STRAND LIGHTING ©
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The Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre at Hillcrest Park in Vancouver.
This multi-purpose centre is designed to LEED Gold standards. The facility houses both ice surfaces and a 66,000 sf aquatic centre. Bernard & Associates worked with Stantec Engineering to design the pool deck perimeter lighting for the 50 metre lap pool and coloured accent lighting for the leisure pool. Criteria for the 50 metre lap pool was to light the pool deck from the ceiling without light spilling onto the water surface which would interfere with competitive swimmers. In order to meet this requirement along with the LEED standard; the Strand SL ellipsoidal fixture using a ceramic metal halide lamp was chosen. The SL spotlight lenses provide the directional light while its adjustable tri plane shutters provide sharp cutoff at the waters edge. Criteria for the leisure pool was quite the opposite, provide colour and warmth while highlighting some water features. This was accomplished using MC Lights pool fixture, again with a metal halide source. This entertainment fixture redesigned for an overhead swimming pool environment using theatrical gel to provide specific colours on water features or a warmer colour temperature for general illumination of the lazy rivers water surface.
BC's GM Place was an interesting challenge for Bernard & Associates and STRAND Lighting.
The idea by GM Place management was to make every event a theatrical presentation. A variety of performers use this amazing facility and the challenge to architects Brisbin Brook Beynon of Toronto was to make this venue an exciting arena and an intimate concert hall. Initially a system of spotlights were installed that would illuminate the aisles to the required 5 foot candle level by the lighitng team of Graham Likeness, David Rawlings and Shawn Stewart. From there, it was determined that forty-eight 1Kw Leko 20° Spotlights were strategically located to illuminate the twenty-two aisles on lower rakers and four aisles created by other events. Sixty 500 watt Leko 50° spotlights were mounted overhead for even distribution of lighting so as to not cast shadows from people on the stairs which gave the effect that the floor was illuminated. All instruments were hung and locked in place with the idea in mind of easy accessable relamping and manintenance. Experienced personnel from a variety of companies were hand-picked to install the fixtures, wire the dimmer, control and outlets, install patterns and aim and adjutst the Lekos. Working within the strick guidelines of the NBA, extreme control of the lighting system was essential working in conjunction with the emergency backup system and central alarm control facility. Twenty-seven 2.4Kw and twelve 6.0Kw dimmers housed in a Strand CD80SV dimmer rack provided the ability to integrate control centres, house systems and emergency systems together both automatically and manually. Since 1995 the Strand aisle lighting system has had many positive comments from spectators, lighting technicians, performers and architects, in fact the architects have received an IES award for the facility's lighting design and energy efficiency.
Bernard & Associates was instrumental in applying this overhead aisle light design for Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Staples Centre in Los Angeles and a variation was installed in 2008 at the UBC Winter Sports Centre. 2009 will see the opening of the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports complex using this overhead aisle light design in conjunction with a networked Strand dimming system.
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LITETOUCH ©
Application Note – Air Traffic Control Tower
The cab section of an air traffic control tower is an ideal application for Litetouch because of the quantity of low wattage lighting loads and integration requirements. This unique environment requires individualized control of several small lighting loads (most not exceeding 100 watts), operation of solar screens, compact control stations and an ability to prevent night blindness due to the introduction of bright light while the cab is operating at night.
Unique aspects of the space
The cab portion of the tower has sectional window glass 360 degrees around the perimeter, each of the 18 sections has a motorized solar shade. The on duty Air Traffic Controllers must have control of their shade along with two dimmable lighting loads each. In addition there are general area lights and task lights at the convenience station. The watch commander’s position requires both individual and group control of the blinds and all lighting loads. During nighttime operation a system must be in place to prevent any of lighting loads from accidentally coming on at 100 percent.
Solution
The Metropolitan keypad was chosen for its ability to have six buttons with two lines of backlit engraving in a single gang keypad, thus reducing clutter at each of the operator’s positions. This style of station also worked well in a four gang format for the watch commander’s position. The LiteTouch 5000LC CCU was used with conditional statements activated by the astronomical clock to prevent lights from being turned on at 100 percent during nighttime operation. Integration with the blind motor controls was done using the LiteTouch low voltage relay module. If line voltage shade motors had been used; the high power relay module, with relays interlocked could have been used to operate the motors directly.
LiteTouch has been installed in a number of towers across Canada. In BC LiteTouch© is installed at CFB Comox, Kamloops, Kelowna, and Vancouver International airports.
