More than 14,000 indoor and outdoor lights from Acuity Brands are now illuminating the new Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The new terminal, which is certified Silver under the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard, incorporates 12 new gates, eight security checkpoints, separate arrival and departure levels and new access roadways.
Multiple lighting products from Acuity Brands’ portfolio are installed in nearly every application throughout the 1.2 million square-foot facility.
“The main challenge revolved around the requirements of designing the first LEED Silver certified building at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and executing this with lighting strategies and technology that were energy efficient, cost effective and easy to maintain,” said Domingo Gonzalez, president of Domingo Gonzalez Associates and head lighting designer on the project. “We looked for lighting solutions that would comprehensively address this massively complex family of spaces, and do so with a degree of consistency and commonality of light sources.”
Mark Architectural Lighting custom T5 and T8 Slot 6 fixtures and custom cove lights were modified specifically to accommodate the architectural needs of the space. Luminaires from GothamR accent the column architecture.
Mounted on round-tapered poles, Omero area and roadway luminaires from Lithonia Lighting light the terminal roadways. In the arrival area, Lithonia Lighting fluorescent high bays, modified for T6 lamping, are mounted to the canopy and illuminate incoming gate pathways. The baggage claim and conveyer belts located throughout the space are entirely lit with Lithonia Lighting I-BEAMR fluorescent high bays.
In addition, Acuity Brands provided the Synergy and Lighting Control & Design lighting control systems used throughout the new terminal. The systems reduce light levels in times of low gate occupancy in order to save additional energy.
Gonzalez commented, “Mark Architectural Lighting slot fixtures were the key to the whole project because Acuity Brands was able to customize the Slot 6 fixtures to fit our needs,” said Gonzalez. “With that came the responsibility of helping us with all the configurations and modifications needed for meeting program objectives and LEED certification compliance. Acuity Brands’ engineering support throughout the process was nothing short of outstanding. Acuity Brands engineers were excellent collaborators in developing all of the lighting control system configurations, which were all so critical in meeting all of the energy aspects of LEED.”