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W
hy do we pro- climate change by limiting the Earth’s use of the sources we specify, another
crastinate? As average temperature to 1.5°C above reminder that the natural world can
organizational pre-industrial levels can itself induce be significantly altered or harmed by
psychologist Adam Grant anxiety. Instead, individuals, indus- human-driven decisions. Both articles
has noted, we rarely procras- tries, cities, and countries worldwide clarify common areas of confusion for
tinate because we are lazy. are breaking up the task and contribut- the lighting industry.
Instead, we procrastinate ing their pieces of the puzzle. Finally, when this issue lands in your
to avoid the “negative emo- This issue of LEDs Magazine features inbox, we should be in the countdown
tions” — such as anxiety, such individuals and organizations to the first-ever LightSPEC West, an
confusion, or boredom — that we have across the lighting value chain step- event showcasing lighting design and
associated with the task before us. ping up their efforts to help everyone innovation by our publisher, Endeavor
I certainly have pushed writing live more sustainably. On page 19, rep- Business Media. Featuring renowned
deadlines that would have caused my resentatives from Energy Code Ace speakers that seamlessly bridge archi-
younger self to pace nervously. The same synthesize current and forthcoming tectural, lighting, and sustainable
was true with everyday tasks, such as regulations and standards that are rele- design — including Lux Populi founder
switching all the lamps in our new-to- vant to lighting design and will, in part, Thomas Paterson and Brooks + Scarpa
us house to LEDs. But I internally set a lessen the anxiety that designers might Architects founders Angela Brooks and
rule that if a task takes less than 5 min- feel when asked about code compliance. Lawrence Scarpa — the Sept. 21–22
utes, then I complete it without delay. By On page 22, the general manager show will be educational, entertaining,
running this check, I limit the anxiety. I of the Digital Illumination Interface and engaging. Essentially, everything
know that after 5 minutes of work, I will Alliance, which oversees the DALI pro- but boring, which means you have no
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Scaling this up multiple degrees of international standards for lighting to attend at lightspecwest.com. There, in
importance, humankind has procras- controls. Choosing a communications Los Angeles, I will look forward to end-
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Scientists have no shortage of data and future-proof their investment in smart weather with those who are uniquely
statistics linking the warming planet technologies that can better serve end empowered to do something about it.
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estly say that today’s recurring series On page 25, a lighting scientist
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how it was when we or our parents were recommendations for lighting strat- EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
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Best practices whip up a Smith observed that the lighting guide

targets one angle of practical application
CEA event appetizer behind the forthcoming Resilient
Harvests Conference program. Each
CARRIE MEADOWS puts the forthcoming Resilient Harvests
session is designed to tackle three critical
Conference “menu” into context with educational guidance from areas of education for CEA professionals
organizers at Resource Innovation Institute. and those shaping market expansion:
policies, programs, and practices.

L
EDs Magazine often shares re­
sources and information from
media partners, research organiza­
tions, and other brands in our Endeavor
Business Media family. Resource
Innovation Institute is the organizer
behind our former horticultural light­
ing event, now retooled as the Resilient
Harvests Conference. The firm provides
consulting and other services for profes­
sionals involved in developing controlled
environments for agriculture, such as in­
door farms and greenhouses.
“RII is a virtual organization spread
across the country, but based primarily in
Portland, Ore.,” executive director Derek
Smith said in a recent web call with our
teams. RII’s initial proficiency was in the
cannabis sector. Now RII has expanded its
services, staff, and information platform
to deliver educational, market research,
and professional development resources
for CEA outside of cannabis operations.
In addition to firm personnel, RII
draws from extensive external support.
“Our advisory council [members]
represent utilities, regional and municipal
authorities, policy makers, HVAC
providers, lighting providers, program
managers, architects, and engineers,”
Smith said. This breadth of perspective
and professional experience allows RII to
adopt a multidisciplinary approach to its
CEA best practices development.
Earlier this year, the firm released its
“Best Practices Guide — Lighting for
Controlled Environment Agriculture
Operations,” authored by engineer and
design consultant Gretchen Schimel­
pfenig. The guide defines common CEA
terms; explains the fundamentals of light
impact on plants; discusses energy usage,
general regulatory guidance, incentive
programs, and cost management for
facilities; and outlines key performance
indicators, or KPIs, for optimizing indoor
cultivation processes under LED-based
horticultural lighting.
Regarding influences driving the firm’s
approach to CEA tools as well as
conference direction for Resilient
Harvests, Smith explained, “[CEA] is a
still a whole new way to grow crops. You
can’t just throw technology at a problem;
you really need best practices for
implementation and training and so on.”
Conference attendees will find those
thematic areas resonate throughout the
event, with sessions sharing information
on professional development (training
and certification offerings), policy
formulation that promotes CEA opportu­
nities, strategic energy management
methods, such as demand usage and
on-site energy generation, and more.
Download the free best-practices
guide from the Resource Innovation
Institute website and register for the
Resilient Harvests Conference.
We will look at relevant program
highlights and topics in more depth
online as well as in the October issue of
LEDs Magazine.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Funding for “Best Practices Guide —
Lighting for Controlled Environment
Agriculture Operations” was provided to
Resource Innovation Institute by USDA
NCRS in support of the Conservation
Innovation Grant project, Data-Driven
Market Transformation for Efficient,
Sustainable Controlled Environment
Agriculture.

