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Lighting : LIGHTING Feb-Mar 2018
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14 LIGHTING MAGAZINE | February/March 2018 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I trust you all had a relaxing and revitalising Christmas break and return ready to attack 2018 with a refreshed vigour. Over the Christmas break I was saddened to hear of the passing of a true stalwart of the lighting industry, Trevor Caswell. Trevor passed away on Boxing Day aged 62 after a long battle with a debilitating illness. Trevor was the original developer of Perfect Lite and an integral part of the lighting community, we will all miss you Trevor. On behalf of the IES I would like to extend my condolences to his family and close friends. This edition of our Lighting focuses on Sports Lighting, and excellent timing with the recent opening of Perth Stadium and the start of Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. With so many large lighting projects on the go it’s easy to forget the little people. The kids, mums and dads, and the aging heroes trying to stretch one more season out of some failing legs, I find myself in this category. These are the people who experience the end results of the majority of our sports lighting projects at local clubs all over our countries. These clubs often run on a shoestring budget and without the help of government grants find it difficult to maintain ageing lighting systems or install the latest in lighting technology. There is an army of contractors willing to advise clubs on the best way to spend their limited budgets to maintain an older lighting system despite the temptation to install a brand new system. As members of the IESANZ we have a reasonability to ensure our local clubs are getting value for money and not a lemon when they make an investment in new lighting systems. How do we do this? The first thing that comes to mind is quality lighting design. This includes factors like fixture design, glare, obtrusive light, pole heights, lumen output, maintenance factors and finally the luminaire. Does this supplier have a long term history and a reputable name in our industry? This subject is of high importance and often overlooked when making decisions based on price alone. When we consider the years a lighting product is expected to operate, we start to see why it’s so critical to look beyond price, especially when selecting LED products. Back in the heyday of HID luminaires, with nothing more than a reflector and lamp holder, control equipment and lamps, each could be relatively easily replaced if needed and were reasonably robust items rarely affected by an inadequate fixture design. This has changed with the implementation of LEDs for sport lighting. LED quality, lenses, heatsinks and control equipment are often specific to a manufacturer meaning that we have to be confident that what we choose now can really stand up to the environment until our “designed end of life”. I could go into more detail regarding the importance of good design but as lighting professionals we all share a passion for this. The key here is showing clubs the value of good design and the cost-benefits of doing it well. Our role as professionals has never been clearer in protecting our sporting clubs from bad products and short-sighted design. As engineers of light, our experience in its application can ensure a legacy of functional lighting installations that continue to operate well into the future. Trent Dutton President IES: The Lighting Society A new beginning www.massonforlight.com.au Architect: Wolveridge Architects Pty Ltd Builder: S. Smith Builders Pty Ltd. For over 60 years, Masson For Light have manufactured quality lighting in Melbourne. Specialising in architectural lighting for commercial, retail, hospitality, residential and public spaces. Australian Designed & Manufactured Architectural Lighting
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