"An example of how how to efficiently light a 60,000sf cavernous floorplate and meet the client requirement of 65 footcandles!" ... "The Safeway scheme tweeked."

Lighting fixtures were chosen carefully for energy efficiency. Daylighting controls (i.e., lighting controls that turn off artificial lights when natural daylight reaches a certain illumination level) would have been desirable, but were beyond the project budget.

Greenhouse shading cloth is robustly installed over the large horizontal skylights to prevent over-lighting and consequent excess heat gain.

Interior Photo: Kevin Matthews

Daylighting is provided in part by clerestories, which include operable lites. Photo: Kevin Matthews Daylighting is provided in part by rooftop skylights. To prevent excess insolation, some of the skylights are covered with a black mesh cloth produced for greenhouse shading. Photo: Kevin Matthews Click on thumbnail images to view full-size pictures.