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HEALTH & WELLBEING

Studies show tunable lighting for

health also saves energy
Tunable LED illumination that the U.S. Department
of Energy helped install at two Wisconsin nursing
homes is credited with improving the sleep and health
of the senior residents. Undeniably, researchers have
found, the lights have also slashed energy use com-
pared to fluorescent technology.
DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory com-
pared the electricity consumption at two locations to
two other care homes in the same state that continued
to use conventional lighting.
“Overall, the LED retrofits resulted in more than a 60%
reduction in lighting energy use, and greater energy sav-
ings were realized through a dimming schedule intended
to support restful sleep,”
PNNL stated in its report
Lighting in Senior Care Cen-
ters: Comparing Tunable
LED Systems to Conven-
tional Lighting Systems in
Four Senior Care Centers.
The savings were as high
as 79% in corridors and din-
ing rooms, according to
PNNL, which worked on the
project along with lighting
design and installation firm
Photo courtesy of PNNL, from U.S. DOE report pub. March 2022.
Energy Performance Light-
ing (EPL) and Midwest Lighting Institute, a research
group funded by EPL and others. EPL and Midwest share
a location in Cottage Grove, Wis.
The Maple Ridge Care Center in Spooner and Oak
Ridge Care Center in Union Grove received the new LED
luminaires, while the Montello Care Center in Mon-
tello and the Hope Health and Rehabilitation Center in
Lomira served as the fluorescent comparison sites.
The three parties are also monitoring the health ben-
efits of the tunable LEDs for additional study.
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LED & SSL BUSINESS
Signify CEO cites renewed interest in
energy efficiency amid recession
Though economists debate whether the world has
tipped into recession, the CEO of the world’s largest
lighting company clearly believes it has. But with part
of the problem being soaring energy prices, Signify's
Eric Rondolat sees a revitalized interest in efficient
LEDs, spelling top-line growth.
“We are facing a recession at this point in time,” Ron-
dolat told one analyst who had inquired about the pros-
pects for growth during a second-quarter financial
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results call in July. “What we don’t know is the magni-
tude of that recession.”
While no one can predict exactly what will happen
in geopolitics and the global economy, Rondolat is cer-
tain about the current mix of business within Signify:
Sales volumes are down in the company’s consumer
division — known as “Digital Products” — but are well
poised for growth in the commercial division, “Dig-
ital Solutions.”
The strong outlook in the commercial sector, which
includes offices, schools, factories, warehouses, and
outdoor public spaces, relates to the energy cost-sav-
ings earned with LEDs, and to further savings
accrued when building owners, facilities managers,
or other parties connect LED luminaires into smart
control systems.
“We see a renewed traction on energy-efficient light-
ing and also a renewed traction on ‘connected’ as it
brings additional energy savings,” Rondolat said.
Asked whether there is now a notable shortening
of payback periods for LED users, Rondolat said the
returns on investment vary depending on business seg-
ments, countries, and regional energy prices.
“In some segment applications where the return on
investment was three years, it has come down to one,
so it’s quite substantial,” he noted.
Signify strengthened its energy-efficient offerings in
the second quarter ending June 30 with the new Philips
MASTER LEDtube UE (“ultra-efficient”) that Rondolat
said is 44% more efficient than existing LED tubes.
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Image courtesy of NASA.
HORTICULTURAL SSL
LEDs now nurturing hydroponics
on the Space Station
NASA has found another way to exper-
iment with LED grow lights on the
International Space Station. It installed
a hydroponic and aeroponic system that
taps the LEDs already in place in the
craft’s Veggie racks.
The new XROOTS (eXposed Root
On-Orbit Test System) gear arrived on
a cargo delivery in February and is now
cultivating vegetables such as mizuna
greens and radishes inside one of the two
Veggie chambers on the ISS.
Veggie is the general set of grow
lights and apparatus that has been
onboard since 2014. The ISS houses
at least two Veggies and is likely still
using the PONDS (Passive Orbital Nutri-
ent Delivery System) nutrient deliv-
ery system in the other. NASA hypoth-
esizes that XROOTS might scale up
better than PONDS "as it reduces the
mass of the system.
Astronauts use the Veggie chamber to
grow their own edible greens and help
research the growth of plants in space,
which in turn can provide insights for
growth on Earth.
For at least three years, they have
been feeding plants inside Veggie with
PONDS. Unlike XROOTS, PONDS is not
strictly hydroponic or aeroponic. It uses
a combination of water and fertilizer
pellets released automatically without
human intervention or a power source.
Veggie also houses soil-based growth.
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XROOTS is different. It uses only
hydroponic or aeroponic growth tech-
niques, which between them apply
nutrient-enriched water, air, or mist.
NASA suggests that XROOTS might
take up less room than PONDS, espe-
cially as the ISS or future spacecraft
attempt to scale.
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AUTOMOTIVE SSL
Audi mulls OLED revenue stream
In an online discussion with OLED sup-
plier OLEDWorks, Audi’s head of light-
ing development Stephan Berlitz hinted
that the car maker might offer far more
than the four dynamic taillamp design
choices it currently offers, and that the
company could expand the technology
beyond three current vehicle models.
Today, drivers of the high-end S8 lux-
ury sedan can bounce among the four
geometric looks — Audi calls them “sig-
natures” — by tapping controls in the
vehicle’s multimedia interface (MMI)
system. That will continue to be the case
as Audi expands its stable of signatures.
But Audi is also contemplating mobile
phone–based controls, Berlitz said. The
Image courtesy of Audi.
digital nature of OLED panels lends
them to such control.
As the design options multiply, Audi
is contemplating providing access to all
the signatures, for a fee.
“In the future, of course we want the
customer to select — maybe function
on-demand — to select the signature,”
Berlitz told OLEDWorks CEO David DeJoy.
Thinking about how it might work, Ber-
litz notes that the fee for signatures might
be “$1 once and maybe $50 for the month,
and $200 for the complete lifetime.”
Audi began making OLED signa-
tures a standard feature, rather than
an option, last November. It first ven-
tured into OLED lighting signatures in
2020 with its Q5 luxury SUV. Access the
blog with an embedded video from the
OLEDWorks website.
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GERMICIDAL UV
FDA counsels consumers against
specific UV disinfection wands
In late July, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration issued a safety alert
Adobe Express stock image.
advising consumers of safety risks asso-
ciated with specific brands of porta-
ble ultraviolet devices claimed to dis-
infect objects and surfaces. According
to the agency’s alert, “The FDA is aware
that some manufacturers are market-
ing unsafe UV wands to consumers to
disinfect surfaces and kill germs in the
home or similar spaces outside most
health care settings. The FDA recom-
mends that consumers do not use these
products and consider using safer alter-
native methods.”
UV wand manufacturers with prod-
ucts on the FDA’s warning list include:
• In My Bathroom LLC, “dba” IMB
• Magic UV Light Sanitizer
• Max‐lux Corporation
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• MerchSource LLC
• OttLite Technologies Inc.
• PhonoSoap LLC
• Vanelc
In its advisory, FDA noted, “When a
product is advertised to disinfect in sec-
onds, it likely means that it gives off
an unsafe level of UV-C radiation. The
FDA testing determined that some UV
wand products give off, at a distance of
about 2 inches, as much as 3,000 times
more UV-C radiation than the exposure
limit recommended by the International
Commission on Non-Ionizing Radia-
tion Protection.”
The assessed wands pose risks of
injury to eyes and skin. FDA has linked a
letter of notification to each of the man-
ufacturers on its safety communication
page, which the agency will continue to
update if additional products exhibit
defects, and/or the listed manufacturers
take action to address the defects.
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FUNDING & PROGRAMS
DLC approves 18 products for
LUNA outdoor requirements
After forming its Light Usage for Night
Applications (LUNA) advisory group in
early 2021, the DesignLights Consor-
tium quickly moved ahead with draft-
ing Technical Requirements for out-
door SSL products.
Back in the spring of 2021, DLC exec-
utive director Christina Halfpenny
explained the urgency driving LUNA pro-
gram development: “Light pollution in
the form of sky glow, light trespass, and
glare has been associated with a number
of adverse impacts that affect people and
wildlife and contribute to unnecessary
energy costs and carbon emissions.”
With cooperation between repre-
sentatives of DLC, the International
Dark-Sky Association, Pacific North-
west National Laboratory, the Inter-
national WELL Building Institute, the
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Illuminating Engineering Society, and
industry firms Lighting Ideas, Inc.,
and Benya Burnett Consultants, DLC
released Draft 2 for comment in Sep-
tember. They had announced the final
version 1 last December, and moved to
accepting applications from manufac-
turers seeking to qualify their prod-
ucts in April 2022.
White-light LED outdoor products on
the LUNA QPL must meet the DLC’s SSL
v5.1 efficacy requirements, and comply
with additional dimming, control, and
shielding requirements for efficiency;
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light distribution, controls, and CCT
specifications to decrease light trespass
and sky glow; and industry-prescribed
light levels for human visual acuity.
The first LUNA listed products com-
prise 18 Cree Lighting LED luminaires —
specific 3000K models in the XSPW Ver-
sion B Wall Mount family. The outdoor
luminaires were independently evalu-
ated by an accredited laboratory and
reviewed by DLC staff for inclusion.
“The addition of DLC’s LUNA program
allows us to demonstrate to our cus-
tomers and industry stakeholders that
energy savings and reducing light pol-
lution are not mutually exclusive,” said
Jonathan Vollers, Cree Lighting direc-
tor of engineering services. “We believe
LUNA provides the industry with a com-
plementary tool, along with good light-
ing design, to help achieve the IES and
IDA’s Five Principles for Responsible
Outdoor Lighting.”
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HORTICULTURAL SSL
Fluence teams with New
Zealand specialist to
harness UV for plants
Most of the “ultraviolet” talk in the
lighting industry has centered around
using the UV spectrum to eliminate
or deactivate pathogens such as the
SARS-CoV-2 virus.
But a partnership that horticul-
tural lighting company Fluence recently
struck reminds us that UV can nur-
ture things too.
Austin, Texas–based Fluence (owned
by Signify) has teamed with New Zea-
land–based Agtech specialist BioLumic
to deliver UV recipes via Fluence lighting
hardware and systems.
In a joint announcement, the com-
panies noted that UV can improve
plant yields, health, and quality when
applied during the propagation stage
of plant growth.
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“BioLumic’s patented technology
leverages UV photomorphogenesis to
trigger biological events in seeds and
young plants to dramatically optimize
plant performance,” they said in a press
release. “[BioLumic’s] proven UV Light
Signal Recipes can induce large gains in
plant yields, desirable plant traits, and
vigor while also activating natural plant
resistance to disease and pests.”
The companies will initially work with
cannabis cultivators. Cannabis is a Flu-
ence R&D specialty.
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 PRODUCT|spotlight
LIGHTFAIR INNOVATION AWARDS
LightFair 2022 show organizers announced 14 LightFair
Innovation Awards winners, with additional recognition for
Most Innovative Product, Technical Innovation, and Design
Excellence, and a Judges’ Citation to one entry that was not
a category winner. The jury evaluated the submissions on
adaptability, sustainability, ease of use, design efficiency,
versatility, clarity of purpose, and aspects that enhance safety
or wellbeing. Learn more about the awards at lightfair.com. 
COMPILED BY CARRIE MEADOWS
Design Excellence
Commercial Indoor: Troffers, Suspended
& Surface Mounted winner — Edison
Price Easy-Link modular, linear lighting
uses quick connectors in several form
factors to streamline installation for
various configurations. Baffles are
available in honeycomb or louver options
for visual comfort with the 2900-lm output
capability per 4-ft section. Fixtures may be
suspended or mounted on surfaces.
EPL.COM


Most Innovative Product of the Year
Indoor Decorative winner — Klusʼ MIFOR

70 Lighting System enables custom,
suspension-mounted luminaire shapes and Judges’ Citation
configurations. Create linear, planar, and Gripple’s CombiCable received special
openwork concepts, connected into runs, recognition at the judges’ discretion
to flexibly adapt to interior architectural for simplifying lighting installation and
features. View specifications, connectors, improving safety. Combined power
and additional guidance on designing and suspension hardware eliminates
bespoke fixtures on the Klus website. additional ties for securing aircraft cable
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to power cords when installing pendant
fixtures. CombiCable is preassembled,
can be height adjusted via rip cord, and
installs into a 7/8-in. knockout with direct
connection to a conduit box.
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
Technical Innovation
Control Components & Hardware winner — McWong International’s
TruBlu Bluetooth mesh fixture controller extends control range to
900 ft in outdoor lighting networks, reducing the need for hardwiring
to achieve stable connectivity. Backed by DesignLights Consortium
QPL inclusion, the device brings continuous dimming and zone- and
luminaire-level control to outdoor lighting. MCWONGINC.COM

