Miami University -Farmers School of Business
Oxford, Ohio

The new School of Business at Miami University will be the first LEED building on campus. With a goal for Silver status, the lighting design necessitated high efficiency luminaires tied into automated lighting control systems while maintaining the architectural integrity of a traditionally designed building.

To meet the specialized needs A/V intensive classrooms the lighting design utilizes digitally addressable ballasts and incorporates motorized shading systems providing sun as well as black out shades. The classrooms also included daylight sensors in conjunction with dimming ballasts for lowered power consumption to take advantage of available daylight contribution. The lighting power densities were targeted at 20 percent less than ASHRAE 90.1 and were still able to meet the IESNA Recommended Practice footcandle levels.

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