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Shining new light on the community
Places of Worship
Client: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Partner: Pulse Products
Savage, Minnesota, USA
Case Study
St John Baptist Catholic Church
Key Takeouts
Human-centric
An Antumbra Display user interface was installed to give the parish seamless control over their environment. With a single button press, multiple lighting zones are brought to the desired level, working in harmony to achieve the perfect luminance for the task at hand.
Sustainable
The system provides a more energy efficient and sustainable solution, utilising Philips Dynalite’s digital dimming controller and carefully selected LED fixtures to reduce energy consumption without compromising great lighting design.
Founded in 1854, the Parish has undergone several construction projects over the years to accommodate its growing congregation, most recently in 1984, when the prior church building was replaced with the current structure.
With the existing infrastructure nearing 40-years old, church leaders wanted to perform a lighting control upgrade that would:
- Increase light levels for the congregation, creating a warm and welcoming environment.
- Add focal lighting to accent the architecture and new art within the sanctuary.
- Provide a more energy efficient and sustainable solution, utilising digital dimming and LED fixtures.
- Work with existing conditions of the building.
“A primary goal of this effort was to bring imagery into the sanctuary that communicates the important truth of the Catholic liturgy ~ at Mass, we experience a glimpse, a taste of heaven.
The lighting in the church was an important aspect of achieving the full benefit in bringing this image to life as we come to worship. The flexibility we now have with the upgrade to LED fixtures and the ability to control lighting levels within different areas of the space give us the opportunity to create “scenes” appropriate to what is happening in the space and enhance the prayer experience.”
Father Ben Little, Pastor, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Pulse Products were engaged to provide their commercial lighting and building automation expertise to the project. Working alongside The Opus Group and Muska Electric, they installed brand new luminaires conveniently controlled by the Dynalite system to bring a fresh new look to this historic church.
Lighting the way
Pulse installed decorative uplighting to accent specific features within the church, including the sacred artwork on the back wall of the sanctuary and the Stations of the Cross along the perimeter. Functional downlights were also installed and programmed with a high lumen output to improve visibility during Mass so reading from missals and hymnals was easier for parishioners.
Three distinct lighting scenes were programmed for various activities:
- During Mass, the lights are turned to full brightness. This provides the best environment in terms of visibility on the altar and for reading.
- A scene was created for prayer/confession, where the lights are dimmed to 50%. This creates a calmer ambience suitable for prayer.
- Afterhours, a night-mode has been programmed where only the lights above the tabernacle are on and the lights are further dimmed to 25%. This conserves energy while providing appropriate lighting for the sacredness of the space.
“We had an exceptional experience working with the Dynalite system. In addition to being easy to commission and install, the patrons of the church were thrilled with new lighting and user-friendly controls.”
Ethan Kuehl, Controls Sales Specialist, Pulse Products
Parish staff and parishioners are delighted with the transformation of their sanctuary. The space is shining brighter than ever before, and special emphasis has been brought to the sacred art and crucifix.
Pulse Products, The Opus Group and Muska Electric worked together to achieve a fantastic outcome, which will be enjoyed by the community for decades to come.
To learn more about Pulse Products’ capabilities, visit: Pulse Products – Never Ordinary
Benefits
Sustainable
Human-centric
Reliable
Products Used in this Project
