Sustainable Lighting Design

📣 📣 📣 We are thrilled to announce the release of episode 12 of the Sustainable Lighting Design Podcast! 📣 📣 📣

In this episode ”Anthropogenic Light: Exploring Ethics, Challenges, and Opportunities”, we have the pleasure of speaking with Professor Kevin Houser, a renowned expert in lighting and human factors at Oregon State University and the chief engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. With over 150 publications on light and lighting and numerous awards, Kevin joins us in this season’s final episode to discuss the past, present, and future of lighting design and research.

Join us for an enlightening conversation as Kevin takes us on a journey through the fascinating world of anthropogenic light at night. Discover how human-made lighting affects our environment and health, and explore the Jevons Paradox in lighting, where improvements in lighting technology lead to increased overall consumption of light.

Furthermore, we explore the ethical implications of using light to influence human behavior and health, providing thought-provoking perspectives. The episode wraps up with a discussion on human-centric lighting, exploring its definition, implications, and practical tips for implementing sustainable lighting practices.

”Anthropogenic, really is a more precise term. It’s human-made, human-caused light that we’re introducing into the natural environment outdoors, often in unnatural ways.” Professor Kevin Houser.

Join us for an insightful and engaging conversation that covers a wide range of topics in sustainable lighting design, offering valuable insights for both professionals and enthusiasts.

Tune in and enjoy!
Isabel & Maha Shalaby

📣📣📣 New episode alert! 🎉🎉🎉
We are excited to present a new episode of the Sustainable Lighting Design podcast, featuring Martina Frattura—a visionary lighting designer, researcher, and PhD student at the University of Bologna in Architecture and Design Cultures. This episode, titled “Experiencing Aesthetics: The Role of Beauty in Sustainable Design”, delves into the powerful impact of aesthetics on sustainable design.

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Martina Frattura as we explore the intersection of aesthetics and sustainability.
In this episode, Martina shares her insights on the concepts of beauty and soft fascination, highlighting their crucial roles in creating sustainable spaces. We also discuss the importance of fostering a sense of belonging in architecture and modern office design. Additionally, Martina reveals findings from her research project, “A Beautiful Light,” which took her to ten different countries to explore how to reproduce the state of soft fascination in the built environment. Her insights offer a compelling look at how beauty can transform both spaces and emotions.

“Beauty plays a crucial role in sustainable design by enhancing our sense of well-being and connection to the spaces we inhabit.” Martina Frattura, Sustainable Design Podcast, Episode 11

Tune in and enjoy this new episode ! ✨

Isabel & Maha Shalaby

🎉🎉🎉New podcast episode!🎉🎉🎉

In this episode ” Energy efficiency: accelerating the transition to Net Zero buildings ” , we talk with Associate Professor Tarek Rakha to explore the nuances of net-zero versus net-positive buildings and address the role that electric and natural lighting have when aiming to achieve energy efficiency. Further, we discuss how specific research and tangible data serve as critical allies for vulnerable communities to face the impacts of climate change and inequality. Additionally, Professor Rakha introduces us to his pioneering startup, Lamarr.AI, which utilizes advanced drone technology and artificial intelligence to analyze building structures. An initiative that aims to enhance energy efficiency in existing buildings and promote decarbonization efforts, thereby contributing to a more sustainable future.

Available from today in all major podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcast. You can also go to our website where we have published a direct link.

Enjoy!

Isabel & Maha

🎉🎉🎉Episode 9 of the Sustainable Lighting Design podcast “Light Pollution mitigation: bending the curve of biodiversity loss” is now available online. 🎉🎉🎉

In this episode we talk with Dr. Franz Hölker, head of the ”Light Pollution and Ecophysiology” research group
at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries and Assoc. Prof. (PD) of Zoology at the Freie Universität Berlin.
Since 2009, Franz has been investigating the effects of artificial light at night on a wide range of biological processes, from gene expression to ecosystem functioning.
Franz has also been head of the research platform ”Loss of the Night” and chair of the European COST Action ”LoNNe” (Loss of the Night Network).

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📢 A new case study, part of our SLD research-in-practice project, is now available online!

