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PROJECT
GOALS
The goal of
this project is to encourage,
demonstrate and disseminate new
approaches to retail lighting
design that will result in greater
energy savings and peak demand
reduction, while more than
satisfying the need of the retail
corporation for effective visual
marketing and the creation of a
highly attractive shopping
environment.
The intent of the project is to
make use of daylight for lighting
energy savings, and to find other
ways to reduce the energy consumed
by electric lighting. Daylighting
for energy savings is now widely
practiced in "big box"
retail stores, but the highly
uniform lit environment that it
creates does not meet the
expectations of high-end
retailers. This project aims to
identify daylighting design
strategies that specifically
contribute to the visual marketing
goals of the retailers, while also
offering significant energy
savings.
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PROJECT
OBJECTIVE
The
objective of this project is to
engage a major operator of
high-end retail buildings
(Macy's), a utility partner,
Sacramento Municipal Utilities
District (SMUD) and an industry
group of lighting designers (IALD)
in the development of a new
paradigm in lighting quality and
energy-efficient lighting in
retail facilities. The project
seeks to achieve its goals through
a combination of demonstrations,
design assistance and monitoring
of new retail buildings and the
development of retail daylighting
methods that are both energy-
efficient as well
visually-appealing and
stimulating.
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PROJECT
TEAM
This project
is funded by the California Energy
Commission PIER Program. Principal
Investigator for this project is
Lisa Heschong, of the Heschong
Mahone Group. During the project
we will subcontract with lighting
designers Naomi Miller and Bernie
Bauer, to bring in their extensive
experience of retail lighting
design. We will work with the
International Association of
Lighting Designers (IALD) to
receive additional input and to
help to disseminate the findings
of the project to designers and
manufacturers. The Project
Advisory Committee (PAC) will also
provide input throughout the
project, to ensure that we take
advantage of as many opportunities
as possible.
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