LDA Speaking at Hawaii Energy Expo 2010
Lighting and Daylighting for Sustainable Spaces
Lighting Design Alliance president Chip Israel to Speak at Hawaii Energy Expo 2010
With electricity rates over double the national average, Hawaii is paying special attention to reducing residential, commercial and industrial power consumption. Hawaii Energy and Hawaiian Electric Company will be co-sponsoring the Hawaii Energy Expo 2010 in late September to discuss these topics. The Energy Expo is one of the largest of its kind in the State of Hawaii. It will offer numerous workshops, covering the most up-to-date technology topics including lighting design and application. Chip Israel will be one of several lighting professionals speaking at the seminar on energy efficiency and innovation in retail, hospitality, and commercial spaces.
Date: September 28, 2010
Time: 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa
Hawaii Energy Expo 2010
Hawaii Energy
Hawaiian Electric Company
Cole Haan Expands to Middle East with LDA Designs
As consultants to Cole Haan, Lighting Design Alliance developed many lighting solutions in coordination with Callison for the successful hi-end retail stores. LDA created a specialized partnership with Cole Haan to expand the retailer reach from an elaborate flagship store on New York's Madison Avenue to budget and energy conscience outlet stores across the United States. Cole Haan is now thinking overseas, expanding to the world market, with LDA tailoring lighting design to match.
"After rolling out stores across the United States over the past eight years, the luxury clothing and accessories retailer Cole Haan has begun extending its reach around the world. Shortly after the domestic stores began to open, it launched a series of stores in Asia, and now it’s making its mark in the Middle East. While the number of store locations keeps growing, one thing remains the same—a distinct brand identity that clearly shines through every retail environment from Madison Avenue to the Dubai Mall, where the newest Cole Haan store recently opened." Excerpt from "Contract Design: True to Form: Callison Designs a New Cole Haan Store in Dubai"
Cole Haan Factory Stores
Cole Haan Madison Ave
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LDA Certified as Los Angeles Small Business
Lighting Design Alliance is now certified with the City of Los Angeles as a Small Business. LDA is now listed in the City of Los Angeles Small, Local Business directory as a firm specializing in Architectural Lighting Design, Energy Audits, Sustainability Consulting, and LEED Energy Consulting. Independently owned and operated, LDA is a California based business providing lighting design consulting to private and government projects worldwide.
2010 Hospital Build Middle East Awards LDA Project
Lighting Design Alliance designed hospital, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, was awarded the 2010 Best Hospital Design Award as part of a series of hospital design awards announced annually at the Hospital Build Middle East Exhibition & Congress.
The award, open to both completed and planned projects, looks for an outstanding hospital design scheme that places both patients and the environment at the heart of the project, reflecting the vision and mission of the organization in the final design.
Hospital Build Middle East Exhibition & Congress
Hospital Build Middle East 2010 Awards
LDA Featured in Perspectives On Design California
Lighting Design Alliance was recently asked to contribute to Perspectives On Design California, Panache Partner’s latest entry in their series of inspiring “upscale coffee table books.”
Featuring design and architecture inspired by the California lifestyle, this book is a collection of the finest luxury residences California has to offer, with Lighting Design Alliance as a collaborative member alongside other notable designers. Perspectives takes the reader on an tour inside some of the most beautifully designed homes in California.
"From opulent wine châteaux in Napa Valley to Spanish-style villas in Orange County and beyond, California certainly lays claim to a wide variety of luxury residences.” Explains Panache’s promotional director. “A brilliant hardcover volume, Perspectives on Design California guides you through this diverse architectural fabric with grace and style, beginning with the architectural concept and ending with the ornamental details and finishing touches that make a home unique. With Perspectives on Design California, you will gain exclusive, rare insight into the philosophies and techniques of the state’s most notable architects, builders, designers, artisans, artists, and other creative specialists."
Perspectives on Design California is available at fine art and architecture bookstores, or online.
