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Harrison Library, University of Wolverhampton
This university facility was upgraded from outdated, inefficient fluorescent luminaires to an energy-saving, SmartScan-controlled Thorlux LED lighting system. This includes over 340 purpose-designed retrofit units and has reduced the facility's lighting energy consumption by 84% annually.
University of Plymouth
In total, over 3,000 SmartScan luminaires have been installed across this campus, with commissioning from Thorlux engineers to achieve optimum performance. Specific applications have included re-lighting the exterior of the Roland Levinsky Building with iconic Realta and Realta Micro luminaires, installing Colour Active luminaires in a futuristic gaming lab, and creating bespoke acoustic panels for the Plymouth Business School.
Sheffield Hallam University
Thorlux has worked closely with this customer for over 25 years, and there are now nearly 10,000 SmartScan devices connected across their campus. For the two-year development of four new state-of-the-art buildings, Thorlux worked with consultants and contractors to develop, design, and supply the luminaires and lighting control systems.
Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford
This new building has been designed for efficiency and flexibility, enabling openness and collaboration between different scientific disciplines. These principles are reflected in dynamic standard and emergency lighting throughout the building using the award-winning Thorlux SmartScan lighting management system.
Fenner's Indoor Cricket School, University of Cambridge
This customer sought to install a lighting system to improve light uniformity, reduce energy consumption, and create a more engaging environment for players and coaches. It was also essential that the luminaires used have a high degree of impact resistance. For this reason, Thorlux Visio Sport luminaires were selected.
Aston University Library
At this site, engineers fitted 657 luminaires with new Thorlux Light Line Retrofit kits. After removing the old louvres, lamps, and drivers, engineers clipped the drop-in retrofit kits directly into the existing luminaire chassis. This has resulted in significant energy and carbon savings, while minimising waste from the changeover.
Esdal College
Integrating SmartScan into this college building has given complete control over the lighting system. Energy savings and operational statuses are instantly accessible, allowing for efficient maintenance planning and quick resolution of any issues.
Rhind Building, City, University of London
Thorlux retrofitted 1,260 luminaires for this customer, resulting in an energy saving of 94% compared to the old lighting system, with a predicted saving of £194,498.72 of electricity each year.
Petrinum Municipal Grammar School
This new-build school extension is designed to be highly efficient and uses Thorlux Lighting luminaires throughout. Kanby Zip luminaires are used in specialist classrooms for biology, chemistry, and physics.
Swansea University – Phase One
This multi-stage refurbishment uses the Thorlux SmartScan Generation 2 platform and self-testing SmartScan Emergency luminaires. A variety of luminaires were specified to complement the aesthetics of each building and achieve the energy-saving criteria that site managers demanded.
Faraday Building
Thorlux was invited to provide a fresh and novel lighting design for this open-plan office, lit using SmartScan-equipped Flexbeam suspended luminaires with grey acoustic baffles, with additional lighting from Flexline, Flexblox and Hi-Bar Suspended luminaires.
Peckham Library
This distinctive public building was refurbished to reduce its carbon footprint. Installation of the award-winning Thorlux SmartScan lighting management system has provided building managers with unparalleled monitoring of their lighting usage and performance.
Climate Campus
This German school building features nearly 1,000 Thorlux luminaires, including Radiance, Thoroproof, Ovix, Zipline, Light Line, Clara 720 and R3.
King Edward VI School Gymnasium
Thorlux used retrofitted Solow XLED luminaires to re-light this school gymnasium, repurposed from a previous industrial application.
Berrows House, University of Worcester
This building has been substantially renovated since being acquired by the University of Worcester, which set challenging sustainability targets for designers and contractors, including Thorlux.
The Croft Preparatory School
This independent day school’s two-storey Mundell Court building opened in 2009 to provide additional teaching space.Thorlux was invited to renovate and modernise the lighting system in the facility, with the goal of maximising energy conservation.
BCU School of Art
This educational facility, part of Birmingham City University, is a Grade I listed building in the Victorian Gothic style.
Holyoakes Field First School and Nursery
This newly constructed school building was designed to achieve a ‘very good’ BREEAM sustainability rating, and uses a varied selection of Thorlux luminaires throughout the interior and outdoor areas.
Rugby School - Phase Two
This day and boarding co-educational independent school is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain, and a long-standing customer of Thorlux.
Bilton Grange
This preparatory school has been fitted with a tasteful selection of Thorlux luminaires, suiting its Victorian aesthetic.
Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge
A range of Thorlux luminaires, including the Hi-Bar and Kanby Zip, has been installed at this academic centre.
Nunnery Wood High School
This coeducational secondary school in Worcester recently completed the refurbishment and extension of the Art block and additional car park, which have been lit with a selection of Thorlux luminaires, including the Starbeam, Realta and Prismalette 360.
