August 27, 2004—The 2003 GE Edison Award from GE Consumer & Industrial was awarded to Joseph M. “Jody” Good III of Spectrum Engineers (Salt Lake City) for lighting St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at Skaggs Catholic Center in Draper, Utah.
The lighting design for this new 32,000-square-foot church complements the extensive natural daylighting, says GE. The lighting maintains the open feel of the architecture, brings intimacy to the space as required and has enough flexibility to accommodate a range of activities—from education to worship.
Indirect lighting, provided by GE T5/HO Starcoat SPX35 lamps, creates a pleasing glow to the church at night, explains GE. In areas with lower ceilings, downlights with energy-efficient GE 100-watt Halogen-IR PAR38 or 32-watt Triple Biax compact fluorescent lamps provide task and circulation lighting. At higher ceiling planes, downlights with Quartzline halogen 500-watt frosted T4 or PAR56 medium flood lamps provide additional lighting layers.
The lighting control system includes special lighting for artwork, gathering areas, worship activities, and special events. Presets effectively integrate electric lighting and daylighting throughout the space. The total connected load of 2.11 watts per square foot falls below the allowed 2.2 watts per square foot. The lighting power density is about 0.2 watts per square foot during the day because of the extensive use of daylighting, and even during evening hours it is well below 2.11 watts per square foot because the dimming system limits the halogen sources to 80 percent of full power.
The lighting installation is easily maintained. Fluorescent and dimmed halogen lamps provide long life with an estimated four-year re-lamping cycle. Lighting fixtures at higher ceiling planes are located for easy, straight-up access from lifts.
The combination of exterior lighting and interior lighting, viewed through the expansive windows, sets the building aglow, adds GE. The building faade is lighted with GE ConstantColor 70-watt CMH T6 and 150-watt metal halide lamps. A wing-like copper roof reflects a soft, amber light.
Because of energy efficiency, effective use of daylighting, and attentiveness to maintainability, this project also received an Award for Sustainable Design. This award category debuted during the 2002 GE Edison Award competition.
A panel of five judges selected this year’s entry for its superiority in the following judging categories: functional excellence; architectural compatibility; effective use of state-of-the-art lighting products and techniques, energy and cost effectiveness; and good color, form and texture revelation.
The winning project was one of three Awards of Excellence finalists. Nine Awards of Merit and three additional Awards for Sustainable Design were also presented. For more information on the awards, or to view the award winners in detail, visit GE Lighting.
