Nuckolls Fund distributes $230,000 in grants and awards
(USA) – Recipients were due to be honoured at awards ceremony during LEDucation.
The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education has distributed the highest number of grants and awards in its 31-year history among its 2020 winners.
A total of $230,000 was distributed amongst 12 winners, in chunks ranging from $5,000 to $45,000.
Recipients this year were notified by mail as the awards ceremony, originally scheduled for March 17 at LEDucation in New York, was cancelled as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Submittals for financial support from the Fund’s programmes are judged annually by its Board of Directors. This year, the Board awarded $150,000 to winners of the Milham Catalyst Grant, with lesser amounts awarded to winners of the Nuckolls Fund Grant, the Edison Price Fellowship Grant and the winners of the Student Achievement Awards.
Kevin House, professor in the School of Civic and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University was awarded a Milham Catalyst Grant of $45,000, while grants of $35,000 went to Sandy Stannard, professor of architecture at California Polytechnic State University, Sandra Vásconez, senior instructor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, and Professor Seunghae Lee of Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.
Nuckolls Fund Grants of $20,000 were given to the New York School of Interior Design for the development of a new lighting course, “Health Factors of Lighting and Daylighting”, and to Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Architecture for “Shaping Light”, developed by Azadeh Omidfar.
Two Edison Price Fellowship Grants of $10,000 were given to Mejedeh Modarres Nazhad of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for a summer internship with Available Light in Boston, and to Glenn Shrum from the Parsons School of Design for a research residency at Aalborg University in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Jonas Bellovin Scholar Achievement Award went to Andrea Young Fierro of Parsons School of Design; Danah Boabbas of the University of Colorado won the Jules Horton International Student Achievement Award; and John Sloan of Pennsylvania State University and Kasia Kozak of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute won the Designers Lighting Forum of New York award. Each of these winners received $5,000 Student Achievement awards.
Spread the Light: Light and Wellbeing - Lorraine Calcott & Nirmit Jhaveri
In part 4 of the Spread the Light series, filmed by Linus Lopez at PLDC 2019, Lorraine Calcott, founder of It Does Lighting, advisor to the All-Parliamentary Health Group and expert on the European Commission on SMART cities, talks with Indian architect and lighting designer Nirmit Jhaveri on the role of light in health and wellbeing.
Together, they examine the research, probe some of the applications in medical and recuperative facilities, and test some of the truths and myths about human-centric and biophilic lighting. They also discuss how aspects of design thinking and innovation can be used to improve the quality of indoor spaces to minimise the detrimental effects of new lifestyles and modern ways of living.
The Spread the Light series is presented by Wipro Lighting in collaboration with PLDC.
Video: Linus Lopez, courtesy of STIR
IALD: Work-Life Balance - Parenting in Lighting
Striking the right work-life balance can be a challenge at the best of times, but how is the lighting community coping with juggling parenthood and working from home during the current lockdown?
Lisa Reed of Envision Lighting Design, Justin Brown of Lam Partners, Carla Bukalski of Cooper Lighting Solutions and Brittany Lynch of Clanton & Associates have an honest discussion on the work-life balance for parents in lighting in the latest IALD webinar.
Jonathan Speirs Scholarship Fund Winners Announced
(UK) – Stella Destephanis Murray and Krina Christopolou win the 2019/20 award.
The Trustees of the Jonathan Speirs Scholarship Fund (JSSF), have announced the winners for the 2019/20 award.
After receiving an extremely high standard of entries this year, the winners are Stella Destephanis Murray and Krina Christopolou. JSSF also awarded commendations to Sydney Nguyen and Meryem Ozmen.
Currently in the final months of studying for an MSc in Architecture and Architectural Engineering at Penn State University, Destephanis Murray will graduate with honours in both subjects this month.
While studying as an undergraduate in architecture, she interned at Buro Happold Engineering as an electrical engineer, and participated in bi-annual outdoor ‘storytelling’ lighting competitions, which influenced her decision to pursue lighting design as a profession. Her Master’s thesis explored the role of light in the Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, and the importance attributed to it by the Qur’an.
In lighting design, she believes that she has found a profession that will enable her to deliver on her childhood dream to shape the world, and one that will fulfil both her creative and analytical interests. She plans to use the scholarship funds to become a WELL Accredited Professional, to attend the next IALD Enlighten Europe conference, and to assist with her living expenses as she interns with HLB Lighting Design in Boston, USA.
Krina Christopolou is currently completing her second and final year of postgraduate RIBA II studies at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Her interest lies in how lighting can redefine spatial experience, exploring the idea that light as a building material is able to transcend an architectural space beyond its physicality.
