LDA Represents Sustainability in Lighting Design
The future of the lighting design industry is undergoing dynamic changes as a result of increased environmental consciousness throughout the world. Effects of LEED sustainable building design and increasingly strict energy codes (California’s Title 24 and ASHRAE) combined with the fact that a staggering 25% of all building energy is used on lighting have brought sustainable lighting to the forefront of energy efficient building design. Over the past few months, Chip Israel traveled the globe to provide a voice for the lighting design community on the topic. Here are a few of the conferences and forums he has been a part of:
Speaker: Professional Lighting Design Convention
Sustainable Lighting Design – Berlin, Germany (October 29, 2009) PLDC
Judge: Department of Energy
Next Generation of Luminaires Design Competition 2009 (December 3, 2009) NGLDC
Speaker: Solid State Design Summit 2010
LEDs in Lighting Design – Los Angeles, CA (January 20, 2010) SSL Design Summit LA
Judge: International Association of Lighting Designers
International Design Awards (January 27, 2010) IALD International Design Awards
Speaker: Department of Energy
Solid State Lighting Update (February 3, 2010) DOE SSL
Speaker: Philips Day-Brite
Innovation in Hospitality Lighting Conference (February 16, 2010) Philips Day-Brite
Chip Israel Named Fellow of IALD
Lighting Design Alliance owner and president Chip Israel has been named a Fellow of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD). This prestigious honor has been bestowed in recognition of Chip's work as founder and past president of the IALD Education Trust, a former IALD Board of Directors Member, and former Director of Education for IALD, in addition to assisting on numerous committees such as the Lightfair Steering Committee.
The vision of the IALD is "To create a better world through leadership and excellence in lighting design; to cultivate the universal acknowledgement and appreciation of the Power of Light in human life."
Founded in 1969 and based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) is an internationally recognized organization dedicated solely to the concerns of independent, professional lighting designers. The IALD strives to set the global standard for lighting design excellence by promoting the advancement and recognition of professional lighting designers. Value Lighting designers are a tremendous resource of innovative, practical and economically viable lighting solutions. They understand the role of lighting in architectural and interior design and utilize their extensive experience and knowledge of lighting equipment and systems to enhance and strengthen design. [Excerpt from www.iald.org]
LDA Presented Multiple Awards at 2009 IESLA Lumen West
The 2009 Lumen West Awards were held on June 27 by the International Engineering Society of Los Angeles chapter. Of the 38 awards given to representatives of both the IESLA and Orange County sections, Lighting Design Alliance was presented with 11 representing all award categories:
Energy and Environmental Design Award:
Williams-Sonoma Brand Green Redesign Lumen West Award of Excellence
Lighting Design Alliance Design Office Lumen West Award of Excellence
Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting Design:
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Interior Lighting
Harvey Nichols Jakarta
The Water Club
Katsuya Glendale Lumen West Award of Excellence
Cole Haan Outlet Store Prototype
Caesars Palace Beiging Noodle Company No. 9
Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting Design:
Harvard-Westlake School
George Stanley Fountian at the Hollywood Bowl Lumen West Award of Excellence
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Exterior Lighting Lumen West Award of Excellence
Congratulations to our LEED®ers!
Lighting Design Alliance is proud to announce that the majority of our design staff have now passed the USGBC LEED® Accredited Professionals exam. LDA team members are now fully trained to positively impact not only the lighting systems on a LEED® construction process, but can also assist and implement our understanding of all environmentally sustainable building systems from conception to completion. With the rising popularity of LEED® certified projects in most market sectors, the LDA staff realizes the impact that LEED® influenced projects have in how we will construct projects for the future and that is why we have certified over two-thirds of our staff with LEED® AP qualifications.
LEED® is an internationally recognized certification system that measures how well a building or community performs across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED® provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. [Excerpt from www.usgbc.org]
UCSD Price Center East presented AIA San Diego Design Award
The University of California San Diego's Price Center East, a collaboration between Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design and Lighting Design Alliance, wins Honor Award at American Institute of Architects San Diego 2009 Design Awards. The AIA San Diego Honor Award celebrates extraordinary architectural design worthy of the profession's highest regard.
The UCSD Price Center Expansion added more than 170,000 square feet to the existing student center facilities, providing new spaces for retail, dining, meetings, performance events, student organizations, and other campus services. Merhdad Yazdani’s addition to the UCSD Price Student Center consists of two square tube buildings intersecting a central 3D trapezoid. Offices and function spaces are located in the tubes, while the large trapezoid is comprised of a grand atrium, open study space, and dining facilities.
