Denton Corker Marshall’s Melbourne Gateway (originally completed 1999) is described as the ‘Mother of all architectural interventions’* on the city’s freeways! A massive 70-meter yellow steel beam, which is cantilevered at precarious angles, traverses 8 lanes of freeway and 39 elegant steel and concrete red sticks measuring 30 meter high running north / south along either side of the road over 420 meters. The North section contains 21 sticks which are 7 meters apart from one another stretching over a 142-meter distance, while the South is a section of 18 sticks also 7 meters apart, spread over a 120-meter area and sitting in an artificial lake.

Transfield Services, the primary Maintenance Contractor for CityLink, approached Anolis’ Australian partner, The ULA Group to create a lighting design that improved the color, light qualities and ambience of the original installation. CityLink wanted the lighting to have a contemporary edge and be vastly more eco-friendly and more economical to operate.

Before discussions with Transfield Services, Jason Saunders assessed the projects requirements to find the appropriate product that would deliver the right results along with the best energy savings. Saunders Project Managed for ULA, worked in close collaboration with Manny Micallef, Transfield Services’ Technical Officer Mechanical and Electrical Assets. Based upon Saunders assessment and calculations, ULA specified the Anolis ArcSource 96 LED fixtures, for their “Impressive light output, ruggedness and ability to customize the product lensing and also the casing for vandal-resistance,” Saunders said.

The ArcSource 96 has consumes a maximum of 100Watts. Whereas the previous incandescent sources were 1000Watts each. The ArcSource 96s have tough protective back-plates, Anaconda cable casing, and a special lens array to ensure that the light reaches the right places.

The Transfield Services electricians removed the old lighting fixtures from their posts and replaced them with the ArcSource 96s, thus saving time and money. At the factory the units were customized with the fitting of wireless receiver cards and special antennas, for data control. This saved the installers the time and the trouble of running more cables. A total of 78 Anolis ArcSource 96s (two per stick) are utilized to light the Red Sticks which are clearly visible to all crossing the Melbourne Gateway. Each fixture is individually and independently controlled.

The control signal from the main transmission hub is sent directly to the Northern fixtures. At the furthest fixture at the154 meter - point, a repeater unit beams it to the Southern ArcSource 96s, and that repeated signal then runs from 148 meters to the most distant unit at 268 metres away. An E:Cue Butler XT system with automatic triggers controls the lights for seasonal changes and special occasions. The lights are on for 10 hours each night, year-round.

The Red Sticks’ lighting has a seasonal signature look which benefits from the ArcSource’s additive color mixing. They turn red in the summer, blue in the winter, cyan in the spring and yellow for the autumn. The exact hues were all fine-tuned by the ULA team to ensure that they work best visually when combined with the art.

Cuono Biviano, Managing director of ULA Group commented, “As a born and bred Melbournian it was an absolute honor for me and my team at The ULA Group to have successfully illuminated such an iconic and prominent piece of modern art, that has millions of viewers and is a major gateway to the Melbourne CBD … with a totally energy efficient intelligent LED light solution. It meets both today’s environmental standards and more importantly, the high standards placed on us by Transfield Services."

He continued, “Anolis LED solutions are built with a design life to ensure return on investment both through running costs and physical durability. It was a pleasure to have worked with Manny and his team, and we look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with him and Transfield Services in the future."

“LED lighting is just beginning to take off in India. But we expect remarkable growth in this market over the next several years, in both commercial and off-grid applications,” said Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre, CEO Philips Lumileds. “KORE personnel will have full access to the products, services and people at Philips Lumileds, individuals who are committed to improving the customer experience with lighting.”

“Philips Lumileds has been in the forefront of developing best-in-class LED lighting solutions including indoor, outdoor, and industrial market segments and KORE is known for its experienced sales team, outstanding engineering support and large customer base in India providing innate synergies for both of us to partner,” said Praveen Mahajan, Director of KORE.

Cree boasts that its UR Series LED Upgrade Kit can deliver payback in less than two years (with lamp and ballast equal to 88 system watts) based on typical commercial usage of 12 hours per day and $0.11 per kWh electric costs. Cree says that the 102 lumen per watt linear LED upgrade kit saves over 50 percent of the energy, provides better light, and lasts twice as long as the 32W fluorescent lamps it replaces. The upgrade kit is designed to fit into existing T8/T12 linear fluorescent fixtures .The new UR Series LED upgrade kit covers both two-feet and four-feet lengths in various lamp configurations. The system optics give the kits the same beam distribution as the fluorescent tubes they replace.

Cree notes that other retrofit kits on the market require bypassing the ballast, or complex wiring, or potentially unsafe installation of LED-based replacement tubes that can require higher current than the fixture is certified to run safely. According to Cree, the UL Certified, Cree UR Series LED Upgrade Kit has alleviated the safety concerns and made the installation simpler that other LED-based kits. Instead of bypassing the ballast of the troffers, the kit replaces the ballast with a lightbar driver that has the same form factor. The driver that comes with the kit is differs depending upon whether or not the fixture is a two or three lightbar fixture. Both the two and three lightbar designs produce the same required light output. Also, both the two and three lightbar drivers consume the same total system wattage.

Cree contends that the UR Series installs faster than competitive retrofit LED tubes and complex LED conversion kits due to its unique magnet design, quick connect technology and form-fitted driver. Designed to be compatible with existing fluorescent fixtures, the UR Series LED lightbars and driver can fit into almost any linear fluorescent luminaire without the need to reuse existing sockets and ballasts.

