PANSTADIA & ARENA MANAGEMENT WINTER 2013/14
NORTH AMERICA SUPPLEMENT
munn ice arena
Michigan State University Light 200 Vertical Footcandles (2200 lux)
Energy 70 Kilowatts – 79% reduction from prior system
Michigan State University – Munn Ice Arena
Few things in East Lansing, Michigan, are as sacred as hockey. So when you’re able to enhance gameplay on the ice and the ability of spectators to see the action even better, while at the same time positively impacting the environment and reducing costs, everybody wins. That’s exactly what happened with Musco’s installation of LED-based lighting in Michigan State’s Munn Ice Arena.
With the previous system, it took anywhere from fi ve to 10 minutes for the lights to warm up before they would be fully on. The new system features an instant on/instant off capability, saving time and money. And the direct heat that was emitted from the previous lights impacted the university’s ice-making process in the facility.
Since the LED lights produce little to no direct heat, the arena’s ice-making process has become much more effi cient and less costly.
With installation of the new lights, Munn is among the fi rst ice rinks in the country to use the new LED technology. The new system will use approximately one-fi fth of the energy that was previously being used, while putting out a dramatically improved quality of light throughout the arena, exceeding both NCAA and NHL requirements. Musco’s precise control of light was critical to minimise glare on the ice surface.
“Fans will notice an amazing difference in light quality,” says Greg Ianni, Deputy Director of MSU Athletics. “And it’s a bright, clean light. Not yellow. It’s like opening a retractable roof. It magnifi es the ability to see what’s going on. And goalies say they can see the puck a lot better.”
“Another plus is the lamps don’t need to be replaced as often,” Ianni adds. “Their life expectancy is about 10 years or 100,000 hours.”
... benefi ts [include] reduced energy consumption, enhanced lighting quality, precise control of glare, dramatically reduced maintenance requirements, and substantial long-term monetary savings.
34 SHOWCASE lighting Leading the way
“We’ve invested more than fi ve years exploring the evolving technology of LED,” Rogers summarises. “As we designed systems that complemented its operating characteristics, the results enhanced the atmosphere for sports events and have now become a cost effective choice. It was the ideal solution for these projects.”
In addition to Notre Dame, Arizona State, and Michigan State, Musco has also worked with Rutgers University, the University of Richmond, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City recently to install new LED lights in their respective arenas.
Each of those institutions will realise the same type of benefi ts – reduced energy consumption, enhanced lighting quality, precise control of glare, dramatically reduced maintenance requirements, and substantial long-term monetary savings. Since these arenas now exceed their respective NCAA or NHL broadcast requirements, they are in an excellent position for potential added revenue that would come from being chosen as a site for tournament play.
And, as with every Musco project, the completion of installation in these facilities did not signal the end of the project, but instead the continuation of a partnership that will last well into the future.
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