Color Kinetics and the International Lighting Design Awards

Featured Installation
University of Oregon, John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes
Eugene, Oregon

The John E Jaqua Academic Center is the newest addition to the University of Oregon campus. When designing the 40,000 square foot state-of-the-art academic learning center, the main objective was to provide a comfortable and focused learning environment for student athletes. In addition, the Center would also serve as a vehicle to celebrate alumni and student athletes and their accomplishments as well as to recruit new student athletes. Architectural firm ZGF Partnership and lighting designer Mark Godfrey of Lighting Studio at Interface Engineering Lighting worked together to create a tranquil environment for studying that connected students to the surrounding natural landscape elements and daylight as well as offered a vibrant and welcoming space.

The glass building rests on a body of water and a birch forest. The structure features a stainless steel screen wall and the two layers of glazing. Philips Color Kinetics eW Graze Powercore linear LED grazing fixtures are located within the stainless steel screen wall and these two layers of glazing, to illuminate the horizontal and vertical structure of the three-story façade with a neutral white light. From the inside, warm-toned wood surfaces glow creating a layered visual experience. The way the glass reflects on the water obscures the boundary between the building and surrounding landscape. Inside the building, Godfrey created an active and vibrant space using various Philips Color Kinetics LED lighting fixtures, including iColor Accent Powercore (now specified using iColor Accent MX Powercore), iColor Cove MX Powercore, and ColorGraze Powercore.

LED lighting supported the sustainable design goals of the project, and also provided the required intensity of light. Godfrey comments, "We really needed lighting systems with more focused intensity than traditional luminaire choices. Fluorescent and ceramic metal halide do not provide the combination of smooth linear focused intensity that lighting LED provides."

This project received a Special Citation for Layered Visual Façade Lighting Expressing Visual Depth in the IALD International Lighting Design Awards

Shad Asebrook

Sesco Lighting

615-830-1655

Metro Adopts the 2011 National Electrical Code

Newletter
http://www.nashville.gov/codes/docs/newsletter/Professional/1107.pdf

Highlights
http://empire.iaei.org/2011_NationalElectricalCodeProcess_ChangeOverview.pdf

LED Church Lighting

From Peachtree Lighting:

Today’s worship and gathering spaces are demanding lighting created the proper mood while requiring more energy efficient lighting.

Peachtree has developed fixtures that will create that lighting with energy efficient LED sources.

Dimmable 53 watt LED fixtures can be used where the traditional lamp source was a 250 or even 300 watt quartz or halogen lamp.

Consider using the PSBT-750 Super Beam Top Access  as a downlight or for a cylinder application use the PCSB-950 Super Beam Pendant Mount

As always we thank you for your support and your business

Your Friends at Peachtree Lighting

Rare earth issues for fluorescent lamps

Lamp prices are increasing quickly.  Here is an article by Furniture World:

http://www.furninfo.com/absolutenm/templates/NewsFeed.asp?articleid=13012

There is a rare earth import shortage from China.  Lighting prices will be effected in Nashville as well as everywehere.

Peachtree Lighting, Made in the USA, GSA approved

Per Peachtree Lighting who I represent in Nashville:

There has been a lot of talk about the recent series that ABC News aired about products being “Made in America”

This is a reminder that while many companies try to say they are  “Made in America”

All Peachtree Lighting fixtures are manufactured in Covington, GA, USA

 

http://www.peachtreelighting.com/index.cfm

  

Please understand that no led chips are not manufactured in the US.

LED replacement for the 60-watt incandescent bulb, submitted by Philips Lighting North America.

On August 3, 2011, DOE announced the first winner of the L Prize competition, an LED replacement for the 60-watt incandescent bulb, submitted by Philips Lighting North America. DOE has also received letters of intent from Lighting Science Group and GE Lighting, signaling their intention to submit entries in the 60-watt category as well. At this time DOE has closed the 60-watt category to any further letters of intent or entries beyond these three companies.

Philips takes home US$10M for their efforts, and deserves immense credit for making the bold move as quickly as they did. The qualifications were not a slouch, and while there may be a reasonable number of candidates who could have met the efficacy, color quality and business case, there was a substantially high set of hurdles to overcome to become the winner.

The End of High Pressure Sodium

Philips Lighting to cut 40 Bath jobs Bath

By Derrick Ek Posted Jul 31, 2011 @ 12:30 PM

Bath, NY — About 40 workers will soon be laid off at the Philips Lighting plant in Bath. The layoffs will begin in mid- to late August, said Philips Lighting spokeswoman Sylvie Casanova. Most of those affected are union workers, represented by the local United Steelworkers of America.

The jobs are being cut from a section of the plant that produces high-pressure sodium products used in street lights, Casanova said. Demand has dropped sharply for those type of lights, which cast a yellowish light. White lights such as LED and ceramic metal halide are now in demand, she explained. The entire high-pressure sodium product line will soon be phased out at the Bath plant. 

BK Landscape Lighting

 

NEW IN-GRADE FIXTURES OFFER THE POWER OF 'X'

What happens when you combine the rugged design of our Precision2® In-Grade with the power and performance of the BKSSL™ Power of "X" technology?

The answer is the most energy-efficient solid-state, recessed in-grade fixture ever manufactured by B-K Lighting.

The new Precision2® (solid state) is unmatched in quality, functionality and scalability.

Among the key innovations in the design of the Precision2® HP2 & CO2 In-Grade:   

• 15 Watt integrated solid state system with BKSSL™ 'X' technology.
• Integral driver.   
• Modular and scalable components accommodate future upgrades and field maintenance.   
• Higher lumen output (up to 1300 lumens) meets demands of the lighting design community.
• Available in three (3) Correlated Color Temperatures (CCT): 2700K, 3000K and 4000K.   
• Unparalleled color management utilizing Xicato's Patented "Color Corrected Cold Phosphor"  technology. 
• Interchangeable OPTIKITS™ offering a variety of beam angles.   
• Choice of HP2™ (flush) or CO2™ (flanged) faceplate available in copper-free machined aluminum, brass or stainless steel.  

Philips Alkco introduces SoftLook

Wattstopper and Cree Lighting at the Yazoo Brewery

A reminder that I will host a meeting Tuesday, August 2^nd with Cree Lighting and with Wattstopper available for the Nashville lighting specification community at the Yazoo Brewery.  We will be there from 5-7PM.   

In addition, Kim Shinn, LEED AP will give a lively and interactive demonstration in the use of energy modeling software and how it can be used by design teams to inform and influence early design decisions. In this interactive workshop, participants will have the opportunity to engage as members of competitive teams, experiencing first-hand the early design process.

http://www.creeledlighting.com/products.aspx

http://www.wattstopper.com/