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Hanes Art Center, UNC-Chapel Hill
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A lighting upgrade at the Hanes Art Center replaced magnetic ballasts and T-12 lamps with more efficient electronic ballasts and T-8 lamps.
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UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Orange County
http://www.unc.edu
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Public university building with gallery, auditorium, library, offices, studies, and classrooms.
- Owner: UNC-Chapel Hill
- Occupant: UNC-Chapel Hill
- Use/Occupancy: Educational
- Construction: Renovation
- Completed: 2001
- Size: 25K to 100K sq. ft.
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Site Conditions: Urban non-residential, Located near mass transit, Supports use of bicycles, Supports pedestrian use
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Hanes Art Center at UNC-Chapel Hill
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Highly efficient lighting system |
At the Hanes Art Center, an energy efficient lighting project was identified as a candidate for funds available in FY 2001 through the State Construction Office and State Energy Office for use by state agencies. The Hanes Art Center project used the existing light fixtures and replaced the magnetic ballasts with more efficient electronic ballasts and T-12 lamps with more efficient T-8 fluorescent lamps. This project reduced energy use and provided tangible benefits for building occupants. These include better light quality, as measured by a higher CRI, or color rendering index; improved lighting levels in classrooms, offices, and hallways used to display artwork; and reduction or elimination of visible flicker from fluorescent lamps. In the Art Library, a special lamp was specified which provides filtering of UV light to meet an identified requirement. Some targeted classrooms, including a computer lab, were provided the capability of dimming the fluorescent lights. Older Exits signs using up to 40 watts per fixture were replaced with new Exits signs lit by light emitting diodes (LEDs) using less than 1 watt per fixture. Some incandescent lamps were replaced with fluorescent lamps. On a second floor vestibule area, where lighting was poor, the project was able to replace recessed incandescent fixtures with fluorescent fixtures and provide track lighting to feature displayed artwork in that area, using less energy than the original light fixtures.
Using existing fixtures and retrofitting lamps and ballasts is a good option when the fixtures are in good condition. The project has a lower per fixture cost than a total fixture replacement, and it reduces the waste destined for landfill. |
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Cindy Pollock Shea
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Phone: 919-843-5251
Email: cpshea@fac.unc.edu
Relationship to the project: Sustainability Coordinator for UNC-Chapel Hill
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Facilities Services Division
CB# 1800, Giles F. Horney Building
Chapel Hill,
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27599
cpshea@fac.unc.edu
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UNC Facilities Services
103 Airport Dr.
Chapel Hill,
NC
27599
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