Case Study
Quinto Vicentino Primary School, Italy
Completed in 2008, this primary school links, via a covered walkway, to an existing sports hall. It comprises ten classrooms, five special-subject rooms and three workshops. The building also has a large multi-purpose hall that serves as the school entrance / cafeteria. The complex is surrounded by greenery and shares its facitilites with the local community outside of school hours. The façade design is a deliberate reference to a computer monitor with screens of coloured pixels.
Extensive windows in the classrooms are supplemented by large glazed façades and centrally-placed rooflights in the multi-function hall.
The electric lighting of a typical 49m² classroom comprises eight recessed modular MenloSoft luminaires with Prismtec diffusers, each housing twin 24W T16 fluorescent lamps and dimmable high frequency control gear, in addition to a single 49W T16 Optus IV chalkboard fitting with asymmetric reflector. They provide an average illuminance of 386 lux, with a specific load of 9.5 W/m2.
Classroom lighting is used for 1500 hours per year.
Completed in 2008, this primary school links, via a covered walkway, to an existing sports hall. It comprises ten classrooms, five special-subject rooms and three workshops. The building also has a large multi-purpose hall that serves as the school entrance / cafeteria. The complex is surrounded by greenery and shares its facitilites with the local community outside of school hours. The façade design is a deliberate reference to a computer monitor with screens of coloured pixels.
Extensive windows in the classrooms are supplemented by large glazed façades and centrally-placed rooflights in the multi-function hall.
The electric lighting of a typical 49m² classroom comprises eight recessed modular MenloSoft luminaires with Prismtec diffusers, each housing twin 24W T16 fluorescent lamps and dimmable high frequency control gear, in addition to a single 49W T16 Optus IV chalkboard fitting with asymmetric reflector. They provide an average illuminance of 386 lux, with a specific load of 9.5 W/m2.
Classroom lighting is used for 1500 hours per year.
The double height of the entrance hall called for Planor XL, a thin 120cm square suspended luminaire, fitted with ten 54W dimmable T16 lamps.
Classroom and dining room lighting (80% of the school’s floor area) is controlled by a SensaModular system, designed on the old adage “rely on occupants to turn lights on, but not to turn them off”. It comprises of daylight- and absence-linked lighting controls with photocells and presence detectors, at a cost of € 15,078. The toilet areas employ presence detectors.
Annual energy consumed for lighting the 18 teaching spaces is estimated at 14,550 kWh and costs approximately €2,910 per year. The controls bring about a reduction in the consumption of electrical energy of 70%, giving an annual saving €2,037. With €2,028 saved on less relamping, the payback period is 6.5 years.
Classroom and dining room lighting (80% of the school’s floor area) is controlled by a SensaModular system, designed on the old adage “rely on occupants to turn lights on, but not to turn them off”. It comprises of daylight- and absence-linked lighting controls with photocells and presence detectors, at a cost of € 15,078. The toilet areas employ presence detectors.
Annual energy consumed for lighting the 18 teaching spaces is estimated at 14,550 kWh and costs approximately €2,910 per year. The controls bring about a reduction in the consumption of electrical energy of 70%, giving an annual saving €2,037. With €2,028 saved on less relamping, the payback period is 6.5 years.
Externally the emphasis was on individual light points; for example, the structural pencils holding the porticos are lit by ground-recessed luminaires, fitted with 35W metal halide lamps. For the bright red walls the choice was Oyster indirect/direct lights; again using metal halide.
The result is a new generation of educational building. Imaginative use of the latest lighting equipment has created an extremely pleasant environment in which to study and play, while the lighting design is both aesthetically pleasing and energy conscious.
The result is a new generation of educational building. Imaginative use of the latest lighting equipment has created an extremely pleasant environment in which to study and play, while the lighting design is both aesthetically pleasing and energy conscious.
