St Mary of the Valley Catholic Church
Lighting Project Summary
April 15, 2016
A little over a year ago when the Parish Building Committee sat down with Father Phil to discuss a lighting upgrade to the church, hall and parking areas; we all agreed that the end goal should be to be more energy efficient by converting to a facility that is primarily LED lighting, to increase safety both inside and outside our buildings where it was not well lit, and to make our church facility as a whole a much warmer and inviting place to worship.
We all had a deep desire and commitment to see this happen but none of us had any electrical design experience so we contacted Ed Foster, Archdiocesan Director of Property and Construction. He encouraged us to work with Dave Milne whose company is on their approved contractor list. Ed Foster also obtained the help of Joe Saquitne an electrical consultant who is on the Archdiocesan Review Board. After a few months we had a workable design. Joe continued to visit St. Mary of the Valley giving hours of consultation. With help of many volunteers and the competent work of Milne Electric here is what we achieved:
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Church Hall
All fluorescent light tubes were replaced with new tubes of the same type and broken fixtures were repaired, exterior lighting was replaced with LED fixtures and new LED fixtures were installed where old fixtures were missing. To conserve energy light switches were replaced with occupancy sensors in all classrooms. All closets with light bulbs had LED bulbs installed.
Cost - $7900
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Parking Lot Lighting
All of the parking lot lights were replaced with all LED energy efficient fixtures that dim automatically to 25% brightness when there is no one nearby. We added an additional light head to increase visibility and safety on the west side of the parking lot. A new light pole and LED fixture was added at the parking area to the west side of the church building to provide a safer environment where it has always been very dark at night.
Cost - $28,100
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Church Exterior
The church steeple lighting was upgraded to be LED to conserve energy and provide better illumination. The exterior walkway soffit recessed lighting has new LED bulbs with more brightness and a wider beam spread. Missing and or broken recessed lighting was upgraded with a surface mount LED light fixture that is brighter.
Cost - $7,800
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Church Interior
The church interior was quite a challenge. We had a number of bad and non-functioning fixtures, insufficient lighting for nighttime services, fluorescent lighting with varying brightness, and entrance areas that were not well lit.
The entrance areas had additional LED recessed fixtures added and the existing lamps were replaced with LED bulbs that were brighter.
The interior soffit light bulb sockets were lowered and the bulbs replaced with LED bulbs that were brighter with a much wider beam spread. This was also done in the sacristy and the chapel. The gift shop halogen spot lamps were replaced with LED lamps that are cool to the touch and therefore safer and they are more energy efficient.
All emergency exit signs & lighting were replaced with all LED fixtures.
All fluorescent light tubes were replaced with new tubes of the same type and repaired if needed in the church and office areas.
All bathrooms, closets, offices, gift shop and the sacristy had light switches replaced with occupancy sensors to conserve energy.
The wooden arch lighting had been 6 arches with 3 each 300 watt fixtures. We eliminated 2 arches as no longer needed and kept 4 arches lit. There is now one fixture in each of the four arches with a 19-watt bulb that produces more light that the 3 fixtures it replaced. This eliminated 14 light fixtures no longer needed.
We replaced the four large round lights at the top of the church ceiling with LED pendant lights that produce more light from 64 watts each than the 300 watt lights they replaced. Their design is also more fitting to our church.
We have added five sections of LED track lights to provide more uniform illumination throughout the church that are also independently switched on dimmers.
There are now spotlights for the statue of Mary, The Divine Mercy, and Our Lady of Guadalupe each on their own switch.
All of the altar lighting was upgraded to LED floodlights, the pendants at the back of the altar were replaced to match the main church pendants and are more energy efficient while producing more light.
All of the lighting has independent dimming controls located in the sacristy that can be used to create special lighting effects for special occasions. We used some of this at Easter on Holy Saturday.
Cost - $ 44,200
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A NICE BONUS
We received a rebate from the PUD for $4,000 for the conversion of old style high energy use lights and fixtures to low energy use LED. LED lights have typical lifespans of from 10-25 years depending on the type of usage. Switching to LED lights and fixtures will save us money on energy usage and lessen maintenance costs to replace them.
Fluorescent light tubes are still expensive to switch to LED and their energy savings is still very modest at 20-30% energy savings versus the 80-90% savings on other LED types.
TOTAL Project Cost to Date - $ 84,000
Thank you for your attention to these details. It is important to understand how much we are getting for the money you so thoughtfully gave to the Annual Catholic Appeal this last year. Your generous support helps us to realize our parish priorities: Lift up Jesus. Love one another. Make Disciples.
