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Evan B. Narlinger, President
Bruce Lehnus, Sales Manager
Rebekah’s Dreams Entertainment & Production Services, Inc
224 Datura St. Suite 600
West Palm Beach, Fl 33401
Phone: (561) 804-6806
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Rebekah’s Dreams Entertainment & Production Services and Color Kinetics Go Green at CityPlace
West Palm Beach, FL, July 1, 2008 – Rebekah’s Dreams Entertainment & Productions Services has officially completed the LED Fountain project which had been contracted by CityPlace to design and program a new lighting system and coordinate with the electrical contractor to integrate it with the existing fountain control system.
CityPlace, located at 700 South Rosemary Avenue in West Palm Beach, FL, was opened in October of 2000 as a high end shopping area and tourist destination. The fountain located in CityPlace Plaza serves as CityPlace’s central attraction. The fountain has dazzled guests since its opening with its choreographed performances every half-hour.
CityPlace staff approached Rebekah’s Dreams to service the current dimming system. The operational issues with the fountain were extensive. The failure of the existing dimming system was causing an increase in the need for lamp changes. It was discovered that the two dimmer racks had been subjected to years of damp, chlorinated air conditions which had led to serious operational issues. CityPlace had previously replaced the racks a few years earlier due to a costly flood that occurred in the pump room.
The original system included two ETC Sensor® Dimmer Racks that were powered with 600 amps of three-phase power. The dimmers were connected to 194 Hydrel lighting fixtures between 300 and 1000 Watts. When approached to once again replace the Sensor® Dimmer Racks, the staff at Rebekah’s Dreams suggested an alternative: Color Kinetics underwater LED lighting.
The new system includes 194 Color Kinetics C-Splash 2 underwater LED fixtures and 32 Color Kinetics PDS-150e power supplies as well as an iPlayer® 3 with ColorPlay® 3 software. The power supplies, which replace the 600 amps worth of dimming, are powered by only eight 20AMP circuits.
Within three years of implementation of the Color Kinetics LED fixtures, CityPlace is projected to save as much as 7 times its current yearly costs in maintenance and consume one-tenth the power. And, there’s an additional bonus: the new fixtures can be programmed to produce any color of light desired thus bringing a new dimension to the fountain’s shows.
In weighing the cost of replacing the two dimmer racks (based on the current lifespan and the current environment), the cost of the frequent lamp changes (including labor), and the power consumption costs, CityPlace’s decision became easy.
Rebekah’s Dreams Entertainment & Production Services programmed the new LED fixtures into the existing shows. Says Rebekah’s Dreams owner, Evan Narlinger “We’re very pleased to have been a part of this project. Not only because we have helped in the “greening” of CityPlace, but also because the addition of color to the fountain shows is breathtaking!” The choreographed fountain shows will take place every half hour during usual business hours with the LED lights added after nightfall, except on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings when bands are performing live on the adjoining stage. During those performances, the LEDs will continue to play a pulsing, ambient look but the fountains themselves are turned off.
To see photos of this state of the art lighting system, visit http://www.rdeps.com/CityPlaceFountain. If you would like a high resolution photo, please email sales@rdeps.com or call 561.804.8606 with the photo name and we’ll send one right out to you.
About Rebekah’s Dreams Entertainment & Production Services - Rebekah’s
Dreams Entertainment & Production Services, Inc. is your one source
for the best entertainment and production supplies and services. Rebekah's
Dreams provides trade shows, concerts, festivals, corporate events, special
events and commercial properties with top quality services including lighting,
audio and video sales and rentals as well as installations, production
management, labor management, event management, and stage management.
For more information please visit www.rdeps.com.
Rebekah’s Dreams: Making
dreams come true since 1999.
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Rebekah's Dreams Entertainment and Production Services:
Making Dreams Come True Since 1999
