The Vancouver Convention Centre is a premier convention and event centre. An extensive lighting systems upgrade was implemented throughout exhibition halls and pre-function concourses, including replacing luminaires and upgrading lighting controls.

Exhibition halls area comprises of approximately 220,000 square foot space that can be subdivided into five smaller halls via movable walls. The lighting provided was 860-watt metal halide and compact fluorescent (CFL) highbays, and this lighting was replaced with 729 new, 279 watt LED highbays with 0-10V dimming drivers.

Lighting control for exhibition halls was rudimentary, consisting of ‘On / Off’ switching for metal halide systems and limited dimming for CFL systems. Staff manually controlled the lighting by circuits, switching ‘On / Off’ or dimmed until the desired lighting was achieved.

Illumination of the three-level pre-function areas was provided over 1,000 metal halide luminaires; 100 watt metal halide cylinders for general lighting and 70 watt tandem mounted metal halide floodlights highlighting feature walls. All lighting was replaced ‘one-for-one’; metal halide cylinders replaced by 44 watt LED cylinders with DALI drivers and floodlights replaced by 36.5 watt LED floodlights with 0-10V drivers.

Pre-function lighting control was limited to ‘On / Off’ switching of rows of lights; therefore, no dimming or zoning. Additionally, some luminaires on different two levels shared the same power circuit, which meant that these systems could not operate independently.

New exhibition hall controls provide dynamic dimming and preset scenes. Controls expanded to lighting on the upper two pre-function levels. Operation of controls is via host computer, local touchscreens or tablet. Exhibition hall lighting is preset to 40% power as ‘Normal Mode.’

With lighting systems replacement, luminaire quantity reductions, and installation of lighting controls, estimated lighting energy consumption reduction was projected to be 841,000 kWh and lighting demand by 205.3 kW. Post-install results are slightly above projections.

PROJECTVancouver Convention Centre Exhibition Areas Lighting Upgrade

CATEGORY BC HYDRO Power Smart Lighting Redesign Award

LIGHTING DESIGNERS PRISM ENGINEERING LIMITED; Andrew Munro

LOCATION Vancouver, BC

OWNER Vancouver Convention Centre / BC Pavilion Corporation

PHOTOGRAPHY Rod Preston

Vancouver Convention Centre Exhibition Areas Lighting Upgrade

Award of

BC HYDRO POWER SMART LIGHTING REDESIGN AWARD

Vancouver, BC

PRISM ENGINEERING LIMITED

Andrew Munro