NEWS ‘ 10
As most of you would be aware there is a vast selection of LED Lamps and fixtures now available to specifiers in
Australia. The difficulty is sorting the Facts & Fiction from all the hype surrounding this tehnology. Our advice is take EXTRA CARE! to ensure
you achieve the desired result.
To assist you we have briefly summarised below some of
the Facts & Fiction!
Some Facts
December 2010
Welcome to ETC NEWS 2010. We hope your year has delivered on expectations and wish you a
safe and enjoyable festive season as 2010 draws to a close.
2010 IES WA AWARDS
ETC take out
major lighting awards
The IES WA biannual lighting awards Gala Presentation night was
held Saturday the 6th November 2010 at Burswood. A record 26
design entries were judged by a professional panel of Architects,
Interior Designers, Lighting Engineers and Electrical Contractors.
Project nominations included Council House coloured LED façade
lighting, Burswood Casino new main entrance, Lakeside Shopping
Centre, Enex 100 podium , Durack 2 and AK Reserve to name a few.
ETC submitted five projects for judging and picked up a record four
awards out of the ten presented on the night including the states
highest “Meritorious Award” for St Mary's Cathedral Interior
Lighting. Three “Commendation” awards were received by ETC for
designs on ENEX 100 level 3 podium, The new Lexus Showroom and
St Mary's Cathedral Exterior Façade lighting. The judges summarized
St Mary's Interior lighting as setting a new benchmark with the result
achieving a world class outcome against complex lighting criteria.
Kurt McRae, ETC’s Lighting Principal, was extremely pleased to
receive the award after 5 years working on this major refurbishment
IES Commendation Awards received by
ETC included:
St Mary’s Cathedral Exterior Façade Perth
Lexus Showrooms Lighting Osborne Park
Having won the states highest award
St Mary’s Cathedral now goes into the
International (Aus & NZ) Lighting
Awards to be held in June next year in
Sydney.
Enex 100 Lighting, Level 3 Food Court 100 St Georges Tce
New Landmarks
“SHOWING THE WAY”
ETC Relighting KINGS PARK
ICONIC Kings Park is being Transformed :
If you haven't been to Kings Park and Botanic Garden for some time you may
not be aware of the significant improvements and additions our Iconic Park is
undergoing.
Major changes to the roads, pedestrian and parking areas have been completed
as part of the Kings Park Ceremonial Walk development. Future works will
include a new children’s facility and the Rio Tinto Naturescape in Kings Park, to
be completed in 2011.
The “Attractor”- Perth-Bunbury Freeway
interchange sculpture
Artist: Gary Aitken
The Kings Park Ceremonial Walk provides a paved pedestrian link between the
State’s War Memorial precinct, the Western Australian Botanic Garden and the
park’s premier tourism facilities. Vehicle traffic has been re-routed away from the
State War Memorial behind the restaurant precinct along a new road named
Wadjuk Way.
The Attractor serves as a way finding device from the Perth Bunbury freeway to the City of Mandurah via the new
Mandjoogoordap Rd exit.
It is a multi layered conceptual artwork inspired by the
complimentary hues of the water, sun and sky (orange and blue)
The form of the artwork is homage to the iconic Mandurah Ferriswheel.
As part of these changes ETC have designed new lighting in many of these areas
including uplighting of the Giant Boab Tree “Gija Jumulul” and lighting of
Forrest carpark, Wardong buspark and Wadjuk Way.
The Attractor is a one-piece freestanding artwork 8050cm high with
circular sculptural forms of 4382cm diameter x 1406cm diameter
constructed of mild steel with a painted surface. ETC have
illuminated the artwork internally using LED RGB colour changing
lighting. A series of colour changing scenes has been programmed
with input from the Artist.
The new carpark and roadway lighting utilizes state of the art Hybrid Metal
Halide lamps called “Cosmopolosis” designed in Europe by Philips Lighting
specifically for street lighting applications. Not only does this new lamp
technology have improved light output for less watts/energy consumed but
it also has a longer life and reduced maintenance.
So if its been a while since your last visit to the Kings Park and Botanic Garden
we recommend you visit again soon even if its just to take in the magnificent
night vistas of the City.
Artist: Anne Neil. (Commissioned by the Southern
Gateway Alliance as a part of the Mandurah Entrance
This iconic sculpture situated in the roundabout at Mandurah Road
was inspired by the region’s established water culture, local aboriginal
significance, and the annual crab festival. The design is an abstract
representation of a net, changing as it moves through water. The
‘Scoop” is comprised of five central posts or “ribs” , which are offset
in an arch shape.
It has been constructed of marine grade aluminum, is approximately
10.5 meters in height and occupies a 25 metre diameter space within
the roundabout. The illumination solution by ETC is blue filtered in
ground lights to highlight the form and structure.
PERTH CULTURAL CENTRE URBAN ORCHARD
NOW WITH “MULTI FUNCTION POLES”
New Multi function light poles have recently
been commissioned as part of EPRA’s place
activation initiatives to the PCC which included
the recent development of a Community
Urban Orchard with vegetables, fruit & citrus
trees and a herb garden adjacent the Art
Gallery of WA. Multifunction poles recently
commissioned in the space were designed by
ETC to incorporate 3 phase power supplies at
the base and include both general area and
feature spotlighting to cater for all types of
outdoor events from concerts to night markets.
Automated and localized control of the lights
provides complete flexibility.