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Our Up Close column has gained so much traction that we now have a list of designers volunteering for this column. We rescheduled our original April guest to make room for Janet Lennox Moyer, who is really a living legend in landscape lighting. The Up Close column complements the Willing Warriors article and we used one of Janet’s masterpieces for our April cover.

In addition, we have three articles that focus on the role of daylighting and human centric lighting. In “Back to School with Daylighting”, a project by Lam Partners, we have a wonderful story about the role of natural light in welcoming back children in a post-covid world. Complementing this story is our regular feature from the Light and Health Research Center. Further, Jim Benya writes about human centric lighting in his Benya’s Art & Science feature.

April is our pre-LightFair issue and we have published the entire LightFair educational conference schedule. Please note that the EdisonReport Lifetime Achievement Awards will be held Monday, 20 JUN beginning at 5:30 pm—we have more designers receiving awards than ever.

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A Prescription for Healthy Lighting?

By

JAMES R. BENYA, PE, FIES, FIALD

At the 2018 Strategies in Light conference, my partner Deborah Burnett and I moderated a panel of noted circadian researchers and educators. They had all completed real world studies using LED lighting to deliver measurable healthrelated benefits for shift workers and special populations. The panelists each presented their methodology and how it could be used to deliver measurable improvements for occupant sleep, increased productivity, reduced absenteeism and other benefits associated with a healthy circadian rhythm for general populations. After the presentations and considerable discussion on stage, the attendees were asked whether they could comprehend and apply the science without the help of qualified experts. From an audience of over 150 people including architects, lighting specifiers, interior designers, product manufacturers, salespersons, contractors, and academics, only two persons thought they could do it. The session ended with all in attendance voicing an overwhelming need for researchers to settle differences and establish standards and

metrics for circadian supportive lighting metrics for general populations.

There is little question today in 2022 that this topic remains hot stuff and debated ferociously. Indeed, it has been a 20-year struggle to conduct research and then to enlighten our community to the relationship between light and sleep, wellness, productivity, alertness, and emotional wellbeing. Without a complete accredited specification from medical science for the technology, how to use it, what to expect, and what can go wrong, no one should design lighting systems that promise health benefits to their clients, their employees, their families or anyone else without expert assistance. While the medical and scientific communities continue to work to understand and perfect the science and its proper application, the lighting design and applications world continues to face the nonstop marketing of products called humancentric lighting that promise a variety of benefits. It has been frustrating to sort through the claims and to explain our concerns and reservations to

clients, many of whom have experienced some of the same marketing. Even the most well-established lighting companies jumped on the circadian bandwagon without first having a sound scientific basis.1. Unfortunately, misinformation, bad science and leaps of faith continue to flourish. I ultimately chose to rely heavily on Deborah’s expertise along with the published CIE statements findings from leading independent research programs like the Lighting Research Center and from several companies with proven products and protocols for specific population groups such as shift workers and dementia care facilities as cornerstones of solid science and professional management of information.2

Perhaps the most important effort until now to develop a standard for healthy lighting design for general populations came from WELL, the international voluntary building standard that has been developed throughout the last decade. We used WELL V.1 in our ASID Headquarters project3, and found it to have some interesting flaws, such as not allowing for daylight to be counted towards daily light exposure even though the space was almost 100% daylighted4

And then……

Two weeks ago, I received an email from Dr. George C. (Bud) Brainard, a preeminent scientist and expert in the field of circadian health and science. He advised me that a worldwide scientific consensus has arrived! There, published in the open access journal PLoS Biology on March 17, 2022, were the long-awaited circadian metrics and appurtenant explanations; “Recommendations For Daytime, Evening, And Nighttime Indoor Light Exposure To Best Support Physiology, Sleep, And Wakefulness In Healthy Adults”5. The paper is a technical toolkit intended for lighting specification and practice including

specific recommended metrics, photometric technical detail and a brief literature review of most biological and visual system functions suitable for all levels of lighting practice. As background and tribute to the papers’ scientific rigor in developing the recommendations, the genesis of this work was developed as the result of the Second International Workshop on Circadian and Neurophysiological Photometry in 2019. The invitation-only conference consisted of each of the 18 named authors of the paper who are an international who’s who in research into the field of human photobiology and applied LED technologies. And now, the lighting community finally has a firstgeneration guideline by which to begin the process of specifying circadian supportive lighting for general populations!

However, an Rx for Light Is NOT quite here… yet!

Are we ready to begin the codification process and provide lighting practitioners and manufacturers the details needed to successfully specify every project no matter who occupies the spaces? The answer is actually a great big NO. In a recent LEDs Magazine interview6, another preeminent circadian pioneer, Dr. Russell Foster of Oxford University states unequivocally about these recommendations, “We’re not ready yet... we’re shuffling closely toward it, but there are major questions that remain unresolved. Yes, the (newly released recommendations paper) toolkit is better than anything we’ve had before, but it is not the complete answer yet.”

To their credit, the authors undertook to and delivered a document we can easily interpret and readily understand. But we must give careful consideration for how and when we put these recommendations forth into professional practice standards. Dr. Foster’s worries speak directly to the unfortunate quandary that faces any complex scientific

advance. For instance, Deborah was an invited attendee to a 2011 meeting of the German DIN where the proposal on the floor was to adopt a “healthy lighting” standard. DIN in English stands for German National Standards, more or less equivalent to a combination of UL and the National Electric Code. Promoted by European lamp companies, it would have made the 2011 version of “human centric lighting” into a major code. What a mistake that would have been! If you don’t believe me, go ahead and try to get a bad code changed or an outdated code updated!

That said, the lighting industry and all lighting designers should carefully review these Recommendations in their current form. Please remember this paper is a huge milestone but it is far from finished. What it provides at best is a broad interpretation of recommended lighting for all general populations. It should not be used for lighting of spaces for special populations, ranging from NICU’s and ICU’s to all places of healthcare, night workspaces, and elderly homes and care. The authors of this paper realize that light affects each occupant differently and assume that we understand that, so that special lighting recommendations for specific populations are not included in them. In our design work we need to integrate these concepts when appropriate among the many considerations in contemporary lighting design practice. But if there is one major takeaway about lighting design practice today, it is this: consider these recommendations to supplement your knowledge base and the recommended practices of the IES for indoor lighting of most buildings. It’s a great step towards achieving the promise of using lighting to promote better health and wellness. ■

1 I recall stepping into a major lamp company booth at Light+Build 2008 to receive a “jolt” of their 17,000K fluorescent lamps.

2 Burnett, D. Prescribe with Caution, LD&A, October 2016

3 IES International Illumination Award of Excellence, 2018 and the only project in the world to receive WELL Platinum under V.1 and LEED Platinum under V4.1

4 WELL 2.1 not only fixes the flaws we found, it embraces the findings in the paper in footnote 5.

5 Brown TM, Brainard GC, Cajochen C, Czeisler CA, Hanifin JP, Lockley SW, et al. (2022) Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults. PLoS Biol 20(3): e3001571. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001571

6 Mark Halper, LEDs Magazine, March 2, 2022, “Circadian pioneer says we’re not ready for circadian lighting. Does he really mean it?”

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Lighting to Transform SPED Classroom Environments

SETTING THE SCENE

You are sitting in your chair attached to your desk, your elbow is sliding along the desktop as the weight of your chin pushes down on your hand, and your eyes begin to close. You are snapped back to attention when the teacher asks you for the answer to an unheard question. Ever been there?

What is it about middle school classrooms that makes it so easy to nap? First, anyone who has lived with an adolescent knows that hormonal changes can lead to sassy attitudes. But did you know those changes also affect their sleep? Adolescents develop a natural tendency for later sleep onset and later wake times [1], which is why they get a bad rap for being night owls. On top of that, typical classroom lighting is static and generally too dim to create an alerting effect or provide the kind of daytime light stimulus that promotes earlier bedtimes and better sleep [2]. The combination of these factors can lead to a vicious cycle of late nights and sleepy, unfocused school days.

AN ADDED CHALLENGE

This effect can be even more exaggerated for students in special education (SPED) classrooms, as at least some of them can be placed on the autism spectrum. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comprises a range of challenges that can make day-to-day tasks most people take for granted more difficult. Students living with ASD experience difficulties with learning comprehension, social communication, and behavioral control, to name just a few. Those living with ASD can also have a heightened sensitivity to environmental stimuli such as loud noises, bright light, and even indiscernible flicker from lights. Overstimulation can cause sudden outbursts, frustration, maladaptive behavior, aggression, and lack of focus, which can be distressing and disruptive during structured class times.

Classroom lighting often poses problems for these students, which they often perceive as being “too bright.” To create visually appropriate classroom environments, teachers have employed simple strategies like placing blue cloth over existing luminaires to adjust the light’s level and color to create a calming effect [3]. Providing the ability to adjust lighting beyond ad hoc measures and a simple on/off switch is a great start for transforming the classroom into an environment better suited for learning.

Innovations in lighting and control technologies provide a wealth of options for transforming otherwise static indoor spaces by dynamically layering light with different colors and variable illuminance levels throughout the day. But with a seemingly infinite palette of options, how do we choose what is best for educational applications, specifically in SPED classrooms?

INVESTIGATING A SOLUTION

To address this question, researchers from the Mount Sinai Light

and Health Research Center (LHRC) worked with Mosaic Architects to design and install new lighting and control systems in two middle school SPED classrooms in a suburban school district. Because the classrooms were designed to serve different functions, the lighting schemes were designed to fit each application. We conducted a pilot study to determine subjective effects of the new “active” lighting compared to baseline lighting settings, similar to those found in typical classrooms.

GOALS OF THE STUDY

• Create an environment for the students/teachers that promotes focus on learning while minimizing overstimulation from light

• Provide a layer of blue light to evoke a calm environment while simultaneously enhancing daytime circadian stimulus—and thereby promote better sleep at night—without the need for bright light

• Provide layers of light with preset scenes/schedules and easyto-use controls for the teachers

RESULTS

CLASSROOM 1

Students in this classroom have developmental and cognitive disabilities that include Down syndrome, multiple disabilities, and hearing and visual challenges. The classroom is used all day, alternating between instruction and break times.

SCENES

(Baseline and active conditions, activated for 2 weeks each)

Baseline (week 1-2): Static scene, simulating typical classroom lighting

Active (week 3-4): Toggle between a Classwork scene active during structured learning time and the Calm scene, active during break times. There is a subtle 5-minute transition between scenes.

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CALM

Subjective measures

ACCEPTANCE

Acceptance of baseline lighting condition (left) versus active lighting condition (right).

FINDINGS

For all outcome measures, a greater effect was generally seen in the students who registered extreme scores during the baseline period.

• A positive effect on alertness was observed in Students B and E, one of whom had been falling asleep 3-4 times a week for over a year but did not fall asleep once during the active weeks, achieving an average score of “rather alert.”

• Although the scales differ in absolute range, it is curious that the trends for students' rating of their subjective sleepiness levels contradict with teacher’s observed sleepiness levels. Some students with ASD have difficultly expressing how they feel, which might at least partially explain these discrepancies.

• For Students B and F, the active lighting weeks showed shorter transition times between break and structured class time, averaging “within a few minutes” during baseline to “almost immediately” during the active weeks. It is worth noting, however, that the teacher observed that students are generally good at responding to verbal cues for switching gears.

What is so powerful that it can transform the same room from feeling happy to gloomy, calm to alerting, or drab to beautiful? Light.

CLASSROOM 2

Students in this classroom are part of a highly integrated program where they spend most of their time in other general education classrooms and use this space as a home base/study hall.

SCENES

activated for 2 weeks)

Students (n=9) were asked to assess their acceptance of the lighting setting, as well as feelings of calmness and focus each time they came for study hall.

“Blue lights are still better!”

