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ETC’s Mosaic Controls New Lighting System in Gateway National Park

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As the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building define their home cities, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is arguably the Midwest’s most important icon. While the Arch gets all the visual attention, the national park it occupies is equally impressive. The 91-acre grounds of the Gateway Arch National Park recently underwent an extensive landscape re-design, including the removal of an existing parking garage, the creation of an elevated walkway, and several new walking and biking paths. And as part of this re-design, local company Randy Burkett Lighting Design created a complete new park lighting system, utilizing ETC’s Mosaic family of products.

Cleveland Botanical Garden Glasshouse Wins 2018 IES Lighting Control Innovation Award

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This 18,000 sq.ft Glasshouse in the heart of an urban arts district offers a thrilling year-round escape to the fantastic spiny desert of Madagascar, and the butterfly-filled rain forest of Costa Rica. The Glasshouse was originally constructed in 2003, and this recent lighting renovation included replacement of existing 1000 watt metal halide luminaires to a fully LED lighting system.

The Ghost Train Wins 2017 IES Lighting Control Innovation Award

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The designers were asked to design the illumination for a 200-ft. pedestrian bridge; gateway to a 2-mile-square suburban village. But without any funds, the designers recognized that an extraordinary concept was needed to inspire funding. Through research, they discovered the original bridge once carried a historic high-speed train. They formed an idea to combine art, history and technology and create the allusion, or ghost, of this passing train.

85 Broad Street Public Space Experience Wins 2017 IES Lighting Control Innovation Award

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A sculptural lighting design brings visual comfort and a compelling experience to the public spaces of this large office building. Integrated controls including media-driven processors, astronomical clocks, and project-wide dimming further reduce energy use and create kinetic lighting effects to enliven the occupants’ experience.

ETC and Echoflex Take Balloon Museum to New Heights

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The Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum in Albuquerque showcases the beauty, ingenuity and history of lighter-than-air flight in a building that has become a beloved landmark in its hometown. Thanks to new control products from ETC and their partner Echoflex Solutions they were able to modernize their lighting control, offering a dynamic lighting environment that was also more energy efficient.

The Clock at The Irvine Spectrum Center Wins 2016 IES Lighting Control Innovation Award

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The Lighting Control Innovation Award was created in 2011 as part of the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Illumination Awards program, which recognizes professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design. LCA is proud to sponsor the Lighting Control Innovation Award, which recognizes projects that exemplify the effective use of lighting controls in nonresidential applications. This month, we […]

Minnesota Twins Install Eaton’s Advanced LED Lighting System at Target Field for the 2017 Season

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Eaton recently announced that its advanced Ephesus sports lighting LED system is being installed at Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, for the 2017 season. Featuring industry-leading control capabilities, the LED system enhances the viewing experience for spectators while reducing energy use by as much as 75 percent. The Twins will become one of […]