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09 Comment Editor, Gill Anderson discusses lighting, and more …

11 News

News, appointments & diary dates for the month ahead

15 Airey on …

Brendon Airey, the industry’s industry columnist

81 10 minutes with ….

Andrea Barbieri of Artemide

COMMERCIAL 19 News 23 Working nine-to-five The case for turning off the lights

29 Case study – Seasonal dining PNLD’s recipe for Somerset House

ENERGY EFFICIENT 31 News 36 Tyrolean treasure

EVENT

49 News 51 Welcome to 2015 The International Year of Light gets underway in Paris this month

54 Case study – Going for a song A lighting masterclass at the V&A

RETAIL 57 News 60 Case study – Retail (light) therapy Karl Lagerfeld’s store in London

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63 News 66 A night at the museum Lighting artefacts, and some modern stuff too

74 Opinion – Learning the future Smart meters; a catalyst for change

77 Case study – Past glories Trinity Hall gets a makeover

The post-show round up of LpS

40 Educating the masses Spreading the word about LED lighting benefits

44 Case study – Fit for purpose Nuffield Health get’s a fitness test

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Smart meters, smart lighting, controlled by smartphones, are all the rage, it seems – but who controls the smart element of these devices? That’s what I need to know. After my enthusiastic 70’s disco night with two smart lighting systems to trial, I confidently left the house in ‘vacation’ mode, meaning to all intents and purposes, lights would come on and off at various times, giving the illusion that someone was here. As already reported, we weren’t burgled, so one could suggest it worked. However, since returning from our trip, we can’t make the lights work. They switch on and off at random times throughout the day and night – even dimming at will occasionally (I assume I did manage to set that function correctly). It can be, at best annoying, and at worst, downright dangerous to be plunged into inky blackness with no warning, and living in a disco environment is causing sleep deprivation. I wish I knew what I’d done wrong …. Talking smart, I recently had my interest piqued by the opening interviews on a TV quiz show, when one of the contestants proudly announced that she sold LED lighting. So, being the lighting geek that I’ve obviously become, I watched….Imagine my amazement when the host questioned her on the use of LEDs, saying something along the lines of, ‘Oh yes, they are really low wattage, aren’t they, and save a bundle on electricity?’.‘No’, she said, ‘they can be really high nowadays!’ Her colleague, who had entered the quiz as her partner, rushed in to explain that she meant the light output was high, but the wattage was low. My point in recounting this jaw-dropper is simply this: if the person selling the product doesn’t understand the difference between wattage and output, what chance is there for the average Joe, who thinks it might save him money – either for his home or his business – but doesn’t know the facts from a lima’s armpit. Where does he go for help? No wonder uptake of LED retrofits is stalling in the retail sector – which would be one of the biggest target areas set to benefit from the savings potential. Store managers, building supervisors, homeowners (and even the odd LED salesperson), just aren’t LED-savvy. More needs to be done to educate the general population on the benefits in order to see LED adoption on the mass scale predicted – and while we’re at it, does anyone know anything about smart lighting… Gill Anderson | editor

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highlight China in their hands ACE will be responsible for promoting, distributing and servicing ArKaos Pro’s stage and studio media servers and software software across China. ‘We chose ACE because they understand the technology behind ArKaos products and, with offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, have a strong presence in the China market. ‘They have a very close relationship with their customers so can provide local product demonstrations and training sessions very

quickly,’ explained MD, Agnes Wojewoda. ‘This will make ArKaos products extremely accessible to the market, including lighting designers across the television, rental, corporate worlds where ACE is also very strong.’ Training has already taken place at ACE’s Beijing offices where ArKaos CEO, Marco Hinic, and technical sales & support manager, Toon Servaes, delivered comprehensive training sessions to ACE’s sales and technical teams.

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Pretty as a picture Beforelight Group, in the context of the Urban Lightscapes, a European project that focus on urban lighting and its visual dimension, has presented the installations, Mosaic and Color ex machina in Maastricht, The Netherlands. In the Wyckerpoort area, in collaboration with Stichting Soap, Beforelight presented the second installation at the square of Old Hickory, a large square surrounded by apartment blocks and, for the most part, unexploited. The residents took part in a participatory

workshop, where adults and children chose light filters for the windows of the stairways with a variety of colours. Based on their colour compositions, Beforelight installed coloured filters on the windows, creating a colorful mosaic for he interior and exterior of the buildings. Natural light penetrates the coloured filters producing interesting reflections, while the artificial, interior light interacted with the windows during the evening hours.

WF Senate has launched its reference guide for electrical products and accessories. Featuring 170 products from leading manufacturers, along with in-house brands, the catalogue is a full colour guide produced on a quarterly basis. The catalogue is organised into easy to use, colourcoded categories, allowing products to be easily and quickly identified. Comprehensive product specification, images and reference information is clearly printed next to each product to aid selection. In addition to the print version, the catalogue is also available as a digital flipbook on the WF Senate website www.wfsenate.co.uk.

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highlight Appointments SGM has appointed Filippo Frigeri as senior area sales manager for its UK and US operation. Frigeri has eight years’ industry experience, working with business development and international sales. His European roots and US college education provide a cultural background that the Danish company believes makes him the perfect link to reach out to its growing market. Frigeri said: ‘It is exciting to join one of the fastest growing companies in the entertainment lighting industry. ‘SGM is investing highly in product quality, and the market users are recognising the key innovation that lies behind the products.’ GLP’s North American subsidiary has expanded its ranks with the appointment of Jamey Brock to the sales team. As GLP’s range of LED moving lights continues to enjoy robust growth in the North American market, it’s been necessary to increase staff levels to ensure customers continue to receive the highest levels of service and attention. Already this year, the company has added more staff in the warehouse and technical services divisions, to support increased demand, and now it is the turn of the sales department. In the newly created position of Southeast sales manager, Brock will be taking care of GLP’s business in the states of Tennessee, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. He commented: ‘I am excited to work alongside well respected industry professionals, and represent a product line that has become an industry standard for touring, production and installation markets.’ AC-ET has announced the addition of a number of team members. Neil Vann has become brand manager, UK, Ireland & Sweden, for the Prolights range of lighting, video and effects products. Jack Moorhouse takes on the role of product manager, Europe & Middle East, for the Jands range of lighting and media control solutions. Since joining AC-ET

in 2011, Moorhouse has been supporting designers, companies and venues using the Jands Vista and Stage CL product families around the world, gaining an insight into the range. And well-known lighting industry figure, Laurie Giraudeau joins AC-ET as marketing manager. She has a proven track record within digital marketing and brand communications, and will develop and oversee the marketing strategies for AC-ET’s specialist lighting, audio, rigging and video sales divisions, and sister installations company. Director, Peter Butler, said: ‘The board of directors are delighted that Laurie is joining us to spearhead the marketing team. We feel certain that, with Laurie’s knowledge and experience of the markets we operate in, she will bring a lot to the table helping us to focus our efforts and create a greater synergy working alongside the sales divisions.’ Aaron Cripps, a regional account manager in the company’s international sales division, will be taking on the role of regional sales representative for Ireland and other selected European sales territories. Cripps has been with the company for 10 years, having joined through its sales trainee recruitment programme. During this time he has helped to strengthen the existing business relationships with key suppliers, and develop new customer relationships across Europe. Neri SpA has appointed Enrica Corzani as managing director; she will report to CEO, Isacco Neri. Corzani will be personally responsible for marketing,

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communication and art direction of the next generation of products for the company. She will be based in London, considered the global hub for architecture and lighting design in Europe. As an architect and designer of note, Corzani has been rewarded with several Red Dot, IF awards and publications. ‘Enrica is made in Italy, in a region – Emilia-Romagna – famous for its efficiency. It is the same region that gave birth to Neri SpA and all the members of the family that runs it,’ commented Isacco Neri. ‘Fine tuned by her time in London, Enrica channels her creativity, craft and precision with the kind of commercial thinking that takes it to another level, which is exactly where Neri SpA wants to be in the next five years.’ John Cullen Lighting has announced Peter van der Kolk has joined the company as CEO. Moving from Helvar, where he was business development director, van der Kolk brings with him a wealth of experience as former Chairman of DALI, the global standard for digital lighting control. With his passion for technology, he plans to carry on his work as a STEMNET Ambassador – giving up his spare time to inspire young people working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Sally Storey, John Cullen Lighting’s design director, said: ‘Peter’s arrival represents the start of a new era. Lighting has come a long way in the last few years but new

technology and simpler controls are continuing to create more and more opportunities – in residential interiors and gardens. Peter’s technology and business expertise coupled with our understanding of lighting design represents a rare set of skills in the industry. Our aim is to grow the business with our ever developing unique products and services for residential interiors – perfect for the lighting designer’s tool box living up to our motto “Inspire with Light”.’ Director of City, Culture, Environment and Employment in Albertslund Municipality, Niels Carsten Bluhme has been chosen as the new president of the European Lighting Cluster Alliance, ELCA. At an extraordinary general meeting of the ELCA, held at Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Carsten Bluhme was chosen as the organisation’s new president. He was picked as a representative of Dansk Lys (Danish Light), where he replaces Flemming Madsen. At the same time Mark Fontoynont was elected vice president of the ELCA, on behalf of Cluster Lumiere. ‘I see the appointment as another sign that Danish companies and research institutions in photonics, lighting and digitisation are doing extremely well on the global stage,’ commented Carsten Bluhme. ‘With the launch of the testing laboratory, DOLL Living Lab, and the conference City Under Microscope, where more than 100 participants from cities around the world came to Albertslund to hear about our approach to lighting, we have created a solid platform for attracting knowledge intensive businesses and create new jobs in Denmark.’