Student L

“I can feel the difference in my body of feeling relaxed!” Teacher

FINDINGS

• There was a clear trend, where adding more saturated blue and/or dimming the lights provided higher acceptance and more frequent feelings of calmness during study hall, while not compromising the students’ focus.

• Light, on its own, did not show a strong effect on changing mood from the beginning to the end of the study hall period. Lighting for spaces such as a sensory room may be more effective for altering mood, as this space could allow for complete individual control of the lighting in the environment.

LESSONS LEARNED

Adding a layer of saturated blue light or simply dimming the white light positively affected the students in both classrooms. Overall, the teachers were very receptive to the lighting systems/ controls in the classrooms and would recommend the lighting to other teachers. In real world applications, however, there remains a disconnect between the evolving technologies and their successful implementation, especially in retrofit situations where local regulators and technical staff might be unfamiliar with the new systems, local contractors might experience difficulties in the installation and commissioning of disparate systems, and the school’s infrastructure might not be ideally suited for the upgrades.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Although this pilot study ironed out some of the initial questions, more needs to be done to better understand how the lighted school and home environments can improve the learning environments of SPED students. A more comprehensive study should be done to better understand the effects on sleep, stimulation, mood, and behavior. Moving forward, other schools can use this study’s applications and findings to take the next steps in creating better environments for learning, comfort, and flexible lighting controls to achieve these ends.

SPECIAL THANKS

The LHRC would like to sincerely thank the architects, school administrators, teachers, and students for their collaboration, support, and cooperation throughout the project. We also want to thank Axis Lighting and Sylvania for their donations, and CREE and Lutron for providing the systems at a discount for the project.

DISCLAIMER

The teachers were aware of the study’s goals and assisted in the programing of the lighting to meet their needs. The LHRC therefore cannot claim impartiality on subjective survey responses or dismiss the possibility of a placebo effect with respect to the results. The small number of study participants precluded the possibility of statistically significant results.

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Those who remember the introduction of pulse-start metal halides recall how slow the lighting industry was to innovate for over a century. That has totally changed since the invention of white-light-producing LEDs, improvements in SSL technology, demonetization of LED products, and now, the democratization of said products. It should come as no surprise that there are people and organizations working on advancing the lighting specification channel.

Over the past several months, designing lighting (dl) contacted principals from three firms. All of these are innovators looking to improve the specification process to the benefit of all. They shared how their ideas first sparked, how their platforms work and their goals.

What was the genesis of your idea?

Julie Johnson, CEO/Founder of Liteswap - “As a lighting designer with over 20 years of experience and 700+ projects, I was finding it hard to balance the time it took to fully research lighting and lighting control products, do the lighting design (design charettes, renderings, calculations, specification, schedules, construction documents, mock-ups) while being efficient, meeting owner expectations, meeting construction budget and staying profitable. This struggle really started to compound when LEDs took off. Instead of looking at different housings and lamps, it was the

“Wild West”. The quality and quantity of light was all over the place, and many of the key players in the industry were just throwing products out there to see what would stick. Instead of finding solutions in the market for these problems, I saw more entities trying to take advantage of the problems to profit.”

Lars Christiansen, Co-Founder and CEO of LightAZ – “The fast-paced progress of LED technology challenged the entire value chain, making current manual information/ data handling processes unsustainable. This created a strong need for aggregating data and streamlining the specification process, so the specifying community had an opportunity to efficiently search and specify across the new products. You can argue that, with LEDs, the lighting industry went from being an analog industry to a digital one, certainly on the product side; however, our goal was to transform and streamline the specification process into the digital era by implementing technology to remove or reduce processes without interfering with the integrity of the design. So, the idea was to build a free resource for the lighting industry that would provide the specifiers with an accessible search ability, a go-to hub to easily find, specify and build lighting schedules faster and easier than before.”

of community from social and content platforms. These powerful communication tools organize and share ideas that create movements that can change society. The power lies in their ability to connect individuals with common interests around common desired outcomes in a common platform. How can we extract the qualities of these social content platforms (leaving the bad karma behind) and apply the same principals to other processes such as supply chain that struggle with communication and sharing of information efficiently? Tools like Sourcery are part of the next industrial revolution, a revolution that is centered around technology that will create workflows that are 10 times more productive than our current way of collaboration. Platforms that build a community and create habits for better communication will be the ones that “stick” and make the difference.”

When did your project start?

Lars Christiansen – “The idea started more than 10 years ago; however, development started later, and we officially created the company in 2018.”

Paul Boken, Contributor at Sourcery – “The founders at Sourcery believe that if you build people a community that empowers everyone to create and share, you will change how an industry communicates. We have learned a lot about the power

Paul Boken – “In early 2020, when the COVID lockdown began, a few colleagues started to “meet” virtually for drinks over Zoom on Thursday evenings. We would use this time to chat and think about the future of the hybrid workplace and how we would adapt to what seemed like an inevitable evolution towards more remote and less

Lighting Specification Process

in-person connections to our clients and to our collaborators. We dreaded the idea that this shift would make an already broken and unstructured process 10 times more broken and unstructured. In the current process, people lacked purpose and clear roles. This was destined to get worse with added disruption. It was the friction and sloppiness in this process that we hated the most about our jobs.

We soon realized that reforming the process alone was not enough. We did not have the tools at our fingertips to efficiently share information and collaborate over the complex process of staying informed on what tools (lighting products) we had in our inventory, and then selecting those products and getting them to site and coordinated/installed properly. All we had to work with was Word, Excel and email - that was it. Something new needed to be created.”

Julie Johnson – “Back in 2015, I decided to take a deep dive into all these problems and attack it from many angles. Of course, what I found is that the standard design process and procurement model has flaws that a lot of players were getting rich from and did not want to change. I had a lot of pushback, and companies and people were trying to steal my ideas instead of helping bring them to market.”

Please describe how your platform works.

Paul Boken – “Sourcery is a social content platform for the lighting community. It has been compared to a Spotify or YouTube for lighting fixtures. The main difference is the content is structured and can be added to a robust project schedule manager that includes change management and tight security/privacy policies. Our platform can both inspire designers with new products as well as give them a place to collect those products and build and share those collections in collaboration with their supply chain and their peers. This content sharing dynamic is also carried over into the process of taking those products and putting them into sharable project schedules that can also be shared with clients, team members, supply chains and constructors. It is fully transparent and open, yet as closed and as exclusive as the specifier wants. It is a phenomenal new way of working, engaging, and refreshing our current users. Our users feel like they are empowered members of a structured process (that is also fun). The cloud of COVID is thinning out, and we are ready for the future of collaboration.”

Julie Johnson – “Due to the market and my work with users, this is always evolving. We have one portion of the platform prototyped, one mock-up and another under development. Let’s just say that the entire process, from concept to maintenance, will be connected and will reduce a lot of inefficiencies and tech debt. Tech debt is all of the debt associated with the process to design, build and maintain. It quickly adds

up. Using fragmented systems that do not integrate leads to errors, low productivity and high cost. According to a McKinsey report, “CIOs reported that 10 to 20 percent of the technology budget dedicated to new products is diverted to resolving issues related to tech debt. More troubling still, CIOs estimated that tech debt amounts to 20 to 40 percent of the value of their entire technology estate before depreciation. For larger organizations, this translates into hundreds of millions of dollars of unpaid debt. And things are not improving. 60 percent of the CIOs we surveyed felt their organization’s tech debt had risen perceptibly over the past three years.”

(Source: Tech debt: Reclaiming tech equity | McKinsey)

Lars Christiansen – “LightAZ.com is a search engine and specification platform for the professional lighting industry that provides the user with all the specification steps in one platform. Users have access to unparalleled search options with over 100 parameters that narrow and reduce search time significantly, and all luminaires have icons for manufacturers’ spec sheets and product pages. The integrated SKU configurator enables specifiers to build SKUs quickly and eliminate selecting parameters that are not available. Lighting schedules can be created, shared, or downloaded from the platform, facilitating collaboration. Specifiers can also browse an inspirational gallery of over 2,000 projects plus new products and stay up-to-date with the latest developments and events in the industry. To ensure that specifiers have the most current information, LightAZ uses advanced proprietary data management technology to ensure that the

database is updated daily. The interactive site reflects the changes and trends in the lighting industry. The technology is designed to work on a desktop, tablet, or mobile device, so work can be done and shared in a timely manner. We’re dedicated to investing in the technology behind the platform to bring product information to the professional lighting market.”

What exactly does it do to benefit your customers/clients?

Julie Johnson – “The overall platform will make it easier and faster to specify products and improve design processes, help with the bid process and remove headaches that lighting reps and contractors feel, while helping owners maintain their buildings for years to come.”

Lars Christiansen – “LightAZ is an indispensable productivity tool and go-to hub for lighting professionals. What we provide is TIME. We enable the users to save time through:

• Faster and more comprehensive searches with built-in logic.

• Easy comparison among all manufacturers – 3 name spec built SKU w/ integrated SKU configurator, allowing the user to share anything from anywhere with anyone with one click.

• Built-in communication to the rep/ agent.

• All your product information in one place with access from PC or any mobile device.”

Paul Boken – “Sourcery is designed for two types of users, designers and suppliers. On one side, it empowers agents and

manufactures to share their content with customers in a simple, curated and structured way. It eliminates thousands of websites. It is an open social platform that empowers and rewards users who develop the content and share it. On the other side, it empowers designers to build valuable curated collections of lighting fixtures “content” in collaboration with the supply chain. This content can take the form of ultra-specific collections of fixtures such as “Net Zero Manufactured,” “Sustainable Manufactured,” “Locally Made” and “Adjustable Downlights Good for Art.” Designers now have a tool to build core collections of products over time, allowing them to track issues and lessons learned, pricing, delivery, and performance characteristics. We call this organizational memory. All of this content can be dragged and dropped into the easiest collaborative luminaire schedule generator ever designed, with a full suite of project management tools. Over time designers can start to use project data to build ultra-predictable project results, designed to hit budgets, energy targets and project delivery with high accuracy.”

What is the financial model? How does it generate income?

Lars Christiansen – “LightAZ is completely free for specifiers to use. A sign in account is needed to fully take advantage of all the features - save projects, share results and select favorites. Manufacturers can choose from 3 affordable monthly or annual membership packages with varying degrees of analytics, functionality, and targeted advertising options. LightAZ also accommodates targeted advertising opportunities for manufacturers. Because the platform is an advanced search engine, advertisers can select targeted placements. For example, a manufacturer could place an advertisement for a downlight on the search page for the downlight category, deriving additional value from the search intent of the user.”

and commenting on content (products and schedules), it is free. If you are creating and sharing content to a small group (5 or less), we also offer many free features. A paid subscription comes into play when you are creating/sharing a large amount of content to a large group, for example, generating many project schedules, creating many collections of projects and sharing to large client bases. We have separate pricing models for designers/agents and manufacturers.”

Julie Johnson – “We employ an SaaS model with recurring revenue. Contributors will get a huge discount and, in some cases, have free access. Lighting manufacturers will have more of a listing type model with analytics that no one else can provide due to the nature of the platform.”

Who is your desired customer base?

Paul Boken – “Anyone who wants to specify and/or supply products to a construction site.”

Julie Johnson – “Who isn’t? The lighting portion of the design/build/maintain process impacts everyone in the industry: architects, designers, distributors, engineers, contractors, lighting reps, manufacturers and building owners.”

Paul Boken – “Sourcery is built on a ‘freemium’ subscription seat-based model. This means that many features are free and will always be free. As a general rule, if you are consuming, collecting, curating,

Lars Christiansen – “LightAZ is for all lighting specifiers: architects, interior designers, lighting designers, electrical engineers, agents, distributors, contractors – with primary focus on the professional lighting industry. LightAZ also supports the next generation of lighting and design professionals and actively works with university programs to provide lighting design, architecture, and interior design students with free access to the platform

as an educational tool for their projects and future.”