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Industrial, Germicidal,
Vandal, Emergency & Exit
Pure Lighting’s Hybrid architectural
cylindrical downlight incorporates a
replaceable UV-C LED module for upper-
air germicidal treatment and white-light
illumination in locations where noise
suppression, minimal light leakage, and
unobtrusive fixtures are required. The
downlight offers lumen output, beam
angle, and CCT options as well as DMX
and 0–10V dimming control.
PURE-LIGHTING.COM
LED/OLED — Chips & Modules
Ams Osram’s BrightStar-recognized
OSLON Square Batwing gains
additional honors with its improved
light uniformity in greenhouse growing
applications. Primary optics increase
horticultural lighting efficiency and
simplify SSL designs with fewer fixtures
required and no hotspots on the plants

under illumination.
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Ballasts, Transformers,
Drivers, Systems & Kits
Keystone Technologies’
SmartSafe emergency backup
for low temperatures operates
 down to -20°C/-4°F. With its
built-in heater, the backup power
Sports, Step, Landscape, supply drives 12W LED loads
Pool & Fountain Luminaires for a minimum of 90 minutes
Wagner Architectural Systems’ and fits into 1/2-in. knockouts.
ETL wet-listed Cuff Post Sconce The emergency driver protects
delivers indirect light and an systems against open loads and
architectural element for handrails. short circuit overloading in harsh
Solid, laser-cut 316 stainless- locations such as cold storage
steel profiles circle Lumerail posts, facilities and warehouses.
elevating daytime aesthetics, with KEYSTONETECH.COM
four white CCTs and solid-color
selections for illumination at night.
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Track, Display,
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Hevi Lite equips its Aileron
Track pendant with two to
six adjustable heads offering
1200-lm LED output in 2700K,
3000K, and 4000K CCTs. Field-
replaceable optics enable spot
to flood beam distributions.
Aileron is suitable for wet
locations outdoors as well as
being California JA8 compliant
for indoor use.
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Recessed Downlights,
Wall Washers & Multiples
The LittleOnes fixed downlights,
accents, and wall washers by
USAI Lighting feature apertures
smaller than 1 in. A five-part
optical system enables smooth
light distribution, uniformity, and
glare control for visual comfort.
Compact fixtures deliver ceiling-
to-floor wall washing, spotlighting,
and large-area illumination.
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Lamps – Conventional,
Retrofit & Replacement
LED Smart’s LED PAR56 high-intensity,
ultranarrow-beam lamp consumes 25W and
achieves up to 30,000 hours lifetime. The 4°
beam angle, high-output lamp is ruggedized with
high-impact tempered glass and a single-piece
aluminum housing for thermal management in
harsh applications. LEDSMART.COM
Control-Enabling Technology,
Connectivity & Software
Keystone’s SmartLoop screw-in
controller uses SmartPort technology
to speed up commissioning of high-
bays and other luminaires, and
can be adjusted via the SmartLoop
mobile app. Wireless lighting control
is provided quickly, with integrated
daylight and passive-infrared motion
detection as well as scheduling
capability via the app.
KEYSTONETECH.COM
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Dynamic Color, Theatrical,
Cove, Strips & Tape
TruCirque by PureEdge
Lighting utilizes an RGB strip
and a tunable-white strip to
produce color effects and white
illumination from 6500K down
to 2700K CCT and dim-to-warm
capability, with 95+ CRI LEDs.
Glare-free circular lighting blends
seamlessly into architecture,
with field-cuttable extrusions,
LED strips, and lenses to
accommodate a range of size
and configuration needs.
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Non-Luminous: Research,
Publications, Software &
Specialty Hardware
Labarazzi by Viso Systems Aps is a
transient lighting artifact generator
designed to assess and demonstrate
flicker with meters or imaging devices.
Users can select from 26 preset flicker
signals or customize their own with
waveform, frequency, depth, and duty
cycle parameters.
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Parking, Roadway &
Area Luminaires
Anp Lighting’s SiteLine post-top luminaire
clamps with a patent-pending mechanism
to create a seamless look while mounting
multiple fixtures at varying heights or radial
locations on a single pole. With integrated
occupancy and photo sensors,
the luminaires feature
either edge-lit LED panels
or performance optics
packages; high lumen
output ranges; and multiple light
distribution and CCTs. ANPLIGHTING.COM
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 PROFILESINLIGHTING

Glint Lighting
EDITED BY WANDA LAU

Burlingame, Calif.–based Glint Lighting moving the light fixture, enabling

was recently recognized in the 2022 harmonious architectural integration
LEDs Magazine BrightStar Awards and profound visual comfort. PureBeam
program for innovative updates to its gives Hero beautiful beam quality and
previous Sapphire Award–winning Hero uniformity that is consistent at every The Glint Lighting
recessed luminaire. Founded in 2012 beam angle and throw. A tremendous team gathers
as Glint Photonics, the Silicon Valley amount of optical, mechanical, and in Chicago
business launched with a focus on materials research made this possible, during Lightfair
optical systems research, which led to but we really focused on crafting a International
the development of solid-state lighting revolutionarily simple product. And what 2018.
products as Glint Lighting in 2016.
CEO Peter Kozodoy and COO Andrew
Kim lead a collaborative, tightknit
team of engineering professionals
whose educational pedigrees hail
from both U.S. coasts, including Yale
University, University of Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
University of California Santa Barbara,
UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and California
Institute of Technology.
Glint executives shared the road
that led their company to specialty and
commercialized SSL products and to
industry and media recognition of their
optical expertise.

Firm mission: At Glint, our mission is to

help you beautifully illuminate spaces for
improved wellbeing, while consuming a
minimum of space and resources. Our
products virtually disappear into the
architecture to provide exceptional light
utilization and visual comfort without
drawing undue attention to themselves.

What we are known for: Hero with

LightShift and PureBeam delivers two
profound innovations. LightShift makes
Glint Lighting

Hero the world’s first luminaire whose

beam direction can be adjusted without

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 Glint Lighting
could be simpler than a luminaire you
can put where you want it, place its light
where you need it, and deliver the same
perfect beam at every angle and throw?

What people don’t know about us: Glint

is a Silicon Valley startup company that
is close-knit. We work and celebrate
together. Our kids know each other and
their uncles and aunts on the staff. In
our first big commercial order, everyone
worked on the line, spouses lent a hand,
and a neighbor baked us “Glint Lighting”
loaves of bread.

First commission: In 2019, we brought

Hero to the Peninsula Museum of Art,
in San Bruno, Calif., for an installation
commissioned by San Francisco–
based lighting designer Larry French.
Experiencing how Hero’s harmonious
architectural integration and exceptional
USGS via Unsplash

Above: Glint Lighting’s Hero installed in a gallery.

Right: To tease Hero’s release, Glint noted the danger
of glare to moths and lighting designers alike.

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Glint Lighting
beam quality transformed a real
space was incredibly rewarding.
The CBS series California by
Design featured us in 2020. True
design celebrities and a film crew
visited the Glint headquarters, and
we documented the commissioning
of the gallery from start to finish —
no pressure! The series was run as a
design and innovation competition,

Glint Lighting
and the 33 mind-boggling products
featured included a hydrofoil board
and interplanetary lander, a smart
speaker and 3D AI, and a home gym
and smart playground. We were
stunned and honored to win third
place overall at the series finale!

What are you currently working

on? We are expanding technical
and style options for Hero to
meet customer needs, while also
preparing an entirely new product
line of adjustable luminaires for

Above: Hero Track, by Glint Lighting

Middle: Hero Recessed, by Glint Lighting
Right: Illuminance images comparing
Glint Lighting

Glint’s PureBeam with two other

commercial products.

