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The Aglo Custom Manufacture department was approached by Michelle Miller, an Art & Design student completing her Honours year at the University of New South Wales to assist in the manufacture of her design piece.  Her outstanding work has been selected as one of twelve to be exhibited at the Australian Design Centre’s ‘Designing Bright Futures’ exhibition in Darlinghurst.

Aglo donated our time and arranged for generous supplier donations to keep costs to a minimum for Michelle. We would like to thank everyone involved. A special thank you to:
– Our local Dingley Men’s shed for donating their time to turn the timber and aluminium
– Elettra for donating a finished aluminium canopy

About the design piece:

Starlight Memorial: Rethinking the Urban Cemetery

‘Starlight Memorial’ is an architectural response to the lack of space in urban communities. The project proposes a new and unique commentary on how cemeteries as a traditional method of dealing with the dead such are no longer a viable option for a sustainable future. Taking inspiration from Kusama’s ‘Infinity Mirror Rooms’, it offers room for thousands of hanging motion sensor LED light urns, acting as a replacement for a connection to the physical body. Multi-levelled and partly submerged underground, the building integrates the use of public and private realms with biophilic methods offering different forms of comfort and emotional connection to the deceased.

 

Proposed changes to the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme

Victorian Energy Upgrades have proposed a discount factor for the VEET scheme to come into place in a two-stage implementation from 1 Jan 2018. The discount factor will apply for commercial, building based lighting upgrades of T8 or T12 linear fluorescent lamps and high intensity discharge lamps (metal halide, mercury vapour and high pressure sodium lamps). The intended discount factor will be used when calculating the greenhouse gas reductions for Victorian Energy Efficiency Certificates (VEECs).

This means that the same lighting upgrade completed in 2018 will generate 10–30% fewer VEECs than if it was to be completed in 2017. Fewer VEECs means less discount we can apply to the cost of your lighting upgrade. 

While the planned changes are currently in the consultation period, it is likely to proceed. The following table indicates the proposed roll out of the discount factor:

Type of incumbent lamp or upgrade lamp	Discount factor applicable from 1 January 2018–31 March 2018	Discount factor applicable from 1 April 2018 onwards
T8 or T12 linear fluorescent	0.9	0.8
Metal halide	0.85	0.7
Mercury vapour	0.85	0.7
High pressure sodium	0.85	0.7

 

More information can be found here

What this means to you?

If you have an upcoming job or outstanding quote with us, now is the time to proceed to be able to leverage the highest rebates currently available. Uncertainty about these changes is also affecting the market price of VEECs and the applicable discount we can provide to you.

Please contact us to discuss when your lighting upgrade can be scheduled in.

Aglo Systems are expanding our presence in Australia and have opened a new Aglo Queensland sales office.

For all Aglo Queensland sales enquiries, please phone the office on 1300 601 931 or Darren Allen, Business Development Manager – QLD directly on mobile 0401 922 892

 

Aglo Systems is showcasing unique custom manufactured fittings at The Australasian Gaming Expo

Come and meet Aglo Systems’ Custom Design and Manufacturing team at the Australasian Gaming Expo, held at the Sydney ICC from August 15th to 17th. We will be located at stand 710.

We will be showcasing some of our custom made light fittings and bespoke architectural features for projects in the hospitality, gaming, hotel and building industries. Register for your free tickets at www.austgamingexpo.com

See you there!

Aglo Systems also congratulates our clients greater group and Bank of Melbourne for winning SILVER at the Melbourne Design Awards 2017 for Interior Design – Retail for Bank of Melbourne’s Box Hill site. The project features Aglo Systems’ downlights, spotlights, oysters and custom pendants. Read more about the award here: https://drivenxdesign.com/MEL17/project.asp?ID=15856

Aglo Systems congratulates our clients greater group and The Thomas Group for winning GOLD at the Melbourne Design Awards 2017 for Interior Design – Retail for THOMAS’s Warrnambool Store. Aglo provided the lighting design, downlights, tracklights, pendants and LED strip. Read about the award more here: https://drivenxdesign.com/MEL17/project.asp?ID=15866

 

To reduce unflattering shadowing and help the customer feel confident in wearing the garment, it is important to illuminate the customer from the front, as well as from above.

The brightness of the front-on lighting must be stronger than from overhead to be able to ‘fill in’ the shadows caused from the overhead light.

If the lighting is only from above or if the above lighting is brighter than the front lighting, shadows will form underneath the customer’s horizontal features, ie, chin, nose, breasts, stomach.

 

Meet Aglo Systems at sparc-FMA International Lighting & Facilities Event.

Stand 37 
30th May  – 1st June
Sydney International Convention Centre

 

Sparc-FMA is a joint initiative of Lighting Council Australia and the Facility Management Association of Australia. The event will feature an exhibition showcasing the latest in lighting and facility management innovation from Australia and globally. For the first time, Australian and international facilities and lighting manufacturers, suppliers and service providers will be showing the latest developments under one roof. 

We will be displaying a range of our new LED products and services for Project Lighting Solutions, Custom Design & Manufacture, Sports & Area Lighting, Lighting Efficiency Upgrades.

 

Introducing the latest generation of Citizen Brilliant Vivid LED range. It provides beautiful and enriched high colour quality light for colour sensitive applications such as high end retail stores.

 Citizen Vivid LEDs were designed to make the hue, lightness and saturation of objects more faithful. They can represent a full range of fine, natural colour gradation in comparison with a standard LED. With the greater range of colours and contrasts, the texture and detail of a product is more apparent.

Aglo focus on quality LED products that will suit almost all applications, but for a premium store where colour is most important this special range of LED should be considered. The LEDs can be fitted into our extensive range of downlights, track spots and shop lights. Citizen Brilliant Vivid LED is available in 2700K – 5000K colour temperatures and several intensity options.

Contact Aglo Systems for a customised live demonstration to suit your particular illumination needs and lighting design.

 

Want to learn more about the new Brilliant Vivid LED?
CLICK HERE to download our brochure