Ventor Tennis Club, Isle of Wight
- Lamp efficacy
Lamp efficacy
Ensuring the lamp efficiently converts electricity into light (lm/W).
- Ballast classification
Ballast classification
Controlling the electricity supply to the lamp (Energy Efficiency Index).
- Luminaire distribution
Luminaire distribution
Controlling light emission using optics which bend and shape the light to the correct location.
- System efficacy
System efficacy
Combining optical and thermal control within the luminaire (luminaire lm/W).
- Presence/absence detection
Presence/absence detection
Presence: Lights automatically turn on/off with movement. Absence: Lights automatically turn off and must be manually switched on.
- Daylight detection
Daylight detection
Artificial lighting which responds to the natural light conditions.
- Constant illuminance
Constant illuminance
A function designed to produce correct light levels for the duration of the maintenance period.
- Task-scene setting
Task-scene setting
Allowing the user to set scenes and adapt the lighting to different tasks.
- Timed off
Timed off
Automatic cut-off can be installed to turn all lights off during unoccupied hours.
- Task lighting
Task lighting
Lighting task areas with the correct amount of light.
- Zoning of lighting
Zoning of lighting
Lighting is zoned according to area use.
- Maintenance schedule
Maintenance schedule
Maintenance must be performed in response to product age, performance and environment.
- Waste light
Waste light
Eliminating waste light which does not hit the intended target.
- Reflectance
Reflectance
Taking advantage of light which is reflected from the surface within the space.
- Visible smart metering
Visible smart metering
Results of actions can be quickly seen as increased or decreased energy use to encourage responsible energy consumption.
When the Ventnor Tennis Club chose Thorn sports lighting for their picturesque playing courts on the Isle of Wight, they made a choice that helped them win a good lighting award. The award by the IW branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) celebrates one of the environmental attributes of the Island, off the southern coast of England, which is often overlooked, namely the beauty of its night skies.
Designed by Thorn's Martin Lee, the Champion floodlights produce an even, full cut-off of the courts, which sit on a prominent town junction, and fully conform to Lawn Tennis Association standards. As the judges said when presenting the trophy "this is a model of the kind of lighting which complies fully with planning policies by illuminating exactly the area required without upwards or sideways spillage."