification for the categories described
formance product. These would be uniform in
retail outlet might demand LQC 9-9-9 to ensure
will require some effort, most of the support for
color at their stated CCT value regardless of
optimized performance, while general ware-
it is already available, from LM-79 reports, TM
who makes them, exemplary in color accuracy,
housing customer might only demand Energy
30-15, TM 24, ES Standards and industry knowl-
supporting the highest visual performance. This
Star Qualifications of LQC 3-3-3 to obtain a utility
edge. This approach requires the least amount
would demand a premium price, as attaining
rebate. Further, all requirements of Energy Star,
of effort to deploy once the classifications are
these lofty targets will be costly. However, what
Lighting Facts, Title 24, ASHRAE and the DLC
defined, enabling accelerated adoption. LQC has
manufacturer isn’t going to be proud to include
could be translated into LQC ratings to harmo-
the potential to resolve application uniformity
this classification in their leading performance
nize representation of qualities between these
issues, while placing color quality in proper con-
products? Could this not lead to an escalation of
disparate activities.
text, while elevating human factors as a visible
qualities by giving producers a lofty target to hit? Not all projects demand tight uniformity or
Decision makers could use LQC to define
consideration in decision making.•
minimum requirements, then seek products that
perfect color performance. Application need
meet or exceed that classification floor, as well
will define classification requirements room-by-
as include specifications derived from the classi-
room, or project-by-project reflecting the desired
fication levels to creating a homogenous demand
balance between cost and quality. Examples
on manufacturers.
where lower classifications are applicable include back of house spaces, where uniformity
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TOPICS AT THE FRONT
By Vilma Barr, contributing writer
PEOPLE-CENTRIC WORKPLACES The open office, the then-radical layout system introduced in the 1960s that released workers from individual cubicles and then surrounded them in free-standing space dividers, is being phased out of the office planning lexicon. In its place are three vital paradigms that focus on the worker in the productivity process: strategic to the company’s success, cooperation between co-workers, and interactivity with employees at different levels and with different responsibilities.
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TREND | Open Plan Environment
La Presse, Montreal In Montreal, the offices and newsroom of the metropolitan newspaper La Presse moved into a three-level, 33,000-sq-.ft. former printing plant with 35-ft.-high ceilings in the main staff newsroom. JBCArchitects and Architecture 49 with Dupres Ledoux Engineers specified six dimmable Lumenpulse products with the ability to adjust to the daylight entering the space from the bank of original windows. Each level of the newsroom is a partial story surrounded by glass walls. The clear finishes of the workstations contributed to the overall light and airy environment. Lumpulse provided all LED fixtures that illuminate the three-level space. Lumenline pendant direct and recessed fixtures in enclosed offices; Lumencove; Grande Pendants; and LumenAlpha Multi 1s.
Photos: Stephane Brugger
OPEN TO STORY IDEAS Staff in the now online newspaper is housed in 328 work stations and 44 private offices. Abundant use of glass and daylighting, white painted ceiling and the clear finishes of the workstations contribute to the bright, open working environment.
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D Companies have adopted variations to implement these management outlooks as best to fit their own corporate culture. In such U.S. major urban centers such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago—and London and Tel Aviv in Europe—high-tech industries compete to hire and retain top talent by offering amenities in settings that resemble lounges and cafes,
“THE POWER OF CHOICE AND AUTONOMY DRIVES EMPLOYEE HAPPINESS, MOTIVATION AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE.”
with workstations to fit individual or group needs as incentives to spur serious product and service innovations. In the suburbs-vs.-cities debate about location preference, the latter is gaining, as the benefit of taking public transit, walking, or biking appeals. Motorola, for example, moved 2,000 employees from its suburban Chicago campus to downtown. Barbara Boucher, an executive with the commercial real estate firm JLL, suggests brokers should help clients create a “we” culture. “Flexibility, training, and eco-friendly environments are among the new organizational initiative to promote attaining common goals,” she says. MIX IT UP At Motorola Mobility, public spaces are industrial and open, blending technology, digital art, and natural materials.
