VENUES: INTERIOR, OFFICE, LAB, EXTERIOR AND STREETSCAPE
DATE: 2006-2009
SERVICE: ELECTRICAL LIGHTING
Position: Electrical Designer
CREATED LIGHTING FOR MANY DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND VENUES. THIS IS ONLY A FRACTION OF A DEMONSTRATION BECAUSE I DID NOT SAVE COPIES OF MY OWN WORK. I DID NOT ANTICIPATE MAKING THIS WEB DEMO/ PORTFOLIO. OVER 4 YEARS I DID MANY DESIGNS.
LIGHTING CALCULATIONS WERE TYPICALLY DONE USING LIGHTING SOFTWARE . NOT HAND CALCULATED. TYPICALLY,I WAS GIVEN FLOORPLANS AND A SPECIFICATION OF THE AREA TO BE ILLUMINATED. I THEN ANALYZED THE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT AND USED LIGHTING SOFTWARE TO DETERINE LIGHTS QTY AND ARRANGEMENT, TO INCLUDE SPACING AND HEIGHT ABOVE THE WORK AREA.
I DID NOT ANTICIPATE MAKING THIS WEB SITE FOR A VERIFICATION OF MY SKILLS WHEN I WAS DOING THIS TASK. BUT TO THE RIGHT YOU WILL SEE A LISTING FOR "ONE PROJECT" AND THE MANY "VSL" FILES I GENERATED WITH SOFTWARE FOR LIGHTING VARIOUS SPACES THROUGHOUT A SINGULAR FACILITY.
VISUAL SOFTWARE
LUX.
CATALOGS
LUMINAIRES-(LIGHTS SELECTION)
DATASHEETS
LOBBY AREA.
LOBBY AREA.
OFFICE AREA 1
OFFICE AREA 1
OFFICE AREA 2
OFFICE AREA 2
CAFE AND STAIRWELL
CAFE AND STAIRWELL
CAFE AND STAIRWELL
I.E. "HALL WAY" (VISUALIZATION OF LIGHTING FIXTURES.)
ISO CURVES OF LIGHTING DISPERSION..
THE SOFTWARE GENERATES ISO CURVES OF THE ILLUMOINATION VALUES AS THEY ARE DISPERSED ACROSS WHATEVER WORKING SURFACES THAT ARE DEFINED.
THE NUMBERS SHOWN ON THIS CLOSUP SHOW THE ILLUMINATION VALUE IN FOOT CANDLES FOR EACH GROUPING OF THE ISOCURVES
HERE IS A CLOSE UP OF THE ISO CURVES AS RELATED TO WORK SURFACES.
VIZUALIZATION BASED ON LIGHT INTENSITY.
THIS CAN BE VIEWED AT 3D TO SEE INTENSITY DISPERSED ON WORKING SURFACES
THE COLORS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN PROVIDE A LENGEND TO DETERMINE FOOT CANDLES OR LUX PER SQUARE FEET BASED ON THE COLOR SHOWN ON LIGHTIJNG INTENSITY IMAGES.
THEN FINALLY GENERATE LIGHTIJNG REPORTS. TO INDICATE AND EVALUATE, LUMIAIRES CHOSEN, INTENSITY, LIGHTING ON SURFACES, AND POWER USAGE FOR EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS.
I THEN DRAFTED THE ARRANGEMENT INTO A LIGHTING DRAWING- SPECIFIYNG SWITCHES, CALCULATING WIRING AND CONDUIT AND SHOWING THE LIGHTING CONDUCTOR RUNS.
THIS ALSO INCLUDED VARIOUS TYPES OF LIGHTING AND MOST CASES SELECTING FIXTURES AND BULBS TO MATCH LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS.
THEN TO SHOW WIRING BACK TO THE LIGHTING /POWER PANELS AND CREATING PANEL SCHEDULES FOR DOCUMENTATION.
CAD DRAWING OF LIGHTING FIXTURE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT.
DIMENSUION INSTALLATION OF FIXTURES.
WIRING OF FIXTURES.
HOME RUN.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MORE COMPLEX DESIGNS I ENCOUNTERED FOR A RELIGIOUS FACILITY. THERE WERE A HUGE NUMBER OF LIGHTS OF VARIOUS TYPE FIXTURES.
LIGHTING WAS TO BE CONTROLLED BY A CONTROL STATION, REQUIRING ME TO DO RESEARCH AND CONSULATION ON TYPES OF CONTROLS AND PROPER OPERATION TO DESIGN THE LIGHTING SCHEMES.