How does your product/platform differ from your competitors?

Julie Johnson – “For one thing, the owner and designer of the platform is a lighting designer (me). So far, most people in the market are lighting rep-led or manufacturer-led. There needs to be a true objective solution that can help everyone without bias. The platform is more dynamic, robust and inclusive. If I wanted to just release a one-hit wonder, I could have launched a long time ago with something simple, but I really want this solution to remove other tech debt and really stream-line from endto-end. We have one patent so far, and more will come as we continue to develop.”

Lars Christiansen – “What separates us is the breadth, depth, functionalities, and smooth user experience of LightAZ’s platform. This is possible because of LightAZ’s advanced proprietary data management technology and search engine. No other platform has a built-in SKU configurator for each product. LightAZ’s data team implement and update all spec sheets and links. We provide access to unprecedented analytics new to the lighting industry. Daily updates ensure that users can rely on the platform for the most up-to-date product information. Previous manufacturer directories or interactive line cards are static listings and don’t enable users to browse products with the same ease. Data must also be submitted and managed by the manufacturer, which is typically neglected, resulting in out-ofdate listings. Manufacturers can also benefit from targeted advertising and visibility on a specialized platform.”

We are equally open, as we are secure and private. Our nearest competitors are robust search engines and closed cloud-based project schedule creators. We are taking a huge step into a new way of working and excited as hell about it!”

What has been the most rewarding aspect of this venture thus far?

Lars Christiansen – “Starting to see the use of what you have built – getting emails and endorsements from specifiers and manufacturers is very special and motivates us to keep developing more.”

Julie Johnson – “Getting funding and manufacturer data. I have plenty of interest from specifiers and end users. Apparently, in my neck of the woods, investors don’t find this industry sexy enough to invest, or they just do not understand how much these problems cost the industry as a whole. The problems I am solving cost the industry billions!”

Lars Christiansen – “Building a platform of this magnitude with very diverse and fragmented data, you will hit road bumps which sometime change the schedule, and you have to readjust processes. But, overall, it’s been an extraordinary journey so far.”

Paul Boken – “As far as we know, there are no construction supply chain tools that are part Spotify/Youtube-inspired social content platforms that control and share structured information with Slack/Asana-like communication and project architecture.

Paul Boken – “We are a curious bunch! The process of learning to master another industry (software) and build a useful tool that every user loves has been amazing!”

Julie Johnson – “Some of the great people I meet that believe in the mission of providing such a wonderful tool! I also get a little nerdy when learning about software development and opportunities to push the boundaries to future tech.”

What

was the most frustrating aspect of getting this off the

ground?

Paul Boken – “Sourcery is not a software company that is entering the lighting world; we are a software company that was built by lighting designers, agents, distributors and manufacturers. So, learning to build and run a software company was a challenge! We feel that modern cloud technology and remote workflows have “democratized” the software business. We are no longer a slave to workflows pushed on us by outsiders - we can build it ourselves!”

Do you have anything you would like to add that we have not covered?

Julie Johnson – “Now is the perfect time for investors and industry partners to get involved to support a woman-owned business in a male-dominated industry. Liteswap has several products mapped out for launch, and we are really excited to help elevate the industry into the future using the best technology.”

Lars Christiansen – “When you build a project using LightAZ, the system tracks the spec changes and alerts the specifier before sending the project if any of the luminaires’ selected parameters have changed or if the product has been discontinued since you last looked at the project.”

Paul Boken – “Try us and become a ‘Sourcerer’.”

What does success look like going forward?

Lars Christiansen – “Big doesn’t always beat small, but fast always beat slow. Start small and think big.”

"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value”

Albert Einstein

Paul Boken – “When was the last time that you went to your favorite musician’s website to consume their content? In the future, will you go to manufacturers’ or agents’ websites to consume product information and updates? The answers are: never (1), and you won’t (2)! We will look to content platforms like other more "mature" mediums of content sharing for product information. Once we are all in one space, sharing information in the same format structure, we will reach the peak of efficiency and accuracy in the construction supply chain.”

Julie Johnson – “Success is being the most dynamic, unbiased platform for the industry that solves big problems! I have a few quotes that I love: “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value,” – Albert Einstein. “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor,” – Elon Musk. “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary,” – Aaron Rose.”

Three separate and ostensibly different software programs from three passionate groups, all trying to improve the lighting specification process, a process that most in the industry across North America would agree requires some fixing, if not a total overhaul. The hours that can be saved using any of these programs is astounding. Success for these projects equals success for the industry as a whole. It is good that the lighting specification process is finally catching up to our cutting-edge industry.

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The soul of Nela was its people

THE SOUL OF

NELA PARK

On April 18th, 1913, GE moved into their new headquarters at Nela Park. Men in suits and some with top hats led the procession. On March 31, 2022, GE Current, a Daintree company, announced they were moving from Nela Park seven miles down the road to new headquarters in Beachwood. An era came to an end.

Some could argue that the era ended when

GE sold the C&I division in 2018 to American Industrial Partners. Others could argue that it ended decades earlier.

It is bittersweet for me, as I began my career at what was then called the GE Large Lamp Department and my training occurred at Nela Park. As a college student preparing for my interview with Atlanta District Manager Matt Thompson, I had no idea about B2B sales. I

found a letter to my mom in 1983 where I explained that I thought I would be going doorto-door selling really big table and floor lamps!

Nela Park was not merely a collection of buildings, equipment, and some great original art from Norman Rockwell. It was a collection of brilliance and dedication. The soul of Nela was its people, a few were willing to share their stories with designing lighting (dl).

RANDY REID By

Mark Duffy

(GE Employment Dates: 1984-2019)

“We were studying electrodeless HID discharges at high frequency (13.56 MHz). We had seen higher efficacy than conventional discharges and were looking at various configurations. This picture shows me operating an inductively coupled electrodeless HID lamp at the upper right. The light output is being captured and funneled by a thin film non-conductive light concentrator resting against the lamp. The light is being redirected into a collection of fiber optic cables and delivered to a variety of different applications.”

Thomas Soules wrote Lighting the World–My Journey in Lighting at GE. In the book, Soules gives a history of his time at Nela Park beginning in 1968 and discusses the greatness of the company. The final chapter explains Tom’s view as to the decline of the company and why it did not have to happen. The book was published in December of 2021 and is available for $19

Terry McGowan

(GE Employment Dates: 1961-1998) is still very active in the industry and explained, “Mary Beth Gotti and I meet with members of two Nela Park groups. One we call the “Old Goats” (all retirees); the other is the Nela Nerds who are more the research and lamp development people. Some still do technical consulting work for the companies that have taken over the GE Lighting business.”

Jim Dakin

(GE Employment Dates: 1975-2012) transferred to NELA Park in 1988 at age 43. He gave me permission to publish the following from his memoir:

"Nela Park, claimed to be the world’s first industrial park, was physically a great place to work. The university-like campus of 2 and 3 story brick buildings has been the locus of the GE Lighting business for about a century. In nice weather you could always find an excuse to walk across a lawn to another building, and in poor weather you could take a tunnel. There were amenities such as a cafeteria, an executive dining room where I had privileges, an employee store, and a fitness center. In even flusher earlier times, there had been a swimming pool, tennis courts and a barber shop!

Terry McGowan teaching a class at the GE Lighting Institute in 1967

From Dennis Bradley

(GE Employment Dates: 2003-2017, still employed with GE Additive)

“One of my favorite things.... I stood where Albert Einstein did at NELA Park."

Mary Beth Gotti

(GE Employment Dates: 1976-2016) “Nela Camp was a great part of the property for employee, customer and even family events. One year, there was a global sales meeting with people from Europe and the MIddle East in attendance. During one evening at Nela Camp, there was food and music. At a given point, the whole group erupted into a song of "YMCA". What an iconic moment. Don't you wish the whole world could do that now?”

Mary Beth Gotti

“GE Lighting had the great opportunity to help relight the Statue of Liberty in 1986, in celebration of her centennial. Howard Brandston led the lighting design team, and one evening at Nela Park, he and Dr. Gil Reiling (inventor of the multi-Vapor lamp) were aiming outdoor lighting fixtures on bronze statuary located on the roof of the Lighting Institute. The figures, representing “the triumph of light over darkness," had a patina similar to that of the Statue of Liberty. He was evaluating the color rendering effects of the special metal halide lamps that were being designed for the installation. What an honor to be part of that team!”

Martyn Timmings

(GE Employment Dates: 1963-1987)

“I spent 25 years at GE lamp in Canada. I was the technical manager for Canada, and I worked closely with the team at Nela HQ and with the Lighting Institute, often hosting Canadian groups and participating in programs at the Institute. I have fond memories of NELA camp with every client cooking their own steak on a flower pot. My mentors included Will Fisher, Morgan Christensen, Jim Fredericson, Russ Churchill and of course Terry McGowan, who were responsible for me becoming a lighting educator, both at GE then at Canlyte/Lightolier. My first flight ever was to Cleveland on a DC3—now that’s dating myself”

The Legacy Continues

Just a decade after Edison invented the lightbulb, Burton G. Tremaine Sr. founded the Fostoria Incandescent Lamp Company in Fostoria, Ohio, one of the first companies in the world to make incandescent light bulb lamps. Tremaine quickly realized that all of his profits were being swallowed by R&D, and other lamp companies had the same issue. In an effort to pool industry R&D, he founded the National Electric Lamp Association (NELA). Later, with financial backing from General Electric, Tremaine established a new company called the National Electric Lamp Company. In 1911, NELA was dissolved and became part of GE, though Tremaine remained on the board of GE until his death in 1948. Tremaine’s great grandson, John Tremaine, Sr., founded Q-Tran which today is operated by his son, John (Gean) Tremaine, Jr. Gean represents the 5th generation in the lighting industry.

Dave Tallman

(GE Employment Dates: 1977-1990)

The training at Crotonville, as well as higher caliber people, taught me leadership and marketing skills that set the course for a lifetime of leadership success. Nela Park, with its long history, and best in class research and development, made it the leader in the light bulb world. The GE ‘meatball’ opened doors. It was sad to watch its decline.

Special thanks to Mary Beth Gotti and Terry McGowan for the collection of historic photos.

Picture provided by Dave Tallman

How Landscape Lighting Improves

HEALTH

A 2013 study found a suicide rate among veterans of about 30 per 100,000 people per year, compared with the civilian rate of 14 per 100,000.

of Willing Warriors

RANDY REID By

Patrick Harders, the mastermind behind Enlightened Lighting, shared some of the intricacies of landscape lighting design for his LIT Awardwinning project, Willing Warriors Retreat.

Located in Haymarket, VA, Willing Warriors was formed by volunteers to assist the mental health of patients at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. In March 2013 a large, aging house, situated on 37 acres of land, was acquired to serve as the lodging home of this dedicated retreat facility. The intention was to provide a sense-ofhome experience for our recovering warriors and their family in the form of a relaxing getaway from the medical center environment.

Following a two-year labor of love involving the help of more than 1000 individuals and the in-kind donations of 120 contractors and building suppliers, work on the retreat was completed. The setting for

the haven is exquisite, with its rolling hills and nearby forest located approximately 300 feet from the house.

Volunteers manage the facility, and every four days a wounded warrior and their family are treated to great food in a natural and beautiful environment. Bringing these families together in such a warm environment allows the soldier and the family to heal together.

There was one problem.

At night, this stark setting created anxiety and even fear. With the lack of outdoor lighting, the residents of this old house could not entirely be sure that there were no intruders or other dangers lurking near the home. When they looked out the window, they saw nothing. “If they wake up at 2 a.m. and are surrounded by darkness, they feel uncomfortable,” Patrick explained. “Hypervigilance can be an issue,

Photo credit: Dave Battle

and when they look out the window, they only see glare as the interior lighting reflects against the glass window. We wanted to break that pane of glass and bring the outside in and make people feel very comfortable.”