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Airey on... This month, our industry expert, Brendon Airey, looks forward to the International Year of Light 2015

appy New Year, and welcome, one and all, to the International Year of Light! We, as an industry, need to come together to make this the year that light comes to life. Let’s not forget that lighting is not the only application for light; we have to remember the other potential uses as well, such as fibre optic data transmission, visual display units, and fireworks, to name a few. These are just as important to the International Year of Light as our traditional focus areas (functional lighting, security lighting, architectural lighting, street lighting, emergency lighting, etc.). We should also remember that we couldn’t do all of this if we didn’t have the dark. Good utilisation of darkness and shadows can make light really come to life. We are coming into a new year off the back of a fantastic LuxLive, and I think I speak for everyone who attended or exhibited, when I extend my thanks to Revo for all of their hard work in putting the show together. There seemed to be a greater focus on components than in previous years’, although there were some fantastic new products on show, such as CoeLux. I found the seeming shift in how companies presented interesting, and it made me wonder if we have seen stagnation in the development of luminaires? Or are companies waiting until January to introduce their new products for the International Year of Light? It seems clear to me that 2015 is the year to start putting lighting plans into action. Yes, full LED conversion can require substantial capital expenditure; however, with companies like ours now funding installations, and ensuring that the customer sees instant savings, it has become something of a no-brainer to get that LED installed ASAP! We are all already aware of how crucial lighting is to the way we operate, so getting it right is very important. At LuxLive, we saw an enlightening debate between four lighting professionals and a campaigner for quality street lighting. It seemed to me that there was some back-tracking from the arguments presented online, when having to debate in person; however, at least the summary was fair: The right light, the right design, at the right time. This is most definitely the right way to ensure good lighting, and is something I have long espoused. Unfortunately, the profession of lighting design is too often being overlooked, with lighting companies able to design their own schemes, and employing personnel that can design, rather than the scheme owners employing professional designers and consultants. This raises an important issue and I think we need to asks ourselves if we should have new industry standards, or better buying practices? That brings me to a conclusion for January…. Light is everywhere, and most of it is good. Let’s have a bright International Year of Light!

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COMMERCIAL F L A S H L I G H T Architainment Lighting has been appointed as exclusive distributor of Lumascape’s specifier-grade LED lighting solutions. The specialist architectural lighting company offers full service capabilities from conception, through specification, to programming and system commissioning, and has provide lighting solutions for The Natural History Museum, Heathrow’s Terminal 2, and some of London’s most iconic bridges. The World Energy Council (WEC) has announced that Abu Dhabi has won the bid to host the 2019 World Energy Congress. The announcement follows a vote by the WEC’s member countries at a meeting at the organisation’s annual executive assembly in Cartagena, Colombia. The World Energy Council’s Congress is an extremely influential event, gathering the world’s energy leaders to address the challenges of providing sustainable energy supplies. The UAE’s win represents the first time that the Congress will be held in the Gulf States. ‘Hosting the 2019 World Energy Congress is a key milestone for the UAE energy sector, and stands as recognition that Abu Dhabi plays as the epicenter for the future of energy.’ said His Excellency, Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Chair of the UAE National Committee. David Hunt Lighting has launched a website, designed by Interdirect. The site was built using the company’s advanced content management system, SiteMachine to be completely responsive to the device on which it is viewed. Users can browse the entire David Hunt product gallery, with a range of collections and colour swatches to choose from, and be inspired by the lifestyle gallery incorporated into the site. ‘We are delighted with our new website,’ said Hollie Moreland, brand manager at David Hunt Lighting. ‘The purpose is to inspire our customers to expect more from our exquisite lighting range, and we believe that the talented team at Interdirect have helped us to achieve just that.’

HIGHLIGHT Belgian creative lighting and visual design practice, Painting With Light (PWL) has announced a restructure, with Luc Peumans asthe majority shareholder and CEO, taking over all the company’s day-today management. Peumans, who founded PWL in 1999, commented: ‘To move forward on the same trajectory for the next 15 years, I needed to be fully in control, and accept responsibility for our future strategies, investments and direction … and so the deal was negotiated on that basis.’ He added that he and his former business partners Dimi Theuwissen and Jim

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Stas - are looking forward to new challenges, and that they have parted ‘on the best possible terms’, and are very proud of what the award-winning company has achieved to date. Painting With Light specialises in creating lighting, set, and visual designs for shows and live events, encompassing a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry. It also works on key architectural projects and installations, where its multi-disciplinary approach has produced a crossover style, that can bring built environments and spaces to life.

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Terence Woodgate has announced the launch of an equity crowdfunding campaign to support the expansion of Terence Woodgate Lighting. The company is spearheaded by Woodgate, and with few light fittings designed around LEDs in the current market, Woodgate puts the technology at the heart of product design, by focusing on designing and producing lighting collections for use with LEDs. He explained: ‘I launched my lighting company because I believed in the huge potential of LED technology, particularly with the increasing digitalisation of our homes, and I saw an opportunity to marry design and technology.’

Simple Lighting has announced an expansion to its warehouse headquarters in Birkenhead. The company has enjoyed considerable growth during the last five years, and now has a turnover of £1.7m. The expansion will provide enhanced warehouse facilities, as well as larger facilities, a meeting room, two new management offices, a dedicated product-testing lab, and an LED assembly room. MD, Chris Bawden said: ‘We’re delighted with the expansion, and strongly believe in keeping up with the pace of the increasing demand for quality lighting at competitive prices.’

A sensible signing After eight years’ operating in Canada, Parasol Systems has secured key partners in the US, after seeing tremendous growth in the past year, most of which has been in Europe and Asia. To assist growth of the American market, Parasol has announced a partnership with Paul Rabinovitz of

Crowdfunding lighting The Internet of Things (IoT), with smartphones and tablets, is reshaping the concept of home automation, making it possible control appliances, heating, and lighting.

PMRi Consulting. As former VP of Ballantyne Strong, Rabinovitz offers a mix of product development, sales and marketing experience, and relationship building. Last month, co-founder and CEO of Parasol Systems, Hermann Fruhm, said: ‘Paul Rabinovitz is a wellconnected and experienced lighting industry professional. He has already brought tremendous value to our team,

Authometion, the startup engaged in IoT solutions for WiFi home automation applications, launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise €50,000 to fulfil pre-orders of its first product range. One of the first developments to market is LYT, a smart LED bulb for automated control. LYT works with IoTuino,

and we are sincerely looking forward to working with Paul after LDI.’ After only four weeks working with the Parasol team, Rabinovitz has solicited and signed representation contracts with four sales agencies to represent the company’s product line. Kor Media and Lighting, Northeast Marketing, PSLP, and THG Marketing are the agencies now representing the brand across the US.

which serves as a gateway, and can be controlled and automated by sensors and actuators for heat, light, force, motion, and sound.

IoTuino is an open-source core module that smoothly incorporates a native control over LED bulbs. ‘Our end goal is to improve user experience, convenience, comfort, energy efficiency, and security in the most important place: your home,’ said founder and CEO, Pietro Moscetta.

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A Grade I-listed Elizabethan hotel in Suffolk has seen its electricity use fall by a third after replacing its existing lighting with energy-efficient LEDs from LED Hut Trade. Hintlesham Hall Hotel, a 16th century manor house set in 175 acres of Ipswich countryside, fitted more than 600 Lumilife LED lamps between August 2013 and April 2014 in a bid to significantly cut costs and consumption. With the entire hotel in line for a lighting update – including 32 guest rooms, communal areas, corridors, conference facilities and dining rooms – sourcing high-performance, cost-saving lamps without compromising on light quality or aesthetics was a top priority. LED Hut Trade’s extensive Lumilife range ticked all the boxes, allowing Hintlesham Hall’s director Ray Payne to give the hotel a modern, energy-efficient lighting makeover while maintaining the desired look and feel throughout. Ray explains: “When it came to updating the lighting at Hintlesham Hall, we knew we wanted to move over to cost- and energy-saving LEDs– but our main challenge was finding a supplier that could provide all the different types of lamps we needed. We opted for LED Hut Trade because of its vast product range – from dimmable spotlights for the bedrooms to candle-shaped lamps for the chandeliers in the dining rooms. The expert sales team was really helpful, offering advice on the best products to meet our needs and providing sample lamps for us to trial. They also helped us choose between warm white and cool white light depending on the ambience we wanted to achieve in each space, which is always an important consideration for a hotel.

few that weren’t, we were able to make the necessary adjustments and fit them ourselves, without the help of an electrician. Replacing every lamp in the building was a smart, long-term investment, which more than justified the initial outlay.” The retrofit project saw Hintlesham Hall install a mixture of GU10, B22, E27, E14, and G9 LEDs to replace its existing halogen and incandescent bulbs. As a result, the hotel has already reduced its overall electricity use by 40,722W compared to the same time last year – a significant 32% saving. LED Hut Trade provides the ultimate online LED lighting resource, specialising solely in LEDs and selling exclusively to the trade. It offers an unparalleled product portfolio of market-leading LED lighting solutions to suit any application – backed with competitive pricing, strong product guarantees and next-day delivery.

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At 2014’s Smart Lighting Conference in Spain, Lutron president, Michael W Pessina, addressed the issue, saying: ‘The most effective and impactful light control systems must first provide meaningful benefits to the people who work or live in the space, and then be optimised for energy efficiency, without sacrificing the needs of the people.’ He considered the importance of designing and integrating lighting as part of the building system, as well as system benefits, such as providing thermal and visual comfort to enhance productivity, and suggested: ‘Homeowners and business owners alike need to think beyond the energy-saving benefits of a light control system. When you start to consider the people in the space, and how controllable light will affect them from a visual comfort and performance perspective, and improve overall wellbeing, the energy savings almost becomes secondary.’ Commercial property owners may beg to differ with that argument, but they can still substantially reduce energy, and maintenance costs by switching to LEDs, both in common areas and for individual offices and meeting rooms. Specialising in the commercial property sector, online retailer, LEDPlanet has

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calculated that an average 10-fitting office ceiling switched to LED lamps would result in savings of £3,000 over the lifetime of the lamps. Matthew Elliott, director of LEDPlanet, believes that changing to LED is a small, but vital step to reduce a building’s running costs. ‘Facilities managers and property management agents are always looking for incremental gains in yields, and decreases in costs for maintaining and servicing their buildings. Lighting constitutes an average of 20 per cent of the total electricity use in a typical office building. By switching to LED bulbs, the energy costs as a percentage will drop to only two per cent’, he asserted.

