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BC Place Stadium
 

The Challenge:

B.C. Place Stadium, constructed for the 1986 World’s Fair, is the largest air-supported domed stadium in the world. Able to accommodate more than 60,000 people, the stadium is home to the BC Lions football team and is a popular venue for trade shows and concerts. The lighting control system at BC Place was in severe need of an upgrade. The system was inflexible, difficult to maintain, and had little room for expansion. While the lights do need to be on for events and trade shows, different levels of lighting are required depending on the event. Furthermore, the existing system did not provide fine control for custodial staff to turn on the lights only in the areas where they were working — all of the lights in the building had to be on during cleaning hours. A new lighting control system was clearly needed to meet the needs of the building owners, and to improve the energy efficiency of the facility.

The Solution:

Prism undertook a lighting control upgrade project to replace the obsolete equipment, with a focus on improving the facility’s lighting flexibility and energy efficiency. The new system provides flexibility to pre-program lighting scenes for particular event types, ensuring that the appropriate amount of light is available. The new system also saves energy during cleaning hours, because the custodial staff can control the lights in the areas where they are actually working. This means that lights are not left on unnecessarily when the cleaners leave, and are not on in areas that are unoccupied.

The Impact:

In addition to significant energy savings, the new lighting controls offer BC Place more flexibility in their event lighting, allowing them to set up their lights to pre-programmed scenes for football games and conventions, or to set up custom scenes for other sporting events.

 
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