GE Lighting has helped to make Birmingham Airport the first airport in the UK to showcase the iconic Olympic Rings, which were unveiled on April 23.
For further information on this project, visit the official website at: http://www.gelighting.com/LightingWeb/emea/projects/birmingham-airport.jsp
2. Signage Birmingham Airport UK
Challenge
Illuminate the 2012 Olympic Rings on the Key Benefits
control tower at Birmingham Airport, at a
height of 37m, providing outstanding visual 90% less energy than conventional
effect while ensuring very low energy usage lighting technology
Even and bright illumination across
Solution the face of each Ring
380 of dimmable Tetra PowerMax LEDs with Very low energy usage
GE OptiLens technology installed, operated Dimmable lighting system
by an extra low voltage supply to provide a OptiLens technology
very even and bright illumination across the
face of each Ring
PowerMAX Single Module PowerMax Chain
3. Signage Birmingham Airport UK
Luminaire type Signage solution
GE’s solution
MAIN
CARACTERISTICS
NEW
INSTALLATION
provides
Light source LED Tetra PowerMax
90%
less energy
System wattage 3.6W than conventional
CCT 4100
lighting technology
Service life (hours) 50.000 Easy maintenance
LEDs/module 3 dimmable
very low
Maintanance Cost 0 energy lighting
usage system
PowerMAX Single Module PowerMax Chain
3
GE Title or job number
1/3/2013
4. light quality
& sustainability
“The beauty of LEDs is not only their robustness and ability to
operate in harsh environments, with extreme temperatures, but also
their very low energy usage. As a committed Sustainability Partner
and Olympics 2012 Sponsor, GE Lighting is proud to have contributed
to such an historic project and to Birmingham Airport’s sustainability
agenda."
David Williamson, Regional Sales Manager - Western Europe, GE Lighting Solutions