Photos: Eric Laignel
TREND | Personal Environments
Motorola Mobility, Chicago To attract tech-savvy employees, office designs are allowing for many different workstations and multi-sized conference rooms that allow for both social work environments and solitary areas for headdown study. At Motorola’s facilities in the Merchandise Mart, designed by Gensler, amenity spaces are interspersed with benching, collaborative offices and focus areas. Underlying the design is an openended philosophy of encouraging employees to express their personality, adopt work styles that suit them, and arrange their workspace to meet their needs. CD+M Lighting Design Group integrated the space with sustainable lighting fixtures, lamps and dimming controls. USAI Lighting provided 6-in. diameter Cylinder 10 and recessed BeveLED 2.0 fixtures.
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TREND | Personal Environments
GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia
Photos: Eric Laignel; Francis Dzikowsk; Barry Halkin/Mason
REDUCED LED COSTS, INCREASED LUMEN OUTPUT, SIZE AND AIMING OPTIONS HAVE GIVEN DESIGNERS OPTIONS TO ILLUMINATE EXPANSIVE WORK SPACES IN A MANNER NOT POSSIBLE EVEN AT THE START OF THIS DECADE.
PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM The idea of the complex is to generate complete freedom for employees to work where they’re most comfortable.
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When the 1,300 employees of the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline first gathered in the four-story-high daylit central atrium in the gleaming new building in South Philadelphia’s Navy Yard development in June 2013, they were welcomed by Ray Milora, GSK’s project executive. “This building is your space. It was designed for interaction between everyone here,” Milora said. “You are not tethered. Your work station is your laptop. There’s WiFi all around. Work where it is comfortable and productive, with others or singly. And for business calls, use the phone on your laptop,” Milora said. The $120 million, 220,000-sq.-ft. of the U.S. headquarters of the international pharmaceutical company has two distinct parts: a four-story core and two wings. South-facing façades are canted downward to mitigate solar heat gain, while the north-facing façade tilts upward to provide view of the city skyline in the distance The project architect was Robert A.M. Stern Assocs.; interior spaces were created by Francis Cauffman Architects. Lighting for the office and workplace areas was designed by The Lighting Practice. Buro Happold provided M/E/P services and the lighting design for the exterior and ground floor public areas. Whole-building lighting controls automatically dim fixtures and turn off unoccupied spaces. Overall watts/sq. ft for the four-level building is 0.80. Work plane surfaces at open offices is 30 fc. Lighting energy is 26%below ASHRAE 90.1-2007.
OPEN INVITATION The 220,000-sq.-ft. headquarters has two distinct parts: a four-story core and two adjacent wings.
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TREND | COMMUNAL SPACE
Sainsbury’s Digital Lab, London A major food supplier in the U.K., Sainsbury’s has been a champion of LED illumination, having installed over 100,000 LED retrofit luminaires in its facilities. For the Digital Lab, Mike Coupe, Sainsbury’s CEO, said that its design needed to reflect the way people work today, making it more communal. Lighting Designer Andrew Bissell, and his team at Cundall Light, adhered to a fast-track program to develop the concept and select the products for ordering. Beyond bespoke hexagonal shades with 9W Osram LEDs, their luminaire selections were: Zeta linear tunable white LED ceiling uplights
Photos: Casey Photography
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THE BRIEF ASKED THAT ITS DESIGN REFLECT THE LATEST RESEARCH IN OFFICE LIGHTING, HELP TO ATTRACT THE BEST STAFF IN THE INDUSTRY, AND DELIVER AN ENERGYEFFICIENT INSTALLATION.
from Kemps; Ringo Star suspended LEDs; Basic, circular surface diffuse LEDs; and Matric chevron suspended fixtures. Other suppliers included ILED, ASH, KKDC, and Glowline vertical linear floor washlights.
A COMMUNAL SETTING Sainsbury’s Digital Lab is housed in a bi-level 10,550-sq.-ft. space that was carved out of the basement of the firm’s Holborn headquarters.
