LEDs Revitalize Recital Hall

Buckley Recital Hall at Amherst College uses Lumentalk technology in an LED-lit, multi-functional performance space.

Lumentalk allows upgrading to digital control and LED lighting without intrusive re-wiring, disruptions, or remodeling.

Lumentalk technology converts college’s performance space without re-wiring.

Buckley Recital Hall at Amherst College, Amherst, MA, serves as its primary concert and rehearsal facility. The hall was converted into an LED-powered performance space for the 21 st century with the addition of Lumentalk technology from Lumenpulse Inc., Montreal. Lumentalk transforms existing electrical wiring into a smart and robust digital network, with stable, high-speed data communication. Ideal for projects where existing controls are not compatible with LED luminaires, or where the controls in place are infl exible, Lumentalk allows upgrading to digital control and LED lighting without intrusive re-wiring, disruptions, or remodeling.

“Buckley Recital Hall was using a very antiquated lighting console and control system,” said Greg Campbell, executive vice president and CTO at Lumenpulse. “Lumentalk was the perfect solution to update their lighting system, providing a gateway to modern control advantages, without having to rip up walls or add complex infrastructure.”

Designed by lighting design firm Horton Lees Brogden (HLB), New York, the recital hall’s new LED lighting scheme added 14 zones of control, reduced energy consumption by 60%, and eliminated the school’s maintenance costs for scaffolding and lamp replacement, which totaled more than $50,000 annually.

Lumentalk works with any LED fixture, bringing instant digital control to legacy wiring systems. The technology is protocol independent, making it compatible with most traditional dimmers and control systems, including Triac, 0 to 10 V, DALI, DMX, and ELV.

“Lumentalk technology allowed us to use the existing wiring and controls, which gave us a lot of options and helped us overcome challenging architecture,” said Carrie Hawley, HLB associate principal, explaining how the technology enabled a complete yet cost-effective modernization of the space’s lighting scheme. “Everything can now be dimmed, zoned, individually programmed, and addressed, with a series of separate control points for the stage and the audience,” she said.

François-Xavier Souvay, Lumenpulse president and CEO, believes the installation could set a precedent for other theaters and performance spaces looking to add flexibility while reining in costs. “The Buckley Recital Hall shows the impact Lumentalk can have on an older building,” he said. “The technology simplifies the conversion to LED lighting and smart lighting control which, apart from providing significant maintenance and energy savings, also adds untold flexibility. It can give a building a whole new lease on life.” CBP

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Nora rubber flooring helps manage acoustics and provides a smooth path for recovery at a rehab facility.

Boston’s Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, a model of inclusive and sustainable design, installed Nora flooring throughout the facility. B oston’s Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital includes a stateof-the-art research center and sits on a remediated brownfield parcel in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The LEED

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“They went around the building, trying out closets and bathrooms in patient rooms, and visited the cafeteria,” she explained. “One of them actually wheeled himself all the way back to his office, which meant going down city sidewalks, crossing the streets, and taking the subway. At the end of that experience, he understood first-hand the importance of things like smooth surfaces; nice, even ramps; and easy-to-use doorways.”

GOING BEYOND COMPLIANCE Experiences such as those resulted in a 132-bed acute-rehabilitation facility that, on any given day, serves an average of 128 inpatients and 100 outpatients in a patient-centered environment that goes beyond compliance and sets new accessibility standards.

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Nora representatives worked to incorporate the hospital logo into the fl ooring, along with a metric pattern to help patients gauge their mobility progress. Click here in the CBP digital magazine to hear disability resources coordinator Betsy Pillsbury talk about the hospital design process.