The LED based lightbars in the kit do not have the plug prongs at each end that conventional fluorescent tubes have. According to Cree, the plug connectors can apparently corrode and cause connection problems in competitors’ LED light bars. The new kits deliver 4500 lumens for a 2x4 fixture and 3600 lumens for a 2x2 fixture. They are designed to last 50,000 hours and come with a seven year warranty.

“The new Cree UR Series LED Upgrade Kit is a real breakthrough,” said Bruce Curtis, president, Pearl Street LED Lighting Systems. “The use of magnetic mounting clips on the lightbars and the simple quick connects from the driver make this the fastest LED upgrade kit we’ve seen. We tested both lensed and parabolic fixtures replacing three T8 lamps with the Cree UR2™ upgrade kit and not only maintained our light levels but saved over 50 percent in energy. This is an LED retrofit kit that actually works.”

“Fluorescent technology has reached the end of its useful life,” said Greg Merritt, vice president, lighting at Cree. “The UR Series is an ideal solution for applications where building owners prefer to retain existing lighting fixtures, including hospitals where retrofit construction can negatively impact the environment. Thanks to the design of the UR Series, our customers now have an LED option that is cost-effective and easy to install and use when retrofitting their existing linear fixtures.”

GE Lighting's joint-development agreement with Cooledge Lighting also includes the development of high performance LED phosphors and LED solutions targeting a wide range of commercial applications including signage and retail refrigeration applications.

"Our technology and application teams appreciate the range of possibilities enabled by this new LED form factor," says Maryrose Sylvester, president & CEO, GE Lighting. "These Cooledge light sheets advance the art of light fixture design by combining the application features of organic light emitting diodes with the cost and performance of LED technology."

Cooledge's flexible LED light sheets are engineered to provide high-quality lighting utilizing a highly dense pattern of LEDs on a thin plastic substrate. The unique form factor of Cooledge's LED light sheets allows large panels, long lengths and the ability to conform to a wide variety of shapes--eliminating many of the constraints and challenges imposed by traditional LED lighting options. Luminaire designs using the LED light sheets can be fluid and minimal, also permitting unique material choices in many cases. Based on Cooledge's patented technology, this new medium of light requires no additional heat-sinking or thermal management.

"I know the depth and breadth of GE Lighting's global technology organization and its commercial channel expertise will accelerate the broader adoption of Cooledge LED light sheet technology," says C. Wade Sheen, CEO, Cooledge Lighting. "We're inspired by GE Lighting's vision and support, and eager to show the lighting design and fixture manufacturing communities what the future of lighting can be--starting this year."

President and CEO of LED Engin, David Tahmassebi, commented, “Our customers in the hospitality and high-end residential sectors have been eager for an LED-based lighting solution that tunes along the black body as it dims while leveraging our strengths in lumen density and lux-on-target performance. We are excited to release LuxiTune, a professional-grade replacement for halogen downlights where dimming is required. Lighting designers who love the benefits of LED but also desire the warmer, softer tones of dimmed halogen light no longer have to compromise.”

Tempos says that with the CLIP system’s rigid design and adjustable mounting points, the C7100 can be installed in high-ceiling applications without requiring the addition of costly truss mounting structures. Exceptional thermal management provides 85+% lumen maintenance over 86,000 operating hours and is complemented by a full 5-year warranty that includes parts and replacement labor.

“Earlier this month, we announced that our revolutionary CLIP platform would directly address longstanding lighting industry challenges by enabling a continuously expanding series of luminaire systems that would not be outdated, either in look or function, well past the useful life of any of today’s legacy product solutions,” commented Tempo President & CEO, Terrence Walsh. “The C7100 and C4100 families set new standards in highly aesthetic architectural lighting solutions, with a minimalist design perfect for facilities such as grocery stores and other large retail spaces, theaters or convention centers, while being cost effective and robust enough for less elegant high-bay installations, such as manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and parking structures.”

The C7100 is based on Tempo’s CLIP-7 system with an efficient 3” wide x 3.2” high profile that provides multiple adjustable installation options including direct-to-ceiling mounts, suspension point eyelets or standard-threaded stem mounts. According to Tempo, 12-foot spans can be supported on as few as two suspension points. Output options for the fully dimmable luminaires range from 491 to 947 lumens per foot, at minimum spacing, with efficacies up to 94 lumens per watt. The modular design of the luminaires consists of the raceway housing, and individual light engines with optional diffusers and a ¼” microbaffle which shields the emitters from high-angle viewing. Tempo says that the configurable spacing of the C7100 light engines allows a wide degree of optimization in lighting levels throughout sections of a facility without requiring changes to mounting systems or power feeds.

The CLIP C4100 is based on Tempo’s CLIP-4 system platform, with a lower profile form factor and a mid-lumen output scalable from 84-282 lumens per foot at up to 97 lumens per watt. The C4100 is designed for both standalone installations or as a complement to the C7100 and enables layered scaling of the lit environment in both task and accent-type applications. Boasting a compact 1.25” wide x .8” high form factor, the C4100 carries over all the robust features and construction that extend across all CLIP system platforms. The C4100 is available with high efficiency remote AC and DC low voltage power supplies. Light engines for the C4100 are standardized in 6-inch segments, and can be configured for a variety of output ranges and spacing choices with run lengths up to 45 feet from a single power supply.

Both product families are available in white color temperatures from 2200K to 4500K.

The C4100 additionally includes red, green, and blue single-color configuration options. All CLIP family external hardware is stainless steel and the anodized aluminum raceway housings are finished in either a black or satin oxide coating that supports the architectural minimalist design. All CLIP system products can be pre-configured for jobsite delivery, in ready-to-install lengths up to 8 feet, with all necessary hardware included.

The initial portfolio of Tempo’s CLIP-enabled products will be on display at LIGHTFAIR International in Philadelphia, booth #961.