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Lighting Design for Commercial Projects

Royal Preston Hopsital, Lancashire
	Innovative lighting turned the Royal Preston Hospital’s new £1.1m A&E entrance into an eye catching feature. Lumenata Lighting Design was commissioned to come up with a striking scheme for the centrepiece pagoda style canopy which covers three separate A&E entrances - one for adults, children and patients arriving by ambulance. Contemporary drum style light fittings, with fluorescent lamps at either end, were set on each pillar to send light both up into the canopy and down to the floor. Our scheme used the latest energy saving photocell light detectors so that lights would switch off automatically during daylight and energy efficient LED uplights were set in the ground to highlight each entrance. “The new lighting fixtures provide a very striking effect, particularly in the evening. It has turned our A&E department into something that is architecturally attractive, as well as functional” said Mark Greenwood, Assistant Director Property Services, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Peacock Bar, Liverpool
	A customised light solution was created for the Peacock bar, based in Liverpool’s trendy clubland quarter. Following a brief to create an atmospheric red glow in the black and white bar, Lumenata worked with a local sign-making firm to create a prototype red Perspex light. The frosted boxes were fitted with randomly placed T5 florescent tubes to achieve a funky light effect and special wireless dimmer modules were installed in each one so that light levels could be adjusted to create mood “The red lights that Lumenata came up with are spot on, creating a warm and sumptuous atmosphere without being overly trendy and we get a lot of people commenting on how great it looks” said Peacock Bar operations director Alfie Torres

Golf Club's Green Initiative
	Gathurst Golf Club have achieved an energy saving hole in one after investing in energy efficient lighting to cut carbon emissions at the club – saving around £6,000 a year electricity bills through increased energy efficiency. New energy efficient dimmable LED lighting has replaced costly, high maintenance halogen lights at the club while new sensors and lighting controls have been installed in the hospitality areas, giving members and guests improved flexibility for functions. The LED lighting installed replaces 50w halogen lights with 8.5w LEDs, which on average will last 15 times longer than that their halogen predessors. As an approved supplier to the Carbon Trust, Lumenata was able to arrange a 0% interest loan to fund the project. Gathurst Golf Club will significantly reduce the amount of energy used at the club while helping to save the environment by cutting Co2 emissions down by over 25 tonnes on lighting. The potential savings were identified by Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd who was able to propose and supply the most suitable lighting & detection equipment to enable the club to achieve its energy saving goals. It is part of a program of redevelopment at the club including new disabled facilities and a new insulated ceiling – further contributing to energy efficiency, along with new interior and exterior decoration. The entire redevelopment has taken place in good time for the clubs upcoming Centenary in 2013.

LED Lighting - Top of the League!
	While there are millions of people who yearn to see Blackburn Rovers FC back at the top of the Premier League (myself included), these days appear to be behind us (for now!). However there is one league that this forward thinking club appear the top of – with the use of eco friendly LED lighting. The club have recently completed a major upgrade of their lighting that will considerably reduce their energy bills. Lumenata Lighting Design has supplied 7w LED light bulbs that have replaced 50w halogen light bulbs in the function suites of the world famous Ewood Park football stadium. Added to this a new state of the art dimming system allows these LED bulbs to be dimmed at the touch of a button, providing a much more flexible system than the previous on/off switched controls would allow. Additional benefits come as a result of the extra long life expectancy of these LED bulbs. Previously, it took a stadium employee a full day to change blown halogen light bulbs prior to each match – an exercise that is now a thing of the past as LED light bulbs last approx 25 times longer than their halogen predecessors. Infra red presence detectors were also installed on the stairs leading to the concourses, which will result in further savings as lights are now automatically switched on when they are needed. Stadium manager John Newsham said: “This was a big project that came about as a result of wanting to do our bit for the environment and also wanting to reduce our energy bills. Lumenata came up with a design that has allowed us to have different lighting levels in the function suites with dimmable LED light bulbs, which is superb and probably the difference visitors to the stadium have noticed the most.” The club are expected to save £30,000 per year from the electricity bills as a result of installing this eco friendly LED Lighting. For more information on LED lighting products, please visit www.pathelighting.co.uk

