Our Projects

Animal-Centric Lighting at Auckland Zoo

  • Sector: Zoo (Other)
  • System: zencontrol DALI-2
  • Status: Complete
animal centric lighting
  • End Client: Auckland Zoo
  • Builder: NZ Strong
  • Engineer: Jacobs
  • Electrical Contractor: Caldwell & Levesque
  • Control Specialist(s): Sanjiv Gounder | Bel Arevalo

This large transparent climate-controlled tropical dome at Auckland Zoo is home to Sunda Gharial Crocodiles, Turtles, Tortoises and a variety of fish species. The lighting control is a critical element for the maintenance of the habitat, simulating a daylight cycle suited to the animals housed in the enclosure.

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Lighting System Upgrade – Retrofit Solution

  • Sector: Offices
  • System: zencontrol DALI-2
  • Status: Complete
Lighting System Upgrade
  • End Client: Argosy
  • Builder: Cape Construction
  • Engineer: Ensor Consulting
  • Electrical Contractor: Grammar Electrical
  • Controls Specialist: Manu Bhagwanji

As part of an upgrade by Argosy to one of their tenanted buildings, improvements to the lighting system were required. IEL were contracted by Grammar Electrical to design and commission the lighting control system for the upgraded areas of the building.

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Lighting Control for Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington

  • Sector: Offices | Government
  • System: zencontrol DALI-2
  • Status: Completed
DALI dimming system for bank
  • End Client: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
  • Engineer: Norman Disney Young
  • Electrical Contractor: Team Cabling (Wellington) Ltd
  • Controls Specialist: Ian Rose

This upgrade project was for Level 4 of the Reserve Bank at 2 The Terrace, Wellington.  A DALI dimming system was required, but it also needed to be able to control switched 230V and 0-10v lighting, and integrate seamlessly with the AV control in some areas.

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Lighting Control for Transport Hubs

  • Sector: Transport
  • Solution: zencontrol DALI-2 System
  • Status: Complete
lighting control for transport hubs
  • End Client: Waka Kotahi - New Zealand Transport Agency
  • Consultants: WSP New Zealand Ltd
  • Controls Specialist(s): Sanjiv Gounder
Lighting Control for Transport Hubs As cities grow, and authorities strive to restrict traffic within our city centres, it becomes more important than ever to meet the transportation needs of growing suburban communities. Transport interchanges are essential and vital hubs....

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Waikato Watercare – Automated Lighting Control

  • Sector: Local Government | Industrial | Utility
  • Solution: zencontrol DALI-2 System
  • Status: Complete
automated lighting control
  • End Client: Watercare | Waikato District Council
  • Builder: Fulton Hogan
  • Consultant: Beca
  • Controls Specialist: Manu Bhagwanji

This new processing plant for Watercare in the Waikato required external lighting controlled in different zones. A zencontrol DALI-2 system was installed with after-hours control via IP-rated sensors, but with switches located in various locations around the plant to allow for manual override of the system when necessary. Plan View provides clear visual display of the system for facility management.

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School Lighting Control – Wireless Upgrade

  • Sector:: School
  • Solution: zencontrol DALI+
  • Status: Completed
school lighting control
  • Electrical Contractor: Ward Chandler Electrical
  • Controls Specialists: Sanjiv Gounder | Bel Arevalo

Auckland Girls Grammar School Lighting Control – Wireless Upgrade for DWC Theatre. The request was to provide control for the existing lighting in the Dorothy Winstone Centre Theatre at Auckland Girls Grammar. The DWC Theatre belongs to the school, was built in 1988 and was named in honour of Dame Dorothy Gertrude Winstone.

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DALI RGBW Lighting for Te Tāhuhu o Te Rangi – Opotiki

  • Sector: Community Centre
  • Solution: zencontrol DALI-2
  • Status: Completed
DALI RGBW control
  • Architect: Stapleton Elliot
  • Engineer: Ensor Consulting
  • Electrical Contractor: Guild & Spence Electrical Ltd
  • Controls Specialist: Ian Rose
DALI dimming / DALI RGBW control / Phase Dimming for Te Tāhuhu o Te Rangi The community hub at Opotiki (Te Tāhuhu o Te Rangi) opened formally with a dawn blessing on 2nd December 2021. The project to build this...

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