Case
Study: Dr. Jim Gadberry Double Racquetball & Indoor Tennis Court Lighting
System
A client by the name of Dr. Jim Gadberry in McQueeny, TX
found RLLD Commercial Lighting on the
Internet.
He contacted us for a very sophisticated sport lighting
system for an indoor facility he owned. This was one of the most challenging,
and ultimately rewarding, projects that we have worked on to date. It involved
the development of very complex photometric designs and very special equipment
made only in the USA.
The facility itself housed an indoor single tennis court
and double racquetball court.
For the tennis court, Dr. Gadberry wanted tournament level
lighting, which calls for a minimum 100 foot candles. For the racquetball
court, he wanted general
sport court
lighting
There were some special considerations to take into
account on this project.
To begin with, the roof was built at a pitched angle. In
order to install suspended indirect sport lights, we had to install a special
junction box that allowed them to hang perfectly true and straight from the
ceiling. We also had to install extension stems at different lengths to ensure
that all fixtures were suspended at the same height.
The racquetball court lighting system was different. It
required that all fixtures be mounted flush with the ceiling. It also called
for a sturdy impact resistant glass that would withstand direct strikes from
high speed balls. The racquetball court lighting system also had to be fitted
with emergency quartz back-up lights in the event of a power failure. This
would power on the system instantly prior to the metal halide lights re-strike
time and allow players to find their way to the door.
Dr. Jim Gadberry photometric layout for tennis court &
double racquetball court.
SPT HOUSTON - RACQUETBALL LIGHTING LAYOUT
JIM GADBERRY - INDOOR TENNIS PHOTOMETRIC LAYOUT.
JIM GADBERRY - INDOOR TENNIS LIGHTS PHOTOMETRIC TWO
RLLD-SPT HOUSTON-RACQUETBALL LIGHTING FIXTURE
RLLD-ISL INDIRECT PENDANT
MOUNT FIXTURE
Such complex sport lighting systems obviously require
advanced
photometric lighting design planning.
It was necessary for us to develop a full 3D model of the
building interior. Because they involved indirect lighting, calculations had to
be made to determine the reflectance of walls, ceiling, and the floor.
We then rendered a complete installation diagram for both
sport lighting systems. This diagram was intended for the contracted that
the client had chosen to handle putting in the actual
lighting equipment. Support was provided to this contractor by the design
staff at RLLD.
By rendering the system as a model first, we were able
to actually exceed the expectations of the client.
By calculating reflectance as well as luminance, we ended
up with a system that exceeded, on the average, 150 foot candles on the tennis
court. The racquetball court was lit at 80 foot candles with near perfect
uniformity.
Once the model was constructed in our software, we knew
exactly what type of sport lighting fixtures to supply the client with.
For the tennis court, we provided Dr. Gadberry with our ISL
series indirect court lighting fixtures. These fixtures operate off remote
ballasts, are designed to tru-hang from sloped ceilings, and house 1000W metal
halide lamps.
We also supplied him with
SPT Houston series racquetball court lights. These fixtures house 320W
Pulse-Start Metal Halide lamps and feature high-impact resistant glass. They
also have an emergency backup quartz lighting system to compensate in the event
of a power outage
RLLD Commercial Lighting carries a wide
variety of
industrial lights &
commercial lighting fixtures. If you can not find what
you are looking for call us toll free at 1-866-654-3961
and we will find it for you. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with
warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50
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