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Projects
University
of Colorado –
Library and Communication Technology Expansion
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Estimated
Construction Cost: $20,100,000
Cator, Ruma & Associates
was selected to provide mechanical and electrical system design for the Library
and Communication Technology Expansion Project at the University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs Campus. Included with the new Library space are
Student Computer Work Rooms, television/video studio with control room, and a
2,500 SF Computer Machine Room with access flooring.
Lighting systems
for the building are provided mostly with fluorescent T-8 lamps with recessed
parabolics for library stack areas and general areas. Direct/ indirect pendant
lighting with linear fluorescent lamps are specified for office, work study and
computer areas. The majority of the building lighting is controlled by low
voltage relays. This system allows the interior lights to be on a timed schedule
appropriate for the building and allows the exterior lighting to be controlled
via an astronomical time clock. Local override switches are provided in staff
offices and restrooms. Local switching downstream of the relay is provided in
small study rooms. The three video conference rooms have special lighting for
the video camera requirements. Asymmetric luminaires provide appropriate
vertical foot-candles on the camera subjects. Preset dimming scenes allow the
room lighting to change dramatically and quickly with predictable results.
Cator, Ruma
& Associates
was honored with
the Edwin F. Guth Section Award for Interior
Lighting Design in the International Illumination Design Competition for 2002
conducted by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Rocky
Mountain Section for their design of the University of Colorado at Colorado
Springs Library and Technology Expansion.
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