Architectural lighting specialist, Concord has introduced Unity, a versatile modular LED linear system, to create innovative lighting runs and spatial frameworks in open plan office space, corridors, and reception areas. With its clean lines and design-focused aesthetic, the flexible, modular suspended system can be configured to create varied overhead lighting patterns, in triangular, square, rectangular, and straight run formations, including accommodating a change in level, such as stairwells. Various integral sensor control options are available, incorporating energysaving methods, such as occupancy detection via PIR, daylight harvesting, or the company’s organic response lighting control system. Former Victorian railway

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station, Liverpool’s Exchange Station provides Category A office space. Optelma worked with consulting engineer, Hilson Moran, and architect, BDP to create a contemporary, bright vibe for the building’s common areas. Neil Makin, project manager at Optelma, explained: ‘With fully glazed entrances to the front and rear, the concourse allows maximum transparency, and views across the space. Squares of light in the entrances, created by made-tomeasure Quad 62, reinforce the clean, elegant design, while assisting in delineating the space. The extruded aluminium profile successfully adds visual interest, providing a direct lighting solution with excellent performance and glare control.’ Quad 62 is also recessed in the lift lobbies, corridors and WCs, and wall-mounted to up-light the original station arches, which form the entrance to the building. In areas with high ceilings, Optelma’s Tatoo 62 gives direct and indirect light, bringing a stylish feel to the interior.

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your offices will be well lit, and this is definitely the case at Olmec/Surelight’s new headquarter building in Sheffield. As well as offices, the space also allows the brand to show off its energy efficient lighting solutions in a dedicated showroom space. Design and marketing director, Ryan Heald explained: ‘I am really proud to have overseen the project management and design of such a fantastic space; watching it change from an empty shell to a modern and luxurious LED lighting showroom, office suite and warehouse.’ Going one step further, PointOfView (POV) recently created stunning lighting designs for two architecture practices – Bates Smart, and Hassell, both located in Sydney’s harbourside area. The award-winning team faced a number of challenges lighting the converted bonded wool warehouse that is Hassell’s new offices. ‘It’s a tricky building, with things like heritage restraints for mounting’, said Mark Elliott, principal at POV. ‘This, together with the visually complex timber structure, made the development of the lighting scheme a real challenge. We had to make the lighting disappear, not over-complicate the space, nor impose on

the beauty of this heritage building.’ Also, as a founding member of the Green Building Council of Australia, Hassell was determined its office would be hailed as one of the nation’s greenest. Daylight and proximity linking played a significant role in the design, as well as challenging GBCA requirements for uniformity. ‘A uniform space often means to me there is wasted light, explained Elliott. ‘You need light where you work, and where you display working drawings, but you don’t need the same light level in circulation spaces. ‘The outcome of this considered design approach is not only that the space is more energy efficient, but also a more visually interesting environment.’ LED up lighting highlights the ceilings and collaborative spaces, using the fabric of the building as a reflector to deliver ambient light. Dedicated task lighting strapped to the heritage structure creates personalised workspaces, using light without imposing on the architecture. Overall, the energy efficient lighting design uses a modest 14.4 watts per square metre, which, although isn’t particularly impressive for an open plan ceiling-gridded office fit-out, (which can be as good as 5W/msq), considering the restraints and the visual

importance of the space, was considered an excellent outcome. The illumination of pin boards was an essential element to the design, not only to provide workable light for work-shopping and open discussion, but to also illuminate some of the vertical surfaces in the space. ‘Often, the vertical surface is forgotten about to the detriment of the space’ added Elliott. ‘Lighting vertical surfaces offers a point of visual destination, and when your work is based on sketching and working models, the illumination of these elements can prove inspirational to the staff.’ Following this success, POV has been engaged to work on upgrades to Hassell’s Melbourne studio, and the new Sydney studio for Bates Smart. ‘It’s a great privilege to be asked to light these spaces,’ admitted Elliott. ‘Working with designers of this calibre pushes you to deliver, especially when years’ of relationship building is on the line. We look forward to working together on future projects, fusing light with architecture.’ Con tact Dextra www.dextra LEDPlanet www.ledplanet.co.uk Lutron www.lutron.com Smart Lighting Conference www.smartlighting.org Point of View www.pov.com.au Concord www.concord-lighting.com Surelight www.surelight.com

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aul Nulty Lighting Design (PNLD) has completed the interior lighting for Spring Restaurant, the first solo venue for chef, Skye Gyngell. In collaboration with interior designer, Briony Fitzgerald, and architect, Stuart Forbes Associates, the practice has helped bring warmth to a space flooded with natural light. PNLD’s concept was to enhance, yet soften, the commanding architecture of clean stone columns and vast ceilings, to create an intimate dining experience. The lighting concept, based on the restaurant’s name and aligned with Gyngell’s vision for softness, draws spring-like gentleness throughout the space balancing the cool tones of natural light with the warmth of the interior design. PNLD wanted to draw guests through the season’s colours and textures as they walked

through the rooms. As they enter the reception, guests are enveloped by subdued, natural colours resembling a forest at dusk; Lindsey Aldeman’s chandelier, in the design of twisted branches and tipped with rounded luminaires, adds to the natural effect and feel of the space and washes ambient light over the muted golden tones of the walls. Artist, Emma Peascod’s verre eglomise provides a richness of colour that PNLD has lit from top and bottom, to radiate the intricate foil petal detail behind the glass. The light catches the texture of the materials to create liveliness from the foil flowers that shine and sparkle. Brazilian ceramic artist, Valeria Nascimeto has created symmetrical sculptures of 5,200 individual porcelain petals for the walls, which PNLD gently washed with light to highlight the individual porcelain petals, creating shadow,

texture and depth. The restaurant’s atrium features natural light, enhanced by the muted stone tones of garden designer, Jinny Blom’s feature panels that adorn the walls. The lighting complements a nocturnal atmosphere with a concealed strip of luminaires around the skylight, drawing the eye to the outdoors and providing an ethereal background illumination. Hidden spotlights create the effect of dappled moonlight through trees, producing a textured light effect on the paneling. Many individual luminaires were required to provide contrast, balance and intimacy to the boldness of the 19th Century drawing room, and it was vital that each was easy to use and sustainable. Cluster luminaires in the main dining room are a warm halogen source, and behind the eglomise, LEDs have been

used for their longevity and high performance. Throughout the restaurant and kitchen spaces, the lighting is low maintenance and low energy. The practice also implemented a flexible lighting system that allowed for light modification and illuminated the tables to keep the atmosphere intimate between diners. Daniel Gray, senior lighting designer, said: ‘Re-creating the freshness of a spring day and the coolness of an evening, indoors, requires a complex combination of lighting techniques that needs to be simultaneously bright, while also unnoticeable. The lighting concept demonstrates how light can be powerful in its obscurity, and how it can create an atmosphere of tranquility, intimacy, and romance when used in collaboration with interior design.’

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danlers 01249 443377 | www.danlers.co.uk Warehouses DANLERS Batten Mount PIR Occupancy controls are the low cost and easy to fit energy saving solution for organisations demanding a reduction in their rising energy costs. They are ideal for switching lights off when not required and with energy savings of up to 50% the payback period is kept to a minimum. These UK manufactured, IP53 rated controls switch lighting loads of up to 10 amps (6A fluorescent) and are simply fixed to the end of a lighting batten. New to the range are the ‘Batten Mount Spot Detection’ controls featuring a narrow (1.5m) zone of detection ideal for access points into storage aisles. Additionally, the new ‘Batten Mount Reduced Height Detection’ controls are designed for areas with open grid flooring - where false triggering can occur through other levels. Variants for both controls are available offering either a ‘passive’ photocell or DANLERS radical ‘Intelligent’ photocell. DANLERS ‘Intelligent’ photocell features a one touch calibration process that distinguishes the difference between the artificial light and the ambient light delivered to the photocell, resulting in further energy savings and minimising the risk of false triggering or ‘hunting.’

GE lighting www.gelighting.com GE LIGHTING’S EXCEPTIONAL CANOPY FIXTURES Adding to its range of impressive outdoor LED solutions, GE Lighting reveals the AMIx - a long life canopy LED luminaire designed specifically for petrol stations, high bays, parking garages, and industrial floodlighting. Ideally suited for replacing traditional fixtures, such as HID luminaires, or for new installations, the new AMIx offers great flexibility and ease of installation with three different mounting options and pre-cabling with quick connector. This flexibility is also seen in its range of different photometric options that make it adaptable to a variety of applications. By using advanced optical reflector technology, designers and operators are able to accurately control the direction and level of illumination, which reduces light loss and increases energy and cost savings. The advanced LED technology also results in improved light quality and visibility, and reduces glare, making illuminated areas safer and more attractive. Cost savings are further increased, as upgrading to GE Lighting’s AMIx fixture can reduce energy consumption by up to 50 per cent, when compared to traditional fixtures.

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this breakthrough. Thanks to a significantly reduced dependency of the efficacy on the operating current, compared to conventional green LEDs, the LED prototype shows significantly improved performance at higher current densities and achieves 338 lumen at 125A/cm2. ‘InGaN-based LEDs, in which the light output is generated by an InGaN semiconductor exclusively, offer a much more narrowband emission, with a spectral width of approximately 35nm, compared to green LEDs that are based on phosphor conversion. This breakthrough is an enabling technology for highly efficient projection systems requiring a high colour rendering index’, explained Dr Andreas Löffler, project manager at Osram Opto Semiconductors.

Easy online specification Global electronics specialist, Trumeter has developed a website to showcase the advantages of its LED lighting innovations, including bespoke design, flexible payment options, and products for cold storage applications. Having been successfully trialled in demanding environments, often at temperatures as low as -26 degrees, its TLC1100 is aimed at cold store, warehousing and retail requirements. The website, www.trumeter.com/trulite, incorporates a cost calculator to project accurate customer savings that an LED lighting installation would generate in terms of monthly financial outlay and energy consumption. Group sales director, Alf Jones, commented: ‘As we continue to develop innovative LED lighting products, our new website will become a valuable resource for anyone wanting to achieve better illumination while reducing costs and energy consumption.’

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Megaman has launched a series of replacements for mercury tungsten blended and metal halide lamps. The LED Clusterlite lamps, part of the Smart Series 220-240V, have 27W and 35W options, delivering a total output up

Talented youngsters shine AC Special Projects (ACSP) has provided a full scale LED lighting system to Kennet School, Berkshire, as part of a major upgrade to reduce energy consumption and offer modern, flexible lighting for the school’s drama students. The school hall’s lighting needed to be versatile to cover events, ranging from simple presentation evenings to large-scale productions. ACSP supplied and installed a range of LED fixtures, including moving yoke profiles, spots, fresnel zooms, par washlights and battens, as well as 91 RGBAW LEDs. For control, the school’s head of creative media and film, Peter Scoggins, and drama technician, Dave Yates chose the user-friendly, compact, yet powerful Jands Vista S3, with a 4096 Channel USB Dongle, afte ‘Both of us are extremely happy with the new system AC has installed,’ said Dave Yates. ‘Not only has it made all internal and external events a much more up-to-date, professional experience, it has also garnered a sudden buzz around the school, with pupils wanting to get involved and watch productions because of the new lighting in place.’