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Wanda Lau congratulates Glint’s Andrew Kim on the company’s BrightStar Award.
this year’s Light + Building trade
show. Next year will bring another
category-defying class of luminaires
and our first forays into general
lighting. The common theme is
harmonious architectural integration
with superb photometrics and
visual comfort.
Favorite lighting rule of
thumb or expression: Deep
technical innovation to deliver
revolutionary simplicity.
Industry generalization or
perception that should be
debunked: The solid-state lighting
revolution can seem primarily
about LEDs. The introduction
of illumination-grade LEDs was
a seismic event in the lighting
industry: You could drop them into a
luminaire and improve efficacy and
lifetime by an order of magnitude.
It made sense that the resources
and the rocket scientists went to
LEDs. But we believe the second
solid-state revolution will be about
the systems you can build around
LEDs — and the industry only has
begun to scratch the surface of
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the potential. Glint is the result of
applying world-class materials and
electrical, mechanical, and optical
engineers more often associated
with LED companies to producing
innovative luminaires.
Top industry concern today:
Light utilization, light trespass,
and glare. Light in the wrong place
is not only wasted energy, but it
also creates real physiological
harm. Mitigating it can be costly in
materials and space.
Lighting aggravation: A defective
luminaire is a tragedy; with LEDs,
they should be as rare as Halley’s
Comet. The energy an LED luminaire
consumes over its lifetime should
be about the same as the energy
consumed to make the luminaire.
Shoddy luminaires made with low
yields and truncated lifetimes short-
change the sustainability promise of
solid-state lighting.
What should the lighting industry
talk more about? What does it
mean for a light fixture to disappear
into the architecture? One approach
is to hide the fixture, but does it
Tim Carli for Endeavor Business Media
disappear or simply create additional
architecture? A recessed downlight
requires a deep plenum and yet
still leaves a black hole. A cove light
requires the building of a cove. In our
product definition process, we are
more interested in how a light fixture
becomes a harmoniously integrated
part of the built environment and
less about hiding — how to achieve
camouflage with stillness more than
with disguise.
Lighting aspect you want to
learn more about: Many of us are
fascinated by the innovation in
midcentury lighting, where interplay
of new photometrics, materials, and
design resulted in several iconic
products. We were delighted with a
similar interplay developing Hero —
we took an innovative photometric
concept, incorporated the
fantastically antireflective materials
structure of the moth eye to tame
glare, and crafted a beautiful design
with our partners at Whipsaw
Design, resulting in a product with
deep integrity as both a light source
and an architectural element.
Visit Glint Lighting online
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 conference preview | LIGHTSPEC WEST

Designers, builders, and owners prepare

for dynamic learning at LightSPEC West
Los Angeles conference will spark conversations on design for inclusion, the unification of
beauty and functionality within built environments, and ways to stop siloing business and
creative strategies, explains CARRIE MEADOWS.

T
he inaugural LightSPEC West con-
ference and exhibition takes place
Sept. 21–22 at the Magic Box @
the Reef in Los Angeles, showcasing de-
sign and innovation in lighting for the
built environment. Carefully curated by
top industry experts, LightSPEC West
is a networking, education, and solu-
tions platform for specifiers and buyers

Courtesy of Clifton Stanley Lemon

of commercial and residential lighting
and controls.
“LightSPEC West provides a dynam-
ic experience to meet the needs of the
West coast architecture and lighting de-
sign community,” LightSPEC program
director Clifton Stanley Lemon said.
With a program covering a wide
range of topics vital to building design-
ers, owners, and operators, the two-day
conference and product expo includes
networking events, site tours, product
showcases, and CEU-accredited educa-
tional material in plenary
and individual sessions as
well as panel discussions.
Practice and perspective
drive program
The LightSPEC West pro-
gram revolves around
themes emerging in con-
temporary architecture
Clifton Stanley Lemon
and lighting design: views
and daylight; design for
operations and maintenance; beauty
and delight in design; lighting and the
Many thanks to CLIFTON STANLEY LEMON,
program director of LightSPEC West, for
contributing to this piece.
evolution of smart buildings; dynamic
emerging business and organization-
al models; new directions in materials,
manufacturing, and product design;
career paths in lighting; healthy build-
ings; the future of work;
and the impact of equity,
inclusive design, and envi-
ronmental justice.
Economic, social, and en-
vironmental conditions
today present a potent mix
of challenges for all busi-
nesses — including the
lighting, architecture,
building, and construc-
tion industries.
Some of these topics can been found
in other event lineups but rarely in such
an integrated manner. Many LightSPEC
West sessions will provide analyses of
macro trends and directions in these
sectors, business insights, and new
perspectives that can stimulate creative
MID WES T
thinking and inform crucial strate-
gic decisions.
“LightSPEC West is designed to appeal
to design and construction professionals
as well as to building owners and oper-
ators. We have built into our program
speakers who represent the audiences we
serve,” Lemon said.
“Design professionals are constantly
balancing rapidly changing technology;
aesthetics, health, and environmen-
tal quality; evolutions in scope, design
practice, and project delivery methods;
changing business models; and sev-
eral new industry organizations,” he
continued. “Building owners and opera-
tors have seen significant impacts from
COVID and the ensuing work-from-
home trend. We have some big problems
today — we need big answers and imag-
inative new ways of seeing the problems
in the first place.”

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 Keynotes challenge convention
Lux Populi director Thomas Pater-
son will kick off the Sept. 21 program
with his session “Craft and the cre-
ativity myth.” At Strategies in Light
two years ago, he spoke to an audience
mainly comprising lighting prod-
uct-development and engineering
professionals about leveraging the mea-
surable qualities of light to provoke a
certain perspective or experience in the
built environment. At LightSPEC West,
Paterson plans to offer more pragmat-
ic insights as to how the creative process
can be nurtured in a team approach for
project delivery.
“Aesthetic outcomes will typically be
the side effect of great design that pro-
duces measurable outcomes,” Paterson
said. “Designing to serve a client’s pur-
pose — whether that’s revenue, identity,
or experience — tends to produce great
lighting.” He mused that on the whole,
design and build professionals must
accept that “creative design and engi-
neering fundamentals aren’t in conflict.
Both are the craft which together defines
our results. One doesn’t ask the carpen-
ter how the wood’s grain limits their
furniture — it informs it!”
On Sept. 22, Brooks + Scarpa Archi-
tects principal Lawrence Scarpa will
present “Discover through design: A
journey toward light.” Scarpa and man-
aging principal Angela Brooks are
the recipients of this year’s Gold Med-
al honor from The American Institute
of Architects (AIA). The award–win-
ning firm’s expansive portfolio includes
residential, educational, cultural, and
institutional projects; urban outdoor
environments; and entertainment stu-
dio facilities. Brooks + Scarpa is well
known for its leadership in ecofriendly
design, affordable housing, the novel use
of materials, and fostering client par-
ticipation in projects. Scarpa will both
entertain and educate attendees in shar-
ing the firm’s dedication to blending art
and construction and connecting people
with places and experiences.
“Our practice of architecture is very
much about seeing a building as a
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sequence of spaces and not primarily
a form,” Scarpa said. “We think of how
space is experienced first; we design
from the inside out. Light for us is a pri-
mary material, an available resource of
the site, and one of the most important
things that shapes how we understand
and inhabit a building.”
“We bring together the craft and engineering
of lighting into beautiful designed solutions in
service of our clients.” — Thomas Paterson, Lux Populi
“We’re constantly exploring architec-
tural ways of having a deep conversation
with light in a building, such as screens
and other elements that mitigate and
manage glare and strong daylight,” he
continued. “We feel that since light is such
an integral part of architecture, lighting
people should be more involved in the dia-
logue about building in the future.”
Track 1: Prioritizing
environmental health
LightSPEC Track 1 conference sessions
and panels will address the relation-
ship between healthy buildings and the
future of work. Leading-edge research
into the impact of views and daylight
on both occupant health and real es-
tate value brings these topics into focus
in a compelling way, Lemon explained,
and such investigation broadens the
scope for lighting experts to be part of
the whole building design process that is
increasingly becoming part of project de-
livery methods.
The program calls upon designers
from Mazzetti, HLB Lighting, Oculus
Light Studio, and Arup, U.S. federal pro-
gram representative Judith Heerwagen
of the General Services Administration,
and Fernhill Shopworks managing direc-
tor John Arthur Wilson to define healthy
lighting, quantify its value, and outline
the return on investment from integrated
lighting and controls designs to facilities
owners and managers.
As a “Renaissance of light quali-
ty” event keynote speaker two years
past, HLB Lighting president and se-
nior principal Teal Brogden engaged the
audience with examples of projects em-
ploying layered LED lighting to express
the holistic story of the built environ-
ment and its surrounding architecture.
At LightSPEC West, Brogden and her
colleague Venna Resurreccion will drive
conversation about the dynamics of
daylighting and views and discuss why
these are the purview of the entire ar-
chitectural and design team.
When asked how daylighting chang-
es the designer’s approach, Resurreccion
said, “Daylight is a necessity for the
physiological and mental wellbeing of
occupants, and electric lighting alone
cannot fully replace it. ... When design-
ing lighting for an enclosed space, we can
consider the right atmosphere and meet
recommended light levels with electric
lighting. But through the thoughtful part-
nership of electric and natural light, we
can create dynamic environments that
are beautiful, practical, and satisfying.”
Resurreccion noted that their Light-
SPEC West presentation will demonstrate
through case studies how architects and
designers should work together on day-
light strategies “at the conceptual stages
of a project to help guide and inform the
architectural vision and material selec-
tion process” — ensuring that issues such
as glare are not overlooked.
Track 2: Designing experiences for all
Moving on to Track 2, Lemon said that
there are many ways to “delight” occu-
pants and create beautiful spaces — no
matter the budget or purpose. “It’s up to
the design community to break free of
limits — or rather, to deliver experiences
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that enhance lives and enable all mem-
bers of society to live, work, and enjoy
leisure time in meaningful spaces,” he
said. “Many of our LightSPEC speakers
will draw attendees with presentations
that cover responsible yet advanced
“Through the thoughtful partnership of
electric and natural light, we can create
dynamic environments that are beautiful, practical,
and satisfying.” — Venna Resurreccion, HLB Lighting
lighting and product design and man-
ufacturing methods; sustainable
practices; and inclusion of a variety of
stakeholders across the project planning
and execution processes.”
Speakers from firms such as Brayton-
Hughes Design Studios, Sean O’Connor
Lighting, Oyler Wu, Cienlux, Lighting En-
vironments, and Glint Lighting will share
practical experience, integrative design
techniques, and advanced software and
systems expertise to reinvigorate design
professionals and project planning teams.
LEDs Magazine editorial director
Wanda Lau covered several concepts for
community lighting and public outreach
in the July/August issue’s projects fea-
ture. Architects and project managers
sourced in that article concurred that
they could not have delivered beautiful
and thoughtful illumination experienc-
es without engaging with local citizens,
municipal authorities, and environmen-
tal groups to understand the dynamics
of their urban locales and inhabitants —
both human and otherwise!
Inclusivity and equity will receive
equal weight alongside design tech-
niques and business models on the
LightSPEC program. Cienlux’s Oriana
Romero embraces an empathetic route
to lighting design. “In order to gener-
ate an inclusive lighting design, we need
to go back to basics by reflecting on the
relevance light and lighting have in our
lives,” she said. “The true practice of
lighting a space is rarely simply provid-
ing the minimum light required to see.”
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Romero outlined the need to shape
an inclusive design process by asking
key questions: “How does the lighting
condition we are about to design
support and boost the community that
will use the space? Who comprises
the community? What are the social
dynamics in the space? How can the
lighting improve the experience? And one
key question that is often disregarded: In
which ways is the space meaningful to
that community?” Romero will expand
upon what she called a “sociologically
focused approach” during the conference.
“An inclusive lighting design starts with
the ability to look through the eyes of those
who will live in the space.” — Oriana Romero, Cienlux
LGBTQIA+ activist and Intangible
Light principal Alana Shepherd recent-
ly wrote that day-to-day concerns about
marginalization and inequality not only
impact individuals on a personal level,
but they also influence the prospects for
modernizing lighting practice and grow-
ing business through diversified talent
and perspectives. As a panel modera-
tor for “Inclusive design as a catalyst for
change,” Shepherd will lead Solus’ Mari-
el Taviana Acevedo, Oculus Light Studio’s
Archit Jain, and Lux Populi’s Paterson in
discussion on how to expand the scope of
design to embrace tools, programs, and
training that will broaden lighting pro-
fessionals’ abilities to address health and
wellbeing, safety, and climate action;
drive economic accessibility in design;
and frame communications to support
the public’s multifaceted needs.
Track 3: Business of built environments
In Track 3, LightSPEC speakers will in-
troduce strategies for the business and
economics side of design, ranging from
career development in lighting and de-
sign to the role of the lighting agency
and how building systems can be com-
missioned, analyzed, and managed
more efficiently.
“Old business models need to fall by
the wayside, with lighting supply-chain
management being one example,” Lem-
on said. “LightSPEC attendees will
discover novel technologies, disruptive
service offerings, and other advantages
to working with the ‘new guard’ of light-
ing agencies.”
Moderated by American Associa-
tion of Independent Lighting Agents
co-founder Billy Hodges, “The dynam-
ic evolution of the lighting agency today”
panelists will review the lighting sup-
ply-chain landscape and how the last
several years have instigated new roles
for services and solutions providers.
With a panel of systems and controls
experts, California Energy Alliance ex-
ecutive director Josh Dean will examine
the future of building operations, main-
tenance, and risk management through
analytics, software tools, evaluation pro-
cesses, and professional education.
The LightSPEC West schedule has
more on the schedule than can be cov-
ered in this space, which has focused
primarily on the conference sessions
due to the timing of our publication.
LightSPEC will offer AIA continuing
education credits for many of the pre-
sentations; and networking events and
site tours will likely be announced before
this issue lands in inboxes. More than
150 exhibitors will display and demon-
strate lighting products on the show
floor. For conference and venue details
and to register, visit lightspecwest.com.
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 design tips | ENERGY CODE

