[SML] Incandescent

[Richard Niederberg]

Since I build stand-alone live theatres, this answer is not totally
appropriate to High Schools, but: The highest priority that I am given, as
a designer/builder are the looks of the exterior and the interior ‘look’
the lobby that has  a donor’s name on it. The ‘Look’ rather than the
comfort of seats is also important to Donors. They have never heard of
‘Dimmer per circuit’, and could not make that a priority, as the price of
Copper and labor is rising faster than that of Dimmers.
/s/ Richard
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On Mon, Dec 9, 2024 at 9:47 AM Bill Conner via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> I was wondering if in new build stages, or major renovations, how much
> incandescent production lighting is being installed.  In my work, I went
> over 100% LED more than 15 years ago.
>
> Question is what you see or know, not what you'd like. :)
>
> Likewise, I'dassume there's a lot of theatres - and I think high school
> since they are the overwhelming number of theatres in the US - still using
> a lot of incandescent lighting.  Agree or disagree based on what you've
> seen?  It is unfortunate that school construction and thus the equipment is
> based on bond issues, and there is little money for things like replacing
> stage equipment.  Easier to get a new HS theatre than renovate and re-equip
> an existing one for much less.
>
> Thank you.
>
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