Student Housing & Academic Building
This new mixed-use building at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has installed over 250 Meteor’s REV 6 fixture to illuminate all of its 52,000 sq ft academic classroom building. We sat down with Gina Jackson, founder of Captiva Lighting Consultants in Chicago to tell us more on why she chose Meteor.
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How important was having a CRI 93 fixture in this project?
The Academic and Residential Complex features a 2 story academic classroom building with a large, 288 seat, tiered collaborative classroom that combines the functionalilty of distance learning by the instructor and small “turn-to-team” design for group sessions. Having the face of both the instructor and each individual student in the classroom rendered in the best possible light equalizes the front the classroom with the back of the classroom and helps facilitate learning and collaboration.
With a majority of Meteor fixtures installed in lecture rooms, how did having Flicker-Free fixtures benefit this project?
Having Flicker-Free technology is critical to this type of state-of-the-art academic building. It allows the camera to send and display a quality image for optimal learning. Both on site and off site learning were equally important goals of the UIC.
How did the smooth dimming (SPV; Dims to 1%) bring added functionality?
The two-story academic building with floor to ceiling windows had daylighting with automatic shading – the photosensors automatically adjusted the light levels – dimming the lights seamlessly. Also, the ability to provide a low ambient light for note taking while not interfering with the projection screen brightness keeps the focus on learning while in the classroom. Optimizing power density and controls was part of the strategy to achieve LEED Gold certification.