Haymarket Bus Station, Newcastle, UK
- Lamp efficacy
Lamp efficacy
Ensuring the lamp efficiently converts electricity into light (lm/W).
- Ballast classification
Ballast classification
Controlling the electricity supply to the lamp (Energy Efficiency Index).
- Luminaire distribution
Luminaire distribution
Controlling light emission using optics which bend and shape the light to the correct location.
- System efficacy
System efficacy
Combining optical and thermal control within the luminaire (luminaire lm/W).
- Presence/absence detection
Presence/absence detection
Providing lighting only when it’s needed.
- Daylight detection
Daylight detection
Reducing waste light during daylight hours.
- Constant illuminance
Constant illuminance
Producing the correct lighting levels for the duration of the maintenance period.
- Task-scene setting
Task-scene setting
Allowing the user to set scenes and adapt the lighting to different tasks.
- Timed off
Timed off
Automatic cut-off to turn all lights off during unoccupied hours.
- Task lighting
Task lighting
Lighting task areas with the correct amount of light.
- Zoning of lighting
Zoning of lighting
Zoning lighting in accordance to occupancy patterns or window location.
- Maintenance schedule
Maintenance schedule
Tailoring maintenance schedules in accordance to product age, performance and environment.
- Waste light
Waste light
Eliminating waste light which does not hit the intended target.
- Reflectance
Reflectance
Taking advantage of light which is reflected from the surface within the space.
- Visible smart metering
Visible smart metering
Enabling results of actions to be quickly seen as increased or decreased energy use to encourage responsible energy consumption.
All Change Please!
Catch a bus in Newcastle upon Tyne's newly refurbished Haymarket Bus Station – and you'll count your coins for the fare under the white light of Thorn LED downlights.
The lighting is part of a £1m modernisation programme which involved replacing the glazed roof with an aluminium standing seam system, and an internal makeover. The BaseLED 18W and Cruz 160 LED downlights are recessed in a suspended ceiling.
Because the bus station is a "public space" emergency lighting is required. This is provided by the Voyager LED range and signage by the Voyager Sigma LED.
The overall impression is bright, safe and inviting.
With an estimated 70% of luminaires using LEDs the station operator will also benefit - from the resulting energy efficiency and long lifetimes. Thanks to high luminaire efficacy (≥ 54 lm/W); savings of up to 50% and 75% can be achieved compared with conventional 1x 18/26W CFL or 50/75W halogen downlights respectively.
Other plus points in favour of the LED downlights are that they are largely impervious to vibration and, unlike fluorescents, performance improves as temperatures drop.
Thorn has also supplied some "Corniche style" custom products housing 1x49W T5 lamps.