Clog and Billycock, Blackburn
	Lancashire gastro pub The Clog and Billycock aims to go ‘carbon neutral’ after installing a new eco lighting scheme that has dramatically reduced energy consumption. The venue in Pleasington, which is part of the Ribble Valley Inns chain owned by Michelin starred chef Nigel Howarth, brought in Lumenata Lighting Design to reduce carbon emissions. Lumenata’s new scheme involved switching halogen bulbs in existing light fittings that were installed as part of a £1.3m refurbishment several years ago for ultra energy efficient LED equivalents that throw out as much light but only use a fraction of the electricity and hardly ever need changing The £10,000 project has helped the pub cut its carbon emissions by around a third and reduced monthly electricity bills from £3,000 to £2,000, meaning the pub can now bid for gold – the highest accolade - in the national Green Tourism Business award scheme. The next step, says assistant general manager Craig Jackson, is to go ‘carbon neutral’ by spending some of the money saved on sapling trees, which could be planted in the grounds of nearby schools All four pubs in the chain are being entered for the Green Tourism Business Scheme award and The Clog and Billycock is confident of achieving the highest accolade – the gold award – because of its eco lighting programme. The switch to LED was made possible by an interest free loan from the Carbon Trust. The organisation authorises Lumenata to survey business premises to find potential energy savings and makes going ‘green affordable’ by then providing loans that can be repaid with the savings made through lower utility bills. Manager Craig Jackson said: “The wiring for the dimmable LEDs divided the different areas of the bar into sections so that we can use the lighting to create atmosphere and customers have noticed the difference. “Switching to LED has brought our monthly electricity costs down by a third and even reduced the need for air conditioning because LEDs generate less heat. As an added bonus, it means that instead of applying for the silver Green Tourism award, we can now go for gold.” Going green is an easy way for businesses to reduce their overhead costs and do something positive for the environment at the same time. LED is a constantly evolving technology that is being hailed as the lighting of the future because it gives the brightness and sparkle of a halogen bulb while using only a fraction of the energy. It also gives the added benefit of a much longer life, so bulbs don’t need to be replaced as often.

Chorley Market, Lancashire
	Cleverly designed lighting helped to convert dimly lit Chorley market into a bright and modern shopping arcade. Lumenata Lighting Design was asked to create a new lighting scheme as part of a £330,000 revamp of the historic covered market. Our scheme used the latest fluorescent lights set in the newly whitewashed beamed ceiling to showcase individual stalls and products. Lighting was also used to create a dramatic effect along a covered central walkway, with metal halide spotlights fitted to each column to highlight the canopy overhead. “Previously, it was very dim as soon as you came away from the central aisle and everyone wanted to be there, but now there are no dark corners and we are filling up the rest of the market. We are finding that traders are encouraged to invest in their own stalls and fittings as a result.” Conrad Heald, Chorley town centre manager

Ashton and Lea Golf Club, Preston
	"This energy efficient lighting scheme enabled the 101-year old Ashton and Lea Golf Club in Preston to reduce its carbon footprint and instantly slash energy bills by around 30%. The scheme featured some of the latest low energy light fittings, combined with ‘intelligent’ lighting technology to maximise on energy savings. These included sensors in the club’s changing rooms, where lights were previously left on all day due to the lack of natural light, to switch lights off automatically when the rooms are empty" said Simon Plumb, Ashton and Lea Golf Club general manager

Property Developer, Manchester
	Our customer, a preminent property developer based in the North West of England, was having difficulty getting planning approval for the exterior lighting on a new development in the centre of Manchester. The developer needed a scheme that made the property stand out, without spoiling the look of the façade of this listed building. After discussing the requirements of the project with the client and despite there being no formal CAD plans available for this building, Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd surveyed the building and then began to model the proposed lighting scheme for the property. Armed with the computer generated simulation of the proposed lighting design and a data sheet describing the proposed luminaire, Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd enabled our customer to quickly achieve the planning permission required to allow the scheme to progress. Our customer commented ‘We were very pleased by how quickly Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd were able to generate the lighting design without the aid of CAD plans and amazed at how accurately the lighting design reflected what was achieved with the final scheme. This demonstrates the power of using a professional lighting design company not only helps to progress schemes through the planning stage but also allows our clients to appreciate the final outcome of a lighting design very early in the design process.

