Design and Specification Guidelines - Gaston County Schools

Design and Specification Guidelines Gaston County Schools
Updated: March 6, 2012 Gastonia, NC 28054
10. Discuss use of motion sensors tied in to security system for illumination during
alarms
11. For gyms and multipurpose rooms (high ceilings), use only tubular fluorescent
lamps. T-5 HO (High Output) or T-8 tubes on ballasts with ballast factor higher
than 1, in specifically designed fixtures capable to withstand ball impact
12. No master/slave lights or Sport Lite, Inc. BXL5-B55-BXPF
13. T-5 HO
a) Ballast Brands
(1) Advance
(2) GE
(3) Universal
b) Bulb Brands
(1) GE
(2) Phillips
(3) Sylvania
14. Consider use of BAS
15. Consider day lighting - Coordination of “Day-lighting design”… with
“North/South-to-East/West” optimized building orientation and “room-purpose
positioning”, so as to avoid…
a) “redundancy” in “free natural lighting” and “energy consumption lighting”
(i.e., lighted atriums),
b) excessive “night lighting pollution” beyond necessary safety/security
needs, and
c) negating natural daylighting with “high-positioned” windows requiring
inaccessible (therefore always closed) blinds to avoid glare for LCD
presentations.
E. Exterior Lighting
1. Pole Mounted
a) 1500 watt or less Metal Halide
b) Typical 250 W reflected down or 400 W flood maximum
c) Poles mounted on raised concrete base
d) Minimum 30 inch raised concrete base in parking area
e) Minimum 12 inch raised concrete base in non-parking area
2. Wall Packs
a) 250 to 400 Watt Metal Halide
b) Option: CFL dual 80 W – Bulb units
3. Surface Mount (i.e. under canopy, awning – not area lighting)
a) Lamp: 2 Lamp, 26 Watt, Compact Fluorescent
b) Manufacturers
(1) Lithonia
(2) RAB Lighting
(3) Daybrite
4. Consider using LED or induction-fluorescent fixtures for exterior lighting
5. General Exterior Brands
a) Lithonia
b) General Electric
c) Hubbell
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