This advanced lighting class illustrates limitations of 1st level economics, such as payback, and shows how replacing existing troffers with rows suspended indirects can provide the best life cycle costing benefits compared to group relamping with energy saving T8s, retrofitting or relighting, which is replacing fixtures one for one.
What is the best accent lighting for retail, museums, etc? Is it standard halogen, halogen infrared, ceramic metal halide, LED, CFL or fiberoptic? Other applications for these technologies will also be discussed.
Suspended indirect fixtures typically provide better lighting quality, including less glare, than direct troffers. Often a lower power density and life cycle costing can be achieved with suspended indirects. California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research School Program has researched the advantages of Finelite’s Integrated Classroom Lighting System.
This a roadmap to optimize and standardize retrofits, remodels and new construction. It helps get architects, lighting designers, engineering firms, rep agencies, retrofit contractors, maintenance firms, facility managers and other end customers on the same page. This seminar balances architectural appearance, lighting quality, control flexibility, ease of use, initial cost, energy efficiency, rebates, parts maintenance costs, labor maintenance costs and sustainability.
This seminar will provide tools on how to understand what is marketing hype and what are real benefits described in manufacturer literature. A good best practice report can be very useful for optimal and consistent retrofits, remodels and new construction.
This seminar includes information on making merchandise look more sellable, saving wattage and reducing maintenance for both typical big big retail that have at least 25’ ceilings and the smaller big box stores that have lower ceilings. Hibays, lowbays, troffers, and accent lighting are addressed.
DIMMING vs.
NONDIMMING – 10 Rounds In The Daylight Harvesting & Peak Load Shedding
Arena
Do dimming ballasts really save energy, and are dimming systems cost effective compared to extra efficient fixed output systems? Concerns with side lighting will be discussed. New simple controls will be included.
Reasons why basic grade spun aluminum domes, mercury vapor, HPS and standard MH should be eliminated are listed. Heat problems with specific lamps and ballasts are explained. Initial cost, wattage, performance and other issues are compared for pulse start MH with magnetic and electronic ballasts, T8s, T5HOs, Biax, CFL and induction.
This seminar focuses on lighting and controls in guest rooms and public spaces in hotels and similar applications.
This is based on the experience of retrofitting 10 hospitals. Efficiency is so valuable because there are so many 24/7 areas. Benefits of lamp minimization are detailed.
High-lumen T8s, high Kelvin, extra-efficient ballasts, and high performance suspended indirect luminaires can often make it easy to get down to .6 - .8 watts per square foot, which would qualify for substantial Savings By Design and other incentives.
This lighting fundamentals class is aimed at facility, maintenance, purchasing and other people who want to learn about lighting in a very practical manner. All the important terms and tables in lamp and ballast catalog are explained. Fixture catalogs are also covered. IESNA lighting recommendations are also discussed.
Often manual control, like switches, is the best solution. In applications that people do not take ownership of spaces, occupancy sensors can be the best solution. For other applications, time clocks can work the best. Don’t let happen to you what has happened to so many control systems, which is turned off or bypassed. In general, controls need to be cost effective and easily maintained.
This seminar focuses on ‘best practice’ in retrofitting. Pros and cons of the various types of F32T8s, including the 25 – 30W energy savers, are mentioned. Comparisons of GEB (generic electronic ballasts) and extra-efficient ballasts for T8s are examined. Learn about limitations of reflectors and how delamping can increase KWH. Also new generation of retrofit kits that provide the lighting quality of new fixtures are included.
Although many people are jumping on the T5HO or T8 bandwagons, electronically ceramic metal halide in high performance domes can be the best solution. Each attendee picks a specific application and judges each round. CRI, aesthetics, temperature concern, control flexibility and other issues are individual rounds.
Are there significant differences among basic grade, 2nd generation, 3rd generation (which are also called super) and energy saving 25-30W F32T8s? What are extra efficient instant and program start ballasts for T8s? Explaining types and grades of fixtures are also covered.
This seminar shows that there is typically no good reason to keep T12 systems and often no good reason to keep basic grade T8 systems. Also incandescents, exit signs, hibays, LEED, global warming and shortcomings of focusing on payback are discussed.
Prisons and jails have some very specific lighting needs that are addressed. Plus more common energy saving strategies are covered.
Under close examination several technologies do not save nearly as much as supposed. On the other hand, some technologies save more than common perception predicts. Attendees are often surprised with both.
With the low annual hours of operation, many energy efficient approaches are not cost effective in schools, but some are. The California Energy Commission Pier Program School System, which can provide good quality lighting for computer use and AV presentations, is discussed. Controls are also included. This seminar applies for retrofits, remodels, and new construction.
Almost 50% of my retrofit, relight, redesign business is when the existing is basic grade T8s and generic ballasts. High-lumen high-CRI extended-life T8s, extra efficient ballasts and high performance kits or suspended indirect fixtures make the upgrade cost effective. This seminar covers many common fixture types that are found in offices, schools, hospitals, etc.
SPECTRALLY ENHANCED LIGHTING – (a.k.a. scotopically enhanced lighting)
Learn how and why substantial wattage can be saved with high Kelvin lamps, such as 5000K. Several research papers and projects are discussed.
Custom seminars for
dedicated audiences can also be developed. Some previous ones are ‘KISS –
Keep It Simple San Diego’ for the staff of City of San Diego and ‘Advanced
Lighting’ for Ecology Action, who run a third party incentive program.
For further information contact Stan Walerczyk at stan@lightingwizards.com or 925-944-9481.
July 1, 2007 version
Revised: August 05, 2006