Washington Federal Building, Bellingham
Lobby – Cool (blue) light setting
Lobby – White (bright) light setting
Lobby – Warm (yellow) light setting
Washington Federal top floor: Whatcom Center for Philanthropy offices
Conference room with tunable LED troffers
Prism TLC-4000 Series Tunable Task Lamp

Whatcom Center for Philanthropy

Human comfort and productivity, along with energy savings, were primary goals with this complete LED commercial office space retrofit. Occupied by three collaborating philanthropic organizations, United Way of Whatcom County, Chuckanut Health Foundation (CHF) and Whatcom Community Foundation (WCF), this 100% human-centric lighting project exhibits beautiful color tunable fixtures throughout all spaces allowing the inhabitants full control over their lighting environment. 2020 LED provided the human-centric lighting design which included tunable (color adjusting) LED troffers and tunable LED task lamps for each desk.

Highlights

Energy Reduction89%
ROI4360%
Simple Payback5 months
Annual Savings$10,853

Detail

Customer GoalsHuman Comfort and Productivity
Market TypeCommercial Office Space
Project TypeRetrofit
Building / Project NameWhatcom Center for Philanthropy - 100% Human Centric Lighting
Project LocationWashington Federal Building, Bellingham WA
Product TypeColor tunable LED office fixtures
LED FixturesSigma Luminous 2x2 tunable LED troffers
LED LampsPrism LED tunable task lamps
ControlsSigma Luminous wall touch controllers, vacancy occupancy controllers
Year Complete2014
% compared to conventional90% savings over 19 year lifetime operation
Simple Payback (Energy Savings)5 months (compared to new conventional fluorescent troffers)
UtilityPuget Sound Energy
Rebate - % of total46%
Total Energy Conservation Incentives$16,259 (PSE rebate: $9,313, $6.946 CEC incentive)
Other BenefitsHuman centric health benefits, tunability, energy savings, aesthetics, maintenance