It has been 200+ years since Benedictine monks emigrated from Switzerland and built the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper, Indiana, and it was time to bring modern lighting technology to this historic site to make the sacred space more flexible to the needs of its parishioners. The richly decorated interior and exterior of the…
Creative lighting design and careful urban planning has helped transform what was an ordinary city block into a gorgeous public park in Salisbury, North Carolina. Renowned for its historic preservation efforts with sites dating back to the Civil War, Salisbury counts 10 National Register historic districts as well as homes and commercial buildings on the…
January 12, 2024 Installed by Digital Living, Vantage’s Highly Customizable and Flexible Lighting Control System Provides Energy Efficiency and a Luxury Lighting Experience to Hotel Verdant Guests and Staff Legrand’s lighting control brand Vantage recently announced that Hotel Verdant in Racine, Wisconsin, is using Vantage to achieve energy-efficient and elegant lighting control. Seeking LEED Gold certification, AV integrator…
January 2, 2024 Japan’s Osaka Castle is being seen in a new light thanks to an array of captivating lighting scenes that seamlessly cast the past into the present through a blend of tradition and innovation. Lumenpulse Products: 27 x Lumenbeam HO Xlarge (RGBW40K, Extra Narrow 4º)32 x Lumenbeam HO Xlarge (RGBW40K, Very Narrow 6º)5…
December 20, 2023 Sonepar in Spain is currently involved in a significant project in the heart of Madrid – the lighting renovation of Santa Teresa y San José Church located in the city’s Plaza España. This 20th-century church, designed by architect Jesús Carrasco Muñoz, holds the status of ‘Asset of Cultural Interest’. The Plaza España…
December 20, 2023 About the Coco Chanel Exhibition in South Kensington, London This is the first, and potentially the most important historical fashion exhibition of the decade; graciously hosted by the V&A Museum in South Kensington, London in partnership with the Palais Galliera and The Fashion Museum of the City of Paris, “Gabrielle Chanel- Fashion…
November 29, 2023 Background Cooper Lighting’s customer is a leading aerospace manufacturer that produces the fuselage and other major components for airliners. The company’s headquarters is in Wichita, Kansas, known as the “Air Capital of the World” due to the predominance of aerospace manufacturers in the area. Challenge This aerospace manufacturer was looking to retrofit…
Corporate America is pushing for a return to the in-person office environment, and redesigning the work space to be more aesthetically pleasing is one way they are hoping to overcome resistance from remote workers. Aubrey Bertin and Tom Lillie of manufacturer WAC Lighting and Modern Forms, along with sales representative JP Bedell of SDA Lighting…
November 16, 2023 Once the sun sets, that’s when the streetlights around Philly turn on—but not every area is well-lit. That is changing with the launch of the city’s Philadelphia Streetlight Improvement Project (PSIP) that kicked off Tuesday. Crews will replace or connect more than 130,000 LED lights at recreation centers, roadways, alleyways, and residential and commercial…
Recognizing the increasing demand for robust technical education, trade programs, and workforce training, Collin College in Allen, Texas, recently expanded to include a Technical Campus illuminated with the help of Targetti USA‘s JEDI RECESSED linear ingrate luminaires. The campus is comprised of four new buildings featuring 151,000 square feet of academic space, 177,646 square feet…
November 1, 2023 A building in Texas, built for 5k people with a five story parking garage laid mostly dormant, except for a few security guards watching over the property. One evening, at the height of the pandemic, there was a crash in the parking garage due to poor lighting which was when the property…
October 19, 2023 From the OCL website On of December 17, 2019, Charlotte, NC celebrated a new chapter in its rich sporting history with the announcement of its brand-new Major League Soccer team. Owner David Tepper took a literal approach to kickstarting his new team by punting a soccer ball from the stage into the museum atrium, shortly…
The only official Ferrari dealership in Ireland is located on the outskirts of Belfast; however, just because Charles Hurst Ferrari is the only authorized dealer in the country does not mean it can put facility upgrades for the showroom and the attached service center on the back burner. To keep the space looking fresh and…
The fifth fire station built in Cypress Creek, Texas, is different from the others. Opened in 2022, this post-pandemic project is the result of five years of planning and more than one year of construction. A key attribute of Station #25 in Harris County is that it is outfitted with 405nm lighting technology to reduce…
In recent years, libraries have struggled to stay relevant in a digital world. The city of Spokane (Washington) saw an opportunity to reinvent its library system, viewing each as more of a community center and gathering space. Citizens agreed, voting in favor of a bond that would renovate and refresh all libraries in the system….
A recently released DesignLights Consortium (DLC) study underscores the energy savings potential of networked lighting controls (NLCs) and recommends revising energy-efficiency incentive models to capture the full benefits of controlled lighting. A summary of the study, which emphasizes the value of pairing NLCs with HVAC systems in large commercial buildings, is posted on the DLC…