NOAA Inouye Regional Research Center
The new NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Research Center was dedicated in December 2013. It showcases sustainable adaptive reuse of two historic, World War II-era hangars directly involved in the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor.
Project Status
- Completed
Awards
- COTE Top Ten (AIA Committee on the Environment)
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- IES Special Citation Award for Energy and Environmental Lighting Design
The dining hall includes flexible overhead lighting for informal presentations and features custom acrylic chandelier "jellyfish" internally illuminated by blue LED grazers.
Exterior site lighting design minimizes light trespass and focuses user attention out at the adjacent ocean and mountain views.
Fishbowl conference rooms scattered throughout the facility provide enclosed collaboration areas. Per client requirements, a performance spec was issued to identify basis of design and ensure an open bid process.
Above hangar collaboration spaces, litrium skylights feature illuminated "jellyfish" chandeliers. A networked lighting control system simplifies campus scheduling/provides energy reporting to central dashboard.
Laboratories use direct/indirect pendants aligned with the edge of lab benches. Each row features integral daylight sensors. Occupancy sensors are used throughout the facility for automatic shut off of rooms/zones.
A mesh of skylights in the historic hangar ceilings provide daylight autonomy in office areas. Integrated daylight dimming maximizes energy savings during daylight hours.
Skylight performance was critical to the success of the project and included extensive mockup and evaluation to fine-tune material transmission, surface reflectance and height.
The atrium lobby connects both airplane hangars and includes accent lighting for feature public exhibits.
Auditorium lighting includes preset architectural dimming with A/V interface. Ambient and accent lighting fixtures are concealed between wood ceiling slats to focus observer attention on the speaker.