During her practical work experience with Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Christopolou designed a light system for a façade in Shenzhen, and also created a responsive skylight system for a technical dissertation. For her final year project, she has explored the primary role that lighting might assume in future mixed reality domestic environments, both from an immersive standpoint and as an interface. She believes that in this new paradigm, the role of light will surpass its traditional use in delivering visual comfort or mood creation, and become an essential cognitive tool for perceiving and navigating space. She plans to use the scholarship fund to further develop her thinking and research in this emerging field.
John Roake, Chairman of the JSSF, commented: “We live in extraordinary times, with today’s crisis providing a pivotal point and generating a potential step change in how we will continue to live our lives. The future, or ‘new normal’ as it is being called, is certainly going to be tremendously difficult in so many ways.
“There is a new generation of students who have a burning ambition to succeed, not just in traditional careers, but in those which they can approach with a greater social conscience. One of the most satisfying aspects of the JSSF has been how we as a Board of Trustees view, reflect and discuss the breadth of creative and innovative ideas from each candidate’s submissions for our scholarships, and how we can try in a small way to positively encourage this new talent.
“Both Stella and Krina made outstanding submissions with concisely and clearly expressed their phenomenal passion and drive to use light as a major part of their ongoing studies, as well as their future careers.
“Competition was delightfully fierce this year, so much so that the Board also agreed that two further candidates in Sydney Nguyen and Meryem Ozmen also merited our support by way of a commendation and bursary. It is with great pleasure that we are able to reward so many exceptionally talented candidates, and provide some additional support.
“Studying is going to be challenging for the foreseeable future; students will face greater financial difficulties in finding work to support their studies. The Jonathan Speirs Scholarship Fund will continue to help tomorrow’s potential lighting designers through this next difficult period. Jonathan himself would have absolutely encouraged this.”
formalighting: Moto-Jojo
formalighting showcases the capabilities of Moto-Jojo, the latest addition to its Motolux motorised remote controlled lighting range.
Fullly controllable via the Casambi app, lighting designers are able to create unique lighting scenes and animations in seconds.
Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition postponed
(China) – The event, due to take place from 9-12 June, will now be held at a later date.
Messe Frankfurt has this week announced that the two
concurrent fairs in its Light+Building portfolio, Guangzhou International
Lighting Exhibition (GILE) and Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology (GEBT)
have been postponed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Both fairs were originally due to take place from 9-12 June
and will now be held at a future date; they will remain at the China Import and
Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou.
Lucia Wong, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt,
explained: “As a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, which is having an
unprecedented impact across the globe, we believe it is the right and
responsible decision as the fairs’ organiser to postpone GILE and GEBT.
“While the situation has improved in China, other countries
worldwide are experiencing an increasing amount of cases. With this in mind, along
with the various travel restrictions that are currently in place that would
make travel for many of our exhibitors and visitors difficult, we feel that the
decision is within the best interests of the industry. We are working with the fairground
to secure a new date that will suit the needs of the industry, and will
announce this as soon as possible.”
While the news will come as little surprise to the lighting
industry, the only shock is that organisers waited this long to make the decision.
The announcement comes a week after Messe Frankfurt announced that Light+Building,
originally rescheduled from mid-March to 27 September, has been cancelled until
March 2022.
Wong continued: “In these unprecedented times and as we all
reallocate our time, energy and resources to navigate our immediate challenges,
we ask the industry to remember that we are facing this together.
“Looking forwards, we are positive that the industry will
emerge from this crisis more resilient, innovative and better prepared to shape
the future.”
New dates for GILE to follow.
www.guangzhou-international-lighting-exhibition.hk.messefrankfurt.com
Nulty: The Light Lunch Series - The Rules Were Meant to be Broken
It’s an understatement to acknowledge that there are lots of rules around lighting design and lighting engineering. And for good reason: there’s no point in having beautiful lighting if it falls on someone’s head, pollutes the environment or annoys the people who live nearby. But sometimes, these rules go ever so slightly overboard – to the detriment of just about everything.
In part three of Nulty's Light Lunch Series - The Rules Were Meant To Be Broken - Emilio Hernandez and Kael Gillam unpick lighting regulations and discuss how to work within their parameters without compromising on creativity, finding ways to create lighting designs that are stunning, innovative and people-friendly.
Video courtesy of Nulty.
Signify gains security certification for connected lighting development
(Netherlands) – Signify the first lighting company to
gain such certification.
Signify has become the first lighting company worldwide to
be awarded the security certification for its connected lighting development
process by DEKRA.
This confirms the company’s development of connected
lighting systems is based on a certified secure development process, and
illustrates the company’s commitment to embedding security in all aspects of
its innovations, productions, systems and services.