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San Jacinto Plaza El Paso, Texas Owner: The City of El Paso, Texas Landscape Architect: SWA Group Associate Architect: Lake Flato Architects Lighting Design: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design Text: Vilma Barr Photos: Jonnu Singleton/SWA The Challenge: San Jacinto Plaza has been the central urban node for the residents for over a century. Increased use of the park initiated a funding effort to upgrade and redesign the facility to attract more visitors. The circulation system would need to connect and integrate with the circulation patterns of the surrounding downtown area to encourage maximum use. Primary access routes would be clearly identifiable, from the street and from within the park, legible and well maintained. The Solution: Lighting, by Horton Lees Brogden, under park planner, SWA Group, would augment the layout by emphasizing walkways, focal points, gathering places, and building entrances. Case in point, HLB added festoon lights overhead to add glitter to the Plaza’s border and image of celebration to the outdoor environment. “They serve as emotional triggers before visitors enter the park itself, to set a level of expectation of what they will experience once inside,” says lighting designer Teal Brogden.
El Paso’s New Urban Statement El Paso is one of the fastest grow-
and beautified to become a popular
ing urban areas in the U.S. In the
day-into-evening destination.
past decade, the city at the foot of the Franklin Mountains across
served as landscape planners and
from Juarez, Mexico, has gained
architects by coordinating with the
100,000 new residents. To serve
Los Angeles office of Horton Lees
its growing population of 680,000,
Brogden Lighting Design (HLB).
the city operates 145 public parks.
Trent Okumura served as SWA’s
The largest and most central to
rected the HLB team to create the
old San Jacinto Plaza. With a
lighting for the Plaza and adjacent
combination of new landscaping
public walkways.
and inviting, it has been upgraded
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FESTOON LIGHTS SERVE AS EMOTIONAL TRIGGERS TO SET A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPECTATION BEFORE THE VISITORS ENTER.
project manager; Teal Brogden di-
the downtown area is the century-
and lighting that is both elegant
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SWA Group’s Los Angeles office
Programming for the park was an intensive community par-
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ticipation process involving the
and bridges that lead park users to
ming. Millennials are a major factor
designers with input from a wide
various destinations. These include
in this trend, Aquino believes.
range of constituents expressing
gaming areas for ping-pong, chess,
“They ask, ‘Is it a place where I can
their desire to retain some of its
washoes (a local favorite game sim-
enjoy myself, where I can meet my
historic identity and culture of the
ilar to horseshoes but with water),
friends? Can I have Facetime here?’
region. Early historical documents
a children’s splash pad, a café with
Designing a park today isn’t like it
show that the site was first claimed
colorful seating, and a reflecting
was done even five years ago.”
in 1598 for King Philip II of Spain.
pool. Prior to the formal opening
Pacific Railroad in 1881, the city’s
of the Plaza in April of this year,
to city centers with open space
real growth began.
Gerdo Aquino, CEO of SWA, noted
projects, Aquino explained. San
a recent shift in emphasis in park
Jacinto’s landscape plan preserved
integrated the existing formal
design, from beauty and ecology to-
existing older trees, while pair-
axial paths with informal paths
ward beauty, ecology, and program-
ing native species of oak, agave,
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NEW LIFE
City living is luring all demo-
With the arrival of the Southern
For the $6 million project, SWA
HLB’s lighting program supports and reinforces the concept by landscape architect SWA of outdoor “rooms,” with a hierarchy of light to achieve an urban identity.”
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and grasses with non-native, but adaptive, plants for pops of color. “If mayors want to make their downtowns more livable,” Aquino said, “they need open space that’s ecological, financially feasible, programmed to the hilt, and also beautiful. You don’t have to live in New York, L.A., San Francisco, or Boston or any other major city to have access to great design to be enjoyed by the public. Great design can be created anywhere you live.”
EXISTING FORMAL AXIAL PATHS AT SAN JACINTO PLAZA WERE INTEGRATED WITH NEW INFORMAL PATHS AND BRIDGES. Lighting designer Brogden agrees. “There is an urban resurgence around the country. And lighting is critical to the visibility and livability of a city,” she says. “Residents want to know what kinds of things they can do in their park before they commit to going there. It becomes a luminous place of activity, to explore and discover.” HLB’s lighting program supports and reinforces SWA’s concept of outdoor “rooms” with a hierarchy of light to achieve a recognizable placemaking effect.
WELL PLANNED
The Plaza’s new lighting program created zones, some brighter around the central sculpture and canopy, and others that are visually quiet places.