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he LED professional Symposium+Expo 2014 (LpS), has established itself as an international point of reference for technical lighting professionals dealing with LED and OLED lighting components, modules, and systems. At the fourth annual event in Bregenz, Austria, in-depth discussions took place, and trends, innovations, and new products were explored.

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Sponsored by UL, Auer Lighting, Tridonic, and Osram, the LpS again proved to be relevant in the areas of design and engineering for future LED lighting systems. ‘In my opinion, the LpS is one of the most important global LED events,’ said Heinz Seyringer, head of research collaborations at Zumtobel. ‘It is really one of the only places where you get all aspects related to the LED.’ The event attracted 1,100 professionals from 43 countries – 45 per cent of whom have technical backgrounds in R&D, engineering, and project management, product system design and manufacturing, and application engineering. A further 15 per cent were from the executive and corporate management level. Attendees and exhibitors alike commended the high quality and technological focus of the event. Prof. Mehmet Arik from the Ozyegin University in Turkey, said: ‘I was impressed with the quality of the keynotes and the technical presentations, which were well chosen. I believe the event will grow over time.’ The initiation of new ideas was brought about by discussions generated by the 58 lectures, five workshops and two tech panels. The conference program covered topics dedicated to integrated designs of LED and OLED lighting systems: trends and visions in future LED lighting systems, materials and manufacturing, light sources, reliability and lifetime, engineering of LED optics, electronics, and smart lighting, as well as design with LEDs and OLEDs. ‘I attended different workshops, from optical design to LED future technologies, and there were a lot of new thoughts for future developments, especially for our company’, enthused Peter Tanler from the Bartenbach Research Institute. Another attendee, Tanzim N Baig, key technology developer at Holst Centre, agreed, saying: ‘It is a good platform to really get the ideas in, and to understand each other’s perspectives. I’m quite glad I’m here.’ Close to 100 exhibitors from around the world used the event as a platform to introduce their latest products, services and innovations to the technically adept audience. ‘The LpS is a really important venue, not only for local and European companies and suppliers, but also for international ones,’ explained Mark McClear, VP, global sales at Cree. ‘A show like the LpS is important for us to meet our customers, and they are all here, so we are here too. We’ve done a lot of business, so we are very pleased with the venue and organisation. We would really like to come back again,’ he added. At least 10 companies decided to use the LpS as a platform for their product launches, including LEDs, optics, thermal management products, and measurement equipment. One of them was Auer Lighting. ‘We visited this conference for the third time this year, and we saw that the market and industry leaders are here. This is why we thought the LpS is the best opportunity to launch a product’, said Anke Kruse.

Lighting; SSL Value Chain; and SSL Quality Issues. The first keynote, Intelligent lighting for people from Prof. Karlsson, explained why LED applications have only made use of a minor part of the possible added user value and business development potential, so far. He described how the platform, Lighting for People, within the SSL-erate project, will help enhance the added values by promoting improved solutions, which are better for people’s health and wellbeing. In keeping with this topic, Walter Werner presented a paper, Components, controls and networking environment challenges of human centric lighting. He introduced the control challenges and drew attention to future meta-parameter control, which could allow a user to influence the lighting in more results-oriented, human terms. The topic of human centric lighting was also reflected in the exhibition. ELT launched several new LED drivers, characterised by THD without compromising efficiency and power factor. Data Link presented a flush mount ceiling lamp, designed with AC LED technology, and its patented planar technology. LuXeXcel’s intention to contribute to smart and intelligent lighting is based on the flexibility of its optics manufacturing approach, which is possible with a new 3D printing process, also introduced in Bregenz. The second cornerstone of the symposium was given by Mark McClear, with his keynote, The changing role of components in SSL Systems. He explained the influences on the SSL market and technology, and showed how improved LED quality, power, and efficiency allow for the reduction of the number of LEDs in applications, and the lowering of costs. ‘Nevertheless’, he remarked, ‘the free Epi era is over’, and therefore future cost reduction has to be mainly carried by other components. The trend of reducing the number of LEDs in applications, and investing in higher power LEDs was accommodated by the product launch of event sponsor, Auer Lighting. Its light guides made of borosilicate glass using cost-competitive injection moulding technology can better resist heat than plastic. This trend was confirmed by the increased number of silicone-based optics on show, as well as the cost-efficient, ceramic-coated metal core PCB from BQ Ceramics. The third keynote speech was by Prof. Tran Quoc Khanh, Technical University Darmstadt. He discussed Colour quality of high-end LED products, explaining the V-Lambda function, and how the human visual signal processing works. He showed that perception is individually different and mentioned different parameters, which should be taken into account for future regulations. Colour quality affects several technology fields, whereby measurement and testing is one of them. Following industry demands for measurement tools with improved speed, accuracy and interconnectivity, three companies in this field launched products at LpS: Everfine; Gigahertz Optics; and GL Optics. Many of the lectures also dealt with the topic of colour quality. Dr. Kevin Smet from Leuven University described the CRI2012 in his presentation, and gave practical application insights on the development progress and utilisation of a new standard for colour quality evaluation. Dr. Peter Bodrogi’s award-winning paper perfectly complemented Prof. Khanh’s keynote speech. ‘The broad acceptance of the quality of the LpS program this year could be measured, because 70 per cent of all attendees stated that they will either definitely, or very likely, attend next year’s event,’ said event director, Siegfried Luger. ‘Even so, we’re developing the LED professional Symposium +Expo further, to become the most relevant trend-setting event for future LED lighting systems, covering new technologies, products, and services all around solid-state lighting.’ The next LpS event will be held in Bregenz on September 22- 24, 2015.’

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mart lighting sits at the intersection of several emerging technologies, including mobile device connectivity, the Internet of Things, and LED lighting. According to Wikipedia, smart lighting is “lighting designed for energy efficiency1 ” – hardly exciting stuff. Digging a bit deeper, we can see that this includes high efficiency fixtures (lamps and luminaires) with advanced control systems. It’s clear that this technology will reduce over-illumination, help people save money, and make have an environmental bottom line. Good stuff right? Smart lighting is definitely useful, but for everyday consumers, will this yield more than an “Oh yeah, that’s a good idea”? Energy, coupled with energy security concerns and public policy moving more towards greening the economy, is now a significant factor in doing business, meaning that for enterprise users, smart lighting is a more attractive value proposition. Risk is always key to market uptake of any new technology, and smart lighting is no exception. Right now, the risk to the industry is slow uptake due to over-promise and under-delivery through aggressive marketing. Compared to existing incandescent bulbs, LEDs are comparatively expensive– often ten or twenty times more than a traditional bulb. Bundling in advanced controls and Internetconnectivity, a smart lighting set up will sit at the premium end of the market. More expensive up front purchase cost means the industry, as a whole, must put a premium on LED education. This will allow mass markets to internalise a new reference point, including the costs of the bulb itself and energy prices to calculate the total cost of ownership.

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Sources: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Lighting 2. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/clear-benefits-for-emergency-services 3. ihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_therapy 4. http://www.google.com/patents/US201401205635 5. http://www.futurity.org/ebola-sensor-viruses-791432/ 6. http://www.naturalnews.com/047216_ebola_contamination_xenex_ultraviolet_light.html 7. http://www.photonstartechnology.com/Main_Upload/2012_Circadian_Adaptive_Lighting_Burnett.pdf

Light is the most pervasive technology we have

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To find some excitement, we need to dig deeper and focus less on control and more on the applications enabled by Internetconnected LED lighting. Putting a frame on LED-connected lighting as an enabling technology, rather than a disruptive technology, will explain why smart lighting really is a game changer. Before exploring some areas that are already experiencing the ripple of this disruptive technology, we need to get slightly technical. Knowledge processors facilitate power management in smart lighting applications. This means the lamp’s output or consumption is driven by defined functionality. Looking at this from a different angle, we can see that smart lighting is not so much geared towards efficiency, but problem solving - with energy efficiency being just one of many problems users face. Given the level of control we can have over modern LED lamps, we have to ask ourselves what other problems can manipulation of light solve? Response time during emergency situations is a clear example of how controlled lighting could save lives. Through street lighting connected to control management centres, local authorities can adjust the amount of light an area receives

during emergency situations2. Abstracting this a level further, we can easily envisage a situation where colour-tunable LEDs alert drivers in advance that their lane has been designated as a route for emergency vehicles, allowing traffic to react accordingly

Right now, the risk to the industry is slow uptake due to over-promise and underdelivery through aggressive marketing long before drivers hear the sirens. The same technology could be applied to alert drivers drifting into cycle lanes, conditioning them to respect the boundary of the cycle lane. This would reduce accidents and encouraging cycling, leading to health and environmental benefits to society as a whole.