Perspecives On Design California - Lighting Design Alliance
Lighting Design Alliance Publicaitons
Perspectives On Design California
Panache Partners
LDA Receives Awards at 2010 IESLA Lumen West
The 2010 Lumen West Awards were held on June 26th by the Los Angeles chapter of the International Engineering Society of Noth America. Lighting Design Alliance was presented with 5 awards representing multiple award categories:
Herman Miller Los Angeles Showroom
UCLA Clinical Practices Offices
XIV Restaurant
Iridescence Restaurant
The Hilton Orlando Lumen West Award of Excellence
Chip Israel to Present at AIA 2010 Full article >>
Lighting and Daylighting for Sustainable Commercial Spaces
Lighting Design Alliance president Chip Israel to present educational seminar at the AIA National Convention 2010 in Miami
Lighting Design Alliance’s new office building in Long Beach, California, completed August 2008, provides a unique learning opportunity about integration of lighting and daylighting in commercial buildings, from design through commissioning and occupation. The relationship between natural light, electric light, and controls were interpreted in new ways to maximize energy savings and to provide a comfortable, glare-free, and well designed space for its employees and a learning facility for the design and construction industry. By presenting more than 10 unique lighting and daylighting strategies in application and representing all commonly used light sources, the building is a unique case study that reflects both the current available technology and new emerging technologies designed to meet the increasing demands of sustainable practice and energy codes.
AIA National Convention Seminar #TH004
Thursday, June 10, 2010
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Laura Román to Present at NeoCon 2010
Building Rehab And Urban Renewal: The Role Of “Identity Tech”, Color And Kinetic Lighting
Lighting Design Alliance manager Laura Román to present educational seminar at NeoCon 2010 in Chicago
A “hidden” new design tool for architects and lighting designers are the applications of color and programmable kinetic lighting together with the use of high-tech LEDs and fiber optics. Examine case studies of projects by a collaborative team of architects and lighting designers. See how these applications work well for both urban renewal and building rehab projects. Get effective guidelines about the separate roles and responsibilities of architects, designers and engineers. Learn to identify components of buildings and areas that lend themselves to the use of “identity-tech” lighting.
Speakers:
● Laura Roman, IES, Associate AIA, IALD, LEED AP, is senior lighting designer and manager for Lighting Design Alliance in Chicago, Ill.
● Dr. Rada Doytcheva, ALA, LEED AP, is principal and head of design for RADA Architects LTD in Chicago, Ill.
● Avraham Mor, AIA, LEED AP, IES, IALD, is senior lighting designer and partner at LIGHTSWITCH Architectural in Tower Lakes, Ill.
NeoCon World's Trade Fair Seminar #T233
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Archit Jain and Scott Hatton to Present at Lightfair 2010
10 Days with a Lightmeter: A Light Level Journal
Lighting Design Alliance principals Archit Jain and Scott Hatton to present educational seminar at Lightfair 2010 in Las Vegas
Light level calculations and photometric studies are an essential part of the lighting design profession. But how do these studies relate to our everyday experiences with light? What do the common IES design levels of 1, 5, and 30 footcandles really feel like? In an attempt to gain a more intuitive understanding of footcandles, we spent 10 days and nights with a lightmeter at our sides 24/7. We took light level readings at various times of day in many different locations, and kept an “illuminance journal” to note our impressions. Join us we share our insightful (and sometimes comical) observations.
• Gain an intuitive sense of light levels. What does a certain light level feel like in various situations?
• We are often asked if there will be enough light. Can we define enough?
• How do perceived lighting levels change with environment and locale?
• Can we make do with less light than is typically recommended? Can we use less light, feel comfortable and promote sustainability? Appreciate the human eye.
Lightfair 2010 Seminar #L1OS22
Thursday, May 13, 2010
4:30-6:00PM
LDA Offers Expert Lighting Witness Services
In our changing times, extra litigation has become commonplace with attention often focused to lighting. Lighting Design Alliance continues to provide objective, quality, and cost-effective expert lighting witness services to assist existing and new clientele with illumination specific legal issues.
From local to national lighting mandated codes and ordinances to specific client fixture safety requirements, Lighting Design Alliance extends expert witness lighting services. Expert witness illumination services includes research assistance, site verification, organized documentation and defense depositions. Services cover all market sectors for both interior and exterior applications. Fixture equipment patent infringement for all lamp types including incandescent, fluorescent, HID, and LED is also covered by the LDA expert lighting witness services.
If you are in need of expert lighting witness services, please contact our Los Angeles office for further consultation.