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“There are zones that are brighter
with Lake Flato Architects, San
than others, around the central
Antonio, SWA created a circular
sculpture and canopy, and there
metal structure above the sculp-
are visually quiet places, like those
ture to help protect it from the
that parallel the walkways.”
sun and also to provide a shaded
POLE LAMPS AND OTHER FIXTURES LEAD VISITORS TOWARD A GARDEN, GAMES, A MARKET, AND EVEN AN OUTDOOR READING ROOM THAT LENDS BOOKS.
From information gathered at
area for user activities around the
the series of open meetings with
perimeter. It is uplit from recessed
residents to determine how future
submersible programmable 60W
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based its plan on creating differ-
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ent space appropriations for the two-acre park, and for long-term environmental and economic sustainability for site. Existing formal axial paths were integrated with new informal paths and bridges. At the park’s center, the designers gave a leading visual role to Los Lagortos, a fiberglass sculptural depiction of the live alligators that once inhabited a large tank in the Plaza over 45 years ago. Together
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FOCAL POINT
SWA encircled the central statue with a balustrade and decorative mosaics that radiate out, identified with a suspended canopy illuminated by clamp-mounted programmable 14W RGB LED color changing fixtures from Lumenpulse.
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3000k warm white, 16W Lumascape in-grade mounted LED floodlights, as well as concrete-pour mounted Philips Lumec 18W warm white LED bollards light walkways.
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Hydrel 60W RGB LED Recessed Submersible programmable color changing flood fixtures illuminate fountain areas.
Above the sculpture are clamp-
border and image of celebration to
mounted 14W RGB fixtures, also
the outdoor environment. “They
of nine arching 6-ft.-high sprays of
color programmable, from Lu-
serve as emotional triggers before
water is accented from below by
menpulse. Lake Flato was also
visitors enter the park itself, to
30W RGB fixtures.
responsible for the design of the
set a level of expectation of what
SWA’s design has built-in flex-
on-site café.
they will experience once inside,”
ibility to accommodate year-round
Brogden indicates.
use, seasonal events, and provides
SWA encircled the statue with a balustrade and decorative mosaics
For lighting at the pedestrian
A splash pad with a double row
space that can be utilized for live
that radiate out toward a botanical
level, Brogden and her team
performances. “We brought the
garden, custom chess and ping-
analyzed the directional pathway
park back to life,” Brogden affirms.
pong tables, an outdoor reading
layout. Levels of illumination were
room with a lending library, and
determined for poles, bollards,
2015 Lone Star Legacy Park by
a produce market. An additional
and at lower levels to skim across
Texas Parks and Recreation.•
10 feet and new sidewalks were
patterned walkways. The effects
added along all park boundaries.
created, she describes, emphasize
HLB added festoon lights over-
the depth of the surrounding verti-
head to add glitter to the Plaza’s
cal and horizontal surfaces.
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SUBTLE LIGHTING THE RIGHT CALL IN DAYLIGHT-HEAVY HADID MASTERPIECE INVESTCORP BUILDING St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford
Functionally, the 13,000-sq.-ft. Investcorp Building doubled the space of the college’s Middle East Centre. But for a such a relatively small building, it’s created a contemporary artistic statement on the traditional Victorian campus, earning wide recognition. Of course, works by Zaha Hadid tend to do so. In fact, the Royal Institute of British Architects made it a recipient of its National Award, noting she and her team demonstrated great virtuosity and a huge amount of technical skill “to produce a superb building which will stand the test of time.” The project is named for Nemir Kirdar, executive chairman of Investcorp, a manager of investment products. Kirdir met the late architect through her brother, who was an active supporter of St. Antony’s. The benefactor worked to help Oxford achieve its goal to construct a suitable center as a functional repository for its growing Middle East collection. Hadid’s design for the building’s most public façade is an angled surface of polished stainless steel that completes St. Antony’s quad, reflecting the Victorian-era trees, spires and gables. Spaces inside the expansion include a multi-purpose ground floor gallery (left); a below-grade auditorium and the signature skylit reading room. In fact, natural light from the tear-shaped skylights is the primary daytime source of illumination. At night, the scoop shape hides downlights, recessed out of direct sight, providing ambient and work surface illumination. Such subtle and complementary lighting, by Arup’s London-based lighting group, is found throughout the building.
