Proposal for Summer Thesis

Miory Kanashiro

Lighting/Electrical Option

June 16, 2004

Electrical:

  • Determine whether any changes to the general layout or equipment applied would be advantageous.
  • Compute any additional design loads required based on the redesign of any building systems, and select the distribution equipment and protective devices for a major section of the building.
  • Minimum one distribution panel for at least one floor or section of the building, associated feeder, and building’s main distribution equipment (transformer & switchgear).
  • Analyze & design one major mechanical equipment motor control center or a distribution board for mechanical equipment if motor control centers are not appropriate for the building.
  • Calculations for design loads.
  • Complete Panelboard schedules for the ones which include the 2nd floor lighting redesign.
  • Also note how things are switched.

Lighting:

  • Include reflected ceiling plans
  • Show switching
  • Show labeled location of fixtures on refl. ceiling plan
  • Change transparent surfaces (not glassy, more glowy)
  • Redo the walls so they do not create shadow leaks.
  • Show performance of lighting systems (illuminance/luminance) with LLF’s.
  • Appropriately document lighting system performance in the spaces (grids, pseudocolor renderings, etc.)
  • I will be using Lighscape for lighting analysis.

Breadth:

  • CM:
  • This area will focus on changes in lighting fixtures. This will be analyzed and compared with the original lighting design of the three interior spaces which will be redesigned.
  • If the new design is more expensive, explain the benefits of it.
  • A cost analysis will be performed.
  • Compare the current one with the new option.
  • Will use RS Means and research on costs.
  • Probably call places that sell the fixtures to get current costs as well.
  • Labor costs will be included.
  • Acoustics:
  • This area I will be working on entails performing an acoustics study and determining reverberation times on two spaces: Program Room and the TechCenter.
  • Figure out if it works, and if it’s not appropriate, how it can be changed. By this I mean to figure out what the ideal reverberation times are for each of these spaces and then check if the current materials used contributed to the proper reverb times or if these were not the right ones to use and which other ones would be more suitable.
  • The Architectural Acoustics book will be used for these calculations.

* It will be completed by August 11th. I will try to complete it by the end of July though. I will be in contact with both of you every two weeks and will let you know of my process.

Cpep: Will be updated by the beginning of each week.

A CD with lighting files will be provided to Dr. Mistrick.

CM and acoustic reports will be printed.