Piccadilly Office Development, Manchester
	The Piccadilly office development is a six storey development of fully serviced offices. Our customer, a predominant property developer in this field, needed something to set his development apart from the other similar offerings in this highly competitive city centre market and therefore asked us to assist the interior designer on the scheme. Although we were initially called in to provide a stunning lighting design for the reception area, Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd was soon commissioned to design and supply the lights for the entire project. There were various ways that using Lumenata Lighting Design benefited the project, as follows: • With over 300 office light fittings needed, it was important to use the correct office light fitting in terms of looks, energy consumption, unit cost and installation cost. Our design team proposed a shortlist of luminaires and provided design information for each option that optimised the number of lights needed to illuminate the offices to the required level of 400 lux. The customer’s final option provided the levels of light needed, while consuming only 66% of the power and at only 50% of the cost of the products originally proposed for the project. • In addition to the functional lighting in the offices, Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd provided the lighting for the rest of the complex, with an eye on energy consumption and costs. LED lighting was used were possible due to the advantages of low energy consumption and low maintenance due to extended lamp life. • In certain cases where the correct lights were not commercially available, we commissioned one of our Italian suppliers to manufacture lights that would meet the requirements of light output, lighting effect, luminaire aesthetics and budgetary constraints. Within a week of showing perspective tenants the offices, our customer had received positive feedback on the lighting, with potential clients commenting that this particular development was far lighter and brighter compared to the other complexes they had visited in the centre of Manchester, which appeared gloomy in comparison. This project demonstrates how professional lighting design, can give a property a competitive edge and who better to provide that lighting design that Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd, who take light seriously.

Shannon’s Mill, Walsall
	Shannon’s Mill in Walsall is a multi purpose development comprising a major grocery store, town centre apartments and a public multi storey car park. Our customer, a major M&E contractor, instructed Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd to produce a lighting design for the car park that provided the specified light levels with the minimum number of lights. Using this approach had significant cost savings as the number of light fittings purchased could be minimised, as could the cost of installing the light fittings and there would be significant on-going savings to the end customer as the energy consumed when lighting the scheme is also minimised. Using Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd, the customer was able to optimise the number of light fittings required and achieved the required savings three fold. While this is not the most glamorous of projects, we feel that it demonstrates that even a project such as the humble car park can seriously benefit from professional lighting design and who better to provide this than Lumenata Lighting Design Ltd – taking light seriously.

Dolly Blue Bar, Cumbria
	Contemporary lighting helped to transform an olde worlde hotel pub into a chic, city centre style venue. Lumenata Lighting Design used cutting edge intelligent lighting technology to create an ultra modern atmosphere in the Dolly Blue Bar, part of the Whitewater Hotel and Leisure Club in Newby Bridge in the Lake District. The venue, previously called the Fisherman's Bar, was renamed during a £139k refurbishment - which involved a complete refit - to link the venue with its heritage as the former Backbarrow Cotton Mill producing Dolly Blue laundry whitener. Lumenata placed colour changing LED strips in alcoves indoors and set buried LED uplights into the floor of a decked terrace outside that looks out across the spectacular River Leven. The lights are linked to a central control panel and can be programmed to brighten, dim and even change colour to suit the season - chilled blues and greens in summer, warm reds and purples in winter - the weather, or even the time of day. A passageway - appropriately lit in the same cobalt blue shades as the Dolly Blue product - leads customers into the new-look bar, which is in the basement of the split level hotel. Lights have also been placed behind slate panels fixed on to the new bar to create a stunning 'halo' effect. "Everyone says how relaxed they feel when they come here now. It's brilliant to be able to change the lighting to suit the mood of the day, so if it's a really miserable, rainy day - as is often the case in a typical British summer - we can choose warmer, cosier tones." Gill Ellison, duty manager, Whitewater Hotel.