A few years ago, one would simply install a few MH1000 luminaires in the yard and flood the house with glaring bluish white light. Patrick, who understands the strong emotional connection with the lighting, went to work on the design. He wanted to ensure that anybody or anything walking across the lawn could easily be seen at night, while not letting his design disturb the beauty, grace, and peace of the venue.

By combining different intensities of outdoor light, a unique picture of architecture and landscape was created. One of Patrick’s core techniques is the concept of installing downlights in the trees, something he learned from Janet Lennox Moyer. Downlights are vital in the design because they reflect light and let lumens fall to the ground, allowing for a three-dimensional look. Adding downlights from the top also allows for the in-ground well luminaires to require less lumens. The Willing Warriors job, as well as most of his jobs, use tree climbers with ropes to install the downlights in the tree branches. Bucket trucks are rarely, if ever, used.

Patrick likes to set the surface-mounted well lights away from the tree. He explained, “Many times, lights are installed too close to the tree, creating hot spots on the trunk. Setting them off about 6-8 feet allows us to use less lumens, creating a softer look.” Each flush-mounted well fixture provides 900 lumens, a 40-degree beam spread, 97 CRI at 3000K and a very high RG/RF of 98/103.

Another essential element to the well light is a grass ring embedded in the well lights which is about 4 inches in diameter, with a 12-inch ring that allows the grass to grow on it. The downlights are usually set around 350 lumens and are typically operated at 15 volts.

The luminaires have fifty-foot leads, and all the connections are made in a central area away from the trees, making installation and maintenance problem-free.

(SL 06 Surface Mounted Well Light)

(SL23 downlight)

Photo credit: Dave Battle

From the house windows, the woods appear to glow. The downlighting ties the trees into the ground and gives their entire composition a softer and gentler feel versus trees that look like a floating canopy surrounded by darkness. And in the winter, it is also beautiful as the leaves go away and every inch of every branch is lit.

Patrick created a separate company called Sterling Lighting that builds the luminaires in Danville, VA. His design is centered around a CREE CXB 1507 chip with a very tight binning. Made in Ohio, the electronics/drivers are adjustable and operate between 9v and 18v. Each driver is potted in epoxy and has two plugs making the driver easily serviceable. It is refreshing to know that the electronics for the luminaries for our wounded warriors are designed and built in the U.S.

Shockingly, there is no dimming, and the lighting is controlled by a simple dusk to dawn photocell. Patrick explained that, for this purpose, there is no reason to dim the lighting. The goal was simple: when it is dark, they want the lights on. During daylight, they want the lights off. There are wireless controls, and the lights are distributed over 5 zones that can be controlled individually. If you want to light a single tree or pathway, you can easily do it.

Patrick does not conduct mockups. He explained, “I grew up in the old days of 1998, and we did nighttime designs where we set everything up and then took it down. With experience, we now know exactly what will happen, so there is no need to do the mockup.” Nor does he use software because he hasn’t found anything he is happy with. Sometimes, they do renderings, which can be as simple as taking a photo and showing where the hardware will be mounted. Each fixture is adjustable between

0-1000 lumens, so the light is fine-tuned during installation.

The impact of LED lighting on landscape design trends can’t be overemphasized - it gives an impetus to new ideas in design. As every lighting designer knows, budget is always a consideration that hinders creativity in architectural design as well as landscape design. Great designs are often scaled back simply because of cost.

Willing Warriors was a rare job as there were no such constraints. The budget was unlimited.

Why was the budget unlimited? There was simply no budget. The design, luminaires, and labor were all donated by Patrick and his team, allowing for Patrick to create the very best design that LED technology allows.

The author, Randy Reid, is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Photo credit: Dave Battle

Photo credit: Dave Battle

2022 REBATE OUTLOOK

Craig DiLouie is education director for the Lighting Controls Association, a council of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association that educates the public about lighting control technology and application (www.LightingControlsAssociation.org).

By

CRAIG DILOUIE, LC, CLCP

Figure 1. Popular LED luminaire categories featured in prescriptive commercial lighting rebate programs in 2018 through 2022, with average rebate amounts per product for programs in the U.S. and Canada. Source: BriteSwitch RebatePro North American rebate database, February 2022.

The commercial market lighting rebate outlook for 2022 is even stronger than 2021, with robust rebates promoting adoption of energy-efficient LED lighting and controls in existing buildings. By reducing initial cost, rebates make upgrade investments more likely to be approved by the lighting system’s owner. As such, they are a significant market driver for energy efficiency in existing construction.

In 2022, major rebate trends include continuing stabilization of LED product rebate amounts, a surge in horticultural LED rebates, continuing substantial lighting control rebates, and expansion of networked lighting control rebates.

This article describes the current opportunity with commercial lighting rebates and how projects acquire them.

ABOUT REBATES

Many utilities and energy efficiency organizations offer rebates as a customer service and as their own investment in reducing electric demand, thereby avoiding the cost of building new power plants. According to rebate fulfillment firm BriteSwitch, which shared data from its RebatePro North American rebate database, about threefourths of the United States is covered by a commercial lighting rebate program. And that is with Ohio, which traditionally offered rebates, discontinuing them at the end of 2020.

While custom rebates are available, the majority are prescriptive, offering a cash award per installed qualifying product.

Prescriptive (downstream) rebates are awarded to approved projects that feature installation of qualifying energyefficient products, which receive a $/ product rebate typically awarded to the owner. While fairly straightforward, the process may require an upfront investment, pre-approval, and inspection.

Point of sale (midstream) rebates are limited in geographic availability and typically to specific products—often the most common lamps and, in some cases, common luminaires. This subset of prescriptive rebates is realized at the point of sale, resulting in an instant, relatively low risk rebate.

Custom rebates can produce substantial rewards but are relatively complex, typically claimed for innovative projects that transcend the prescriptive program. Basically, the project team is proposing a rebate to the utility. For example, the rebate may be based on $/kWh savings.

COMMERCIAL LIGHTING REBATE TRENDS

Looking at the BriteSwitch database, we can identify several significant trends.

LED product rebates continued to stabilize in 2022. Looking at the most popular commercial lighting rebates shown in Figures 1 and 2, average LED product rebates remained fairly stable in 2021 and 2022 after generally declining due to falling product costs. Rebate stabilization may be due to reduced demand for rebates during the pandemic but may also be reflective of cost stabilization. Obviously, as these numbers are averages, rebates vary by program.

Horticultural LED rebates are surging. In 2022, available horticultural lighting rebates tripled. New programs reduced average rebate amounts by roughly a quarter, according to BriteSwitch, though average rebates remained substantial at about $100/luminaire. A significant number of programs are switching from custom to prescriptive, which simplifies application.

Lighting control rebates remain robust. Looking at the most popular commercial lighting control rebates shown in Figure 3, average rebates continue to be stable and substantial. Average rebate dollars can be significant compared to cost, making controls such as standalone sensors potentially an attractive upfront add-on for an LED lighting upgrade.

Figure 2. Popular LED lamp categories featured in prescriptive commercial lighting rebate programs in 2018 through 2022, with average rebate amounts per product for programs in the U.S. and Canada. Source: BriteSwitch RebatePro North American rebate database, February 2022.

Figure 3. Popular lighting control categories featured in majority of prescriptive commercial lighting rebate programs in 2018 through 2022, with average rebate amounts per product for programs in the U.S. and Canada. Networked control systems are not included, as programs are currently unstandardized. Source: BriteSwitch RebatePro North American rebate database, February 2022.

Networked lighting control rebates grow in availability. Several years ago, some rebate programs began introducing networked lighting control rebates to increase overall energy savings. In 2022, these programs grew to now include more than one-fourth of prescriptive programs.

As this type of rebate is relatively new, programs are still experimenting with approaches, though the most common is a simple rebate adder per luminaire connected to a qualifying networked system. According to BriteSwitch, the resulting rebate is on average 30 percent higher than a luminaire without controls.

Where a specific prescriptive rebate is not available, networked lighting controls may be eligible for a custom rebate.

GETTING THE REBATE

Rebates can be advantageous, but the acquisition process takes time and requires administrative resources or outsourcing to a rebate fulfillment firm. Below are tips to get the best results from a prescriptive (downstream) commercial lighting rebate program.

Learn about rebate availability. Robust commercial rebates incentivize LED upgrade projects with either discrete control devices such as sensors or networked lighting control systems available as an attractive upfront add-on. Incorporating rebates into upgrade proposals can increase projected return on investment and thereby increase the likelihood of approval, so be sure to research available rebates early in upgrade planning. To determine rebate availability in your area, contact local utilities and energy efficiency organizations.

Learn the program. Rebate programs are not standardized, vary widely, and can change. Before making the application, become educated about detailed program requirements such as design specifics, pre-approval requirements, product qualification, inspections, expiration dates, and so on. For example, the rebate program may require a certain number of luminaires or watts be controlled by a control device for which a rebate is requested.

Manage risk. There may be cases of a rebate not being approved, awarding a smaller amount than planned, or being temporarily discontinued due to rebate participation draining funds early. As a result, professionals should be careful about taking the rebate amount off the invoice or otherwise word their proposals to avoid the risk of eating the difference if the rebate does not pan out.

Gain pre-approval if needed. The majority of rebate programs require application and pre-approval prior to installation. During this step, the rebate program may ask for information such as a description of the existing lighting installation, building area (sq.ft.), hours of operation, etc. Build this time into the project and ensure the paperwork is done correctly to avoid delays.

Select qualified products. Rebate programs typically involve proposal for installation of energy-efficient products that are considered eligible for the rebate through qualification. These qualifications are typically third party in the case of lamps and luminaires: ENERGY STAR (lamps) and the DesignLights consortium’s (DLC) Qualified Products Lists (QPLs) (lamps, retrofit kits, luminaires, networked lighting controls).

The DLC maintains QPLs for solid-state lighting (SSL) products, horticultural LED products, and networked lighting controls (NLCs). These QPLs provide a valuable tool for identifying and evaluating products with or without a rebate. Standard lighting controls such as standalone occupancy sensors do not require listing. When DLC (or ENERGY STAR) listing is required, ensure the exact model for a selected product is listed. In the DLC QPLs, each product carries a unique identifier to make it easier to verify its qualification.

Note that QPLs change as new technical requirements are adopted. For example, the SSL QPL is currently transitioning to Version 5.1, which added requirements for spectral quality and light distribution in addition to dimming for a broad range of products. Version 2.1 of the horticultural technical requirements recently went into effect, recognizing three new product types. LUNA Version 1.0 recently launched as an SSL QPL subset to recognize outdoor LED luminaires that satisfy SSL Version 5.1 while also achieving added criteria aimed at minimizing light pollution. And the NLC QPL is transitioning to NLC5, which requires compliance with one of several cybersecurity standards and requires energy monitoring if the system is not a room-based system.

Stay informed about the rebate program. When applying for a rebate, check with the utility that funding will be sufficient to ensure the promised rebate will be delivered. Some rebate programs have a “reservation of funds” policy, which reserves funds for approved projects working their way through the process. It is also advisable to stay up to date on any changing program requirements.

Inspection may be required . Onsite (or virtual) inspection may be required to verify installation of the products, common when the rebate amount is significantly large. Some documentation detailing the installation may be required. Some programs may require measuring and monitoring to capture and validate energy savings.

Payment may take some time. Note it can take weeks or even months to receive a rebate check from a rebate provider after installation is complete, as the program processes the application, calculates project savings, and calculates the final rebate amount. Complete and accurate paperwork ensures the rebate travels through the process as quickly as possible.

PUT REBATES TO WORK

For decades, commercial lighting rebates have endured as an effective policy for utilities and energy efficiency organizations to reduce demand for electrical power by incentivizing adoption of energy-efficient lighting and controls. While rebates can require effort and pose some risk, many practitioners utilize them as a beneficial tool to capture or enhance lighting upgrade projects.