ABOVE: Arup’s lighting group was instructed to make illumination of the central staircase visually stunning,
but discreet. LED, fairly novel at the time of the building’s design, allowed the designers to follow the structure’s curvature. Several lighting features were incorporated into the detailing of the mainly in-situ concrete structure, such as the linear lighting slots in the exposed soffit of the first floor slab.
Be Discreet Case in point, the brief supplied to Arup specifically asked that the main staircase be both visually stunning and discreetly lit. “One challenge was to overcome the tight curvature of the
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THE CHALLENGE: The Middle East Centre holds Oxford University’s primary collection on the modern Middle East, a world-class archive of 400 collections of private papers and 100,000 historic photographs, used by scholars and researchers. The need to expand the teaching and storage space had become increasingly acute with student numbers growing dramatically in recent years, including many additional master’s and doctoral candidates. THE SOLUTION: The Investcorp Building integrates new academic and research facilities within a design defined by the existing built and natural environment of the college. Additional floor space totals 13,000 sq. ft., a new auditorium, library and archive space, and space for the conservation and management of the center’s collection. Light enters the roof skylights and onto the main reading room. PROJECT CREDITS:
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects Lighting Design: Arup Lighting
FLEXIBILITY KEY Arup’s lighting solution for the lecture hall is a two-layer system. LED linear slotlights were installed for direct illumination, and curved LED strips are hidden within the ceiling recess for soft diffuse light.
Text: Vilma Barr Photos: Alamay functions such as presentations, speeches, or
ence our final decision is the local climate in the
the screening of movies,” Akritas reports. “We
Oxford locale, and the solar position to ensure
staircase,” notes Pavlina Akritas, senior lighting
developed controls to alter scenarios so that the
uniformly illumination in the Reading Room by
designer in the London office of Arup. “We ac-
lighting program is adaptable and easily control-
skylight while sunlight is excluded.”
complished this through our pioneering use of
lable by the end user,” she affirms.
LED lighting, which when the project began in 2007, was not in common usage.:
Akritas says that minimizing the impact of the electric lighting equipment from the space’s
Library Reading Room Ceiling Cone Lighting
flowing architectural form was one of the
By utilizing LED strip lights, the designers
The reading room’s
project’s priorities. “This forced us to look for a
were able to fill the curve, allowing indirect illu-
three-dimensional
discrete lighting system to provide direct and
mination around the staircase. “The result is soft
scoops provide two
diffuse light. The solution was to use recessed
lighting around the stairs. Here, too, the lighting
functions: during
LED luminaires within the skylight ceiling cones.
enhances the architecture while at the same
the day they allow
By considering the beam and aiming angle of the
time eliminates visual clutter.”
skylight to enter and
luminaires, we designed a bespoke ‘scoop within
during the night they
a scoop’ to house the electric lighting,” she points
Lecture Hall Flexible Strategy
hide the downlights
out. A three-dimensional mock-up that was con-
A flexible lighting strategy for the lecture hall
that illuminate the
structed to determine if their innovation meant
was another primary need as expressed to the
space.
the light fixtures remain hidden, while allow-
designers by St. Antony’s staff and the Centre’s
Akritas and her
ing unobstructed daylight to enter, proved the
instructors. Arup’s lighting solution is a two-
team used Radiance
concept to be viable, and was integrated into the
layer system. LED linear slotlights were installed
lighting simulation software to test the lighting
for direct illumination, and curved LED strips are
effect of the fixture under consideration.
final construction documents. In addition to RIBA’s National Award for 2016,
hidden within the ceiling recess for soft diffuse
“We studied the size, shape, and positioning
light. “These two systems can be used together
of the scoops within the building’s architecture,”
cent awards from the Oxford Preservation Trust
or independently to accommodate a series of
Akritas recounts. “Other factors that would influ-
and RIBA South.•
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Light Measurement Techniques to Improve Results Don’t be casual when it comes lighting measurements—accuracy is key in delivering benchmarkable criteria
Field measurement of lighting system performance, whether in
For color measurement, surrounding surfaces will distort
quantity, intensity, or color characteristics, requires recognition of
measurement of light color, as will surrounding light sources.
conditions that effect measured results. Casual practices produce
Generally, this precludes taking illuminance and color measurements
highly variable and misleading results. Consideration and control
from the same meter placement. Color measurements taken at a task
of variables is required to deliver reliable metered results. This is
surface, for example, will not accurately describe the color being
particularly important when collecting data for benchmarking, life
emitted by the light sources illuminating the space.
cycle monitoring, or critical performance evaluations.
