Lighting in Design May-June 2015

The American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ) Aquatics Centre has won architectural awards in South Africa and the United States and BEKA Schréder was awarded the task of illuminating this outstanding aquatic facility. As a preferred lighting solutions provider, the company worked alongside Rawlins Wales & Part- ners and Grosskopff Lombart Huyberechts and Associates to provide and implement a successful lighting design for the project, which required a lighting solution where ease of maintenance and ac- cess to the luminaires were prime criteria.This was successfully achieved whilst providing the correct lighting levels and taking into account a solution that would suit the environment aesthetically.The robust BEKAMAX floodlight range mounted on specially manufactured brackets was used for this purpose. Minimising its ecological footprint is a priority for BEKA Schréder on any installation. At the forefront of the major driving force for the switch to LED light- ing, the company is committed to offering lighting solutions that drastically reduce energy consump- tion. By combining the best of LED technology with a wide range of control systems, solutions offer energy savings of up to 85% and reduce the Being sustainable today

payback time on new installations. ‘Commitment to tomorrow by being sustainable today’ is an ethos BEKA Schréder believes is shared by many of its cli- ents and the com- pany is confident

that this philosophy will dictate the specification of lighting solutions from here on. And, the process is ongoing and fast moving. For example, BEKA Schréder can already offer an LED solution on the aquatic application that would save 25% more energy by replacing the existing luminaires with the new and highly efficient OMNIstar modular LED floodlight range. The long term maintenance reduction achieved by using LED technology, and the possibility of light controls would mean further energy savings.

OMNIstar, the highly efficient modular LED floodlight range.

BEKA Schréder: +27 11 238 0034 or www.beka-schreder.co.za

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