The overall outlook for rebates in the U.S. in 2022 is positive, with widely available rebates covering much of the country and supported by freely available, detailed listings of qualified products. They are particularly attractive for projects involving solutions adding lighting controls, including networked lighting controls.

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BACK TO SCHOOL DAYLIGHTING WITH

The entire school has continuous daylight dimming which is centered around photocells, and the lights dim in response to the daylight received.

With the end of COVID protocols and schools returning to normal, it can be a hard adjustment for young children who have spent the past two years learning from home or in limited spaces. Creating a bright, joyful school building can change the attitude on the return to school, and the beginning of a post-COVID life. Lam Partners did a phenomenal job at doing just that, curating a place for children and teachers to find peace and joy in a learning environment. Justin Brown of Lam Partners walked me through the process of flexing their daylighting muscle in the new Fales Elementary School in Westborough, Massachusetts.

RANDY REID WITH KATIE SMITH

The two-level elementary school includes a beautifully daylit reading room, complete with pendant lights, recessed linear uplights and linear fixtures throughout, all in 3500K. The Portfolio pendant lights, which are 6 inches in diameter and 12-14 inches tall, are placed strategically throughout the reading room to allow for not only creative placement but also for task lighting. Along the sawtooth roof lies the wall recessed asymmetrical uplights from Amerlux. Justin stated, “Their job is to light the angled ceiling, mainly for the evening when we don’t have daylight.” The Amerlux linear luminaires also supply a general base coat of lighting for the room, allowing for the pendants to be the star of the show.

The entire school has continuous daylight dimming which is centered around photocells, and the lights dim in response to the daylight received. If a cloud blocks the light, the indoor lighting has a delayed response to ensure that light output isn’t changing unnecessarily. The threshold of the photocells is set in such a way that a passing quick cloud can be ignored. However, Justin mentions

that small perceivable changes in light levels are natural and help us to connect to the outdoor environment. Typically, the sensitivity of the photocells is left up to the commissioning agent.

There is a lower reading room which has a much shorter ceiling, so Justin emphasized the importance of creating visual interest through lighting, something that he claims to be fun and whimsical, where the large circular lights hang lower. These lights not only allow for direct lighting below, but also for indirect lighting by reflecting on the ceiling to make the space feel expanded while granting a soft glow for task lighting below. LED technology gives the ability to design with playful geometrical shaped lighting as opposed to strict, linear layouts.

Corridors of the school are just as whimsical and exciting as the reading room. Hallways meet in intersections and each corridor begins with large, surface-mounted fixtures from Prudential Lighting, in a round shape that get smaller as you walk down

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the hall. These hallways act as a fun area for children in passing, but also have a linear light in the corridor concourses that provide a base layer of light in these rooms as well.

Most of the classrooms feature Startek Lighting linear fixtures that help create a comfortable space for the children while in class. This lighting is non-distracting, and acts as a subtle means to lengthen the room, while still lighting the room brightly. The seemingly randomly placed windows allow for natural lighting in the room and create a welcoming feeling.

One of the most impressive parts of the space is designed using the Solatube Daylighting System. The Solatubes run from the roof through the ceiling. Lam Partners created a series of custom flared, drywall caps, made of molded GFRG for each tube, allowing the natural daylight to be directed to the lower level of the building. These custom caps create a place for daylight to splash around and become diffused in the gymnasium, interior work rooms, and other parts of the lower level of the building. Arguably one of the most exciting and unique elements of design in the building, these create a bright and airy space in the areas that lack windows for natural lighting.

Justin stated that the project was exciting because they had the opportunity to get in early on the building process. By using building orientation to maximize exposure to daylight the team was able to take advantage of natural daylighting. In addition to the solar panels on the roof, the school utilizes geothermal wells for pre-heating and pre-cooling. These techniques allow the school to be one, if not the only, public school in Massachusetts that is negative net zero, generating 11.6% more power than it consumes.

The project began in October of 2018, and was completed in April of 2020. One of the biggest challenges included finding the balance between functionality and cost, but this nineteen-month project ultimately turned into a brightly lit, low energy environment.

Navigating the basis of design fixtures on public school bids can be challenging as anyone is allowed by state law to bid on projects. Lam Partners spends a lot of time evaluating alternative fixtures to ensure they meet the original specification. Justin emphasized Lam’s excellent relationships with all rep agencies in their market, and how they get out ahead of the VE process.

Architect: HMFH Architects

Lighting Designer: Lam Partners

Fixture Schedule

Amerlux (Fino): Embedded recessed linear fixtures.

Startek Lighting: Pendants linear fixtures

Prudential Lighting (Sky): Large Dome Lighting sky fixtures

Solatube Daylighting System: Daylighting

Cooper Lighting Solutions (Portfolio): Round Pendants

Cooper Lighting Solutions (Neo-Ray): Recessed Linear

“In the construction document phase, we are working with rep agencies to get alternate packages. At the end of CD phase, we list the preferred luminaire and the alternates,” Justin explained. “We pre-build the alternate package, so when the substitution package comes through, there are no surprises as we have already seen it.”

The team at Lam Partners set out to design a healthy environment for the children. The lighting at Fales Elementary is beautiful, playful and energetic and provides an enjoyable space in which to learn. ■

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The Tranquility Series from BalancedCare by Axis Lighting integrates a library of high resolution proprietary photography and designer graphic patterns with BalancedCare sconces and Axis Lighting luminaires. Designers can choose graphics that adapt to 3D luminaires that are customizable and can even elevate branding. The Tranquility Series offers a variety of luminaire options, inceiling and wall-mount configurations to support varying needs of any environment.

Tuck and Cylinder, LightArt’s new cylindrical pendant collection that incorporates artisan craftsmanship with standard accessibility. Known for designing custom artisanal fixtures that wind across lobby ceilings and command large-scale conference rooms, LightArt noticed a shift when more designers sought after small custom cylinder pendants.

Cleanroom ceilings can hide a maze of ductwork, conduit and other equipment that may make luminaire placement a challenge. In order to address this challenge, Kenall created the new SimpleSeal CleanSlot the industry’s first recessed slot luminaire series with ISO 3-9 and NSF2 ratings.

Micro Cylinder by BETACALCO dabs elegance to minimalism. Lustrous anodized bezels revamp a modest shape into a dashing downlight, which is now available in surface mount. With lengths ranging from 12" to 36", unique arrangements can be configured to create remarkable ceiling effects.

Leviton Lighting brand, Viscor, announced the new Certolux MSU-DFX surgical luminaire with DFX technology and the added benefit of 365nm UVA light. This technology provides a controlled amount of UVA light to reduce the bacteria on surfaces within surgical suites.

Brownlee Lighting introduces React, a high quality suspended luminaire that is perfect for general illumination in openoffice layouts, conference rooms, lobbies, schools, common areas, and more. Diffuser is uniformly illuminated and free from glare while maintaining efficient outputs of up to 125 lm/W utilizing 90+ CRI LED technology. Components are field serviceable.

Flos launched a wall lamp that illuminates a whole room. Oplight by Jasper Morrison is a future-proof lamp, conceived specifically with sustainability and longevity in mind and to be thoroughly recyclable at its end-of-life. No glue was used to assemble the different parts. The specially-designed clear ridged panel snaps on and off of the body to allow for replacing the LED board, which is highly efficient and built specifically to be swapped out if needed.

Barovier&Toso launches their Venetian chandelier, the 4607 emphasizing the most lighthearted of all seasons, Spring, with its warmer and longer days, effervescent blooms, and an altogether blossoming of lush color both in nature and in our wardrobes. It’s only natural that as the world experiences a period of rejuvenation and growth, our interiors also begin to reflect our mirrored psyches.

Bin from Designplan Lighting, is an IP65-rated, cubeshaped bollard suitable for ground installation that is a container of technology and lighting design. It is able to house a sound diffusion system and also a wi-fi router while emitting diffused light from all sides. It is available in 2 color temperatures and 5 standard finishes.

Synapse Wireless, Inc., recently expanded its integration path for LED Luminaires with the launch of the ZHA-S1 Twist Lock Zhaga Controller, a field installable controller that provides wireless lighting control of LED fixtures that utilize D4i Certified LED Drivers and standard Zhaga connectors.

Luminis expands the Bellevue Family of Rectilinear Exterior Luminaires. Originally launched as a family of columns, Bellevue wall mount and bollard luminaires have now been added. With a modern rectilinear design, the new wall mount and bollard models complete the family and allow the Bellevue aesthetic to be carried throughout multiple spaces in exterior projects.

ILLUMINATING WESTERN HOSPITALITY

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Montage Big Sky ■ Photography Credit: Christian Hora

How BraytonHughes Design Studios

Brought

Lighting to Montage Big Sky

The natural, expansive beauty of Montana can’t be undersold. Afterall, why else would it be affectionately known as Big Sky Country? This wonderful western state features a range of unique terrain from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains, including the vast Glacier National Park wilderness preserve as just one of its many highlights. With so many serene sights to take in and outdoor activities to enjoy, finding a hotel that’s seamlessly at home in these surroundings—while also offering all of the amenities guests crave—is no easy feat. But Montage Big Sky does it stylishly, in spades.

Situated 45 minutes from Yellowstone National Park, and surrounded by the breathtaking Spanish Peaks mountain range, the grand Montage Big Sky features 100 chicly designed guestrooms and suites as well as 39 wellappointed residences. Offering activities for every season—including ski-in/ ski-out access to Big Sky Resort, three world-class fly-fishing rivers, and a private Tom Weiskopf–designed 18-hole golf course—there’s more than enough to keep visitors excited and engaged. Snowboarding, snowshoeing, mountain biking, trail hiking, and horseback riding are some of the many other forms of recreation available to get guests’ adrenaline pumping. Of course

the fact that the property also includes the 10,000-square-foot Spa Montage with a fitness center, studio, and a host of services such as massage, body, and facial treatments (among other things); dining at several venues including traditional Northern Italian cuisine at Cortina and Pacific-inspired bites at Alpenglow (not to mention craft cocktails and impressive wine lists); and an ice rink onsite is an added bonus for travelers seeking a little bit of luxury in everything they set out to experience. Last but certainly not least, visitors can also enjoy plenty of local shops and boutiques nearby. To find out how the general design, lighting choice, and inspiration came together for Montage Big Sky, we connected with Lisa Vasquez—San Francisco–based BraytonHughes Design Studios’ Senior Associate/ Senior Designer on the project—for some illuminating insights.

As one might expect, the general design aesthetic, architecture, and location of the hotel had a tremendous impact and influence on the lighting choices. “The shapes and textures of the lighting are earthy

and nature-inspired, bringing the ‘Great Outdoors’ indoors,” explains Vasquez. “The glass texture on the sconces is reminiscent of the rocky gravel of the mountains; the branch-like fixture as you enter the hotel is inspired by the branches of the trees; and the ring-shaped fixtures of the ballroom spaces are a modernized take on fixtures found in old cabins. We kept the lighting style with clean lines to mimic the architecture but still maintain the rustic mountain charm.”

To achieve the desired concepts, custom fixtures played a significant part in Vasquez and her team’s design approach. Some examples can be seen in the restaurant, front desk, and lobby living room, which are all so different and unique. “The majority of the lighting was customfabricated, which allowed us to integrate the nature-inspired elements into our lighting concepts a lot easier,” says Vasquez. “The restaurant chandeliers, for example, were inspired by old wagon wheels and cowbells. We wanted to have it be a loose translation of these Western elements without it being too literal.” She adds that each of the hotel

“The shapes and textures of the lighting are earthy and nature-inspired, bringing the ‘Great Outdoors’ indoors”

Lisa Vasquez

spaces has a theme, so the lighting played into that theme, but as guests move through the hotel, that lighting feels connected through design elements, materials, textures, and finishes, which again—she notes—is easier to achieve when fixtures are custom-fabricated.

