CASE STUDYMedical Center Upgrades to Cost-saving ILUMINARC®

CHALLENGEPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center sought efficient

ways to light its exterior while also casting color for themed health

care awareness initiatives.

SOLUTIONInstall LED-fitted exterior lighting solutions, manufactured by

ILUMINARC®, which are outdoor-rated and made to project broad

spectrums of color over vast distances.

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center replaced 126 traditional

1000-watt quartz fixtures

with nearly 50 ILUMINARC®

LED-fitted exterior lighting solutions,

saving energy and an estimated

$21,000 in operating costs annually.

Thirty-six Ilumipanel 180 IP

and 10 Ilumipanel 90 IP building

washers—with a throw of over 500

feet—now bathe the center’s trademark

crescent-shaped limestone exterior in

color-changing light.

In addition to saving energy and

minimizing costs, the center’s staff

wanted the ability to change the colors

of its façade to support different health

care awareness initiatives, such as

red for National Heart Month, blue for

National Autism Awareness Month,

or pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Month. To achieve this goal, the

center enlisted lighting designer Scott

Chmielewski, president of Digital Media Designs, to pre-program a

series of custom scenes for these

events and initiatives. For example,

during Fourth of July celebrations, the

center hosts the Hershey Symphony

Orchestra, as it performs on the lawn

the color-changing crescent serves as

a red, white and blue backdrop.

While researching different energy-

saving opportunities, Building

Systems Analyst for the center’s

Facilities Department, Kevin Kanoff,

found the ideal lighting solution with

ILUMINARC®. The LED fixtures, when

compared to the previously installed

incandescent fixtures, will significantly

reduce the annual wattage usage from

over 337,000 kilowatt-hours at an

annual operating cost of over $26,000,

to just over 70,000 kilowatt-hours at an

operating cost of approximately $5,480

annually.

“Energy consumption was a concern

coupled with the idea of changing

colors on the façade,” said Kanoff,

“the LED ILUMINARC fixtures were the

ideal choice to achieve both functions

in one lighting solution.”

“LED ILUMINARC® fixtures are the ideal choice for energy consumption savings and changing colors on the façade—both functions in one lighting solution.”

Kevin KanoffBuilding Systems Analyst for Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center secured efficient ways to illuminate its façade with color-changing light by

using LED-fitted exterior lighting solutions manufactured by ILUMINARC®. Additionally, the center achieved an annual

operating cost savings of nearly $21,000 while consuming only a fraction of the energy it once did.

ILUMINARC® Ilumipanel 90 IPILUMINARC® Ilumipanel 180 IP

PROJECT OVERVIEWName: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterLighting design: Scott Chmielewski, Digital Media DesignsLocation: Hershey, PennsylvaniaOwner(s): Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Completed: 2012Photography: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center w w w . i l u m i n a r c . c o m