Crack the code: Compliance helps

shape lighting design plans
EILEEN EATON and JASMINE SHEPARD demystify lighting design options
through the lens of energy efficiency code, offering up tools and techniques
that satisfy code compliance while achieving visual outcomes.

E
nergy codes don’t dictate design.
Contrary to popular belief, de-
signers can use codes to their
advantage by delivering efficient out-
comes to their clients. They just need
to know how. This article explains nu-
ances of national and California codes,
including ASHRAE 90.1, IECC, Cali-
fornia’s Title 24, Part 6 and Title 20,
and federal appliance regulations —
and how to leverage this knowledge
to support both designers’ vision and
compliance. Lighting designers and
architects will understand the intersec-
tion between energy codes and design,
ways to modify designs for compliance,
the tools and resources available, and
how the requirements can benefit their
customers. An increased understanding
of codes enables greater flexibility in a
lighting design.
Introduction
Building energy codes and state and
federal appliance standards evolve
continually to help reduce carbon
emissions and fight climate change by
placing a premium on energy efficien-
cy and sustainability. National model
codes are often developed by volun-
teer experts, while California energy
efficiency codes and standards are es-
tablished by the California Energy
Commission. Both development pro-
cesses incorporate input from myriad
stakeholders, such as energy efficiency
advocates and the building industry.
EILEEN EATON acts as measure lead and JASMINE SHEPARD develops tools, training, and
resources for Energy Code Ace, a program designed to assist utility customers and lighting
and building project teams with California building and appliance energy codes.
Because codes are crafted around the Conservation Code (IECC) are designed
best existing and emerging technolo- to provide consistency across the indus-
gies in the United States, they change try, state adoption of these codes varies.
frequently. While the environmental For example, some states have adopted
impact of these changes is positive, the the current ASHRAE 90.1/IECC re-
influx of new requirements can leave de- quirements (updated every three years),
signers feeling confused, overwhelmed, others are a few versions behind, and
and limited. But codes and standards some haven’t implemented any version1.
need not curb design; the market offers The Illuminating Engineering
Codes have major impacts
California’s 2022 Title 24, Part 6 lighting requirements alone are estimated
to save 282.7 GWh of electricity and 73,751 metric tons of CO2 emissions for
projects that are permitted in 2023 and beyond6. This is equivalent to the annual
greenhouse emissions of 15,891 gas-powered vehicles or the annual carbon
sequestered by 87,280 acres of U.S. forests7.
The article authors work on behalf of Energy Code Ace and its programs.
Energy Code Ace offers no-cost tools, training, and resources to decode the
requirements of Title 24, Part 6 and Title 20.
a variety of efficient design and product Society (IES) Lighting Library provides
options, and manufacturers are increas- energy efficiency recommendations for
ingly emphasizing efficiency in their lighting by jurisdiction.
product lines to meet market demand. Regardless of where their firm is
We will summarize key energy code ele- based, a designer must follow the ap-
ments to demonstrate how national and plicable codes in the jurisdiction where
California codes align with contempo- the project is based. In California, the
rary design trends. California Energy Commission (CEC)
adopts lighting requirements through
Understanding national the state’s Appliance Efficiency Regula-
and state codes tions (Title 20) and Title 24, Part 6. Title
While national codes such as ASHRAE 20 requires certain lighting products to
90.1 and the International Energy meet efficiency requirements before be-
ing sold or offered for sale in the state.
Title 24, Part 6 specifies the lighting
power density, control requirements,
and allowable lighting installations for

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all permitted work, including new con-