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On the subject of health, leading edge researchers are demonstrating that light control has clinical significance when treating disease. Light to treat disease? Sounds ridiculous

until we consider the 24-hour daylight cycle, which has an impact on our internal clock – known as a circadian rhythm. Modulating light has already been shown to have positive impact on depression, appetite, and psoriasis3. Beyond impact on the body clock, a mobile phone case was recently patented that will help users identify traces of allergens on food4. A recent prototype used LED light to detect ebola in under an hour5. And a robot is currently on the market that uses UV light to kill the virus6. Again we can see how intelligently controlled lighting can enable real differences in day-to-day living. Education and productivity are two areas where knowledge processors could excel. We are already seeing examples of enhanced learning through specific LED deployments. There are other examples of increased worker productivity7. Outlining different potential use cases associated with smart lighting helps us truly understand the potential this technology offers, above and beyond efficiency savings. The future focus should look beyond the obviousness of efficiency. Light is the most pervasive technology we have. To realise the true potential of connected light, we must consider these systems as an enabler to our most pressing problems. www.tlmagazine.co.uk • J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 5 • 41

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n upgrading to LED lighting, Nuffield Health is reducing the energy consumption and carbon emissions of a number of its Fitness & Wellbeing centres. A key element of the lighting design was to maintain a consistent brand image across a diverse building portfolio. Nuffield Health is a not-for-profit organisation that brings together hospitals, health clinics, fitness and wellbeing centres, as well as corporate wellbeing services. The charity offers joined up healthcare, with access to more than 10,000 experts who focus on helping people to improve, and maintain their health. Early in 2013, Nuffield Health recognised the potential for saving energy and reducing environmental impact, by upgrading its lighting to LED technologies. This was also seen as an opportunity to use the lighting to enhance the experience

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of members, while reinforcing a consistent brand image across all of the facilities. Following a rigorous tender exercise, Philips Lighting was selected as the preferred lighting partner. Before the project began, Philips worked closely with Nuffield Health to agree the required colour temperatures for different areas. The proposed design was then piloted at sites in Letchworth and Hertford, to fully assess the overall effect before rolling out to other sites. An element of flexibility was included in the design brief to enable some level of variation in buildings where the standard specification was not suitable. Wherever possible, the lighting is being replaced on a point-for-point basis, retaining existing LED fittings where they were deemed to be of sufficiently high quality. Most of the work has been carried out at night, to

avoid disruption to members. Whilst the cost savings vary from one building to another, the Nuffield Health City Fitness & Wellbeing Centre installation exemplifies the magnitude of savings that are being achieved, delivering a projected payback within 3.3 years. The payback period takes account of energy and maintenance savings, as well as reduced payments under the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme. This facility was also a good example of the flexibility of the design approach, as large amounts of exposed brickwork within the building resulted in more extensive use of warm white colour temperatures in front of house areas, compared to other sites. Reflecting the diversity of the buildings involved, a wide range of Philips LED luminaires have been installed, with extensive use of fittings

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from the CoreLine family. These included CoreLine amenity fittings, downlights, recessed panels and both fixed & adjustable spotlights, with LuxSpace Mini downlights in showers changing rooms and pool areas. Accent lighting in areas such as receptions and bars is provided using StyliD LED projectors. The rollout is continuing across the remainder of the Fitness & Wellbeing sites and Nuffield Health and Philips are currently evaluating the potential for upgrading lighting across the organisation From the early design stages of the project, Philips has adopted an end-to-end ownership approach to Nuffield Health’s lighting requirements. In doing so it has helped to ensure the lighting creates the best environment for the organisation’s members while also reducing cost of ownership and environmental impact.

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The future of under shelf lighting JCC are pleased to introduce their new under shelf LED fitting Skyblade®. Using the latest edge lit technology Skyblade® eliminates the flickering usually associated with traditional fluorescent lamps and saves up to 50% in energy costs against t5 fluorescent. Its ultra slim design incorporates the same technology found in JCC’s award winning Skytile® LED flat panel. Available in two sizes (8w and 4w versions) Skyblade® is designed to be modular so that it can fit 500mm wall cabinets and 1200mm wall cabinets. The easy micro USB connects each Skyblade® making installation quick and simple. With starter packs available for the 8w and 4w versions you can pick your accessories depending the design and décor of the kitchen. Visit JCC’s website to find out how quick and simple it is to install Skyblade®.

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ASTRO 01279 427001 | www.astrolighting.co.uk Award-winning Manorgroup chooses Astro Astro has supplied more than 120 lights as part of a major refurbishment for the prestigious, award-winning Manorgroup hotels in Scotland. The Busby in Glasgow’s leafy Clarkston district is the latest acquisition for Manorgroup, taking its portfolio to six. Manorgoup’s aim was that the Busby should be nothing less than “Glasgow’s best hotel, bar and restaurant.” Interior Design practice Space I.D. specified Astro luminaires for the suites, standard rooms, corridors and other public areas. Gemma Miller of Space I.D. said: “Astro offer a great range of finishes and styles that suited the design scheme perfectly. The products are of great quality, together with being reasonably priced and readily available.”

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Sizzling awards At the Danish DeeJay Awards, DJ Kongsted was named Danish Favourite DeeJay of the Year. As a DJ/producer, he is also the lighting designer for his own shows – most recently introducing a new concept, Kongsted in Koncert. ‘With Kongsted in Koncert, we are creating an experience for the crowd that is different from my other shows,’ he explained. ‘Here, we can control more parameters – light, sound, visuals, production design, décor etc. – in a way that is not possible on my more standard live shows.’ To match his desire to create an environment around electronic music, Kongsted chose to add SGM’s metrelong LED tubes (LT-100) to his design. ‘It was very important to generate a massive visual impact, where the LED screens, in conjunction with the SGM LED tubes, create a more dimensional universe,’ he added.

Working against the clock, the huge production proved difficult to achieve, meaning the number of hanging LT-100 tubes was cut from 100 to 72 for the show. ‘It really made the whole production blend very well,’ said Kongsted. ‘But my mission for next time is to have as many SGM LED tubes in the ceiling as possible to create a unique universe!’ In general, the DJ is a proponent of LED lighting as he feels it adds to the creative possibilities. And though the result speaks for itself, Kongsted has been delighted by the positive feedback. ‘By having the SGM LED tubes, we have created something above and around people, which has a greater impact on the senses and the overall experience.’ were really blown away with the whole light setup and the production. They felt it was a very international production — not seen that often on Danish soil.’

Voice of reason Cambodian TV station, Hang Meas has been using PR Lighting fixtures extensively to highlight artists appearing on its talent show, The Voice Cambodia. According to director and show producer, Oeng Sokly, who codesigned the light show with Mr Meng, uses around 100 XR300 Beam in the set, supported by quantities of PR Lighting’s XL700 and XL Beam 300 discharge lights. ‘I particularly like the XR300 Beam, because the fixture is stable and provides a good effect,’ he said, adding that ‘the saturated colours read beautifully to camera’.

Pink ribbon event Full production and solutions provider, Hawthorn was the first UK company to invest in Robe’s new Big MultiFunctional Luminaire (BMFL) spot moving light fixture. And the first event for its

newest lighting purchase was the fabulous Pink Ribbon Ball, staged in the majestic Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London in support of the Breast Cancer Campaign. The prestigious and

Dreamgirls on tour Luc Peumans has created another memorable lighting design for the current Albert Verlinde Entertainment production, Dreamgirls – a lively, action-packed musical full of Motown legends based on the rise and phenomenal success of The Supremes during the 1960s and 1970s. Peumans, who has a vast experience of lighting high profile musicals and has worked with the producers on previous shows, has developed his own distinctive style for lighting this genre of musical theatre. The challenge for Dreamgirls, which is currently touring The Netherlands, is that the main setting is backstage at a theatre. All the locations flip between this, various onstage performance scenes and other connected places as the story unfolds, however the set, designed by Eric Van Der Palen, doesn’t essentially change. So the lighting plays a major role shifting the ambience and the scenes back and forth from a crumbling, slightly dilapidated venue to the glitz and glamour of performance and stardom. ‘This was certainly not as easy a task as you might think!’ explained Peumans. ‘It was a big challenge that took time and energy to find the tricks that work. We had to constantly make it very clear what is happening, and where, right the way through the performance.’

highly acclaimed social event, now in its 20th year, was this year hosted by TV presenter, Kate Thornton. A gala dinner featured performances by the Pink Ribbon Ball house band, aerialist trio, La

Luna, magic from Chicks With Tricks, while Brit Award-winning artist, Lisa Stansfield topped a memorable evening’s entertainment. Hawthorn is one of the high profile venue’s selection of ‘preferred

suppliers’, and a production lighting design with the BMFL Spots at its heart was created by Hawthorn’s Tom Walsh and Chris Smith, who also project managed the event for Hawthorn.

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A GIANT LEAP Exciting times ahead at the start of IYL 2015

he International Year of Light 2015 will be officially launched this month by the UN General Assembly, to commemorate the achievements of light science and its applications, and its contributions to humankind. It has been endorsed by the International Council for Science, and is administered by an international steering committee, convened by John M Dudley, in collaboration with the UNESCO International Basic Sciences Programme. Billed as ‘education and outreach in light for society and the world’, IYL will focus on science, technology, nature, culture, development, sustainability, education, and history. This worldwide initiative aims to

highlight the importance of light and optical technologies for the future, and the development of society. Its goals include improving public understanding of how light touches everyone’s life, and enhancing international cooperation for education and industry. During the year-long event, a number of major scientific anniversaries will be celebrated, including Ibn Al-Haytham’s work, Book of Optics, in 1015; the notion of light as a wave, proposed by Fresnel in 1815; the electromagnetic theory of light propagation proposed by Maxwell in 1865; Einstein’s theory of the photoelectric effect in 1905, and of the embedding of light in cosmology through general relativity in 1915; the discovery

of the cosmic microwave background by Penzias and Wilson; and Charles Kao’s achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication, in 1965.

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In an open letter, IYL Steering Committee Chair, John Dudley asks the industry to help raise global awareness of the help new technologies can provide: ‘Join with us in 2015 to raise international awareness of how photonic technologies can solve global challenges. ‘It is a tremendous honour for us that photonics has been recognized by the United Nations with its own international year. In proclaiming the International Year

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of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL) in 2015, the United Nations has recognized that photonic technologies are vital to solving challenges in areas such as energy, communications and medicine, and in ensuring sustainable development worldwide. ‘We all have to realize that [the] next year is a once-only opportunity. The mandate of the International Year of Light gives us a truly unique chance to raise global awareness of the importance of photonics. ‘The scientific community has made a tremendous start, with engineers, physicists and astronomers worldwide already making plans for actions ranging from high-level events with Nobel laureates, to beautiful light-art

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At The Royal Institution of Great Britain on 10 March, The Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) will be presenting Peter Phillipson’s ‘The Fresnel Lecture 200 Years of Fresnel: Why everything we light and look at today depends on what he said.’ The event, which starts at 7pm, is free to attend, but booking is essential. For information, email Juliet Rennie at sll@cibse.org.

installations, and public citizen-science campaigns to measure energy waste from light pollution. Please browse the fantastic website at www.light2015.org to get an overview of what is under way.’ Philips, as the first patron sponsor of the event, will work with UNESCO to raise awareness of the ways that light-based technologies can provide solutions for energy, education, agriculture, health and wellbeing. ‘As patron sponsor, we bring our wealth of understanding of energy efficient lighting, and our knowledge of the physiological and emotional benefits of light,’ explained Harry Verhaar, head of global public and government affairs at Philips Lighting.