Central elements of the process (IEC62443-4-1) include a
threat analysis based on the use case scenario, and a product development
process that ensures all identified security requirements are implemented,
verified, tested and documented with traceability. Signify has satisfied all
requirements of this process, as well as demonstrating its ability to react
fast and appropriately to newly discovered security vulnerabilities and publish
security updates in a reliable manner.
International organisation DEKRA evaluated Signify’s
development process on the IEC 62443-3-1 fundamental security requirements. “We
are proud to award the IECEE CB and DEKRA Seal certification to Signify. As
global partner for a safe, connected world, we know that security is key in
today’s world. The IEC 62443 standards are the perfect tools to ensure safety
and security at work, home and on the road,” said Bram Holtus, Managing
Director of DEKRA Certification.
Harsh Chitale, Business Group Leader Professional at
Signify, added: “Connected lighting systems are core to our business and our future.
This DEKRA certification is testament to our commitment to provide our
customers with the most secure connected lighting products, systems and
services. All of which are built on a strong foundation of industry standards, governance
and procedures.
“As a growing group of businesses and governments are implementing
connected technologies, maintaining the highest standards of security are both crucial
and invaluable to us.”
Interest-free loans to support waste electrical and lamp recyclers during Covid-19 crisis
(UK) – Up to £5million available for waste electrical and lamp treatment facilities.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Fund
has announced its WEEE Support Grants and Loans Package to support waste
electrical and lamp recyclers during the Covid-19 crisis.
With many household waste recycling centres closed, and
other waste electrical collections reduced, the flow of electricals and lamps
for recycling has significantly reduced. The new facility will provide up to £5million
of interest-free loans to waste electrical and lamp treatment facilities.
The loan finance derives from the WEEE Compliance Fee, which
is paid by WEEE schemes that do not meet their WEEE collection targets.
Scott Butler, Executive Director of the WEEE Fund said: “This
is a fund that has been made available to provide rapid help and support the
electrical waste recycling sector as a result of the impact of the coronavirus.
The loads will be 100% backed by the WEEE Fund, funded by producers of
electricals.”
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow continued: “Right across
the waste sector, I’m hugely grateful to the enormous effort being put in to
keep crucial services running; and in such unprecedented times I understand the
pressure the industry is under.
“This fund will help the sector to weather the effects of
the coronavirus outbreak. Crucially, it will also enable people to do the right
thing and recycle more as we move towards a more circular economy.”
Recolight has previously contributed to the fund that
finances the loans. CEO Nigel Harvey added: “Recolight has worked hard to help
set up this new loan scheme. When the coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the
WEEE system will need a dynamic and competitive WEEE recycling market, with the
capacity to cope with any post-crisis spike. The loans should help to minimise
the risk of WEEE recycling business closures, and a rapid start-up of operations
when this is required.”
[d]arc thoughts: Episode 1 | The New Normal: A Global Discussion on Covid-19
[d]arc media presents a panel discussion on the ongoing impact of Covid-19 around the world. Hosted by Editor Matt Waring, the panel includes guests Deeksha Surendra from dpa lighting consultants, Mark Elliott from Firefly Point Of View, Birgit Walter of BMLD, and Brett Andersen from Focus Lighting.
The panel discuss their personal and professional experiences with the global pandemic and lockdown situations from across the world.
Video edited by Assistant Editor, Sarah Cullen.
Music from bensound.com
Fagerhult appoints new Managing Director
(Sweden) – Daniel Johansson succeeds Anders Fransson as MD.
Daniel Johansson has been named as the new Managing Director
of Fagerhult, after it was announced that Anders Fransson is moving on to a new
role within Fagerhult Group.
Johansson joined Fagerhult in 2006, and has been a valued
employee and leader within the group, in different positions for the past 14
years, his latest role being as Managing Director for Fagerhult Sweden. With a
passion for teamwork, expertise within management, and a strong focus on
motivation, Johansson will continue to build value for Fagerhult in his new
position.
“Daniel has been a real asset in Fagerhult Sweden’s
development, and I am happy that he will continue to lead the way for the
company,” said Anders Fransson. “He is a great leader, with a broad competence
from our sales company and our product and solutions offer – a perfect fit to
lead and navigate our company into the future.”
“I am honoured and proud to take on this new role,”
Johansson added. “In the past 75 years we have built a strong brand, and I
intend to nurture it together with my skilled co-workers. Now, our focus will
be to find a sustainable way forward in these unusual times, and to keep
growing in both new and existing markets.
“During the past year, we have evolved and taken many new
steps in order to further strengthen our role as knowledge leaders within
lighting.”
Johansson started the new role on 1 May, and will also
continue in his position as MD for Fagerhult Sweden.
Aldabra: Hole
Italian manufacturer Aldabra presents a short video demonstrating the simple installation process for Hole, its new trimless recessed downlight for indoor applications.