struction and applicable alterations Remembering wattage
and additions. It also includes Joint
While LEDs are more efficient than incumbent technologies, lighting
Reference Appendix 8 (JA8), which out-
designers and installers should consider the total wattage of their complete
lines how these requirements apply
lighting installations. Not all LED fixtures and lamps are created equal and that
to lighting projects in single-fami-
ly homes, multifamily units, and hotel holds true for efficacy. Don’t assume lamps and fixtures won’t impact the energy
guest rooms. budget because they use LEDs. And while wattage of individual LED fixtures and
lamps may seem low, their aggregate energy consumption can be surprisingly
Appreciating the intersection high. Similarly, just because you bought low-calorie chips doesn’t mean you
of codes and design should eat the whole bag. Consider how many fixtures and lamps — no matter
Good lighting designers consider their efficiency — are truly needed to adequately light a space.
the needs of the space and its occu-
pants when determining light output,
distribution/direction, color, and con-
trol. While energy codes may require and zone controls exemplifies how Codes account for different lighting
high-efficacy lighting, low power den- more stringent codes can benefit de- design needs for different applications
sities, and precise controls, myriad sign by supporting a tailored lighting and establish exceptions. They reflect
compliant products and options exist, experience for the occupant and en- the three primary ways of lighting a
particularly with today’s LED tech- ergy-saving objectives. As a result, space: ambient, accent, and task. For
nology. The incorporation of lighting designers can utilize the performance example, Title 24, Part 6 includes a dis-
control requirements for daylight har- approach to maximize functionality tinction for accent lighting that is wired
vesting, occupancy sensing controls, of accent and general lighting. separately from general lighting. Design-
ers may use the Area Category Method
or Tailored Method (see page 21) to al-
Available design adjustments and products
low for power allotments for display,
Code Name Design Parameters and Resources decorative, or accent lighting in interi-
ASHRAE 90.1 Project lighting power densities, lighting power allowances, and or applications, which is detailed in Title
lighting controls 24, Part 6, Section 140.6(b).
IECC Project overall lighting power densities, lighting power allowances, Code requirements are also intended
and lighting controls to support the needs of occupants. Based
2022 California Project overall lighting power densities and lighting controls; for on ongoing research on the relation-
Title 24, Part 6 residential projects, the code lists compliant interior products ship between wavelengths and circadian
for designers to specify, available via the Energy Code Ace rhythm2–4, the CEC carefully considered
Product Finder. the type of colored lighting products to
California Title 20 Lists compliant products in the following categories in the CEC be installed in residential applications.
Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System (MAEDbS): JA8-compliant products may not exceed
• Ballasts • 2016 & 2019 JA8 high- color temperatures greater than 4000K
• Ballasts for efficacy lighting and must adhere to restrictions for
residential luminaires • Metal-halide luminaires inseparable solid-state lighting (SSL) lu-
• Ceiling-fan light kit • Portable luminaires
minaires containing color for decorative
• Compact fluorescent lamps • State-regulated LED lamps
purposes, such as colored tape lighting
• Deep-dimming ballasts • State-regulated small-
• Emergency lighting diameter directional lamps and colored corner lighting. Many cus-
• 2013 JA8 high-efficacy LEDs • Torchieres tom LED board lighting products also
• Traffic signals fall under this category. Outside of Cali-
• Under-cabinet luminaires fornia, the full spectrum of color lighting
U.S. Department Lists compliant products in the DOE Compliance Certification may be considered for a nonresiden-
of Energy Management System (CCMS): tial project.
Appliance Standards • Ceiling-fan light kits • Illuminated exit signs
• Fluorescent lamp ballasts • Incandescent reflector lamps Lighting design versus
• General-service • Medium-base product adjustments
fluorescent lamps incandescent lamps The nearby table summarizes available
• General-service • Metal-halide lamp ballasts codes with relevance to lighting design
incandescent lamps • Fixtures
parameters. ASHRAE, the International
Table information gathered by Energy Code Ace.
Code Council (ICC), the U.S. Department

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 control requirements. For example,
The Area Category Method (ACM) DOE recently adopted a standard that
and Tailored Method requires all A-lamps to be 45 lm/W.
However, Energy Star A-lamps must be
The ACM divides a building into primary function areas, each defined under 70 to 80 lm/W (depending on the color
occupancy type in Title 24, Part 6, Section 100.1. Calculate the allowed lighting rendering index).
power by multiplying the area of each function by the lighting power density for For the tech savvy, Energy Star also
that function. Areas bounded or separated by interior partitions must include offers data integration through an ap-
the floor space occupied by those interior partitions. The total allowed wattage plication programming interface (API)
is the summation of the allowed lighting power for each area covered by the that may be useful in personal product
permit application. database management.
When using this method, designers must include each function area in the
building as a separate area. Boundaries between primary function areas can Demonstrating benefits to clients
be walls, partitions, or neither. For example, kitchen and dining areas within Considering the energy implications
of a lighting design takes time, but
a fast-food restaurant may or may not be separated by walls. For compliance
the ultimate outcome can be strategi-
purposes, they are still considered two different function areas. Separating
cally lit spaces with state-of-the-art
aisles or entries within primary function areas is not necessary. However, when
technology and controllability. Not
calculating the allowed total lighting power for an entire building, designers must only will clients enjoy LEDs’ long op-
treat the main entry lobbies, corridors, restrooms, and support functions as erating life and tunability, but they
separate function areas. will also see savings on energy bills.
The Tailored Method is a lighting compliance approach that establishes an Lighting energy codes can yield
allowed lighting power budget on a room-by-room or area-by-area basis. This electricity savings and reduce green-
method can be helpful when more general lighting power is required for the house gas emissions statewide. Over
listed primary function areas in Table 140.6-D and for the listed area that has the last few years, according to De-
a high room cavity ratio. In addition to providing a lighting power budget for loitte’s #GetOutInFront research, the
general illumination, the Tailored Method provides lighting power budgets for public has demonstrated its care for
environmental, social, and cultural
illuminating wall displays, floor displays, task lighting, and ornamental/special
issues — and it will not settle for the
effects lighting — informally referred to as “use-it-or-lose-it” lighting power
status quo5.
allowances because they cannot be traded off to other areas or applications.
If a design does not include these additional layers of lighting power, then
the total lighting power budget using the Tailored Method may be less than REFERENCES
1. To understand the status of state energy
that using the ACM.
code adoption, see the Department of
Energy’s Building Energy Codes maps
(residential and commercial).
2. Lighting Research Center, Lighting for
of Energy (DOE), and the CEC actively try Leveraging compliance support tools
Healthy Living website.
not to inhibit emerging technology as fu- In addition to finding products in the
3. C. Blume et al., “Effects of light on human
ture codes are being developed. MAEDbS and DOE’s CCMS, the Design-
circadian rhythms, sleep and mood,”
ASHRAE 90.1, the IECC, and Title 24, Lights Consortium (DLC) and Energy
Somnologie, 23(3): 147–156 (2019).
Part 6 are updated on a three-year cycle; Star each offer a qualified product list
Title 20 is not updated on a set sched- for their respective voluntary efficiency 4. L.J. Kraus, “Human and Environmental
ule. However, lighting requirements are and quality guidelines. The Energy Star Effects of Light Emitting Diode (LED)
not revised in every code cycle and the database largely contains residential Community Lighting,” Report of the
significance of the changes varies. For lighting products and ceiling fan light Council on Science and Public Health,
example, the 2019 version of Title 24, kits, while the DLC focuses on commer- American Medical Association (2016).
Part 6 standards established many light- cial technologies. 5. Wall Street Journal, “Consumers Expect
ing requirements that were retained in Energy Star products generally meet Brands to Address Climate Change” (April
the 2022 version, which goes into effect more stringent efficiency and quali- 20, 2021).
Jan. 1, 2023. DOE is required to review ty requirements than federal and state 6. California Energy Codes & Standards,
each national appliance standard every standards (with California being an 2022 Cycle Impacts information page.
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nation that no change is warranted. ing products compatible with LPD and (updated March 2022).

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Standards harmonization drives

interoperability for lighting control
Certification programs based on international standards build confidence in the
interoperability of lighting-control devices. As PAUL DROSIHN explains, the benefits
are magnified when related standardization efforts are harmonized.

T
he benefits of standards in light-
ing are well known: With global
standards, lighting projects can
be future-proofed, with no vendor lock-
in, and customers benefit from long-term
confidence in the supply chain. With com-
patible devices available from multiple
sources, owners don’t need to throw away
PAUL DROSIHN is general manager of
the DALI Alliance, the global industry
organization for DALI protocol
promulgation, standardization, and
device certification.
existing systems and start again when
they want to make changes, saving money
and reducing environmental impact.
However, lighting systems are getting
smarter and more complex, employ-
ing a potentially overwhelming array
of sensors, networked lighting controls
(NLCs), and other devices. For any light-
ing control protocol, success depends on
interoperability and backwards compat-
ibility. The goal is to enable an ecosystem
of products that comply with an evolving
set of standards as connected light-
ing networks support new features and
functions. In some cases, certification
programs have been created to build
confidence in the interoperability of
components from different suppliers.
Standards for intelligent luminaires
Let’s look at one example of how stan-
dards are keeping pace with the shift
toward sustainable lighting, smart
buildings and smart cities, and the in-
creasing sophistication of lighting
controls. As one of the most popular and
widely deployed lighting-control stan-
dards, the Digital Addressable Lighting