Multiple Measurements Required Understand Light Meter Optics
Taking too few measurements leads to erroneous conclusions. Since
Illuminance meters include cosine correction diffusers to deliver a
it is impossible to eliminate all potential influencers on light falling
lambertian acceptance field with sensitivity highest in an angular
on the sensor, taking measurements from several locations within
region of 120° FWHM, while still capturing a total of 180°. This applies
the target area is necessary. These can be averaged to provide a
to both illuminance meters as well as color meters. The implication
generalized result, or delineated as a range, with maximum, minimum,
is that accurate measurement of any lighting system, isolated from
average, and ratio results collected and calculated. The more critical
its surroundings, requires peripheral light sources be shut off, or
the light performance demand, the more data points required. This
completely blocked from view by the sensor. This includes any possible
includes light source color measurements, where variations in color
reflected light. Cosine corrected illuminance meters are not usable
over distribution angle, and impact of direct or reflected surrounding
in measuring brightness or glare characteristics. Meters that have a
light influence data collected.
narrow acceptance angle, frequently called “spot” meters, measure luminance from a source, not illuminance falling onto a surface. These
Keep a Record of All Variables
are particularly handy for evaluating brightness, glare, and other
Recording all variables including steps taken to control surrounding
visual field characteristics of a lighting system from an observer’s
influencing light, location of the meter sensor, description of the
point of view.
surfaces (color, reflectance, etc.), and meter used, validates the results captured. For measurements taken to monitor life cycle
Determine Specifically What is to be Measured
lumen depreciation, this record keeping is critical, as the only way
Is the lighting system, specific components, or overall light the
to complete an accurate validation of performance is to establish a
desired data being collected? Define what is to be measured, and for
process that is readily duplicated over time.
what purpose. Identify why the measurements are being collected. Is it to establish light falling on a task surface, floor, or wall? Or, is
Consider Relative Accuracy over Pinpoint Precision
it to benchmark a specific product’s output for future reference?
Precision infers that each measurement is an absolute, without
Understanding these goals will establish parameters for taking
error or distortion from variables not considered. In general, light
accurate measurements.
measurement is rarely precise, varying from between 5% to 25%, from factors that are difficult to control or eliminate. However, most
Meter Sensor Placement for Accuracy
good meters deliver repeatable results, that when compared to
The location of the meter sensor is equally critical to attaining
one another, produce accurate relative results. For example, taking
accurate results. Daylight intrusion, reflected light, and shadowing
measurements on one task surface, compared to another in an
from obstructions impact data collection. The inverse square law
adjacent space, generates relative results that are accurate in relation
dictates that distance from the meter to the light source has a
to one another, regardless of each individual measurement’s precision.
significant impact on the measured illuminance. Placing the sensor
Accurate (controlled) relative measurements in lighting are far more
level, or parallel, to the target plane is also critical to accuracy.
useful than attaining a precise single point measurement. Further,
Planning sensor placement, orientation (horizontal or vertical),
while precision demands expensive calibrated metering, even low
juxtaposition with light sources, and avoidance of obstructions, are
cost meters deliver acceptable repeatability for collecting accurate
important steps in attaining accurate results.
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High-Octane Output The new CPY-20L LED canopy luminaire from CREE offers a superior efficacy rating of 143 lumens per watt, with an output of 20,784 lumens at a color temperature of 5700K. Its low-profile design allows it to mount in almost any canopy or soffit. The fixture also is rated for hazardous locations in direct-mount applications, for use in areas where flammable liquids and gasses are handled. Visit www.cree.com or Circle 291.
Forecasts predict LED lighting to represent up to 88% of lumen-hours produced by 2030. DOE estimates this could mean a 40% reduction in site electricity consumption over 2013’s total.
1 Modular Platform Schreder Lighting “Shuffle” outdoor luminaires feature a modular pole that can incorporate up to five module options, including LED lighting for a range of outdoor applications. The fixtures ship pre-wired, with quick connectors for modules. Visit www.schreder.com or Circle 292.
