Lighting in Design November-December 2015

LED lighting solution for waste management facility When the City of Cape Town Solid Waste Depart- ment undertook the development of a new Refuse Transfer Station adjacent to the existing waste management facility in Bellville, Cape Town, BEKA Schréder was chosen to supply a comprehensive LED lighting solution for the project.

Mott MacDonald PDNA was the appointed Consulting Engineer and energy-efficient lighting in the buildings; site lighting; and security lighting of the boundary fence were a high priority. During the design stage, traditional light sources had been specified in the lighting designs since at that point LED technology was only starting to pave its way into the industry. By the time the project reached the tender stage, LED technology had advanced so rapidly that energy-efficient LED lighting solutions became feasible. The design team changed the lighting design to use LED technology and make the facility more energy efficient and economical to maintain. The LED solution provided many more benefits than those offered by the traditional light sources, with the following being the most important: sig- nificant energy savings, even lighting, unobtrusive lighting with substantially lower glare and spill light, lower light pollution with virtually no direct upward light, lower maintenance costs and good colour rendering. The new facility comprises various buildings, including an administration office building, waste handling and workshop buildings with a total cov- ered area of approximately 8630 m², and situated on a site with a total area of 120 000 m². The site and security lighting were realised with LEDlume-midi 60 W high-performance LED luminaires, and LEDflood 136 W floodlights. The interior lighting for the buildings was realised with LEDflare and LEDtec 108W luminaires. BEKABULK LED 18 W and SERIES LED 10 W bulkheads were installed around the exterior of the buildings. With the aid of BEKA Schréder’s applications department, all the necessary specified exterior lighting level requirements were achieved. BEKA Schréder locally develops and manufac- tures LED lighting products that are designed and suitable for harsh local conditions. The company is proud to be associated with the City of Cape Town and Mott MacDonald PDNA in providing a success- ful lighting solution for this significant project.

Site and security lighting were realised with LEDlume-midi and LEDflood luminaires.

The LEDflare highbay provides energy-efficient, even lighting.

BEKA-Schréder: 011 238 0000 or www.beka-schreder.co.za

SERIES LED bulkheads were installed around the exterior of the buildings.

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