P R O G R E S S R E P O R T - Illuminating Engineering Society

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P R O J E C T
The pedestrian luminaire uses cutoff
horizontal optics with a metal halide
lamp and a softly stippled lens to
give a sense of brightness without
glare. The dogwood rosette was
added as a design element; it is the
state tree and flower.
ing to enhance it, rather than to create a flashy monument
to themselves. They’re interested in working on
a plan that considers architecture and the feeling of
the space and then they integrate the lighting.”
Grenald Waldron’s lighting plan included the installation
of pedestrian-friendly streetscape lighting, roadway
lighting and landscape lighting. Design began in early
2004 and installation was completed this past June.
Safety First
Richmond’s Broad Street area was run down and
appeared unsafe. The infrastructure included a 1924
parking garage and other late 19th century and early
20th century buildings and a number of anonymous
commercial buildings. A pedestrian could walk from
an area totally in shadow to an overly bright area. The
first step was improving the consistency and uniformity
of the light.
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