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‘LED technologies and digital lighting have made lighting solutions more energy efficient, controllable and accessible. ‘Light has entered a digital era. It is now connected to networks, devices and apps, enabling people and organisations, such as Philips and UNESCO, to address the world’s challenges like never before.’ Throughout the year, Philips will be involved in a number of activities, such as the Study after Sunset program, to promote the use of portable solar-powered, high brightness, LED lanterns in regions where there is little or no reliable source of light. Dr Maciej Nalecz, director of International Basic Sciences Program at UNESCO HQ in Paris commented on the sponsorship, saying: ‘UNESCO is very keen to engage with private sector partners in its activities, in areas of sustainability and development. Philips is a natural partner of the International Year of Light and we look forward to working with them during 2015.’

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We were able to shutter and frame the light to enhance the artwork

Going for a song L ighting designer, Amarasri Songcharoen of Seam Design was tasked with lighting Raphael’s ‘Cartoons’, during a monthlong exhibition at the V&A. Each of the Cartoons, which were commissioned by Pope Leo X in 1515, to hang below Michelangelo’s famous ceiling in the Vatican Palace, are up to 3.5m high and 5.3m wide. Their presence meant ultraviolet light had to be avoided, but the design had to work with a reflective, rotating sculpture installed to provide altered reflections of the artworks. Songchaoroen used 16 ETC Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr fixtures, controlled by an ETC Ion control desk. ‘We were asked to provide a lighting strategy and design for the room, and of the sculpture, to reveal the Barber

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A masterclass in showing ancient artworks in a new light at the V&A

Osgerby sculpture in its best light,’ explained Songcharoen. ‘We also had to pay careful consideration to providing appropriate light sources and light levels for priceless art pieces, which are on loan from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.’ Due to spacial restrictions, Seam Design’s solution provided illumination to the Cartoons and a dramatic wash to the floor by illuminating the sculpture. The Cartoons were reflected on the ‘wings’. ‘Through its slow rotations, the sculpture

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is disorientating and mesmerising, emerging from high level in an uncanny way. The dramatic light enhances these experiences,’ commented Songcharoen. ‘ETC’s Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr with a 90-degree lens, tethered to an ETC Ion desk met all of our requirements,’ she added. ‘We were able to shutter and frame the light to enhance the artwork. ‘The success of the lighting scheme is that the polished wings rely heavily on the illumination of the Cartoons and the floor, to be perceived. ‘In the intimate darkness of the room, with focused light taking your attention to the artwork, the sculpture becomes very mysterious – almost imperceptible until they catch the light and reflections illuminate their surfaces.’

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Please sir, may I have some more? 3M Architectural Markets participated in BOWLS’ pioneering design for the recent International Hotel/Motel + Restaurant Show’s 2014 Pioneering Foodservice Concept, at New York City’s Javits Center. Conceptualised by The Nyman Group, BOWLS puts the focus on fast, healthy food in a fully green setting. Stunning circular Lightfall fittings by 3M and Todd Bracher reference the restaurant name, punctuating a feature wall with crisp, efficient, LED light. The design implements proprietary 3M technology to create ‘virtual LEDs’ from a single LED source, efficiently steering light from one module to another, and creating the look of multiple light sources when there is, in fact, only one. BOWLS is a quick service concept offering healthy and natural foods with no additives. Diners can personalise their bowl by selecting a base and toppings to create a tasty, healthy meal.

Vertical farming Continuing its efforts to help independent farmers provide fresh, locally grown food to communities across the country, Illumitex has announced a partnership with Michigan-based Green Spirit Farms. Illumitex’s LED grow lights will replace induction lighting in Green Spirit’s existing vertical farm operations, and will be the sole light source for expansion farms the company is planning. The decision followed a lengthy and thorough assessment where Green Spirit tested numerous lights of various types, including

other LEDs. ‘We at Green Spirit Farms believe that Illumitex is the premiere lighting source for indoor horticulture, based on our independent testing conducted this year in New Buffalo,’ said Daniel Kluko, Green Spirit Farms’ director of R&D. ‘We are excited to announce this fruitful partnership that will assist us in further vertical farming innovation.’ Vertical farming is rapidly becoming the go-to food-sourcing solution for restaurants and supermarkets that want fresh, locally sourced produce.

Space savings generate energy savings of 67 In one of the largest projects of per cent in the car parks that its kind in Europe, Future Energy are being re-lamped. The effect Solutions (FES) has installed on the environment will also 50,000 LED luminaires for be significant, as NCP’s CO2 National Car Parks (NCP) since emissions will be reduced by work began on phase one of a 11,000 tonnes per annum, and contract to install energy efficient mono-nitrogen oxide (NOx) lighting in 150 multi-storey car will be lowered by 248lbs over parks throughout the UK. the same period. This is the NCP had to address the rising equivalent of 10,924 trees being costs associated with its lighting saved or filling up 321,695 fuel infrastructure. NCP’s CEO, Jo tanks every year.’ Cooper, commented: ‘We set out The next phases will see the to reduce energy lighting bills, installation of a further 35,000 lower maintenance costs, and LED luminaires across a number offer improved lumen output, to of environments, such as surface provide an enhanced customer sites, station experience. car parks, local ‘Future “I am absolutely delighted authority sites, Energy with the progress made on and other Solutions convinced this project so far; and we multi-storey car parks. us that LED are already experiencing the Cooper lighting technology beneﬁts of LED technology” concluded: ‘I am absolutely would achieve delighted with the progress all three objectives.’ made on this project so far; and NCP has not had to provide we are already experiencing the any up-front capital expenditure benefits of LED technology. Not to finance the project, as it only will we save £25,191,720 is being funded by FES, in over the lifetime of the new partnership with the UK Green luminaires, just as importantly, Investment Bank. A six-year the Future Energy Solutions contract will allow FES to be solution offers a significant and remunerated through the cost measurable means of reducing reduction in energy bills that our carbon footprint – something NCP is benefiting from. which supports our corporate Marcus Brodin, commercial social responsibility (CSR) policy. director at FES stated: ‘We I’m looking forward to getting are immensely proud of Phase 2 underway.’ this achievement, which will

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fter the successful launch of its concept store in St Germain, Paris, followed by Amsterdam, Antwerp, Berlin, Munich, Beijing, and Shanghai, the award winning retail concept for the Karl Lagerfeld brand has been revealed in London. Ansorg’s LED lighting concept, with an innovative ‘whole area’ control system is a key instrument in scene setting at each location. Marked by simplicity and contrast, the store design was created and implemented by plajer + franz studio under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. The concept combines the brand’s accessible luxury collections with cutting-edge digital technology, as well as Lagerfeld’s iconic design aesthetic, blending edgy modern and classic elements. Ansorg’s elaborate lighting concept, based on LEDlighting, is coordinated with the overall store design, and has been integrated into the product display system. At its centre, is a newly developed lighting control system, which uses an app to dim individual luminaires across the whole store. That means pure flexibility in store design. At the press of a button, new lighting moods can be produced immediately, depending on the time of day, exhibition, or occasion. A direct response can be provided for every change in merchandising; contrasts can be intensified or softened, areas can be delimited from one another. Bright, high-contrast lighting is a signature feature. All of the luminaires are equipped with cold-white 4000K LEDs, which gives the statement black-andwhite look an additional brilliance, and reinforces contrasts in the product presentation to promote the customer’s activity and attention. The perimeter area is lit with BOP spotlights, fitted in black lighting channels. Product carriers at the centre of the space are individually lit by separate luminaires equipped with narrow-beam spot reflectors. In the areas between the lighting channels recessed Lightstripe spots are used. In the basement, recessed modules harmonise perfectly with a decorative luminous ceiling. The lighting concept makes a decisive contribution to an impressive shopping experience, and is designed, with an energy consumption of 12 Watts per square metre, during normal store operation, as a very economical solution.

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Black Light has helped revamp a Newcastle cinema, installing AV, sound, and lighting systems to create a flexible entertainment space. ‘We drew on our expertise and experience in the worlds of theatre and conference venues, to come up the right mix of equipment to suit the client’s technical requirements, creative vision and budget,’ explained Phil Haldane. ‘In particular, we used Q-Sys to manage all the AV and lighting systems. We also installed Selecon LED theatrical lights onto Prolyte truss to allow a wide range of lighting schemes to be easily set up and implemented.’ The solution allows the space to be used as either a full, high quality cinema or for live music and functions. Greenstock has launched a range of market of affordable, IEC standard, T5 and T8, shatterproof fluorescent tubes. The shatterproof coatings are applied using strict quality control procedures to ensure high quality finishes. EcoCoat lamps are suitable for use in all hazardous areas and food associated applications, being approved for use in the food industry to HACCP regulations, and are identified by a single green band around one end of the fluorescent tube. Thomas Research Products (TRP) has announced that two of its new product lines have been accepted for inclusion in the 2014 IES Progress Report. TRP’s EOL3 series surge protectors include an LED indicator, which lights up when the unit reaches end-of-life, or when the capabilities of the surge protector have been exceeded. In-line fusing shuts down the LED luminaire for extra protection. The LED-HL series LED drivers from TRP, in 25W and 40W models, are the first drivers to receive Type HL rating from UL. The units, with IP66-rated drivers, include upgraded case materials and internal thermal protection.

HIGHLIGHT Delivering comfort(able) savings Building performance must deliver occupant comfort at reduced costs, according to industry experts at the recent Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Conference. A recurring theme of the event was that whilst carbon targets and environmental concerns are important, they should not be met by compromising financial performance, or occupant comfort. The event brought together experts from across the built environment to discuss the challenges and opportunities of delivering building performance. Ed Gray, head of carbon and energy for Marks and Spencer, CIBSE’s 2014 Carbon Champion of the Year, outlined the clear business rationale behind the retailer’s ‘Plan A’ scheme for energy efficiency, which is expected to bring savings of £145m for 2013/14. But he made clear that savings are not being made at the expense of customer satisfaction and said ‘it is vital to create a positive store environment which improves the health and wellbeing of our staff and customers’.

