East Middle School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, serves students from Farmington, Farmington Hills, and a portion of West Bloomfield. About 100,000 residents live in this suburban area. The community supports cultural activities, religious institutions, service clubs, civic organizations, and a community college.

The Farmington Hills School district, like all state-funded school districts, requires a fiscally responsible approach to making capital improvements to their facilities – the East Middle School gymnasium lighting renovation was not an exception. The existing 400w metal halide lights were largely degraded and had started to fail. At this point, the most responsible decision to make was the switch to LED lighting. Faced with a tight budget, a short window for installation, and the need for an impact resistant fixture, Peter Basso Associates, Inc a local engineering firm, and Clarus Lighting and Controls, a local lighting representative, were consulted to find the ideal solution.

Peter Basso Associates and Clarus Lighting and Controls, partnered with EverLast Lighting, and presented the Farmington Hills school district with the Legend Series high bay. The Legend Series, in its 200-watt configuration, provided a higher level of optical acuity than the existing metal halide fixtures. When coupled with the 22” polycarbonate reflector featuring an engineered prismatic design, the fixtures provided enough uplighting to satisfy the school’s requirements for eliminating the “cave effect” previously experienced with the old metal halide lighting. To facilitate the ease of installation demands sought by the school, EverLast Lighting built the Legend Series fixtures with the addition of a mounting hook and safety screw, 9’ cord with twist lock plug, and birdcage wire guard to protect the units from potential damage caused by stray basketballs and the like. Results A more robust, maintenance friendly LED lighting solution that is ideally suited to the specific demands of a school gymnasium. Delivering exceptionally high foot candle readings in every corner of the gymnasium, EverLast created a space in which athletes and faculty alike are able to stand out in front of their audience to be seen easily and clearly. EverLast delivered this all while being the most value-added, competitively priced LED lighting solution available.

A more robust, maintenance friendly LED lighting solution that is ideally suited to the specific demands of a school gymnasium. Delivering exceptionally high foot candle readings in every corner of the gymnasium, EverLast created a space in which athletes and faculty alike are able to stand out in front of their audience to be seen easily and clearly. EverLast delivered this all while being the most value-added, competitively priced LED lighting solution available.