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1.3AuditoriumLightingRedesign

1.3.1AppearanceDescription
UnlikemostofthespacesinProctorHighSchool,theauditoriumisoneof thefewthatdidnotundergoapreviouslightingrenovation.Ironically,itis definitelythespaceinthe440,000squarefootbuildingthatneedsitthemost. Themostobviouscharacteristicoftheauditoriumisthatitreliesalmostsolely andcompletelyondaylightingtoilluminatethespace.Thespacehasanareaof roughly12,400squarefeetandseatsapproximately1,500peopleandis comprisedalmostcompletelyofwindows.Nine4x12windowsandtwelve 84x18windowsof.75transmittancerunalongthelengththeauditorium. Theentireauditoriumismadeoftheexistingdarkwoodthathasbeeninplace since1932.Thetopareaofthewallsisapaintedwhitewoodentrimthatextends aroundtheentireperimeteroftheauditoriumandtheceilingiswhitepainted gypsumboard.Theflooriscompositiontilecoveredwithgraycarpet.Infront ofthestage,whichis48offtheground,spaceisavailableforanorchestrapit. Thepitisseparatedfromtheaudiencebyanoval21/2highovalcurtain.The redcurtainsintheauditoriummatchtheredfabricupholsteryontheseats. Reflectance: Floorsurface:(R:122G:111B:94)=.33 Ceilingsurface:(R:248G:226B:189)=.86 WoodSurface:(R:156G:118B:89)=.16

1.3.2DesignFocus
TheauditoriumistheonemajorspaceinProctorHighSchoolthatstill maintainsahistoricalsignificanceaftertherenovationofthebuilding.Although certainsystemsinthespacehaveundergonerenovation,itstillkeepsitsoriginal architectureandfeel.Therefore,itisimportanttounderstandthataesthetics playaveryimportantroleinthedesignofthespace.Amoretraditionaland classicapproachwouldbeabetterfitforthelargespacethanamodernisticone. Thelightingdesignshouldprominentlyshowoffthedeepwoodenarchitecture tocapturetheoriginalfeeloftheroom.Fulllightingcontrolwillalsobe necessarybecausethespaceservesmultiplepurposes.Overall,thedesignhasto presenttheoccupantwiththefeelingthattheauditoriumholdsadistinguished quality. 33

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1.3.3DesignCriteria
Perhapsthemostimportantissuethatwouldcometomindinadaylight friendlyspacesuchastheauditoriumisglare.Directglareshouldnotbetoo muchofaconcernthough,sincetheauditoriumhasanorthernexposure.Since thebottomhalfofthewallsarewood(lowreflectance)ascomparedtothewhite tops,reflectedglareshouldalsobelessened.Theauditoriumisusedforstudy hallsduringtheday,sotheproperhorizontaltaskilluminance(>30fc)willbe necessaryontheworkplaneduringtheschoolday.Duringeveningactivitiesa horizontalilluminanceof10fcshouldbemaintained.Verticalilluminance shouldnotbeanissuesincethewallswillnothaveanythingonthemthatneeds illumination.Thelightingsystemmustbeabletoadjustfortheauditoriums manypurposes.

1.3.4DesignSolution
Thedesignfortheauditoriumwasdevelopedfromtheideaofpreserving andenhancingthearchitectureinthespace.Thedesignconsistsofthreetypesof luminaires: 1.6Aperturecompactfluorescentdownlight 2. 8Aperturehighwattagecompactfluorescentdownlight 3. 49Diameter,53highdecorativechandelier The6aperturecompactfluorescentdownlightshavebeendesignedboth intheceilingabovethebalconyandtheceilingbelowthebalcony.Thesefixtures aremeanttoprovidegenerallightingtogettheoccupanttohis/herseatsafely whilemarkingtheaisles. Closertothestage,the(2)26WCFLfixturesarenotenoughtocontend withthe44footspanfromtheauditoriumceilingtothecarpetedfloor.Asa result,astrongerdownlightisnecessary.Metalhalidefixtureswouldeasilybe abletoadequatelyilluminatethefloor,buthighwattagecompactfluorescents wouldachievethesameobjectivewhilelendingitselftofull dimmingcontrol.Therefore,70Wcompactfluorescentdownlights havebeendesignedforthegenerallightingofthemainspace. Thecombinationofthetwotypesofdownlightsspecifiedisa viableoptionfortheauditorium,however,thedesignfocusinthe spacewastopreserveandenhancethearchitecture.Therefore,four 49diameterdecorativechandelierfixtureshavebeendesigned Auditorium Chandelier aroundthecentralareaoftheauditorium.Thesegoldandcrystal Fixture

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chandelierswillcomplementthehistoricarchitectureoftheauditoriumwhile drawingattentionawayfromthedownlights.Thefixturesarelargeenoughto deliverastrongmessagetoanenteringaudience,butarestillsmallenoughto allowcompletevisibilityofthestagefromthehighestpointinthebalcony. Chandelier Chandelier Auditorium Elevation

Lighting Layout
Downlight High Wattage Downlight Decorative Chandelier

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1.3.5Controls
Aprincipalcriterionfortheauditoriumistheabilitytohavedimmable control.Thisisimportantmainlyforeveningactivities,whenhouselightsmay needtobedimmedupanddownforaperformance.Asaresult,mostofthe luminairesinthedesignareondimmablecontrol.Specifically,a277Vdimming cabinetisdesignedtobeinstalledinthestagearea.Thisdimmingcabinetwill controlallofthetypeAandGfixturesandallowroomforadditionallighting.A likelyscenariofordimmingcontrolwouldbetodimthetypeAfixtures independentlyfromthetypeGfixtures.EachtypeHchandelierfixturewillhave itsownswitchlocatednexttothedimmingcabinet.Sincetheseluminairesare fordecorativeappearancemorethanlightlevelrequirements,keepingthemoff ofthedimmingsystemshouldnotbeofconcern.Thedimmingzonescan actuallybenefitdaytimeactivitiesaswell.Forexample,duringadaytime assemblyinwhichtheoccupantsunderneaththebalconyarenotreceiving enoughlight,thetypeGfixturescanremainoffwhilethetypeAfixturesare turnedonanddimmedtoanappropriatelevel.

