San Diego Light Up Their Convention Centre Using LED Lights!
Posted by Chloe Maitland on 23rd Apr 2018
San Diego Convention Centre, a much respected building within the area, has added a new LED feature to make the building more lit than ever!
The venue has recently undergone a $16.7 million renovation, one of the largest upgrades in the building’s history. The LED coloured lights now illuminates the newly added fabric roof.
Being located in the downtown area of San Diego, the colour changing lights are visible from iconic points of the city- from the Gaslamp Quarter, to Coronado Bay and even people flying into and out of San Diego’s International Airport!
The venue, which is recorded to be 8,361sqm, has a feature called ‘The Sails Pavilion’, which the LED lights now compliment. Clifford ‘Rip’ Rippetoe, the San Diego Convention Center Corporation president and CEO, considered The Sails Pavilion to be the convention center’s ‘most distinguishing feature’.
The $16.7 million renovation also included a new fabric roof, new concrete floor and new water cannons which are a part of the venue’s fire-suppression system. The LED lights were considered to be the ‘icing on the cake’ for one of the most unique spaces in the conventions and meetings industry.
Clifford Rippetoe went on to say ‘After 28 years in operation, it was time to reinvest and reimage the space. Not only were we able to conduct necessary maintenance and upgrades without interring with our business, but we were able to add something new that will make the Convention Center truly shine.’ Sounds like the CEO is very happy with his investment!
The LED lights instalment, costing a sum of $377,000, is being primarily used as a way to give San Diego a competitive edge regarding gaining more customers and publicity. Even though the computer programming work that goes into customizing various lighting patterns may be costly, the electrical costs are minimal which make up for this.
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