2 It’s Got the Power The new No. 8 Lighting 400 Series downlight offers illumination levels of 900-1,000 lumens while drawing only 15 watts. The compact fixtures can be installed from below finished ceilings of virtually any thickness. Visit www.8lighting.com or Circle 293.
3 Get Connected The Lightify lineup from Sylvania includes a range of fixtures and replacement lamps all dimmable and color-tunable using simple mobile-device apps. Shown here is the RT5/6 HO RGBW recessed downlight kit, designed for direct replacement in existing 5- and 6-in. cans. Visit www.sylvania.com or Circle 294.
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Cubic Geometry Grid ceiling systems become a lighting designer’s blank palette with Mark Architectural Lighting’s RUBIK luminaires, which can be arranged in traditional groupings or positioned to create clustered or freeform patterns. Illumination options are equally broad, with color changing and tunable capabilities for both volumetric- and accent-lighting applications. Visit www.marklighting.com or Circle 295.
Worker collaboration areas have metamorphed from pre-arranged, time-limited meetings held in lookalike opaque conference rooms to utilization of the entire building for all-day worker interaction.
4 Next Generation Output Second-generation Lumileds LUXEON CoB Compact Range LEDs offer efficacy and output improvements of up to 16% over previous versions, for use in solid-state PAR, GU-10 and MR-16 lamps. The new LEDs all feature a common 6.5-mm. lightemitting surface, so lamps of different power ranges can share a common optic. Visit www.lumileds.com or Circle 296.
5 High and Bright Designed for ceiling heights of up to 40-ft., fixtures in Litetronics’ line of LED High Bays deliver 16,00020,000 lumens while using less than half the energy of equivalent metal halide fixtures and less than a third of equivalent T5 HOs. Visit www.litetronics.com or Circle 297.
6 Easy Retrofit Forest Lighting’s UniV8 T8 LED is a universal retrofit option that can be installed in fixtures without a ballast. It is available in two wattages and four color temperatures. Visit www.forestlighting.com or Circle 298.
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Dazzling Jewelry Illumination Designed by architects Anders+Grabmeister and lighting design firm Dinnebier Licht, the Düsseldorf branch of Cadenzza jewelry store features displays that are brilliantly backlit with Tridonic’s LED modules. Low-profile light boxes created and fabricated by lightcom’s Georg Klingler are backlit by TALEXXpanel P581 LED modules. The flexible, 25-LED-module chain is made of 6-cm. cables that can be detached as needed for flexibility. Visit www.tridonic.com or Circle 299.
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2 Premier Dimming Performance The Lutron Electronics Hi-Lume Premier 0.1% constant-voltage driver provides flicker-free 0.1% dimming, along with soft-on and fade-to-black performance to match incandescent performance. The drive can be matched with any constant-voltage LED strip or tape lighting. Visit www.lutron.com or Circle 301.
3 Organic Inspiration If J.R.R. Tolkiens’ elves needed exterior lighting, they’d certainly be drawn to Eaton’s Invue Arbor family of post-top, bollard and wall-mounted fixtures, all featuring delicately sinuous outlines inspired by nature. Multiple wireless control options are available for remote operation and monitoring. Visit www.eaton.com/lighting or Circle 302.
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New Highbay on Campus The Lunera HID LED 360 lamp replaces both metal halide and high-pressure sodium lamps in architectural post-top fixtures. The lamps use a cylindrical optical lens to provide diffuse illumination at night and mask LED components during the day. Both lineand ballast-driven options are available, along with a range of lumen outputs and color temperatures. Ò Visit www.lunera.com or Circle 303.
Not all spaces require perfect color or tight uniformity. Application need will define classification requirements reflecting the desired balance between cost and quality.
4 Beauty and Performance Soraa Barrel and Gable fixtures both pair a minimalist aesthetic with strong color rendering (>90 CRI) in designs that fit neatly into shallow lay-in and gypsum-board ceiling settings. Both incorporate expert optical design along with VioletEmission 3-Phosphor LED technology. Ò Visit www.soraa.com or Circle 304.
5 It’s Graze-y The Pixel Graze luminaire from Acclaim Lighting brings best-in-class color mixing and saturation controls to a range of custom wall-grazing applications, both indoors and outside. Ò Visit www.acclaimlighting.com or Circle 305.
