I love the quote in the Whirled today from John Scott, director of the PAC:
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"Many of the attractive buildings downtown have lights on the exterior and of course the BOK Center will certainly have some attractive lighting on the exterior, so we felt that we needed to get in line with the rest of the downtown buildings."
The decision was a marketing move to make the building stand out more.
"Stand out more" by "getting in line"?
Sounds like were working hard to be mediocre.
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On any given night, 20- 25 lights pointing upward against the lines of the building’s textured shell illuminate the PAC, adding "a warmer and more welcoming" feel to the dark monolithic structure, he said.
People dont get a "warmer, more welcoming feel" from cold blue lights. Metal Halide is blue. That's the sales department talking.
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The $75,000 project was paid out of the PAC’s regular operating budget. The lights are energy-efficient metal halide lamps.
Not so efficient when you compare metal halide's Lumens-per-Watt numbers to other sources, or consider MH's shorter operating life (which results in more expensive maintenance).
Damn, we sure know how to spend money.
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Since the Jan. 8 lighting ceremony, Scott said the PAC has received nothing but positive comments from the public and clients using the facilities on the results.
Change that to "...PAC has listened to nothing but positive comments..." but isnt talking about who is going to pay the electric bill.