Westfield San Francisco Centre:
- Largest urban shopping center west of the Mississippi River.
- Historic landmark that was build in 1896.
- Nine levels of shopping, eateries, entertainment and office space.
Needs:
- Create a comfortable shopping experience for customers and highlight the dramatic architecture.
- Energy usage – to meet and exceed requirements of California’s Title 24 energy code.
- Want to achieve a minimum 15 percent reduction in electrical usage within 12 months of installing the system.
- Flexibility.
Square D/Schneider Electric Meet Needs:
- Square D® Powerlink® 3000 level Web-enabled lighting control system installed provides up to 10% energy savings alone due to ease of use.
- Flexible and robust enough to change lighting scenes via the Ethernet (i.e. special events, holidays).
- Goal of achieving 15% reduction in electrical usage on target.
- Powerlink system allows for trending energy usage – a strong tool that can be used to save energy.
- Title 24 requirements met
- Westfield Centre operations can respond to a request for electrical load curtailment quickly through Powerlink system
Susie See, Electrical Engineer and Executive Vice President of the San Francisco branch of engineering firm Flack & Kurtz says, "The lighting design needed to be dynamic, meaning in the day time there is a certain scene and then at night some fixtures turn off and others turn on. There is also an operational functionality, where there is a need for certain lights to be on, like the design lighting for the front facade during retail shopping hours. The need for the lighting control system to be dynamic required something configurable and robust enough that could turn on and turn off different lighting circuits automatically based on a program. Square D achieved just that."
|