SPECIFICATIONS FROM THE "PE" DID HELP. BUT IT WAS A "DOMED ENCLOSURE" FOR THE MAIN HALL SO I DID REQUIRE SOME SOME DESIGN SUPPORT.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND STREETSCAPES AND PARKING LIGHTING ALSO HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. AS USUALI OFFER THESES STEPS ANS VIDEOS TO REAFFIRM I AM DOING MY OWHN WORK AND NOT COPYING IMAGES FROM THE INTERNET. THE IDEA IS TO SHOW I AM ABLE TO ADAPT AND LEARN OTHER SOFTWARES AS WELL IN ORDER TO DO DESIGN LIGHTING AND I AM NOT SIMPLY TIED A APRTICULAR SOFTWARE. BUT TO ALSO SET PROPER EXPECTATIONS SINCE OFTEN PEOPLE WNAT TO ELIMINATE ME BY SIMPLY SAYING "DO IT" WHEN I OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE SJKILLS AND ABILTIES BUT PRESNT JOB TASKS HAVE NOT REQUIRED THE USE OF MANY SKILLS. WHILE I AM TASKED TO LEARN AND DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND NEW SOFTWARE FAIRLY REGULARLY. SO THINGS ARE NOT INSTANT. BUT GIVEN A SHORT CURVE I AM AS PRODUCTIVEISFNOT MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN MOST YOU HAVE ON STAFF. i AM PRESNTLY MODELIGN ANMD DRAWING THE LIGHTING FOR THE ENTIRE OFFICE BUILDING IN ORDER TO KEEP MY SKILLS UP AND PROVIDE SAMPLES IF YOU REQUEST.
FINISHED WIRING DIAGRAM. WIRING AND HOME RUNS. JUST TO SHOW THE WORK IS ACTUAL AND WAS COMPLETED. I MAY MAKE A DOWNLOAD LINK TO VIEW A TYPICAL SET OF POWER AND LIGHTING DESIGN DRAWINGS IF FURTHER PROOF IS NEEDED IN MY PROFICENCY AND ACTUAL PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF MY DESIGNS. I MAY DO A NEW PDF OF ALL THE ENTIRE OFFICE BUILDING , WITH MANY OFICES. I'M JUST NOT CERTAIN HOW MUCH PROOF IS NEEDED.
THIS IS THE "LIGHTING DESIGN" VIDEO FOR THE OFFICE BUILDING WHERE I CURRENTLY WORK
"THIS WEB PAGE IS INCOMPLETE AND PRESNTLY UNDER DESIGN"
11/17/2019.
ADDED VIDEO LINKS- NOTE TO SELF NEED TO FIX TEXT AND DIALOGS.
I'LL SOON MAKE CHANGES AND ADD SUBTITLES TO EXPLAIN THE LIGHTING SOFTWARE I USED.
CHECK BACK IN A DAY OR TWO.
LIGHTING DESIGN
VARIOUS PROJECTS AND VENUES
VENUES
I PERFORMED LIGHTING LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF PROJECTS. INDUSTRIAL TO INCLUDE THE CLAYTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. VARIOUS TYPES TO INCLUDE- OFFICES, LABS AND INDUSTRIAL HIGH CEILINGS. I HAVE ALSO DONE SOME COMMERCIAL DESIGNS FOR STORES TO INCLUDE, MAIN LIGHTING, NIGHT LIGHTS, EMERGENCY AND EXIT LIGHTING. I HAVE ALSO DONE "STREETSCAPES" AND "BUILDING EXTERIOR LIGHTING".
ACTUAL DESIGN PERFORMANCE:
I ROUTINELY PERFORMED THE CALCULATIONS, LIGHT SIZING WAS DONE USING LIGHTING SOFTWARE. I DID NOT CALCULATE BY HAND. SIMILAR WITH LIGHTING SELECTION , I WOULD CONSULT A LIGHTING SPECIALIST WHO WORKED WITH OUR COMPANY FOR IDEAL SOLUTIONS TO SELECT FIXTURES WITH ME AND MAKE SUGGESTIONS ON CREATING THE BEST AESTETICS.
OBSERVATION
THESE ARE NOT HARD TASKS, I JUST HAVE NOT NEEDED TO PERFORM THIS BASED ON SOFTWARE WE USED. MY BACKGROUND TENDS MORE TO WARDS USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR SOLUTIONS. CALCULATIONS HAVE BEEN "AUTOMATED FOR ACCURACY". IF NOT, I TYPICALLY WRITE MY OWN SOFTWARE IN VISUAL BASIC TO SIMPLIFY MY TASKS AND SAVE TIME AND ASSURE ACCURACY.
