Lavaur Town Hall, France
- 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
Presence: Lights automatically turn on/off with movement. Absence: Lights automatically turn off and must be manually switched on.
- Daylight detection
Daylight detection
Artificial lighting which responds to the natural light conditions.
- Constant illuminance
Constant illuminance
A function designed to produce correct light 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 can be installed 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
Lighting is zoned according to area use.
- Maintenance schedule
Maintenance schedule
Maintenance must be performed in response 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
Results of actions can be quickly seen as increased or decreased energy use to encourage responsible energy consumption.
New light on Lavaur Town Hall
For a fine example of tasteful and effective illumination of a historical building, look no further than the town hall in Lavaur, located in the Pyrenees in Southwestern France.
When the town council decided to refurbish the old courthouse as the new town hall, their main concern was to retain the historical ambience, which also posed the main challenge for the lighting solution. The answer was an array of illuminated columns, supported by floodlights and a range of LED products.
Six, pencil thin, tubular Alumet Control Indirect luminaires each with a 150W HIT-CE lamp provide soft directional lightning in front of the building. The main face of the stonework is enhanced by a mixture of Cesar up/down floodlights and Qba projectors, the latter with a choice of colours and controls. Ten 600mm LED Thornline (custom) battens highlight the upper walls with 12 spotlights mounted on the roof; elsewhere the entrance staircase is lit by recessed E/Fact LEDs. All employ 3000K light sources.