As far as the role lighting plays within the design process, as well as its importance, Vasquez reveals that it’s quite significant to the BraytonHughes Design Studios team. “Lighting plays an integral part in our design, setting the mood within each space,” she says. “We worked hand-in-hand with the lighting consultant to ensure each area of the hotel reads as it was intended. For example, the bar is dark and moody, while the living room is warm and welcoming.” When it comes to inspiration for lighting design, there are a few things Vasquez and

the team seek out to ensure ongoing success. “First, we like to assess the hotel setting, researching the history and landscape. We then research hotels either in the vicinity or with similar design aesthetics to see what has been done [previously],” she explains. “Based on our research, we’ll narrow down design direction and we’ll begin to pull inspiration from lighting manufacturers, online interior design sources, and search engines like Pinterest, ensuring that there’s commonality between our design selections so the lighting design flows throughout the space.” ■

A New Initiative Aims to Reform the Industry’s Contribution to Climate Change

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The alarm is sounding. In fact, it has been sounding for quite some time. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have surpassed 400 parts per million, and the average global temperature has risen by 1°C since 1880, according to NASA. In my experience, much of the discussion surrounding climate change focuses on what individuals can do, and so the commercial and industrial world’s contribution to the growing crisis is often overlooked. According to a recent program entitled “Toward Carbon-Efficient Lighting,” hosted by the Parsons School of Design, electric lighting is responsible for nearly 5% of global CO2 emissions. The lighting industry has a big role to play in tackling climate change. Brave leaders in our industry have heard the alarm and are beginning to take action.

Introducing the Lighting Industry Life Cycle Assessment Incubator (“the LCA Incubator”), a collaborative effort between the GreenLight Alliance and IALD’s Lighting Industry Resource Council (LIRC). A life cycle assessment (LCA) of a luminaire is a comprehensive analysis of a product’s environmental impact, from the production of the product all the way to its disposal or recycle. The LCA Incubator was formally announced on March 29th during the program hosted by the Parsons of Design. Leela Shanker, Founder of the LCA Incubator,

explained, “We believe in owning the societal impact of our design choices as much as designing quality experiences for people with light.”

The Incubator has three main objectives:

1. Support collaboration among lighting manufacturers and lighting designers.

2. Develop a standard for measuring the environmental impact of lighting strategies and products.

3. Encourage global harmonization of these standards across territories.

Climate change and its solutions often exist in the abstract. The Incubator is a tangible effort to minimize the lighting industry’s contribution to the problem. The effort’s primary goal is to develop a consistent approach to measuring, reporting and applying LCA information for lighting design decision-making . As Robert Diedrich of WE-EF noted, “What gets measured gets done.”

The initial step in the process will be data collection and analysis. Expert LCA analysis will be conducted by the Athena Sustainable Materials Institute, a non-profit research organization that specializes in life cycle assessments for the building materials and construction sector. Data will be gathered for 5 common fixture types:

1. Pendant Linear [4’/ 1200mm]

2. Recessed Downlight [4”/ 100mm]

3. Cylinder [4”/ 100mm diameter]

4. Troffer 2’x2’/Recessed 600mm x 600mm

5. Street Lighting Post Top Luminaire

These categories were chosen based on preliminary consultation with industry professionals on which products may have highest impact due to the volume of product specified, type of projects leading sustainable procurement practice (for example government Request for Proposals requiring Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)), consideration of which environments affect most people (for example commercial office and educational institutions) and program types with highly evolved design standards (such as office space recommendations that are well documented globally, including in the Well Building Standard).

In an ideal world, I would suggest the entire output of the lighting industry be studied. But, here in the real world, compromises must be made, and studying these five categories of fixtures will paint an initial snapshot of the industry’s environmental impact.

The process begins with innovative manufacturers. Those willing to participate and take the lead in this area of investigation will complete a detailed survey used to quantify material components making up the lighting products manufactured at their facilities. They will provide information on the relative weight of materials that form the final luminaires as well as their manufacturing processes and associated energy usage, packaging, waste, and emissions to air and water. The goal is to create a detailed picture of the environmental impact of a product, from cradle to grave.

Introduction

Following the data collection stage, life cycle assessment will be performed on specific products, and the resulting data will be analyzed and averaged to create a model industry average for a generic fixture in each of the 5 categories. This data will be third-party verified to create what are called industry average environmental product declarations, which will then be shared with designers participating in the Incubator. This data will benefit both sides of our industry. It can be used by manufacturers to understand and improve their production processes and by designers to refine their design strategies to understand and minimize their impact. In the future, with standardized approaches to LCAs and more data in hand, designers will be able to compare different products reliably, consider trade-offs in design priorities and potentially opt for those strategies that have smaller carbon footprints.

From the initial data collection to the rollout of EPDs, the leaders of this initiative expect the process to take about a year. They are hoping to have EPDs in the hands of designers by the first quarter of 2023, if not sooner. Given the urgent nature of the problem, the results of the incubator can’t come soon enough. Arfon Davies, Leader of Lighting at Arup, summarized the situation well. He explained, “We simply cannot continue with business as usual. For us in the lighting industry this means thinking carefully and differently about the decisions we make.” Manufacturers must take steps to reduce the emissions associated with producing their products. Designers must keep in mind the environmental impact of the products they choose and lighting strategies they implement, taking into account things like longevity and adaptability. Davies continued, “We can only make these informed decisions by having the relevant data available, and the LCA Incubator is an important step forward in making this available to all.”

We commend all those involved in this initiative. The lighting industry should be very appreciative of their efforts. They are taking a giant step toward addressing our industry’s contribution to the global environmental crisis. ■

Participants confirmed Product/Designer introductions Product specifications & Designer thesis honed

April - May 2022

Data Collection and Analysis LCA survey product data collected Life Cycle Assessment conducted May 2022 - October 2022

EPD Development Data verified Industry Average Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) produced Nov 2022 - Feb 2023

Designer Results

Designer findings presented from project implementation of Industry Average EPD data

February - March 2023

“What gets measured gets done.”

Robert Diedrich

WHAT’S OLD IS NEW

MESH Architectures Restores a Historic Harlem House with Modern Fixtures

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Harlem, New York, is full of rich history, some of which can be discovered in its architecture. Take for example the divided, three-family dwelling that Brooklyn-based MESH Architectures was tasked with restoring into a single-family home for a family of six. The project involved salvaging the original antique woodwork (doors, fireplaces, windows, and stairs); extensive repairs; adding in transitional modern elements where suitable; and bringing the dwelling up to passive-house standards, a set of requirements essentially aimed at using as little energy as possible. The home took five years to complete, and in the end, it was well worth the wait. We spoke with Eric Liftin, principal, MESH Architectures, for some illuminating insights on the process.

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With a dwelling like this, location and history have a significant influence on design choice, and when the clients came to Liftin and his team, it was apparent the project would entail extensive work. “The house was in terrible shape when they bought it. It had been broken up into two apartments, and they had done a quick and dirty renovation to make it usable for their family,” he says. “They really appreciated the history of the house and wanted to preserve it as much possible, and they also wanted to do a passive house.” So the goal was to make the home mindful of the original details, Liftin adds, while simultaneously making it feel fresh, spacious, contemporary, elegant, and able to accommodate their clients’ needs as a modern family.

While the team at MESH Architectures are not preservationoriented architects specifically, Liftin notes that they do appreciate maintaining older details to a house because that's something they are used to dealing with. “We like the idea of mixing [older details] with newer ones that are modern rather than replacing them,” he says. “It’s a good aesthetic match.” And although this home is a historic property, the choice of lighting and corresponding fixtures didn’t impact Liftin and his team much compared to other projects they have worked on, since it was already being developed as a lowenergy building. “It’s not that different because we’ve been using all LED lighting for more than ten years now, so we’re used to doing that. At this point, everyone does. It’s just become the standard,” he

explains. “It’s essentially making your lighting as efficient as possible, so that’s certainly what we see in the house. There may be some lights that are more efficient than others, but it’s very marginal.”

However, because the goal was to maintain older aspects of the house while bringing in modern elements, the lighting fixtures did result in an interesting design dynamic for Liftin and his team. “There were certainly no existing lights worth keeping—that was never a thing we were going to do,” he notes. “If you look at the home, the lighting is actually fairly modern. It literally lightens the feel of the house to have a much more minimal form of modern lighting versus what you might see in something older.” But, Liftin adds, the design styles do still vary throughout, citing the fixture in the library as an example of one that looks like a contemporary version of a small, older chandelier. “So some of the fixtures appear to be updated versions of older lights,” he says, “while others are just unapologetically modern light fixtures.” The one thing they didn't do is actually use a lot of literally old fixtures. A peek at the entrance light serves as one case in point. “That’s a modern fixture,” he says, “but it looks like it's in dialogue with lights of the past.”

As far as the role lighting plays in Liftin’s design process, it’s something that his firm has paid a lot of attention to for a long time. “It’s just instinctively a very important part of the whole design process because, although sunlight is great, a lot of the time we spend at home is at night—so it’s very important that people feel comfortable and relaxed in their environment. That means you don’t want the light to be too harsh or uneven,” he explains. One common mistake people make when selecting lighting is they think they can throw light into a space, it will bounce around, and find its equilibrium. “But of course, it’s much better if you know what you’re pointing the light at and what you’re actually lighting,” he concludes. “Then you can have more control over the way a space feels. Lighting walls, lighting objects—it’s a way of preventing that sense of just having a bright spot in the middle of a room and then everything else kind of falls off the shadows on the edges.” ■

So the goal was to make the home mindful of the original details, Liftin adds, while simultaneously making it feel fresh, spacious, contemporary, elegant, and able to accommodate their clients’ needs as a modern family.

NEW YORK LEAVING

EVAN WHITE By

I attended LEDucation for the fourth time this March, and my experience this time around felt quite different than it has in the past. There’s the obvious fact that as we emerge from the pandemic, we are seeing restrictions we’ve grown accustomed to finally being lifted. This is something the entire lighting industry is experiencing. But this LEDucation also felt different for me because of my recent job change.

This February, I joined the Lighting Affiliates team in Rocky Hill, CT.

With around 130 lines and a backing from Acuity, Lighting Affiliates is believed to be the best lighting rep in the region. I feel very lucky to continue to learn and grow here, but my decision to pursue this opportunity was motivated by a variety of factors.

I came to Lighting Affiliates from a lighting rep based out of Manhattan. The first few days after leaving my old firm I was left with a bit of uncertainty, wondering what the next steps were to excel in my career.

At 30 years old, I recognize I still have a long career path ahead of me. I’ve had many conversations with other professionals my age about their decisions to move to new cities. I’ve had friends move to North Carolina. A few others moved down to Atlanta. Others relocated to places like Austin, Houston, and Denver.

If you were to ask us five years ago if we would ever leave New York City, we would all balk at the idea. But here we are, five years later, and just about all of us moved out of the New York City metro area—and are happier because of it.

Living in Connecticut but working out of New York, my commute had me driving 45 minutes to the train station and sitting on the train for an additional hour and a half. Add in the walk to the office, and my commute was 2.5 hours, Monday through Friday. Just 6 months into that routine, my girlfriend told me I looked defeated, worn out, and not as happy as I had been. Little did she know, a few weeks later, I would trade that long trek into the city for a quick 25-minute commute to Lighting Affiliates.

The time I have gotten back has changed my quality of life drastically. Now, I get home no later than 6:30 PM. I have time to go to the gym and see friends after work, and I don’t have the constant worry of the train schedule in the back of my head.

Having been with Lighting Affiliates for about 3 months now, I have met many architects and engineers based in Connecticut and am noticing the difference between the markets of New York City and those outside of it. The knowledge and experience I have gained during my time in New York City is helping me develop and grow in my current role.