6 Built-in Sensor With a streamlined profile designed to complement modern urban architecture, the ValuLume street and roadway fixture from U.S. Architectural Lighting can be specified with any of 10 available light distributions, and features field-rotatable optics that allow lighting patterns to be set independently of the fixture’s orientation. Ò Visit www.usaltg.com or Circle 306.
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NEXT ISSUE: In October, we’ll delve into interesting illumination occuring in markets and food service areas around the world. Closer to home, we’ll look at new lighting in Reagan International as well as Sonos’ first flagship store in Soho.
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LIVING WHERE YOU EAT:
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Lost Phones, Rat Rods and the New Era of Lighting progress for simpler and more creative uses of
these rusty relics consume 10 times more
less-is-more. They’re called “rat rods,” and these
energy, are a fire hazard, and have stupid short
rolling sculptures eschew ABS brakes, air bags,
lives. I enjoy the symbology of rat rods as a
crash protection, paint and any consideration of
creative rebuke of technology. I also realize this
vehicle stability. Most are based on junk found
has no place in the building industry. While I
left unfinished. They represent an impugnation
am exhausted with the constant companion-
of technology—for a state of it frozen in time just
ship of smart devices, it’s not something I can
before electronics began to change everything.
see parting with. Yet, I can live with a building
I cannot begin to describe how exhausted I am
The results are both horrifying and very cool.
that is closer to rat than smart. I am concerned
with my constant companion, the smartphone.
I work with, and sometimes around, what
that if we make lighting too much like the smart
Like smart phones, the promise of technological advances that might readily be associated with lighting can be intoxicating, but how much value can they really add?
It’s more ubiquitous to me now than anything
technology is bringing and doing to lighting.
device, its annoyance level will outweigh its
else I own, including shoes and underwear. It
Like my smartphone, lighting delivers so much
benefit realization. The current proposal to make
follows me to work, it roams around the house
more than it ever has. That said, while the gains
lighting part of the IoT, connecting everything
with me, it sits next to me when I eat, and jabs
outweigh the losses, I do miss the simplicity
to everything else, is interesting. Yet, if we go
me viciously in the hip when I sit while leaving it
that lighting once was. Like “rat rods,” simple,
down the smart-appliance road, it is inevitable
in a pocket. It also wanders off, requiring I hunt
purpose-driven, easy-to-attain lighting products
we will face end-of-life collisions requiring entire
it down lest I find myself abandoned in society
that placed value on artistic and custom form
building systems to be replaced every few years
without my pics, Internet, and communication
pull my nostalgic chains. Today it’s all about
to remain connected. Is this tenable?
link to the universe.
delivering lumens and watts, calculations, code
As someone who remembers the day when
Putting the future of building viability into
compliance, and other such complexity, for a
the hands of those who brought us electronic
phones had coiled cords, this layer of distraction
market driven more and more by monetary limi-
devices with supported life cycles measured
feels immensely intrusive. I often think, why not
tations. It’s a tighter space, with more competing
in months seems imprudent. Before we fall in
just go back to a flip phone? This rarely lasts
interests, more regulation. Lighting practice,
love with what CAN be done, perhaps we should
a day, when my companion shows me a great
whether it be as manufacturer, designer, or
first define HOW advanced technologies will be
restaurant that I would have never found, or
consultant, is more complex and costlier than
implemented, including practical service and life
tells me that a movie I wanted to watch rates so
ever. And the hits keep coming. The demand
expectations. Failing this, the reaction will be
low on the “Tomatometer“ its producers were
for higher color performance, dimming to dark,
to abandon advancements, stripping buildings
banned from ever making another. Technology is
building automation and integrated controls,
down to rat-rod throw backs, as both owners and
marketed by experts who divert attention from
DLC listing, et al, are adding layer upon layer of
occupants, come to reject the imposition.•
the basics to promote complexity as advance-
effort. Yet, unlike the smartphone that delivers
ment. Wanting less is characterized as a nega-
its evident value daily, the advantages of this
tive. Only luddites and laggards want less—want-
added complexity is far less obvious.
ing more is the thing we must crave. Meanwhile, there is a school of thought in the hot rod market toward vehicles that forfeit
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