A step forward Cooper Lighting and Safety has launched the RXS Trimless Gimbal, the latest addition to the popular RXS family of architectural downlights. Integrating the latest technology and available

Travelling light Headlights on the new Mercedes Benz CLS are equipped with Oslon Compact lightemitting diodes from Osram Opto Semiconductors. The car manufacturer uses an adaptive front lighting system (AFS) to provide greater visibility in every situation, offering road users better protection from accidents. Each module in the headlight is equipped with 24 LEDs. Thanks to UX:3 chip technology, the LEDs achieve high luminous efficacy even at high currents. With package dimensions of 1.6 mm x 1.2 mm, they are extremely compact. To achieve ideal distribution of light, the manufacturer uses a camera mounted on the windshield to cover the area in front of the vehicle. Four controllers in the vehicle perform calculations 100 times per second to determine the best lighting for the driver. LED-based adaptive lighting systems enable the road ahead to be automatically illuminated with exceptionally bright light and with precisely controlled distribution without dazzling other road users.

Seat of learning The new student accommodation at St David’s university in Swansea features an array of Scolmore Group’s wiring accessories and lighting products. Located in the centre of the town, the accommodation is made up of 382 en-suite bedrooms and studios, with a kitchen and communal area for every four bedrooms. Switches and sockets from Scolmore’s Mode range, as well as its low energy downlights, have been specified for the bedrooms, kitchens and communal areas, while the company’s emergency exit signs have been used in the kitchens and corridors. The requirement for low energy external lighting has been met with LED bulkheads and bollards from the Fumagalli outdoor lighting collection.

in both trimless gimbal, and trimmed, fixed bezel, the new downlights offer specifiers a choice of fixed output, 1-10V, DALI or Phase dimmable control gear in order to maximise energy savings. ‘The RXS Trimless gimbal further complements our

existing range of RXS downlights,’ said Greg Herring, product manager, Eaton. ‘The new additions feature efficient thermal management, thus maximising the LED output and life of the product. They are a perfect solution for any

specifier seeking lighting for low profile housing or low ceiling voids.’ The fittings feature prewired driver connection for rapid installation, and are offered in three beam angle options, and a choice of 3000K or 4000K colour temperatures.

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Reputation Built on Recommendation J ohn Rothery Wholesale Co. Ltd. was founded in 1971 and started with the Company name being written on a piece of folded card and placed on a Spare desk in a retail shop. The successful family business holds the enviable position as the UK’s market leading distributor of shooting and sporting goods to the retail trade, being awarded “Supplier of the Year” in Tackle and Guns with own brands including Bisley, ParkerHale and David Nickerson. Now in its 42nd year of growth and reinvestment, John Rothery Wholesale combines essential energy savings with a new KYMAN® LED lighting scheme. Everyone involved in the upgrade agrees it is a huge

improvement to their recently purchased new warehousing and office complex in Waterlooville, Hampshire. The new facility is significantly larger than their previous premises, covering a total of 32,500 sq ft across two acres. Their warehouse spreads over two floors, with the ground floor being windowless for security purposes, therefore John Rothery Wholesale requires the best light possible. The Electricity overhead was substantial and with an eye on the future the management started to look for a long term solution to reduce the cost of consumption and maintenance. Bob Rothery (Managing Director) invited Kyman Ledtex to put forward a lighting solution to reduce electricity and maintenance costs across the site. John Rothery had old

inefficient T12 8ft twin fluorescent fittings within their warehouse which were soon to be discontinued therefore it was essential for them to upgrade. Kyman Ledtex came up with the solution to replace the current fluorescent fittings throughout the warehouse with KYMAN® 6ft Twin LED Batten fittings. This proved extremely effective as John Rothery’s energy usage was instantly reduced by nearly 75%. A spokesman at KYMAN says: “We specified our 6ft Twin LED batten fittings as replacements due to their high build/ light output, quality and efficiency – an ideal solution for Rothery’s windowless warehouse”. The new LED tubes vastly improved the lighting levels throughout the entire warehouse. A ‘like for like’ replacement program was

implemented throughout the offices and corridors. High quality KYMAN® fittings including SMD LED frosted tubes, G24 lamps and A60 fittings were installed with the latest super bright LED chips integrated into each fitting. KYMAN® products produce higher lumens per watt than any other potential lighting solution, thus making them an excellent direct replacement for any previously fitted lighting product. John Rothery were able to have their lighting project upgrade & installation fully funded for by the Energy Efficiency Finance Scheme. This meant that there was no initial outlay for the project, leading to John Rothery Wholesale to be cash-positive from day one. Once the upgrade had been completed, the overall savings John Rothery were making were

substantial. Over 40,700KG of CO2 is being saved per annum along with a £9,400 annual electricity bill reduction. “We would just like to say we are very pleased with the service we have received from Kyman Ledtex. The installation of our Led Lighting project with Kyman LED went very smoothly and we were told we would save a set amount off our electricity bill and this has found to be true. The after sales service is second to none. We had a minor problem and Kyman came to see us almost immediately and solved it. We would recommend KYMAN® products and team if you are looking to change your lighting system to LED.” Lesley Bishop, General Manager KYMAN® ensured a smooth installation and met the client’s needs promptly with little

disturbance to the client’s daily timetable. Overall, John Rothery’s lighting across their site is brighter, offering employees an enhanced working environment. Additionally, John Rothery Wholesale Co. Ltd. have been able to substantially reduce their carbon footprint and save money all at the same time. Headline Savings: • Annual electricity saving: 67.5% • Annual electricity savings: £9,463 • Annual CO2 savings KG: 40.687 • Annual CCL Savings: £406 • Payback period: 3.3 years

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ith spiralling energy and maintenance costs, as well as greater customer expectation, all manner of businesses are turning to lighting upgrades as a way to make drastic cuts to their annual budgets, and drastic improvements to the look and feel of the spaces they occupy. ‘UV is often the enemy of museums and galleries because it can degrade artefacts,’explained PointOfView principal, Mark Elliot. ‘If you believe the hype, LEDs have no UV, and so are an excellent choice of light source for these applications.’ This certainly seems the case with

Britain’s many, and diverse, museums, which seem to be a hive of LED activity at the moment, as more and more forwardthinking curators realise their potential. For example, a lighting upgrade at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle, driven by the advantages of energy efficiency and reduced maintenance using linear LED, has delivered unexpected improvements to many areas, including the entrance gallery, which houses the Turbinia, the world’s first turbine-powered steam ship. The museum had previously used Concord’s track lighting, and continues to do so for its compatibility with both new and existing luminaires – a

tremendous cost-saving benefit, as facilities manager, Phil Robinson explained: ‘We have, on occasions, used other manufacturers, but in some cases it became impossible to source compatible replacement fittings. This resulted in us having to replace track to accommodate new fittings, which comes with associated installation costs.’ The scheme, which features in various galleries throughout the museum, uses Concord’s Beacon spotlight range: Beacon 26w High Output in the ceiling of the lofty entrance gallery, and Beacon Muse in the smaller gallery spaces, such as Destination Tyneside, and Soldiers Life.

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Concord Beacon Muse LED luminaires have also been selected for Jersey’s Maritime Museum, in St Helier, which features an eclectic collection representing the sea, the boats and the people of the area. DHA Designs, the original lighting designer of the award-winning museum, was asked to refresh the lighting scheme. Originally, a mixture of metal halide and tungsten sources had been fitted for a largely ‘track-and-spot’ scheme, but with several innovations, including a set of maritime wall washers and a skylight covered with a mid-blue film, providing a changing wash of vibrant light on the floor. ‘We were delighted to return and revamp the original lighting scheme we had previously set in place,’ said MD, Adam Grater. ‘After more than a decade, new products and innovations had opened the opportunity for us to re-invent each room with an aesthetically beautiful lighting design to complement the museum’s features. ‘Having previously used Concord’s Beacon

Muse, we knew this product had good colour rendering abilities, is quick and easy to commission, and its LED properties meant impressive savings could be made – we even estimated that the scheme will pay for itself within just five years.’ But of course, it can’t all be about making savings - great care has to be taken to ensure that the lighting complements, rather than overpowers the collections on display, as Mark Elliot told us: ‘Museums, like hospitality spaces, are all about contrast; keeping the circulation spaces dark, and focusing light on the exhibits to draw the attention where it should be,’ he said. ‘The other consideration is that lighting should not distract from the exhibits. Integration is key where is can be achieved, so the light sources are concealed, and where there are visible fixtures, they should be of a simple, minimal design, without particular styling, and have excellent beam and glare control so that the lighting is precise and focused, without causing visual discomfort.’

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‘Often museums are in buildings of interest, so there is a balance between celebrating the building by enhancing features with light, without overpowering the displays,’ continued Elliot. You don’t get much more interesting than Edinburgh Castle, home to the priceless Honours of Scotland Exhibition, which includes Scotland’s Crown Jewels - the staggeringly beautiful Crown, Sceptre, and Sword of State. KSLD originally designed the lighting for the exhibition in 1992. After 23 years, the existing lighting and controls were beyond economical repair, and a completely new system was required. The exhibition required a family of LED spot luminaires with choice of beam angles, lumen outputs, colour temperature, directional adjustability, and accessories, but unable to source a single product offering this range of flexibility, KSLD worked with Mike Stoane Lighting to develop a custom solution. The new scheme was installed over six weeks, with electrical works carried out by a team from BlackLight. KSLD was also asked to redesign the lighting for the Honours display in the Crown Room. Working to a tight deadline, and even tighter security, there was one chance to survey the large security display case, which holds Scotland’s Crown Jewels before a plug and play lighting scheme was designed, which was simply screwed into place, connected to the existing wiring system, and hand-focused by Kevan Shaw with the whole installation process taking less than eight hours!

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Modern exhibitions are arguably easier to light with LED sources. The Isokon Gallery isn’t the usual mix of ancient artefacts and books: it was created to tell the story of the Isokon building, Britain’s first Modernist flats, which opened in 1934 as a progressive experiment in urban living, and as a museum in 2014, run in conjunction with The National Trust. Atrium was tasked with creating a site-specific lighting system to highlight the displays, which showcase the building’s design, its notable residents, and its iconic Isokon furniture. Atrium supplied its LightLight Wall system, with Shop luminaires by Buscheld for the artwork. For general lighting, the LED Squad system by FLOS Architectural, was selected. Another modern museum, the Ed Paschke Art Center in Chicago, which was opened to honour the life and work of the acclaimed artist, uses lighting as part of the exhibit, rather than specifically as a way of illuminating it.

A number of 3M products have been utilised in this way, including AIR, a flexible, lightweight hoop LED fitting, which illuminates the gallery’s entry with a rainbow of colours to complement the space’s artistic origins. Installations of FLEX, a linear and modular LED system provides sculptural, as well as practical, flair, conforming to the walls and ceilings to create a decorative map that guides visitors through the space. And a circle of LIGHTFALL fittings, which features a single LED source reflected again and again, to create the illusion of multiple points of light, showcases a recreation of Paschke’s studio. 3M Architectural Markets’ business development manager, George Levendusky noted: ‘We’re excited to have our lighting showcased as part of this creative and engaging space. We strive to create lighting solutions that are both practical and beautiful, and we’re honoured to have it highlighted among this fantastic collection of art.’

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ith the Public Accounts Committee reporting that the fitting of smart meters will only see a modest reduction in energy usage, is that the full story, or will the installation of smart meters be a catalyst for change? BSRIA’s energy and smart buildings expert, Henry Lawson writes on the debate: ‘While the overhead of the cost of smart meters is unavoidable, the figure of £11 per year to pay for the meter is fairly modest, amounting to under one per cent of the typical average annual bill. The real issue will be consumers’ ability to alter their consumption, either through deliberate behaviour changes, or through improved technology. To change their behaviour, people need to understand the new tariffs, and also how to interpret the meters, or any other device, such as a PC or a mobile that may be picking up the data. There is a real risk that the people who are most at risk of fuel poverty, such as the elderly, will also be the ones most at risk of “information poverty” when it comes to understanding the system. And even if people do understand the effects of the tariffs, how many of us are actually going to get up at 2am, so that we can set the washing machine running on the lowest tariff? ‘We need devices with a degree of intelligence, that at least enable them to kick in at the most economical time, or reduce consumption at peak times (eg. for a deep

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ControlZAPP is the new energy saving lighting controls range with Bluetooth ‘Smart’ interface (Android 4.3 or later). ControlZAPP can be used to remotely set-up, adjust or override settings such as occupancy detection, time lag, short visit mode, respond to daylight, override ON or OFF etc at different times of day to an accurate schedule, even different holiday and shut down settings. ControlZAPP is easy to install and configure and is ideal for flexible energy saving and end user comfort.

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The complete range consists of a 6-pole panel mount connector for luminaire installation with mating moulded tee piece and male/female low profile connectors all with black/blue coding and latching to enable quick, efficient “plug and play” connectivity. * Standard “G” black / blue mechanical / colour coding * L, E, N, 1, 2, 3 marking * Fully latching components * Single part moulded t-piece and panel mount, VDE approval to BS61535 * 20amp rated * Supplied pre-leaded to customer specifications

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Even the food looks better as 14th Century Trinity Hall undergoes a 21st Century lighting revamp

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ounded in 1350, Trinity Hall is one of the oldest Colleges of Cambridge University, and its Dining Hall is structured in traditional medieval hall style, with a high table on the dais at the far end of the room, where the Master and Fellows still sit for functions today. During a recent upgrade, Hoare Lea Lighting was asked to create a contemporary lighting layout, suitable for various functions, while remaining faithful to the original architecture and finishes. A great deal of effort was put into understanding the architectural features of the space, as Juan Ferrari explained: ‘Working on listed buildings is always a challenge, as, of course, you must be mindful of the architectural heritage of the space, enhancing it at night and complementing it during daytime hours. At each step, you must consider the implications of introducing new light fittings, working to the current needs of the space, but always bearing in mind the function for which it was originally designed.’ The scheme was based on a highly controlled ambient/task lighting backdrop, which allowed a ‘dark canvas’ on which to highlight architectural elements individually, and with the lowest levels of power consumption possible.

An arrangement of six LED track-mounted, adjustable downlights –Flos’ Solid Pure Spot - were positioned at high level to provide general illumination, with flexibility and control, allowing the fittings to be focused only onto the tables or the floor, without spilling light on walls or paintings. Due to the use of the space, the colour rendering of the fixtures was specified above CRI90 in order to do justice to the food served. Once the task/ambient light was resolved, work started on the volume and feature lighting. As the architecture allowed for fittings to be concealed, mouldings dividing the architectural line between the windows and balcony, were used to contain a Flos LED Squad profile that up-lights the walls at high level. The timber structure at the ceiling perimeter acts as a containment for Squad LED profile, which grazes the vaulted ceiling. Paintings have a dedicated LED system, tailored to the dimensions of each artwork. The distribution and angle at which the light hits the canvas was carefully designed by Hoare Lea alongside TM Lighting, using a high, full-colour spectrum 95+ CRI LED to achieve the correct quality of light. Picture lights bring vertical brightness to the space at a human scale. The fireplace and reredos are www.tlmagazine.co.uk • J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 5 • 77

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illuminated by projectors attached to the track system, while the columns are highlighted by mini-projectors attached to the Squad LED system. Other details, such as window alcoves and balcony window reveals, are up-lighted with a continuous linear fluorescent system, carefully embedded into the window-sills. Lastly, commissioning was undertaken using Hoare Lea’s CGI product, LightSIM, which allowed the client to manipulate scenes remotely. Once the function scenes were selected, they were programmed on site. A great deal of effort was made to ensure the quality and quantity of fittings needed fell within budget. ‘Defending the design specification, and avoiding a flawed value engineering process is key to the success of any project. At Trinity Hall, our efforts on this front were supported by both the client, and the manufacturers and suppliers of the fittings we specified.’ All fittings are linked to a Mode architectural control lighting system, which manages the different scene

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settings programmed, making the best use of the lighting, and avoiding unnecessary energy use. Of the finished project, Ferrari said: ‘It is fascinating to bring a listed building back to life by tailoring the latest technology, but to have that new technology available as a tool, at the service of the designer, is a unique experience.’ Glen Sharp, Junior Bursar, Trinity Hall, commented: ‘We knew how we wanted the space to appear, but articulating this vision was challenging. Hoare Lea Lighting’s 3D capability was very important – by modelling the space and showing us what it would look like, they provided vital reassurance to the team. ‘This type of project is revisited only every 25 years or so, therefore getting it right is crucial. ‘Hoare Lea’s attention to detail and the sensitivity shown to this beautiful graded building has resulted in a glorious space, which is both easy to control and easy to use. Everyone loves it!’

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This month’s coﬀee break moment comes courtesy of Andrea Barbieri, UK managing director of Artemide

What is your favourite light source, and why? When available, natural light is my favourite source. It is “complete” at 360 degrees, it feeds your health, wellbeing, and good mood. In very northern countries, where natural light is barely available, you have a very high suicide rate. Artemide recognises the crucial importance of the natural light; thanks to a visionary project by Carlotta de Bevilacqua, Artemide patented MyWhiteLight, which recreates the natural light through a wide spectrum of different colour

Personally I’m in favour of colour-lit facades and also for traditionally lit facades. In principle, I’m in favour of the colour-lit facades for modern glazed buildings, and traditionally lit facades for more classic buildings. What I don’t like are patches of different colours here and there, as this does not truly light up a building; it’s almost like throwing cans of different colours onto a wall in your house - you wouldn’t do it! Who is your favourite designer of anything that’s not lighting? I don’t have one particular designer I love; it depends on the object. I have loved for many years, as a student in architecture, all the great designers/architects of the Bauhaus era. I loved the modernist influence kicking in, mixing simple shapes with industrial materials. Which lighting project would you like to have worked on?

Capability to control and command LED in an easy and simplified way through control panels, telephones and tablets means that the ability to customise your own light is at your fingertips. The next big step could possibly be wireless, without cables, which would help to avoid clutter. Do you see a time when all lighting is sustainable? If so, how can we achieve it? Sustainability is really on trend, finally, I would say. What I would like to see as the next step in sustainability, is for people to really understand what this means. For example; people talk about being green, but then they keep their window open in winter time with heaters at max; shops in summer time have their air conditioning at a below zero temperature, but with doors and windows open. Most of the time, a “just think” policy would be enough. What trends do you forecast in domestic lighting? Control panels and apps. Chandelier or candle? A candle for a romantic evening, and a chandelier for a formal classic Wiener Walzer ballroom.

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Is there one declining light source that you’ll miss above all others? If so, which is it, and why?

After the huge changes LED has brought to the industry, what do you think will be the next big advance?

The simplicity and warmth of the old incandescent bulb, even if the new technology, together with its flexibility, will soon make you forget it!

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Sustainability central to online retail giant Sixty London is the iconic building set to become the workspace for over a thousand employees of a major online retailer. The curved glass and steel structure, extending over 14 floors above ground, is designed to BREEAM Excellent standard, a reflection of its focus on sustainability. This dedication to energy efficiency is evident in the selection of the highest quality in lighting and controls from Luxonic Lighting. The landmark building, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), is located at an important intersection within the City, at 60 Holborn Viaduct. It is striking in its architecture; its dynamic form is a response to the sightlines of St Paul’s Cathedral, whilst the expanse of curtain walling making up the façade allows it to be illuminated at night. Luxonic has provided over 2,500 bespoke fittings throughout the 20,000m2 of prime office space, contributing to the strong visual identity of Sixty London.

Steinel (UK) Ltd, the market leader in lighting sensor technology, is launching the robust and moisture-proof RS PRO 5800 LED light system, with optional sensor control, which can unlock savings on energy and maintenance in washrooms, warehouses, car parks and corridors. A new addition to the highly-successful RS PRO range, the RS PRO 5800 LED is able to generate a bright, white spread of light (4600lm, in fact) from just a 40W system. Energy-efficient and with a long lifespan of 50,000 hours, it offers a low-maintenance, low-energy proposition in a robust package. Built from impact-resistant plastic (IK08), the RS PRO 5800 LED is dust-tight and protected against jets of water (IP66). This means the tough RS PRO 5800 LED is not only suitable for corridors and stairwells. It can also be used in spaces exposed to moisture, such as WC facilities, warehouses and multi-storey car parks. Suitable for use in -20° conditions, it can also be fitted in cold rooms.

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