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Lighting Circuiting Plan - Balcony

1.3.6CircuitandPanelboardData
Eachofthethreetypesofthreetypesofluminairesinthespacewill becircuitedindependently.Afourthcircuitisdedicatedtoemergencyfixtures. Oneindividualcircuit,frompanelLP1DinsectorD,isdedicatedtotypeA fixturesandanotherisdedicatedtotypeGfixtures.SincethetypeHfixtures operateat120V,eachofthefourfixtureswillhaveadedicatedcircuitonpanel DP1D.Thehatchedfixturesonthecircuitlayoutrefertoluminairesthatare backedbytheemergencygeneratorandarecircuitedtogetherfrompanel ELPGD(refertothelightingcircuitingplan).Thecalculationsforeachlighting circuitinthelibraryarelistedbelow: CKTLPD1D15:32x50W=2.24kVA,8.08A CKTLPD1D17:44x32W=2.9kVA,10.47A CKTDP1D26:1x1260W=1.26kVA,10.50A CKTDP1D28:1x1260W=1.26kVA,10.50A CKTDP1D30:1x1260W=1.26kVA,10.50A CKTDP1D32:1x1260W=1.26kVA,10.50A CKTELPGD15:(4x50W)+(2x70W)=.34kVA,1.23A Noneofthebranchcircuitswerenearexceedingthedesignedcurrentlimitof16 amps,evenwitha1.25continuousloadfactor.

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Panelboards Theimpactofthelightingcircuitstotheoverallpanelboardloadisgiven below(Note:Thewiresizeforeachofthenewlightingcircuitsis#10AWGsince noneofthecircuitsexceed16ampsandtherearenovoltagedropissues):

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Noneofthelightingcircuitshadasignificantimpactontheoverall capacityoftheexistingpanelboards.ThetotalloadonpanelLP1Dis29.83A,the loadonDP1Dis95.43AandthetotalloadonpanelELPGDis20.20A.

1.3.7CalculationParameters
LightLossFactors: TypeA: LLD:1530/1800=.85 LDD:TypeIV,cleanedannually=.89 RCR:(2.5)(cavityheight)(cavityperimeter)/(areaofcavity) =(2.5)(42.5)(336)/(12400ft^2)=2.88 RSDD:.98 BF:1.1 LLF=(.85)(.89)(.967)(1.1)=.82 TypeG: LLD:4470/5200=.86 LDD:TypeIV,cleanedannually=.89 RCR:(2.5)(cavityheight)(cavityperimeter)/(areaofcavity)

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=(2.5)(42.5)(336)/(12400ft^2)=2.88 RSDD:.967 BF:.95 LLF:.71 TypeH: LLD:495/550=.9 LDD:TypeIV,cleanedannually=.89 RCR:(2.5)(cavityheight)(cavityperimeter)/(areaofcavity) =(2.5)(42.5)(336)/(12400ft^2)=2.88 RSDD:.967 BF: LLF:.78

PowerDensity: TypeA:44x50W=2200W TypeG:34x70W=2380W TypeH:4x1260W=5040W 9620W TotalPowerDensity=9620W/12400ft^2=.78W/ft^2<.9W/ft^2

1.3.8CalculationResults
Sinceamainconcernforthelightingdesignintheauditoriumiswhether thespacewillreceiveadequatelightforreadingintensiveactivities(suchas studyhalls)duringtheday,themodelspaceinAGI32wascalculatedusingonly daylight(anovercastdayat3:00pmonDecember21,2005,wasusedasthe daylightparameter)inordertogetapoorcasescenarioofhowmuchdaylight canenterthespace.Eveninsuchascenario,theauditoriumreceivedanaverage illuminanceofmorethan30fc.Therefore,thespacecanoperatethroughoutthe schooldaywithoutneedinganylights.Toverifythatthenecessary10fc horizontalilluminanceintheaudiencewasmaintainedduringevening performances,themodelspacewasalsocalculatedusingonlyelectriclight.The groundfloorandbalconybothreceivedmorethanthe10fcofhorizontal illuminancenecessaryinanauditoriumseatingspace.

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AuditoriumAGI32Model DaylightOnlyIlluminanceValuesGroundFloor

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DaylightOnlyIlluminanceValuesBalcony DaylightOnlyIlluminanceValuesGroundFloor

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NoDaylightIlluminanceValuesBalcony

1.3.9LuminaireSchedule

Luminaire Schedule
Type Description Compact Fluorescent 6" Aperture Downlight Compact Fluorescent 8 Aperture High Wattage Downlight Decorative Pendant Chandelier ManufacturerModel # Portfolio C6-226-2D6251-LI Prescolite CFT870EBDMSTF87/70HZ ELK Lighting 6858/12+6+3 Voltage Mounting No. and Type of Lamp 2-26-CF 1-70W Double Quad Tube CFL 21-60W B10 Lamp ManufacturerDesignation Philips CFQ26W/G24q/830 General Electric F70QBX835A4P/EOL Philips 60B10-1/2/CL 130V Ballast Advance ICF-2S26-M1LS@277 Advance REZ-2T42-M3BS ---

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Recessed

277

Recessed

120

Suspended

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