From what I’ve seen, business has really picked up as projects become active again, mainly due to the waning of the pandemic. I am working with a wide variety of clients, from architects to engineers to interior designers, many of whom are occupied with 2 to 3 projects at a time. This is an exciting thing to see, and I believe that it is a good indication that we are moving past what we have seen over the previous 2 years.

As for supply chain issues, I am expecting the industry will still be impacted for at least another year. Even as more manufacturers begin to say “Made in America,” many parts are still coming from overseas. As these supply chain issues lessen, the acceleration of lighting projects should only grow.

The opportunity to continue to work with different manufacturers is very exciting, as is meeting the great people behind the brand that makes Acuity. I can see myself blossoming into the lighting professional my mentors have always envisioned for me. ■

The opportunity to continue to work with different manufacturers is very exciting.

LightFair Conference Schedule

The tradeshow will be held Sunday, June 19 - Thursday, June 23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The tradeswhow will be held Tuesday, June 21 through Thurday, June 23. Below is the conferences schedule as of April 15th.

Roadway Lighting to Protect Wildlife

Suzanne Lansford, Town Lighting Engineers

Rick Kauffman, Kauffman Consulting, LLC

June 19, 2022 ■ 9am - 12pm ■ L22W01

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A to B and across the C: the net benefit of modern lighting and AV systems (1-day)

Erin Giblin ETC, Inc., David Fox ETC, Inc., Davin Huston Purdue University

June 19, 2022 ■ 9am - 5pm ■ L22L05

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Energy and Light, Energy of Light (1-day)

Javid Butler Hc/lambda, Javid Butler Hc/ lambda, Tucker Downs Munsell

June 19, 2022 ■ 9am - 5pm ■ L22L06

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Underwater Lighting Basics

IVICA JEKIC FILIX

Antonija Fonovic FILIX Lighting USA

June 19, 2022 ■ 9am - 12pm ■ L22W02

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Computer-Aided Lighting Analysis with DIALux evo (2-day)

Angela La Rocca DIAL America Inc.

Friedrich Bremecker DIAL GmbH

June 19, 2022 ■ 9am - 5pm ■ L22L03

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Networked Lighting Controls Hands On (2-day)

Shaun Darragh Lighting Design Lab

Armando Berdiel Lighting Design Lab

June 19, 2022 ■ 9am - 5pm ■ L22L04

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Basic Lighting (2-day)

Kevin Houser Oregon State University

June 19, 2022 ■ 9am - 5pm ■ L22L01

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Intermediate Lighting (2-day)

Craig Bernecker

June 19, 2022 ■ 9am - 5pm ■ L22L02

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The Advancement of LED Tunnel Lighting

Michael Maltezos Kenall Manufacturing Co.

Kim Molloy WSP USA, Lionel Lutley Mott

MacDonald

June 19, 2022 ■ 2pm - 5pm ■ L22W03

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Writing Sequences of Operation and Control Intent Narratives for Lighting Control Systems (1-day)

Lyn Gomes DPR Construction, Rick Miller

RNM Engineering

June 20, 2022 ■ 9am - 5pm ■ L22L07

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Next Level Contract Negotiation and Professional Grade Communication that gets Results (1-day)

Eliot Wagonheim Wagonheim Law

June 20, 2022 ■ 9am - 5pm ■ L22L08

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An IALD/CLD Portfolio Workshop

Ardra Zinkon Tec Studio

Jered Widmer The Lighting Practice

June 20, 2022 ■ 9am - 12pm ■ L22W06

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Real Time (Day) Lighting Analysis Using ClimateStudio

Christoph Reinhart MIT, Jon Sargent Solemma

Alstan Jakubiec University of Toronto

June 20, 2022 ■ 9am - 12pm ■ L22W05

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Lighting Projects Properly Exposed

Gavriil Papadiotis GavriiLux

June 20, 2022 ■ 2pm - 5pm ■ L22W07

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Metamerism – A Colourful Workshop

Tad Trylski University College London – The Bartlett School

June 20, 2022 ■ 2pm - 5pm ■ L22W08

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Measuring Lighting Project Success – How do we measure, how should we measure?

Andrea Wilkerson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - PNNL Sarah Safranek PNNL

Carolyn Schilling Boulder Associates

June 21, 2022 ■ 2pm - 3:30pm ■ L22EB1

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Lighting Genome Project

Erik Page Blue Iris Labs

Mariana Figueiro Mount Sinai / Light & Health Research Center

June 21, 2022 ■ 2pm - 3:30pm ■ L22EL1

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Demystifying the Complexity of Network Lighting Controls

Eric Fournier Avi-on

Chris Wolgamott Northwest Energy

Efficiency Alliance, Jenny Brust H.E. Williams

June 21, 2022 ■ 4:30pm - 6pm ■ L22DT1

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Keeping up with Change

Mark Lien, Paula Ziegenbein

Chris Andrews Cooper Lighting Solutions

June 21, 2022 ■ 4:30pm - 6pm ■ L22TI1

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The Future of Sustainable Lighting: Moving Beyond Energy Efficiency

Karen Jess-Lindsley Lindsley Lighting

Melissa Mattes Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting, Jane White Finelite

June 21, 2022 ■ 4:30pm - 6pm ■ L22DT2

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Seven strategies you can start applying tomorrow to mitigate the unintended impacts of artificial light at night

Leora Radetsky DesignLights Consortium, James Benya the Benya Burnett Consultancy, Kevin Houser Oregon State University

June 21, 2022 ■ 8:30am - 9:30am ■ L22AL1

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Turtle Lighting: Practicality, Human Considerations, and Aesthetics

Ashley Beeler Power Design Engineering

Jeff Brown Power Design Engineering

June 22, 2022 ■ 8:30am - 9:30am ■ L22EL2

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Building Automation Integration: What You Need to Know

Gary Meshberg Digital Lumens, Inc.

C. Webster Marsh Penumbra Controls

June 22, 2022 ■ 8:30am - 9:30am ■ L22DT3

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Accessibility in Lighting

Catherine Leskowat Hartranft

Lighting Design

Kathleen Moser Hartranft Lighting Design

June 22, 2022 ■ 10am - 11am ■ L22EB2

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ASHRAE 90.1 and NFPA 70 Lighting Control Updates (Presented in Spanish)

Abel Ramirez Leviton MFG

June 22, 2022 ■ 10:00am - 11:00am ■ L22DT4

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In Search of Visual Complexity

Alp Durmus Penn State University

June 22, 2022 ■ 10:00am - 11:00am ■ L22EL3

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Making Informed Design Decisions to Impact Embodied Carbon and Sustainability

Kate Hickcox PNNL, Gabe Arnold PNNL

June 22, 2022 ■ 11:30am - 12:30pm ■ L22EB3

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I Wanted my Custom Lighting Fixture to look like a Golden Rocketship but I Ended up with a Paper Airplane!

Larry Lieberman Luma-Spec Lighting

June 22, 2022 ■ 11:30am - 12:30pm ■ L22TI2

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Control Intent Narratives and Sequence of Operations - A New Recommended Practice for Documenting Lighting Control Project Success

Harold Jepsen Legrand, Rick Miller RNM

Engineering, Lyn Gomes DPR Construction June 22, 2022 ■ 11:30am - 12:30pm ■ L22DT5

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The Devil is in the Details

Rachel Fitzgerald Stantec

Katherine Stekr HLB Lighting Design June22, 2022 ■ 2pm - 3pm ■ L22AL3

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IoT Lighting to Improve Education Facilities

Chris Andrews Cooper Lighting Solutions June22, 2022 ■ 2pm - 3pm ■ L22TI3

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A Means of Modelling Germicidal Effects in Real Spaces with Conventional Software (DIALux)

Anne Bay Viso Systems Aps

Christian Krause Viso Systems Aps June22, 2022 ■ 2pm - 3pm ■ L22DT6

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Inside the Pentagon: a Lighting Retrofit Case Study

Frank Agraz Eco Engineering Christian Lockard Eco Engineering

June 22, 2022 ■ 3:30pm - 4:30pm ■ L22EB4

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Proofing Facilities through UV-C Devices that Enable a Disinfection Ecosystem

June 22, 2022 ■ 3:30pm - 4:30pm ■ L22TI7

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Understanding Dynamic Lighting

Amy Lux

June 22, 2022 ■ 3:30pm - 4:30pm ■ L22AL4

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Resilient Lighting: Keeping the Lights on

After Natural & Man-Made Disasters

David Shiller Lighting Solution Development

Nick Ferzacca Architectural Engineers

Inc. / Chair IES Resilient Lighting Committee

June 22, 2022 ■ 5pm - 6pm ■ L22AL5

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Lighting the Future: Reimagining EPCOT’s

Spaceship Earth through Light

Jason Read Walt Disney Imagineering

June 22, 2022 ■ 5pm - 6pm ■ L22EB5

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Opportunities for Bespoke Lighting Using 3D Print Technology

Kevin Willmorth Lumenique, LLC

June 22, 2022 ■ 5pm - 6pm ■ L22TI4

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DMX512: It's not just for theaters any more!

Milton Davis Doug Fleenor Design, Inc.

Mitch Hefter Signify

Bob Goddard Goddard Design

June 23, 2022 ■ 8:30am - 10am ■ L22TI5

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An Introduction to WELL v2: The Light Concept

Alison Fiedler Associate IALD

Rachel Fitzgerald Stantec

Jessica Smith Stantec

June 23, 2022 ■ 8:30am - 10am ■ L22EB6

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Goo Gone: Solving Sticky Code Control Applications

Harold Jepsen Legrand

Gina Rodda Gabel Energy

June 23, 2022 ■ 8:30am - 10am ■ L22DT7

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3D printing for lighting: Why and how it can enable the next lighting revolution Nadarajah Narendran Lighting Research Center

Meghan Rock Desktop Metal

Dustin Kloempken HP

June 23, 2022 ■ 10:30am - 12pm ■ L22DT8

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Shaping the Urban Night

Randy Burkett Randy Burkett Lighting Design

June 23, 2022 ■ 10:30am - 12pm ■ L22AL6

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What’s Involved in Maintaining Exterior Wireless Control Systems

Ruth Taylor PNNL

Nate Mitten Kimco Realty Corp.

Mary Matteson-Bryan Energy Engineering

June 23, 2022 ■ 10:30am - 12pm ■ L22TI6

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Designer x Designer

Designer by Designer is IALD's new virtual series of one-on-one interviews with and by lighting designers around the world. Join us for intimate conversations and get an in-depth look into the minds and lives of your fellow lighting designers. Learn what guides, challenges and inspires your global peers and have the chance to ask them questions about all things lighting design.

Designer x Designer is a free bi-weekly interview series broadcast live on Zoom and Facebook Live. Recorded episodes of Designer by Designer are published on IALD’s YouTube channel the following Thursday.

The next episode of Designer x Designer will feature an interview with Fay Greenhalgh from the IALD Melbourne chapter by Luciana Alanis from the IALD Alpine chapter on 21 April.

More details here.

Lighting Industry Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Incubator

Manufacturers and designers from across the globe are making a collective commitment to investigate the current life cycle impact of commonly used fixtures and lighting strategies.

The Lighting Industry Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Incubator serves as an invitation to the industry to work together, across expertise and territories, in a collaborative approach to address the impact of our designs on people and

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the planet. The goal is to take a collective step towards transparency, constructive dialogue and a consistent approach to measuring, reporting and applying LCA information for lighting design decision-making.

The Incubator is a collaboration between the GreenLight Alliance - a global community of lighting professionals, businesses and institutions progressing circular design practice in lighting - and the International Lighting Designers Association Lighting Industry Resource Council - which exist to provide a framework for enhanced communication between professional lighting designers and manufacturers and to create an environment conducive to the collaborative improvement of products, services, business practices and lighting design education.

