{"id":218013,"date":"2010-01-08T09:23:21","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T14:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gereports.com\/?p=4937"},"modified":"2010-01-08T09:23:21","modified_gmt":"2010-01-08T14:23:21","slug":"our-lighting-heroes-have-always-been-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/218013","title":{"rendered":"Our (lighting) heroes have always been Cowboys!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>The Dallas Cowboys will be in the spotlight tomorrow night when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles in a do-or-die NFL Wild Card playoff game. And shining that energy-efficient lighting in their new billion-dollar football stadium is GE.<\/p>\n

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\nLight touch: <\/span>The Cowboys stadium is the largest NFL venue ever built. \u201cOur stadium has capacity for as many as 100,000 people and our football games are some of the most watched in the NFL, so making sure our field has effective lighting is imperative to our business,\u201d says Jack Hill, general manager, Cowboys Stadium. \u201cWe needed a proven and robust solution that could enhance and sustain the viewers\u2019 experience and GE delivered.\u201d Photo: James Smith\/Dallas Cowboys.<\/div>\n

At the onset of the project, GE laid out a photometric design that took into account the complex problem of maintaining uniform lighting and light levels on the field that would eliminate shadows and glare for fans — as well as for all of the High Definition TV cameras positioned throughout the stadium.<\/p>\n

GE\u2019s solution combines 764 complete lighting fixtures, known as \u201cluminaries,\u201d to light the entire field including the sidelines and end zones. Ninety-six of the lights feature a \u201chot re-strike\u201d capability that lets them come back on almost instantaneously during a temporary loss of power. That\u2019s especially important during stadium events \u2013 as standard sport lighting requires 11 to 15 minutes to cool down and come back on after a momentary loss of power. \u201cHaving thousands of fans sit in the dark for 15 minutes is not acceptable,\u201d says Jack Bohner, GE\u2019s commercial director for sports and entertainment. \u201cGE\u2019s technology solves this problem efficiently and really enhances the quality of light in the Cowboys stadium.”<\/p>\n

The designers and architects who created the suites and club space at the stadium also turned to GE, using advanced LED lights. \u201cWe wanted to make the spaces feel warmer,\u201d said Stephanie King, principal designer with the design lighting firm CRA. \u201cIt imparts a more residential feel while respecting the contemporary design and functionality of the stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nI saw the light:<\/span> Since sustained power in a stadium is imperative, GE also developed a solution for the Cowboys that includes 70 substations, 15 switchboards and a variety of other electrical distribution products to provide emergency power during an outage or surge. Photo: James Smith\/Dallas Cowboys.<\/div>\n

* Read today\u2019s announcement<\/a><\/p>\n

Learn more about GE\u2019s lighting business in these GE Reports stories:
\n* \u201cFrom geothermal power to LEDs: Two \u2018firsts\u2019<\/a>\u201d
\n* \u201cStarbucks gets a \u2018green\u2019 light; Pop. Sci.<\/em> picks a winner<\/a>\u201d
\n* \u201cHey, what\u2019s your sign? At AT&T it\u2019s GE\u2019s LEDs<\/a>\u201d
\n* \u201cGE\u2019s LEDs: A greener sign of the times at Holiday Inn<\/a>\u201d
\n* \u201cGE\u2019s OLED research: I saw the light \u2014 and it bends!<\/a>\u201d
\n* \u201cIntroducing the zero energy home\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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