Lighting Project Summary
April 15, 2016
A little over a year ago when the Parish Building Committee sat down with Father Phil to discuss a lighting upgrade to the church, hall and parking areas; we all agreed that the end goal should be to be more energy efficient by converting to a facility that is primarily LED lighting, to increase safety both inside and outside our buildings where it was not well lit, and to make our church facility as a whole a much warmer and inviting place to worship.
We all had a deep desire and commitment to see this happen but none of us had any electrical design experience so we contacted Ed Foster, Archdiocesan Director of Property and Construction. He encouraged us to work with Dave Milne whose company is on their approved contractor list. Ed Foster also obtained the help of Joe Saquitne an electrical consultant who is on the Archdiocesan Review Board. After a few months we had a workable design. Joe continued to visit St. Mary of the Valley giving hours of consultation. With help of many volunteers and the competent work of Milne Electric here is what we achieved:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Church Hall
All fluorescent light tubes were replaced with new tubes of the same type and broken fixtures were repaired, exterior lighting was replaced with LED fixtures and new LED fixtures were installed where old fixtures were missing. To conserve energy light switches were replaced with occupancy sensors in all classrooms. All closets with light bulbs had LED bulbs installed.
Cost - $7900
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Parking Lot Lighting
All of the parking lot lights were replaced with all LED energy efficient fixtures that dim automatically to 25% brightness when there is no one nearby. We added an additional light head to increase visibility and safety on the west side of the parking lot. A new light pole and LED fixture was added at the parking area to the west side of the church building to provide a safer environment where it has always been very dark at night.
Cost - $28,100
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Church Exterior
The church steeple lighting was upgraded to be LED to conserve energy and provide better illumination. The exterior walkway soffit recessed lighting has new LED bulbs with more brightness and a wider beam spread. Missing and or broken recessed lighting was upgraded with a surface mount LED light fixture that is brighter.
Cost - $7,800
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Church Interior
The church interior was quite a challenge. We had a number of bad and non-functioning fixtures, insufficient lighting for nighttime services, fluorescent lighting with varying brightness, and entrance areas that were not well lit.
The entrance areas had additional LED recessed fixtures added and the existing lamps were replaced with LED bulbs that were brighter.
The interior soffit light bulb sockets were lowered and the bulbs replaced with LED bulbs that were brighter with a much wider beam spread. This was also done in the sacristy and the chapel. The gift shop halogen spot lamps were replaced with LED lamps that are cool to the touch and therefore safer and they are more energy efficient.
All emergency exit signs & lighting were replaced with all LED fixtures.
All fluorescent light tubes were replaced with new tubes of the same type and repaired if needed in the church and office areas.
All bathrooms, closets, offices, gift shop and the sacristy had light switches replaced with occupancy sensors to conserve energy.
The wooden arch lighting had been 6 arches with 3 each 300 watt fixtures. We eliminated 2 arches as no longer needed and kept 4 arches lit. There is now one fixture in each of the four arches with a 19-watt bulb that produces more light that the 3 fixtures it replaced. This eliminated 14 light fixtures no longer needed.
We replaced the four large round lights at the top of the church ceiling with LED pendant lights that produce more light from 64 watts each than the 300 watt lights they replaced. Their design is also more fitting to our church.
We have added five sections of LED track lights to provide more uniform illumination throughout the church that are also independently switched on dimmers.
There are now spotlights for the statue of Mary, The Divine Mercy, and Our Lady of Guadalupe each on their own switch.
All of the altar lighting was upgraded to LED floodlights, the pendants at the back of the altar were replaced to match the main church pendants and are more energy efficient while producing more light.
All of the lighting has independent dimming controls located in the sacristy that can be used to create special lighting effects for special occasions. We used some of this at Easter on Holy Saturday.
Cost - $ 44,200
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A NICE BONUS
We received a rebate from the PUD for $4,000 for the conversion of old style high energy use lights and fixtures to low energy use LED. LED lights have typical lifespans of from 10-25 years depending on the type of usage. Switching to LED lights and fixtures will save us money on energy usage and lessen maintenance costs to replace them.
Fluorescent light tubes are still expensive to switch to LED and their energy savings is still very modest at 20-30% energy savings versus the 80-90% savings on other LED types.
TOTAL Project Cost to Date - $ 84,000
Thank you for your attention to these details. It is important to understand how much we are getting for the money you so thoughtfully gave to the Annual Catholic Appeal this last year. Your generous support helps us to realize our parish priorities: Lift up Jesus. Love one another. Make Disciples.
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