Awards Presentation

Thursday, 9 June 2022 LIVE on Facebook and YouTube 5pm Chicago | 11pm London | 12am (Friday) Brussels | 6am (Friday) Beijing | 7am (Friday) Tokyo | 8am (Friday) Sydney

The 39th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards returns for an online presentation on 9 June 2022. Join us online for a celebration of excellence in lighting design!

Luminaries of the lighting profession will gather from the comfort of their homes to honor the winners of the 39th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards, presented by Acuity Brands. Twenty-two

projects will be celebrated and on display from 11 countries—including exteriors, interiors, universities, museums, retail and places of worship.

The Lovers of Light North American Tour

Six local designers in each of the four event cities square off to debate lighting topics you care about during the Lovers of Light game show. Attendees will help select the winner for a trip to the IALD Enlighten Americas 2022 conference in Palm Springs, CA USA while getting your hands on the latest products by our sponsors. Food, drink, prizes and frivolity are guaranteed for these events benefiting the IALD.

Save the date and join us in Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago and New York!

Los Angeles

28 April | 6-10 PM Boomtown Brewery

21 July | 6-10 PM

Garfield Park Conservatory More information coming soon...

Boston

8 June | 6-10 PM

The Lawn on D

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New York

25 August | 6-10 PM

Location To Be Announced

More information coming soon...

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Enlighten Americas

Our return to in-person conferences! A midcentury modernist chill oasis with a worldwide reputation for fun, excitement and energy, Palm Springs is the perfect backdrop for three days of collaboration, discovery and learning with the best and brightest in lighting design at Enlighten Americas — add 29 September–1 October 2022 to your calendar for the most engaging conference you’ll attend all year!

Attendee registration for Enlighten Americas 2022 will be opening soon. Hotel registrations for the Westin Mission Hills Resort are open and available now.

More information here.

2023 IALD Elections Call for Nominations

The IALD Nominations + Elections Committee is seeking nominations for individuals to be considered for service on the 2023 IALD Board of Directors and the IALD Membership Committee for the following positions: President-Elect, Treasurer, Directors-at-Large (3), and Membership Committee Members (2).

A voting member of the IALD may nominate, in writing, candidates for any or all positions. Self-nominations are permitted. Nominations close 13 May 2022.

Nominate here.

College of Fellows Call for Nominations

The IALD is pleased to open the 2020 Call for Fellows Nominations. Candidates for the College of Fellows must be nominated by two voting members of the IALD. All nomination materials must be submitted by 19 April 2022.

Acceptance into the IALD College of Fellows recognizes the achievements of the designer as an individual and honors a model architectural lighting designer who has made a significant contribution to the international design/build community. Fellowship also acknowledges outstanding contributions to the IALD as an association.

Nominate here.

Lights in Alingsås

IALD is proud to be one of the organizers of Lights in Alingsås, a fun and educational lighting event incorporating a variety of lighting designs for public buildings and spaces in the city of Alingsås. Lights in Alingsås has recently selected eight lighting designers from around the world to lead the workshops to create these unique and immersive schemes.

Berry Van Egten, IALD and Ellen Goulmy, Associate IALD – Netherlands

Jonathan Plumpton, IALD – USA

Jörg Frank Seemann and Michaela Bonzi –Switzerland

Kay Flounders – Scotland

Meike Goessling – Hong Kong + Germany

Martina Alagna, Associate IALD – England

More information here.

ROLAN 2022 Support

IALD is a partner for the Responsible Outdoor Lighting at Night Conference (ROLAN 2022), a two-day online conference and a live panel discussion 12-13 May about the topic of responsible outdoor lighting which connects both research and practice. This conference will utilize the immense depth of knowledge, expertise, and innovation, as well as the unique

perspective of each field, in order to broaden horizons, increase understanding, and improve communication between the two. The ultimate aim is to facilitate much-needed collaboration and the support necessary to improve lighting practice and to enhance research as well as networking opportunities between manufacturers, practitioners and researchers.

Register here.

Light for Future Competition, 2nd Edition

iGuzzini illuminazione, Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata (Italy), in collaboration with IALD (International Lighting Designers Association) and with the support of the Municipality of Ancona (Italy), promote Light for Future, a new competition for lighting designers under 40.

The theme to inspire, as well as the title of the competition, is: "Strengthening the symbiosis between sea and city, designing a creative path of light and storytelling aimed at raising awareness on the protection of the marine and coastal environment, in accordance with Goal 14 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda".

Apply Here.

IALD Lighting Industry Resource Council Member Meeting

Join us on Thursday, 28 April from 10am12pm US Central / 5-7pm Central European for a special LIRC Meeting featuring guest speaker Carla Wilkins, IALD, of Lichtvision Design GmbH, moderated by Chiara Carucci, Associate IALD, of OkiDoki and Steven Rosen, FIALD, of Available Light. Wilkins will discuss how the creative process is a journey of collaboration with different stakeholders.

Wilkins will delve into how lighting designers are often talking about their very good collaboration with clients and architects. This is basic for a holistic approach throughout design phase and the next step is realization. One part is the custom-made fitting as its own league while the modified luminaire is often underestimated.

Involving the lighting industry and contractors is especially important if the lighting design becomes state of the art and creating something out of the box and a place to remember. Let’s talk about COLLAB beyond.

We will also take time to give key IALD LIRC updates.

More information here.

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UP CLOSE WITH

Janet Lennox Moyer

Janet Lennox Moyer, the legend of landscape lighting, took some time to tell me about her story, and she is nothing short of amazing. When Janet was a teaching assistant for a lighting class at Michigan State University, she visited the General Electric Lighting Institute and asked if she could have a job once she graduated the following year… and that’s how Janet began in the lighting industry. Her first job was teaching kitchen lighting in Nela Park, and within nine months, she was explaining interior and landscape lighting. During one class, a young Jim Benya, sitting in the back of the room, was captivated by her knowledge. He helped her get an interview with the notable Steve Squillace at Hinchman & Grylls in Detroit. Her first project was assisting on the design of the Defense Intelligence Agency with interior lighting.

One of her early experiences in landscape lighting was at the Detroit Civic Center, working alongside Isamu Noguchi, one of the most critically acclaimed sculptors of the twentieth century. This ultimately launched her into her impressive landscaping career.

An early unique design concept that Janet has now made famous is the installation of lights within trees. Janet’s initial foray began in Piedmont, California, in 1984. When lighting a front yard for a client, Janet said that “If I didn’t put lights in the tree, you wouldn't get the whole feeling of the space.” Using MR16, which was still very new at the time, she pioneered creating a new form of landscape lighting.

Her book The Landscape Lighting Book, now in three editions, is essential for landscape lighters. The first edition, published in 1992, catapulted Janet into being a legendary landscape lighter. She knew she had made it when, in Japan, people asked her about the book—before it was published. When the book came out, her career soared exponentially.

You may recognize Janet from Jan and Brooke, Luminae. When Janet needed a partner to manage her workload, she reached out to Brooke Silber from Domingo Gonzales Associates. Brooke had been a student when Jan taught at RPI. Over time, Brooke wanted to move on to larger projects and the company dissolved in 2018. However, when working on projects local to New York and Long Island, Brooke and Janet still collaborate.

Janet went kicking and screaming into incorporating LED into her designs and admits it’s not her favorite. That being said, she believes that LEDs give her tools she did not have before. She explained, “LED color intensifies the vibrancy of plant material, and enriches the final project.” She finds that she can

use a fixture with integral dimming to get exactly the right brightness and focus of the fixture, taking less time to install. She continued, “With the LED wattage being adjustable, there is no longer a need to open a fixture and change lamps during installation.”

Janet uses a variety of manufacturers in her specifications, but one of her favorites is HK Lighting. Primarily, she will specify 3000K for plant material and feels strongly that plants have their own color, so there’s no reason to use colored lighting on them. It is interesting to note that almost all of the luminaires she specifies are from ½ watt to 7 watts, so the amount of light doesn’t upset animals and birds, and certainly doesn’t affect the dark sky. She is not a fan or solar fixtures, as they are too erratic.

To continue admiring all that Janet has accomplished, we can’t forget that she founded the International Landscape Lighting Institute. She managed the foundation from 2006 to 2018, but now the mentors she’s trained for years oversee the organization. Currently they offer intensive courses, with the most recent in February 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. Besides the five-day intense learning and creating they do during the course, participants also learn how to present designs to clients, which is undoubtedly an often-overlooked part of lighting design.

A huge trend that Janet began was “shore scraping.” While designing for the Chicago Botanical Garden, she was challenged to light an island, consisting of several acres of just grass, and there was no way to connect the left and right areas of trees to the grass island. Working closely with UL and Chicago inspectors, she installed light fixtures in the lake to shine back onto the shore at grazing angles to create lots of texture. With the fixtures sitting just above the water line, Janet was able to create a captivatingly lit space.

Janet gave me three major tips about landscape lighting, with the first tip beginning with downlight. Janet believes that downlighting is natural, as we’re used to downlighting from the sun, and that we get a better sense of the space and feel comfortable with that space when downlighting is involved. In addition, there are less fixtures involved, and the design lasts longer because there are no animals, plant growth, or human interaction to alter the luminaire placement. Secondly, she advises that when lighting a tree with downlighting, uplighting should also be implemented. By doing so, any odd shadows that ruin the beauty are avoided and fullness is achieved. Last, and arguably one of the most important tips she gives, is to focus the lights at night. She explained, “As clever as you may be with design and placement, you will not create the best effect unless you are there at night. Sometimes an inch of a tilt makes a huge difference.”

Janet’s newest book The Art of Landscape Lighting was just published and is less of a handbook and much more of an inspirational book. With over 800 full color photographs of projects and tips, it explains the true art of landscape lighting. She addresses the challenges she faced in lighting, and how she met them. In addition, Janet talks about how her knowledge grew through experience, and how when she was starting out it was all trial and error. She created this book for others as an inspiration by looking at her growth and her work. It can be purchased on Amazon for $47.36 for Kindle, or $58.80 for paperback. A hardback copy, $128.00, is also available and worth the additional cost.

Janet remains a legend in the landscape lighting field, and her eccentric and joyful energy matches the impressive work she creates. With over 40 years in the field, Janet’s knowledge is impressive and extensive. I was so honored to hear about her story and her genuine passion for the field of landscape lighting. ■

Photo credit: George Gruel

Photo credit: George Gruel

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

The Lighting Practice

HLB Lighting Design

Congratulations to Senior Associate Katherine Stekr, CLD on earning her EDAC Certification!

Grace Rote, LC has joined HLB Lighting Design as Lighting Designer.

Dark Light Design

Oliver Littleton has joined Dark Light Design as Lighting Designer.

Available Light

Lighting Objects

Rick Merriman started his own company Lighting Objects.

Jessica Wickes (Lighting Designer II), Drew Hopkins (Lighting Designer 1)and Felix Warren (Designer) have joined TLP’s Philadelphia office.

Kate Furst has joined Available Light as the Managing Associate Principal in Los Angeles.

The Lighting Practice

Tammy Ching-Ching Wu has joined The Lighting Practice New York office as Senior Lighting Designer, and Yu-Tien Hsieh and Elizabeth A. McGuoirk as Lighting Designers 1.

Women in Lighting + Design (WILD)

Sriti Singh joined the Women in Lighting + Design (WILD) Board of Directors as Treasurer.

IES A Second Language of Light with Deborah Burnett, Megan Carroll and David Warfel

The History of Lighting with Nancy Clanton, Jim Benya, and Terry McGowan

The Direction of Circadian Lighting and Circadian Science with Dr. Mariana Figueiro, Adam Lilien and Dr. Mark Rea

Motherhood in the Workplace with Women in Lighting + Design

Visual Health with Lisa Heschong, Nancy Clanton and Terry McGowan

Smart Technology for Street Lighting with Dr. Ron Gibbons, Bob Parks, and Dr. Rajaram Bhagavathula