The stainless steel fixtures and cable with the white light LEDs are successful in blending the bar and dining area with the equipment and lighting in the brewery section allowing customers to be part of the brewing process.

Mounting the lights on a cable system made functional sense in a building with 20-30′ high ceilings. It eliminated using either hanging the lights on 20′+ long wires or using bright warehouse style lighting, neither of which would have created as pleasant of a lighting experience.  In addition the mesh of steel cables helps pull the room together giving it a sense of connected strength.

The class 2 cable lighting system is from Prima Lighting www.primalighting.com.  The low voltage (12V) in this case, drivers are remotely mounted. This allows the cables which distribute the safe low voltage to the LED lights to be free from anything but the lights.

The lights are Philips Enduraled MR16, 10W, 3000K dimmable LEDs. Each light emits 538 lumens.  The bar and dining area has 60 lights for a total of 600W at full brightness.  Being able to dim the lights in restaurants helps set the mood.  There are several dimming zones here and the dimming is smooth, flicker free and deep.

Having the capability to spread the 60, 10W LEDs throughout the room along the cable allows each group of people to have their own light, creating personal spaces but  having the same lights throughout creates a sense of camaraderie.

Design: Derek Van Alstine  www.vanalstine.com

Electrical: Phil Allegri  www.allegrielectric.com

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The dominant lights in jewelry stores today are halogen lamps in a variety of sizes but typically the MR16 (metallized reflector), a 2 inch diameter light and the PAR 38 (parabolic reflector), a 41/2 inch diameter light are used.This family of lights has the properties that bring out the best qualities in a wide array of jewelry products.  The broad color spectrum emitted and high color rendering index (CRI) bring out the best colors in the precious metals and gems.  The reflector and strong center beam intensity, the properties that make the lights twinkle and give these lights the punch to get from the light to the display, make the metals and gems sparkle and gleam without creating undesirable glare. High quality light also brings out the richness of the wood and metal in the store.

Dell Williams has installed LED PAR38 track lighting over the display in the front entry of the store and down the center of the store as recessed, ambient lights.  Several LED PAR38 lamps are now rated for recessed cans.

At a conservative comparison of 100Watts required by a halogen PAR38 and 25Watts required by an LED PAR38 each installed light reduces the electricity required by 75% while providing high quality lighting.

The electrician is Matt Steinmetz,  matt@santacruzelectric.com.

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SANTA CRUZ – Using grants and special financing from PG&E, the city hopes within a few months to have replaced about two-thirds of streetlights with higher-efficiency, brighter LED bulbs to increase safety and cut energy use.

The city has replaced 242 lights since November 2010 along Ocean Street, Water Street, Morrissey Boulevard, Soquel Avenue and other corridors. The replacements, paid for by $150,000 in federal stimulus funding, represent about 14 percent of the 1,753 lights owned by the city.

Public Works officials have identified 350 lights in the Lower Ocean and Beach Flats areas for replacement, for which the city hopes to tap $180,000 in federal Housing and Urban Development funding. The city also wants to enter into a $250,000 financing agreement with PG&E to replace 500 other lights around town, with the loan to be repaid through future energy savings.

read the article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel

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The most flexible and energy efficient of these technologies is LED based.
White light LEDs are rapidly evolving from flashlights to the distinctive daylight running lights on cars to replacement bulbs for homes.
The new LED streetlights installed throughout the area are energy efficient, distinctive and long lasting.
Because of the huge amount of global work being put into the development and deployment of LED lighting there is a massive amount of information available on the web.

The intent of this site is make LED lighting more tangible and accessible by showing the many varieties of local installations.
Installing sustainable lighting saves money, creates a better lit space and is good for the environment.

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