Welcome to the tour of the Lighting Design Lab.

making it green
After 14 years the Lab, a regional lighting education and demonstration facility, underwent a complete remodel. With visual, environmental and budgetary concerns foremost, the design demonstrates lighting in areas with minimal added interior finishes, daylighting control in all office areas, aggressive energy reduction and reusing over 75% of existing luminaires.

lighting energy efficiency (32% below code
• State of the art integrated lighting, incorporating automatic control of all light sources in the occupied space was designed reusing existing fixtures
• Energy effective lighting strategies for the lobby, open office, classroom, library, conference room, copy room, kitchen and bathroom
• Automatic on-off occupancy lighting controls in every room
• Attention to reflectivity of ceiling, wall and floor surfaces. Addition of lighting “clouds” to reflect light.
• Automatic shade controls with photo sensors and occupancy sensors in day lit areas

the tour:

project notes
• Project name: Lighting Design Lab
• Project type: Commercial Interior
• Project size: Built, 5812 sf tenant improvement
• Completion Date: July 9, 2004
• Project location: Seattle, WA
• Budget: 0-100$/sf

sustainable sites
• No parking spaces are provided in lease
• Site is on 4 bus routes and within walking distance
of main City transportation hub
• Bicycle rack outside building entrance (free from
Seattle Transportation)
• No irrigation is provided on the site
• The site is an 1908 building and is connected to a
mixed use development

Click here to download a PDF of the "What Makes It Green? poster that was submitted to the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)

Lighting Design Lab
400 E. Pine St., Suite 100
Seattle, Washington 98122

1-800-354-3864

206-325-9711

206-329-9532 (Fax)