REVISIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL UPDATING OF THE WASHINGTON, DC METRO SYSTEM LIGHTING

Changes in the lighting proposed for the Washington, DC Metro System lighting in order to provide improved illumination levels throughout stations and their environs while reducing energy consumption and life cycle costs are described. In particular, exterior lighting, interior station lighting, downlights, escalatorway downlighting pylon lighting fixtures, and supplemental escalator lighting are detailed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Illuminating Engineering Society

  120 Wall Street, 17th Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10005-4001
• Authors:
  • Zackrison Jr, H B
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 17-24
• Serial:
  • Lighting Design and Application
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Illuminating engineering; Lighting; Lighting systems; Rail transit stations; Rapid transit; Subway stations; Subways
• Identifier Terms: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Geographic Terms: Washington (District of Columbia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Electric lighting; Illumination engineering
• Subject Areas: Construction; Energy; Environment; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369862
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM