Ziggurat Lighting
At nearly 400 feet and 23-stories, the Bank of America Plaza at Las Olas City Centre (LOCC ) represents the fourth tallest building in Fort Lauderdale. The skyscraper features a 42-foot signature pyramid, or ziggurat, located at the top of the building. Illuminated at night, the Bank of America Plaza at Las Olas City Centre has earned a prominent place in the city’s skyline.
The 408,444 square-foot office tower recently achieved LEED® Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for meeting LEED® standards with a waste-to-energy and recycling program, upgraded lighting system, water conservation, sustainable design features and incorporating a number of green initiatives. In helping to receive this certification, the building’s institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management, along with Stiles Property Management, looked to find ways to reduce energy consumption and lower operating expenses. This included replacing the outdated, energy-wasting conventional exterior lighting fixtures with a new, more efficient LED lighting system.
Prior to installation, a 3D CAD rendering was created for the project that showcased how the building would be lit with the new color-changing LED lighting. This allowed for the client to fully visualize the look from its previous single white color to a dynamic, almost endless palette with over 16 million color combinations. It also provided the ability to see how LOCC could be used to create a wide variety of artful scenes depicting color schemes for holidays, charities and special occasions, including sporting and local events.
The goal of the retrofit was to illuminate the structure with programmable colored (RGB) LED lighting. This would not only maximize the presence of the building in the Fort Lauderdale skyline, but also complement and enhance the atmosphere of the street level for Las Olas Boulevard’s high-end restaurants and shops. The experts from LED Source® worked very closely with Stiles Property Management to develop and design a plan that respected budgets and energy efficiency, while converting the exterior lighting to color-changing LEDs.
The 408,444 square-foot office tower recently achieved LEED® Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for meeting LEED® standards with a waste-to-energy and recycling program, upgraded lighting system, water conservation, sustainable design features and incorporating a number of green initiatives. In helping to receive this certification, the building’s institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management, along with Stiles Property Management, looked to find ways to reduce energy consumption and lower operating expenses. This included replacing the outdated, energy-wasting conventional exterior lighting fixtures with a new, more efficient LED lighting system.
Prior to installation, a 3D CAD rendering was created for the project that showcased how the building would be lit with the new color-changing LED lighting. This allowed for the client to fully visualize the look from its previous single white color to a dynamic, almost endless palette with over 16 million color combinations. It also provided the ability to see how LOCC could be used to create a wide variety of artful scenes depicting color schemes for holidays, charities and special occasions, including sporting and local events.
The goal of the retrofit was to illuminate the structure with programmable colored (RGB) LED lighting. This would not only maximize the presence of the building in the Fort Lauderdale skyline, but also complement and enhance the atmosphere of the street level for Las Olas Boulevard’s high-end restaurants and shops. The experts from LED Source® worked very closely with Stiles Property Management to develop and design a plan that respected budgets and energy efficiency, while converting the exterior lighting to color-changing LEDs.
BEFORE & AFTER
The previous lighting for Bank of America Plaza at Las Olas City Centre consisted of 72 metal halide tubes on the ziggurat, 32 metal halide fixtures on the roof level, 32 metal halide fixtures on the parking garage wall and 8 metal halide fixtures that illuminated floors 3 to 23. Total wattage of the power-hungry outdated lighting was 54,632 watts.
After identifying the areas that presented lighting challenges, including the 42-foot ziggurat and the roof top on the 23rd floor, the design team chose LED lighting fixtures from Philips Color Kinetics.
After identifying the areas that presented lighting challenges, including the 42-foot ziggurat and the roof top on the 23rd floor, the design team chose LED lighting fixtures from Philips Color Kinetics.
- For the ziggurat, 242 ColorGraze Powercore linear LED fixtures were used in two-three-and- four-foot lengths. These were mounted to focus all available light onto the ‘steps’ of the ziggurat. Each step is capable of independent color control and is visible for up to five miles.
- On the roof, 32 ColorBlast Powercore LED wash fixtures were installed to illuminate the architectural setbacks on the building. This helped to visually accent the pyramids structure and created a sense of depth.
- For the parking garage level, eight ColorReach Powercore Gen2 LED fixtures were used to illuminate the 20 stories on the east, south and west sides of the building. This phase of the project required each of the antiquated metal halide fixtures to be replaced one-by-one.
THE RESULTS
The cutting-edge exterior LED lighting system not only lowered operating costs, improved aesthetics and created a more vibrant illumination for the building.
It is estimated that the LED lighting retrofit will save Bank of America Plaza at Las Olas City Centre $15,133 in lighting energy and $11,764 in maintenance, a total annual savings of $26,897. In addition, the building reduced its annual kWh from 179,466 to 41,897, for a total annual energy savings of nearly 77%. The annual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is equivalent to 97.1 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
It is estimated that the LED lighting retrofit will save Bank of America Plaza at Las Olas City Centre $15,133 in lighting energy and $11,764 in maintenance, a total annual savings of $26,897. In addition, the building reduced its annual kWh from 179,466 to 41,897, for a total annual energy savings of nearly 77%. The annual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is equivalent to 97.1 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
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