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 Interface (DALI) protocol has been in
use for many years. DALI is based on the
open international standard IEC 62386,
published by the International Electro-
technical Commission.
DALI enables two-way data commu-
nication and exchange between lighting
control devices. Control, configuration,
and querying of DALI devices typical-
ly take place over a dedicated pair of
wires. The standard enables individu-
al, group, and broadcast addressing to
any DALI device. Features include re-
call of preprogrammed scenes, flexible
reconfiguration using software, and a
standardized DALI dimming curve.
The ongoing evolution of DALI fea-
tures and functions and of associated
standardization is managed by the
DALI Alliance, a global lighting-indus-
try organization formed more than five
years ago with the aim of establishing
a certification program for interop-
erable DALI-based devices. Known as
DALI‑2, this program is built on the
latest version of the DALI protocol. Cer-
tification requires rigorous testing,
either by DALI Alliance members or ac-
credited test houses. The DALI Alliance
verifies the results before certification
is granted to build market confidence
in the interoperability of DALI-2 devic-
es from different manufacturers. Prior
to DALI-2, manufacturers were able to
self-declare that their products met the
requirements without a verification
step to check the test results.
The DALI Alliance creates and
maintains DALI-2 test specifications,
expanding on the requirements of the
multipart IEC 62386 standard. In addi-
tion to LED drivers and other control
gear, DALI-2 device types include sen-
sors, application controllers, and control
gear for emergency lighting and col-
or management.
While working closely with IEC to up-
date standards, the DALI Alliance also
creates new specifications that add fur-
ther standardized DALI features and
functions, such as the D4i family of spec-
ifications. More recent developments
include the DALI+ specification for DALI
devices operating over wireless and IP-
based networks.
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Standards for intelligent luminaires
DALI provides an instructive example of
the value of harmonization between in-
ternational standards. In early 2019, the
DALI Alliance launched D4i, a certifi-
cation program for interoperable DALI
devices that enable smart, connected lu-
minaires. D4i is an extension of DALI-2
certification and enables intraluminaire
DALI, where the DALI protocol is used
for communication between LED
drivers and control devices inside
or mounted on a luminaire.
D4i makes it simpler to mount
sensors and communication devic-
es (such as NLCs) on luminaires. D4i
components incorporate compulsory
features based on power supply require-
ments and data specifications created
and maintained by the DALI Alliance. All
D4i LED drivers can store and report a
range of luminaire-related information,
as well as energy usage and diagnostics
data, in a standardized format.
The American National Standards In-
stitute (ANSI) has undertaken related
standardization work, considering the
requirements of the North American
market particularly for street and out-
door area lighting. The DALI Alliance
is represented on the ANSI Accredit-
ed Standards Committee (ASC) C137
on Lighting Systems, which developed
the ANSI C137.4-2019 standard, pub-
lished in July 2019. This ANSI standard
is based on IEC 62386 with additional
characteristics that are closely aligned
with the D4i family of DiiA Specifica-
tions from the DALI Alliance.
D4i and ANSI C137.4 both specify the
digital communication interface be-
tween luminaires and devices, including
sensors and NLCs. ANSI C137.4 describes
LED drivers with an integrated DALI
bus power supply (BPS) as defined in the
DiiA Specification DALI Part 250. This
enables the DALI bus to provide direct
power to devices such as sensors. The
capabilities and configuration of the
integrated BPS are given and set via pa-
rameters in memory bank 201 in the D4i
LED driver.
The standards also provide for an
optional 24V auxiliary power supply
(AUX) to deliver additional power to
Standards or
specifications?
The terms “standard” and
“specification” are often used
interchangeably but have slightly
different meanings. In general, a
standard is a formal document
published and maintained by
a Standards Development
Organization (SDO)
such as IEC or ANSI.
Standards facilitate
understanding and
acceptance of industry
norms in a particular
field and are often
referenced by governments when
developing legislation.
In common with other industry
associations, the DALI Alliance
creates and publishes technical
specifications, which define the
requirements for products with
certain features and functions.
These DALI Alliance specifications
are built on and compatible with
the IEC 62386 standard. The DALI
Alliance works closely with IEC and
submits its specifications to IEC
for future inclusion in IEC 62386.
Also, some of these specifications
have been referenced by ANSI in its
C137.4 standard. ◀
connected devices. This feature aligns
with DALI Part 150. The AUX supply can
be integrated within the LED driver or
implemented in a separate product.
The standards also define data mod-
els based on memory banks that enable
the exchange of information. The ANSI
C137.4-2019 standard includes DALI
Part 251 to define how luminaire-spe-
cific data is stored in memory bank 1
of the LED driver. This means that lu-
minaire OEMs can program a range of
data into the driver before the luminaire
leaves the factory. Data such as lumi-
naire identification codes, nominal light
output, and even housing color can be
used for asset management in the field.
This data can also simplify luminaire de-
ployment. When installed, the luminaire
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D4i example showing an outdoor luminaire with two nodes, which are luminaire-mounted control devices that comply with the
DALI Part 351 specification. Nodes are powered by the integrated power supply in the LED driver (DALI Part 250) or by the
optional 24V AUX power supply (DALI Part 150). The D4i LED driver stores and reports luminaire information and energy and
diagnostics data in a standardized format (DALI Parts 251-3). Illustration courtesy of the DALI Alliance.

can automatically transfer its prepro-
grammed data to the remote network.
Such automated commissioning reduc-
es human error, installation time, and
costs. It also achieves a full, up-to-date
map of asset information.
ANSI C137.4 and D4i harmonization
Last November, the ANSI C137.4 standard
was updated with the publication ANSI
C137.4-2021, “Interoperability of LED driv-
ers and other connected devices via the
Digital Addressable Lighting Interface.”
The latest version of the ANSI stan-
dard adds more capabilities — as defined
in D4i — for data reporting, diagnostics,
sensors, and NLCs. Closer harmoniza-
tion of standards in this area is expected
to increase the availability of D4i-certi-
fied and interoperable drivers, sensors,
controllers, and smart luminaires.
The expanded ANSI C137.4-2021 now
contains real-time reporting of energy
use data in a standardized format, ref-
erencing DALI Part 252. It also includes
diagnostics and maintenance data involv-
ing failure conditions (from DALI Part
253), which can be used for fault finding
and preventive maintenance scheduling.
C137.4-2021 also incorporates DALI
Part 351, specifying the characteristics of
luminaire-mounted control devices. DALI
Part 351 states requirements for power
consumption, as well as for a mechanism
to decide which control device takes pri-
ority when more than one is present.
D4i and ANSI C137.4-2021 both sup-
port socket-based connector systems
for luminaire-mounted control devic-
es. Both digital interface specifications
are compatible with the electrome-
chanical interface requirements of
standards such as ANSI C136.41 (com-
monly referred to as the NEMA 7-pin
connector system) and ANSI C136.58,
which aligns with Zhaga Book 18. The
Zhaga–D4i ecosystem enables simple
plug-and-play replacement of lumi-
naire-mounted nodes, which makes
luminaires upgradeable, future-proof,
and sustainable.
How C137.4 aligns with
D4i certification
As part of its DALI-2 certification pro-
gram, the DALI Alliance enables D4i
certification for components that meet
the relevant D4i requirements. ANSI
C137.4-2021 has no verification or cer-
tification scheme, but products that
comply may be eligible to apply for
D4i certification.
Conversely, control devices certified
by the DALI Alliance to meet its D4i
standard will also meet the require-
ments of ANSI C137.4-2021. The same
applies for LED drivers, with the extra
condition that if the driver has an inte-
grated AUX power supply, then it must
be rated Class-2 or equivalent, in com-
pliance with the safety requirements
of NFPA-70. ANSI C137.4-2021 has fur-
ther options that, if implemented, have
associated requirements on top of D4i
certification. A 3W, 24V AUX supply is
specified in DALI Part 150, while ANSI
C137.4-2021 additionally allows a 2W,
24V AUX supply, which is only suitable
for a single connected device. Another
option in ANSI C137.4-2021 is to imple-
ment a Logic Signal Input.
Conclusion
The latest updates to the C137.4-2021
standard improve the range of features
and capabilities available to OEMs mak-
ing smart luminaires and facilitate
functions such as energy use monitoring
and predictive maintenance. Harmo-
nization with D4i will help to establish
an ecosystem of interoperable products,
with luminaires that are upgradeable
and future-proof.