As exterior illumination was limited by a dark sky ordinance, the intent was that the building would glow from within. To help differentiate the building components cool white sources were used in the tube portions of the building while warm sources illuminated the 3D trapezoid. Within the building, grids of lines and circles were utilized to accentuate the flow of the building’s structure. Indirect lighting (with diffuse covers to avoid glare) was used in the large atrium to highlight the volume and provide comfortable light levels. With the university’s sustainability objectives set high, the Price Student Center meets LEED Silver standards. The resulting space has a lively and stimulating environment with an urban aesthetic.
AIA San Diego | AIA San Diego Design Award Press Release (pdf)
Chip Israel and Archit Jain speak at Lightfair 2009
The Skinny (on) Retail Lighting Design
Chip Israel and Archit Jain presented this seminar at Lightfair 2009 on May 7, 2009 in New York.
As codes become more and more strict and retailers are looking at ways to save energy for lower costs and for projecting a responsible image, changes need to be made to the lighting scheme as well.
How can this new skinner version of retail lighting be achieved? The seminar will discuss the basics of retail lighting design and delve into specifics to attain design goals keeping in view low energy use requirements. Aesthetics, budgets and long term maintenance will be discussed using case studies as examples. New and relevant lighting technologies, including the applicability of low wattage ceramic metal halide lamps, fluorescent sources, LED and HIR halogen would be evaluated. Payback and ROI will also be discussed when existing stores are retrofitted with new energy efficient lighting. Aesthetics is key—well designed energy efficient lighting does not have to be cold and glaring.
Learning Objectives:
- Provide the participants with basics of retail lighting design including lighting hierarchy and sources.
- Getting the old “warm” look with new more energy efficient sources. Existing store characters can be maintained with new sources—we just have to be a little creative.
- Using new sources (MH, CFL, LED) to replace traditional (incandescent) ones –what’s the ROI?
Download summary of the presentation in Adobe Acrobat format, or for a full copy contact bklammer(at)lightingdesignalliance.com.
Penn State honors Chip Israel
Chip Israel, founder and president of Lighting Design Alliance, was presented the prestigious Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award on April 27, 2009 at the University Park Campus.
The Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumni Awards recognize graduates who have reached exceptional levels of professional achievement. Established in 1966, the award is the highest honor bestowed by the College of Engineering. The purpose is to recognize and reward outstanding Penn State Engineering alumni for their success as leaders in their field (engineering, science, business, education, or government) and for the impact they have had and will continue to have on society and their profession. These exceptional alumni provide outstanding role models for current engineering students. - Excerpt from 2009 www.engr.psu.edu
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart honored by 2009 IES Illumination Awards
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart honored by Special Citation for 2009 IES Illumination Awards Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting Design.
The Lighting Design Alliance design team of Andy Powell, Hanna Son, and Chip Israel were recognized for their particularly creative use of layered light in niches. However, the project was broadly judged based on recognition of professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design based upon the individual merit of each entry judged against specific criteria. Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart scored amongst the best considering judging criteria which included complexity of problem, concept, integration, performance, visual comfort, environmental considerations, budget restrictions, and ease of maintenance.
IES Illumination Awards 2009 Recipients (pdf)
Photos | Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Official Site | IESNA
Anaheim GardenWalk Featured in LD+A
Anaheim GardenWalk, a vibrant outdoor retail center with over fifty stores, restaurants and entertainment spaces sits among a garden of light and movement. Innovative use of LED color changing fixtures integrated into living green walls, tall torchere elements and stone pavers create an ever changing environment for the shopper to enjoy.
Laura Roman to speak at Neocon 2009
LEED Lighting: Green Lighting is Not Just for the Cast of Wicked Anymore!
Laura Roman, LC, LEED® AP, Associate IALD, I.A. AIA, Manager of LDA's Chicago Office would present this talk in association with Avraham Mor, AIA, IES, IALD, LEED AP, Senior Lighting Designer, Lightswitch Architecture, Chicago, IL and Deborah Steimel-Clair, LC, Senior Associate, Primera, Chicago, IL at Neocon 2009, on June 16 2009 in Chicago.
Seminar Objectives: Discuss LEED lighting case studies including schools, libraries, theaters, retail spaces, hospitality projects and tenant build-outs. Cover the basics of LEED and overcome trepidations about applying its practices and concepts.