"The visula pendant luminaires from Regiolux provided the necessary flexibility for conversion to KNX and DALI, as well as the required direct-indirect lighting components for good light in the classrooms."

Its edge light injection gives the luminaire a very homogeneous appearance, as well as glare suppression that is suitable for VDU work thanks to high-quality micro-prisms. A visula wall luminaire variant was used in the stairwells – a customised product tailored to the requirements of the school building. One big advantage was that modern lighting management could be integrated easily and safely in the luminaires. Two-circuit dimming was achieved in the classrooms without any problems, so that the luminaires in the front area can be controlled separately when a video projector is used. The lighting is controlled by a presence-dependent KNX system. Presence detectors integrated in the suspended ceilings ensure that the all of the lights are switched off as soon as the last pupil has left the room – allowing further high energy savings to be achieved.

Luminaires from Regiolux were used in other areas of the Jean Paul School too, such as the school kitchen and in the craft rooms. Here, planara recessed luminaires ensured the higher IP54 protection rating required. The lighting refurbishment was able to use funding from the climate protection initiative launched by the Federal Department of the Environment. Prerequisite for this is the use of LED luminaires including a lighting control system as well as a saving in CO2 of at least 50 percent. In the old building, a significantly higher saving of 70 percent was achieved.