Circadian Rhythms and Lighting

I met with Deborah Burnett yesterday afternoon here in Nashville to discuss a couple of projects.  She is an expert on lighting related to circadian rythms which should be considered an important role in lighting medical facilities and lighting for schools to help school children increase performance. 

Below is a link to Deborah's website.

http://deborahburnett.com/

Shad Asebrook
Sesco Lighting
SAsebrook@SescoLighting.com
615-830-1655

Tags:  Lighting, Nashville, sleep, test performance, medical lighting                

Cree LED, visit from President Obama

To the Republicans in my network, please forgive the reference.  I am, however, excited to be the manufacturer's representative for Cree LED Lighting in Nashville.  President Obama visited the Cree LED factory yesterday and reported:

“Today the small business that a group of N.C. State engineering students founded almost 25 years ago is a global company.  It’s got 5,000 employees.  Next month, your new production line will begin running 24/7.  And soon you’ll add another 400,000 square feet of space on a new site next door.  So you’re helping to lead a clean energy revolution.  You’re helping lead the comeback of American manufacturing.  This is a company where the future will be won.”

Here is a link to the article:
http://www.creeledrevolution.com/blog/

And this is what the new architectural troffer looks like (step dimming LED included):
 
http://crseries.creeledlighting.com/collateral/cr-troffer-brochure.pdf

Shad Asebrook
Sesco Lighting
SAsebrook@SescoLighting.com
615-830-1655

Tags:  Nashville, Lighting, LED lighting, energy efficient lighting, commercial lighting.

Street and Area Lighting for Municipalities

Cities are starting to consider LED lighting as a viable light source.  Here is what Lumec Lighting says are the benefits:

1. LEDs consume less energy for the same lumen output
It is a proven and tested fact. LED luminaires will run at a lower system wattage than a comparable HID fixture, but with an equal or higher light output. Furthermore, the light is precisely oriented and little or none is wasted. You save so much energy that the switch will pay for itself.
2. LEDs offer better uniformity and light quality
The uniform white light of LED luminaires enhances color rendition and facilitates facial recognition. This means the public spaces are much more inviting and comfortable for everyone.
3. LED luminaires require much less maintenance
With systems such as our LifeLED™ made to last over 70,000 hours, there’s no more frequent re-lamping and high maintenance costs. Our LED technology is reliable and dependable, and our luminaires are designed to dissipate heat and to withstand the harshest weather conditions. Once installed, it will be years before they need any servicing.
4. LED can stimulate the economy of your city
Investors and citizens are getting more and more sensible to environmental issues. When the streets are safe, when the storefronts are well-lit, and when a city uses technologies that project a green and responsible image, people will pour in.
5. LED luminaires are available in a wide variety of design
We went way beyond the purely functional luminaires and created an impressive range of different styles. Our LifeLED™ engine can be integrated into many of our fixtures, from the more traditional to the more futuristic. No matter what ambiance you wish to create, it can be done with LEDs.

 

http://www.lumec.com/blog/index.php/2010/10/08/5-things-municipalities-should-know-about-led-lighting/

 

TAGS: color rendition, design, energy savings, environment, led, lifeled, maintenance, municipalities, uniformity, Nashville, lighting, city, government

 

 

The future of the incandescent

Today's posting is centered on an interesting article featured in the Sunday, 5 June 2011 edition of the New York Times Magazine about the future—or lack thereof—of the incandescent bulb. You can read up on what this article is all about, or you can check it out for yourself by following this link: "Bulb In, Bulb Out."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/magazine/bulb-in-bulb-out.html

Shad Asebrook
Sesco Lighting
Nashville, TN
SAsebrook@SescoLighting.com
615-830-1655

Terry Cobb, Director of Nashville Codes and Paramount Lighting

Shad Asebrook
Sesco Lighting
615-830-1655
SAsebrook@SescoLighting.com

Shad Asebrook of Sesco Lighting will host a meeting this evening with Paramount Lighting and with a guest speaker, Terry Cobb of Nashville Davidson County. 

In conjunction with the AIA Cote Committee, Terry Cobb will give a presentation.

Join us June 7^th as Terry Cobb, the Building Official for Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, who was recently named to serve on the Code Development Committee for the International Green Construction Code. Terry will be on hand to provide the Building Code Official’s perspective on the IgCC and discuss the potential of local adoption.

Bio;

Terry Cobb is a Certified Building Official and has served as the Director of the Department of Codes & Building Safety for Metro Nashville & Davidson County, since 1990.  He is a Past President of the Tennessee Building Officials Association and has served as a member of the Boards of Directors of the Southern Building Code Congress as well as the International Code Council. 

In 2010, Terry was recognized by the International Code Council at their annual convention and awarded the organization’s highest award, named after the ICC’s first Chairman, Bobby J. Fowler.

Thank you for your time and to all of the Nashville area architects and electrical engineers, I hope to see you there.

http://paramount-lighting.com/

Yazoo Brewery

5-7 PM on Tuesday, June 7^th

910 Division St
Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Interesting Article on LED lighting controls

Below is a quote from the article.  Neat stuff with remote LED drivers with dimming and monitoring control for your LEED projects.  I spoke with a local electrical contractor here in Nashville who would budget $2/ft for high voltage conduit and wire and $.75 for low voltage plenum like is shown here!  Payback periods are coming down drastically.

"Lighting may not seem a sexy frontier of disruptive innovation -- particularly when compared with the electric car. But after struggling for years as cleantech's overlooked stepchild, lighting has emerged as a robust and fast-growing cleantech sector."

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18209977?nclick_check=1http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18209977?nclick_check=1

-Shad Asebrook
Sesco Lighting
615-830-1655
SAsebrook@SescoLighting.com

http://www.redwoodsystems.com/solutions/redwood-video-demo

TEKA Illumination’s High Performance Pathlights Deliver “More” with “Less”
2011-05-25
If you’re looking for a high performance pathlight that complies with Dark-Sky regulations and does twice the work of its competition, then TEKA Illumination’s Projector Series™ is the perfect choice for your next project.
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Nashville Lighting and Lighting Controls