WMG Degree Apprenticeship Centre
Located at the University of Warwick, this building uses a range of high-efficiency LED luminaires combined with SmartScan energy-saving controls.
Deakin University
The primary objectives of the new lighting scheme at this site were to increase the light levels, reduce energy usage, and provide a safe and secure environment for the students.
IBRB, University of Warwick
Thorlux Lighting was asked to design an installation that would complement the architecture of this building while providing a low-energy and low-maintenance lighting solution.
King's College, University of Cambridge
In this application, the pathways adjacent to this college's residential buildings have been illuminated with Passway bollard luminaires.
Prince Henry's High School
The Thorlux Flex System has been installed in a number of new classrooms at this school.
Aston University Students' Union
This building won the Guardian National University Award for 'Buildings that Inspire'. Thorlux supplied high-efficiency LED luminaires combined with SmartScan energy-saving controls.
Kampen Skole
This primary school in Norway houses approximately 550 students and 80 employees.
Warragul Early Learning Centre
This early learning centre and kindergarten facility has been fitted with Starbeam pole-mounted LED floodlights in the car park area.
Athlone Training Centre
The facilities of this educational facility are positioned in a single-story building, which utilises daylight through existing skylights. The client's request was to use as much of this daylight as possible.
University of Worcester
The lecture theatres in this building were originally lit with circular compact fluorescent luminaires. The lack of lighting control resulted in them being left on for much of the day. Thorlux Lighting proposed a new installation combining the necessary energy savings with improved lighting quality throughout the building.
Swansea University - Library
Revolutionary Thorlux lighting management systems are used to control illumination at the Singleton Park Campus library at this prominent UK university.
Anne Frank School
This school is situated in Molbergen, a municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The old fluorescent luminaires were replaced with Thorlux Jubilee luminaires.
Coventry University
This university customer asked Thorlux Lighting to propose a new installation, combining the necessary energy cost savings with a vastly improved lighting quality in the building.
The Scott Polar Research Institute
Thorlux Lighting proposed a new installation that would combine the necessary energy savings with an improved quality of lighting throughout this building.
Dauntsey's School
Clara 720 luminaires were installed in the library at this school. The Clara 720 uses medium power LEDs mounted onto specially designed circuit boards, which provide excellent thermal management and LED failure protection.
University of Cambridge
For this customer's lecture theatre, the team designed a retrofit solution for the existing luminaires that provides a uniform natural uplight on the scalloped ceiling.
Kingston University
Thorlux provided new lighting for this teaching and research university in South West London.
Gnoll Primary
Skydome luminaires with the SmartScan wireless lighting management system are installed in the classrooms at this primary school.
Newman University
A variety of Thorlux products have been installed at this public university in the Midlands.
Rugby School
A long-standing customer of Thorlux, this is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain and the birthplace of rugby football.
University of Warwick
The International Manufacturing Centre is part of WMG, an academic department of the University of Warwick and one of the world’s leading research and education groups. The centre’s impressive Engineering Hall showcases some of WMG’s cutting-edge research activities. Thorlux Lighting was asked to propose a new installation that would combine the necessary energy cost savings with a vastly improved lighting quality in the building.
Sheffield Hallam University
As this university has grown, the logistics of testing that the emergency lighting conforms to legislation have become increasingly difficult. This challenge is where Thorlux was able to offer a solution through intelligent controls.
Sharnbrook Academy
This school now has over 1900 students and around 300 staff, and includes a large sixth form of around 650 students.
Manor Multi Academy Trust
This Academy Trust is committed to energy saving and reducing its impact on the environment by investing in technologies such as intelligent LED lighting and controls.
Down to Earth Project
Clara-720 circular suspended luminaires feature prominently in this unique, lottery-funded building.
Windmill Community Campus
This building combines Viewforth High School, East Kirkcaldy Local Office and Rosslyn School, a small school in Kirkcaldy which caters for children and young adults with complex additional support needs.
University of Hertfordshire
Thorlux lit Prince Edward Hall and the Hutton Hub for this higher education customer.
Coastal Environment Centre
A community educational space lit by Thorlux in Australia.
Birmingham City University - Phase Two
This project achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating in the design phase.
Pershore College
A £5.8m investment has seen this college transformed with the addition of a contemporary new glass building that will house a science and technology centre, a new collections house, teaching rooms, project spaces and a library.
Awel y Môr Primary School
A newly built state-of-the-art primary school in Wales.
Birmingham City University - Phase One
This flagship campus, lit by Thorlux, is part of the ambitious Eastside project - Birmingham's biggest physical regeneration scheme.