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LUNA requirements look to balance
ecosystem and human needs in practice
Lighting scientist LEORA RADETSKY details the DesignLights Consortium’s recommendations for
saving energy, minimizing impacts on people and nature, and preserving the night sky.
A
s temperatures cool and daylight
wanes, an age-old occurrence
is unfolding. In North America
alone, billions of birds are migrating to
their wintering grounds from mid-August
through November1, covering distances
of hundreds, if not thousands, of miles
typically at night.
Unfortunately, this mass movement of
biodiversity is another piece of the nat-
ural world feeling the negative effects of
human activity — specifically, light pol-
lution. Excessive and poorly controlled
nighttime lighting likely interferes with
the autumn migration of 80% of North
American birds, some of which become
disoriented, collide with buildings, or
circle and recircle illuminated struc-
tures and beams of light2 to the point
of exhaustion. Between 356 million and
988 million birds are estimated to die3
in building collisions during the day and
night in the U.S. annually.
Now is an apt time of year to talk
about what the lighting industry can
do — and is doing — to mitigate this
harm while simultaneously saving
energy, providing better nighttime
lighting for human communities, and
lessening negative impacts on the natu-
ral environment.
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC)
introduced its LUNA V1 Technical Re-
quirements in 2021 to address these
problems. Released after more than a
year of research and development, LUNA
is an additional set of requirements for a
subset of products covered by the DLC’s
LEORA RADETSKY is senior lighting
scientist at the DesignLights Consortium,
based in Medford, Mass.
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Outdoor pole/arm-mounted area and roadway luminaires
Std. efficacy
requirement
DE-amber n = 88 x Avg. efficacy
Median
Reported spectral characteristics
efficacy
(CCT or nomenclature)
PC-amber n = 509
n = 4955
2200K
2700K n = 13,163
3000K
n = 27,031
0 50 100 150 200
Luminaire efficacy (lm/W)
FIG. 1. Luminaire efficacy ranges for phosphor-converted (PC-) white, PC-amber,
and direct-emission (DE-) amber area and roadway luminaires. More information
about this graphic and related performance data is provided in the DLC’s NWL
whitepaper. Illustration courtesy of DLC staff.
Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Technical Re- limited to urban centers and municipal-
quirements. As such, the policy promotes ities. It is visible as far as 200 miles away
adoption of LED luminaires that meet and can cause deleterious impacts on a
the DLC’s specifications for energy ef- range of nonhuman organisms.
ficiency while providing appropriate Beyond bird migration, light tres-
nighttime visibility for people, limiting pass has also been shown to interfere
sky glow and light trespass, and helping with insect behavior5, seasonal and pho-
to mitigate light pollution. toperiodic plant responses6, nocturnal
Artificial light at night (ALAN) that pollination7, and turtle hatchlings’8 abil-
is excessive, poorly controlled, and/or ity to successfully navigate routes to the
illuminating places unnecessarily is as- ocean from coastal nesting sites.
sociated with a host of problems. Sky Inappropriate nighttime lighting
glow — the cumulative scattering of di- hampers human communities as well.
rect and reflected light across the night Driven by racial stereotypes and fear,
sky, for example — now obscures the past and present public policy decisions
Milky Way4 from the view of over a third have often led to overlighting in under-
of the world’s inhabitants, including represented communities9, historically
80% of North Americans. Sky glow is not undermining the wellbeing of residents.
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8 8
y = 8E-12x3 – 2E-07x2 + 0.0016x - 1.0966 y = 2.0311x - 0.3608
R2 = 0.7529 R2 = 0.9948
7 7
Scotopic relative sky glow

Scotopic relative sky glow

6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

0 0
1500 2500 3500 4500
CCT
FIG. 2. Relative sky glow (RSG) as a function of CCT for 12,245
composite spectral power distributions (SPDs). The red dotted
line is a polynomial trendline. CCT is not a good predictor of
sky glow (R2 = 0.75), as at each CCT, a wide range of RSG
values are possible, up to a factor of 3× difference. More
information about the analysis is available in the DLC’s NWL
whitepaper. Illustration courtesy of Tony Esposito | Lighting Research Solutions.
These impacts to ecosystems and humans are taking place
against the backdrop of a clear economic argument for reining
in light pollution. One-third of all nighttime lighting in the U.S.
is wasted due largely to unshielded luminaires, costing facility
owners more than $3 billion annually, according to the Interna-
tional Dark-Sky Association. This wasted electricity contributes
to the climate crisis as well, to the tune of 21 million tons of
carbon emissions each year.
The DLC began implementing its LUNA policy this year, and
the first products listed under the LUNA qualification were
added to the SSL Qualified Products List (QPL) on July 27, 2022.
The policy and LUNA listings are designed to streamline the
process of selecting efficient outdoor lighting products that
minimize sky glow and light trespass while yielding the ef-
ficiency and maintenance benefits of LED lighting. With the
LUNA requirements in place, municipalities, utilities, and ef-
ficiency programs can better support their energy reduction
goals and abide by dark-sky policies and ordinances. LUNA also
helps specifiers to fulfill the light pollution and trespass re-
quirements of LEED and WELL building programs, and helps
projects follow application guidance in the joint IDA-IES Model
Lighting Ordinance.
Like the DLC’s other technical requirements, the LUNA
policy will inform design of energy-efficiency incentives admin-
istered by utilities and other programs.
Importantly, LUNA V1 currently does not include non-
white light (NWL) sources, such as amber, that eliminate the
short-wavelength radiation linked to disruption of natural
5500 6500 7500 0 1 2 3 4 5
S/P Ratio
FIG. 3. Relative sky glow (RSG) as a function of scotopic/
photopic (S/P) ratio for 12,245 optimized SPDs. S/P ratio
was a very strong predictor of RSG (R2 = 0.99). More
information about the analysis is available in the DLC’s NWL
whitepaper. Illustration courtesy of Tony Esposito | Lighting Research Solutions.
ecosystems. While outdoor amber LED luminaires have
emerged as a potential strategy to limit light pollution and oth-
er negative effects of ALAN, insufficient standards and the need
for new performance thresholds for these products prevent
their inclusion in the LUNA V1 technical requirements.
Figure 1 shows the efficacy values for commercially avail-
able LED luminaires with amber LEDs and phosphor-converted
(PC-) white LEDs with CCTs of 3000K and lower. The evaluat-
ed amber LED luminaires would not meet the LUNA efficacy
thresholds. As a result, only white-light LED outdoor products
with CCTs between 2200K and 3000K are allowed in LUNA V1.
In response to questions about including NWL in LUNA, the
DLC examined the issue in a white paper published earlier this
year (available for download from the DLC website). Authors
of that report found several significant gaps in research, stan-
dards, and guidelines regarding NWL/amber LED products
that must be addressed before the DLC can consider adding
these products to the LUNA program.
In terms of best practices for limiting sky glow — one of the
main objectives of LUNA — lighting scientists generally point
to a set of basic guidelines:
• Limit overlighting.
• Limit uplight emitted by a luminaire.
• Impose a curfew, after which lights must be dimmed or
switched off.
• Minimize short-wavelength light by implementing a max-
imum CCT or limiting short-wavelength radiation in
another way.
The Illumination Engineering Society’s TM-37-21 publication,
a technical memorandum on sky glow referenced in LUNA,

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 last word
In lighting design, women
move it forward
Tillotson Design Associates partner ERIN DREYFOUS sees a need for the workplace
and the profession to continue raising women’s profiles through mentorship and
collaboration in architecture, engineering, and construction.
M
y father recently passed away.
He was a master electrician
who built a successful com-
pany. I spent many summers on job
sites working with him, pulling wires,
nailing up boxes — and becoming an
expert on classic rock’n’roll along the
way. The work was taxing but fulfilling.
I loved being a part of the synchro-
nized 3D puzzle of assembling the
built environment.
Though my father treated me like
everyone else on his crew, I never did
run into another woman on those con-
struction sites in western Michigan.
This would prepare me for meetings in
my early lighting design career, when I
often was the only woman at the large
conference room table. Over time, I
have seen a gradual shift in lighting, a
nexus of architecture, design, engineer-
ing, construction, and technology. Yet
only 35% of the nearly 3,800 lighting
designers in the U.S. are women. In the
allied field of architecture, only 34% of
licensed architects are women and 21%
of principals and partners are women,
according to the 2020 American Insti-
tute of Architects Firm Survey Report.
In 2004, when Suzan Tillotson
founded her eponymous firm — where
I am currently a partner — she and her
generation of female designers faced
no shortage of gender discrimination.
Over time, they laid the groundwork
for transformative change. I have the
privilege of getting on with the work
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because they did the heavy lifting to equitable opportunities and futures
prove that quality lighting design does for more women,” says BWAF executive
not see gender. director Cynthia Phifer Kracauer.
At our firm, we elevate the next gen- How does gender equality material-
eration of design leaders through our ize in everyday practice in our industry?
daily practice of mentor- Attracting and growing female
ship. Leading by example talent open the door to increas-
is important, but creating ing their professional influence.
and inspiring good design Everyone excels at the high-
require rigorous listen- est levels of our organization.
ing and distilling what my We all take chances and iter-
teams are doing. Mentoring ate. Our process is nonlinear
by the guided consensus of but directed. We fail upwards.
experienced staff generates ERIN DREYFOUS The only thing polite about
shared confidence, which is our process is our interactions
essential and empowering with clients.
for women in male-dominated fields, The transition to remote or hybrid
such as architecture, engineering, work due to the pandemic has further
and construction. demonstrated how women can oper-
We also have support from organiza- ate and lead effectively in the field of
tions such as the Beverly Willis Architec- lighting. Many people of all genders are
ture Foundation, which Willis founded thriving with the added level of flexibil-
in 2002 to advance and elevate women ity in scheduling and work hours. This
working in the built environment. “We has become a key opportunity for ele-
can shift these professions to an inclu- vating women in our industry and for
sive culture by working collectively for nurturing a shared office culture.
LINKS
LightSPEC West spotlights profession and practice
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organized by our parent company, Endeavor Business Media, and supported by LEDs Magazine as
a premier media partner. A special feature of this event is the central focus on career development
across all aspects of the lighting design and building integration fields. Speakers and panelists
will also address inclusive design, new paradigms for environmental and social equity in design,
and how to create dynamic experiences that serve the purpose of indoor and outdoor spaces.
LightSPEC West takes place on Sept. 21–22, 2022, at the Magic Box @ the Reef in Los Angeles.
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