LED Lighting Solutions for the National Theatre, London
Key Facts
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The National launched a five-year partnership with Philips in October 2007 to harness their expertise and apply low-energy LED lighting throughout the building. The Philips Vidiwall, which replaced the Seefact sign on the front of the building, achieved a 30 tonne reduction in emissions on its own.
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The first stage is a dramatic enhancement of the exterior of the iconic Thames-side building. The LED lighting solution provided by Philips will give the National Theatre an endless colour palette with which to paint the building, illuminating new areas and creating a spectacular and welcoming aura. New, smaller light fittings will help retain the architectural integrity of the Grade 2* listed building.
In addition to the immediate visual enhancements, on completion of the project, Philips lighting technology will deliver a 70% reduction in the energy needed to illuminate the building’s iconic ‘flytowers’; the partnership will also deliver an estimated £100,000 per annum saving for the National Theatre. Londoners will also experience a new ‘video wall’ installation on the roof of the building in Spring 2008, replacing the old dot ‘Seefact’ bulb system with a full colour LED panel which will display crystal clear messages.
After this initial phase concentrating on the exterior lighting of the building, the focus will switch to the interior and backstage areas of the theatre. The public areas of the interior will be fitted with lower energy, higher efficiency fittings as will the vast corridors, workshops and rehearsal rooms.
Work undertaken over the past year includes: replacing extractor fans in the car park, delivering carbon reductions of 21.5 tonnes; and installing movement detection in all front of house toilets, saving 22 CO2 tonnes.
The National Theatre actively engages with policy-making in the London Mayor’s Green Theatre Plan and undertakes independent initiatives to maintain a downward trend of energy use. Plans for future green action include tackling unnecessary operation of appliances and lighting, through automated controls; using waste water and recycling more efficiently; and minimising waste in all aspects of the NT’s work.
This is a five year partnership. - Any savings accrued from reducing energy bills can be invested in performances.
What was the impact?
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Notes about Carbon savings/calculations
- The project has independent verification for results
Making it Happen
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Barriers experienced during the initiation of the project
Highlights
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Who
- Company Name
- Philips
- Contact
- Lmorrison at nationaltheatre.org.uk
A provider of clean technologies or services
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a global leader in healthcare, lighting and consumer lifestyle, delivering products, services and solutions through the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 128,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 27 billion in 2006, the company is a market leader in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring systems, energy efficient lighting solutions, personal care and home appliances, as well as consumer electronics.
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National Theatre, London
The National Theatre is central to the creative life of the country. It was founded in 1963, and established on the South Bank in 1976 in a building designed by Denys Lasdun. In its three theatres it presents an eclectic mix of new plays and classics from the world repertoire, with seven or eight productions in repertory at any one time. Through an extensive programme of amplifying activities - Platform performances, backstage tours, foyer music, publications, exhibitions and outdoor events – the National Theatre recognises that theatre doesn’t begin and end with the rise and fall of the curtain. The National Theatre endeavours to maintain and re-energise the great traditions of the British stage and to expand the horizons of audiences and artists alike. It aspires to reflect in its repertoire the diversity of the culture. It takes a particular responsibility for the creation of new work – offering at the NT Studio a space for research and development for the NT’s stages and the theatre as a whole. Through NT Education, it engages tomorrow’s audiences. As the national theatre, it aims to foster the health of the wider British theatre through policies of collaboration and touring.