Summary

New England Craft Cultivators [NECC] is seeking to add an installation to improve customer experience and inspire folks to keep coming back, and bring their friends.

Below are a few concepts and some rough options and price ranges for us to explore. The price ranges are very wide ranges, but gives you some concepts. Once we have a budget and some feedback on these directions we can fine tune a proposal.

Pro’s

• You own the lighting, so drastically reduced costs

• DMX protocol, so easy to wire and program

Cons:

• Aged items, so longevity is questionable. Repair costs may exceed replacement

• Utilizing scanner effect may be noisy

• The lights seem to be CE Certified, and so some electrical/fire inspectors may deny their usage.

What we could do with them?

The Lit, White Flower Concept $5k-$50k

These lights could be mounted above and used as a static, but color-changing, “spot light” on an object that is painted a reflective white so that the object takes on the color.

Depending on scale and budget we could create an isolated, fire-retardant installation with color changing lights, or a full ceiling installation.

This same concept could also me married with the Phillips Hue lighting below.

Lighting System: $5,000 - $25,000+

Commercial grade, colored lighting is going to start at $50k, however, the Phillips Hue Consumer lighting might work if you don’t have a commercial grade budget for this project.

Its a consumer grade lighting system, but very easy to set up, program, and manage. Replacement bulbs range from $60-$180 per piece (depending on indoor/outdoor, or strip lighting. They even have a system that will echo the lighting off of TV monitors to help immersion.

They offer motion sensors as well so we could create a simple reactive area that shifts colors dependent on activity.

Design, Materials and Installation:
$5,000-$50,000+

Faux Ficus Panels $6 psf

Custom LED Lighting: $1,000+

Design Phase: $1500

Depending on your budget, we will provide 3 collaborate with you on concepts that will work within your space.

Other Materials: $2000+

• Mimicking the “flower bloom” effect, including materials would probably add $200 per light.

• Scaffolding and Hardware to safely hold the installation will probably run $1k+ depending on the scale.

Installation $2,400-$5,600

We’d probably construct this on site. Looking at 3-7 days of work, depending on scale, with 2 techs. This presumes proper power and networking will be run by your installers.

Ladders and/or a scissor lift will be included in the above cost.

Light Programming $1,400-$5,600

A simple, repeating light pattern that can be turned on and off, that uses basic hardware would only take about 1 day of programming. A more complex and/or interactive light installation with scheduling would take up to a week of programming.

Winch and Lighting: $7,500-$50,000+

Depending on the scale of the installation, I estimate we could do something impressive for as little as $7500 in materials. This presumes you use either very few higher end materials, or are willing to roll the dice on some imports (which I’m not recommending.)

High End DMX Winch Hardware

• Higher end gear will be more reliable, will last longer, and will come with warranties and support.

• DMX Winches run aprox. $2200 per piece from Kinetic Lights in Germany

• Software and Hardware to run the lights are probably another $5k-ish

Lower End DMX Winch Hardware

• Chinese import options exist, but you may run into problems with electrical inspections. Here is an import option at $380 per piece (not including freight.)

• Lights and structures holding the lights will start at $100 per unit but could easily jump to $300+ per light fixture