Featuring the Amorepacific project in Seoul, South Korea, this case study is an example of how circular lighting design principles can be applied in commercial buildings. Completed in 2017, the building was designed by David Chipperfield Architects (DCA) in collaboration with HAEAHN Architecture, KESSON and Arup. The circular design principle was achieved through modularity, upgradeability and adaptability of a patented product. The product is an adaptable and re-usable LED luminaire system with the possibility of attaching decorative and technical lenses, providing wide range of lighting performances. CIBSE TM66 Make was run through the lighting system design and production, and the results are included at the end of the report.
The building has received many lighting awards illustrating the excellence of the innovative lighting design solution, and we are happy to share an insight into the lighting design process with you.

🙏🏻 We would like to give special thanks to Emilio Hernandez , to our collaborators at , Andre Martins, and Alexander Rotsch, and Amedeo Musazzi representing for their contribution and continuous collaboration to finalize this case study. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience in the lighting industry.

🗣 Feel free to share the case study within your network and let us know if you have any feedback.

https://www.slightingdesign.com/post/case-study-amorepacific-headquarters-south-korea

❗️Link to the project website in bio to read more about Amorepacific and other case studies published.

Photo: Noshe ©

Case study Amorepacific Headquarters, South Korea As part of our SLD research-in-practice project, we are sharing inspiring existing projects and/or collaborations in a case study format, that touch at least one of the 4 main topics we are investigating. Today we are happy to present a new case study, this time with focus on circular lighting desig...

Happy new year everyone! We are starting off 2022 with the 7th episode of our podcast on sustainable lighting design featuring Lisa Heschong.

In this episode, Lisa shares her practical and research experience on daylight, electric light and views out. We discuss some of her research findings that she tackled in her new book, and dwell on stories on the importance of views, especially on children and on designing schools.

‘‘I would love it if all electric light designers were very well versed in daylighting analytics and would approach the building first as a daylit space, and understand that during the daytime, the primary role is to supplement and complement daylight.’’ Says Lisa Heschong.

Lisa Heschong is an architect and founding principal of the Heschong Mahone Group (HMG), a building science consulting firm, where she led groundbreaking research showing the relationship between daylight and student test scores, retail sales, and office worker performance. Lisa is also the author of the renowned book Thermal Delight in Architecture, and the most recently published book Visual Delight in Architecture, along with many groundbreaking technical publications about daylighting and energy efficiency in buildings.

✨To listen to this episode, you can use these links:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/66AkDckUk7eUpjEa4wsgI5

https://anchor.fm/sld1/episodes/Visual-delight-in-architecture-the-role-of-window-views-e1c1355

Enjoy!

Happy new year everyone! We are starting off 2022 with the 7th episode in our podcast on sustainable lighting design featuring Lisa Heschong.

In this episode, Lisa shares her practical and research experience on daylight, electric light and views out. We discuss some of her research findings that she tackled in her new book, and dwell on stories on the importance of views, especially on children and on designing schools.

‘‘I would love it if all electric light designers were very well versed in daylighting analytics and would approach the building first as a daylit space, and understand that during the daytime, the primary role is to supplement and complement daylight.’’ Says Lisa Heschong.

Lisa Heschong is an architect and founding principal of the Heschong Mahone Group (HMG), a building science consulting firm, where she led groundbreaking research showing the relationship between daylight and student test scores, retail sales, and office worker performance. Lisa is also the author of the renowned book Thermal Delight in Architecture, and the most recently published book Visual Delight in Architecture, along with many groundbreaking technical publications about daylighting and energy efficiency in buildings.

✨To listen to this episode, you can use these links:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/66AkDckUk7eUpjEa4wsgI5

https://anchor.fm/sld1/episodes/Visual-delight-in-architecture-the-role-of-window-views-e1c1355

Enjoy!

📢Episode 06 is now live! 💥

The sixth episode of our podcast on sustainable lighting design "Chronobiology : the nature of our circadian rhythm " is now available to listen in all platforms!

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Till Roenneberg about our biological needs for light and darkness, the causes and consequences of Social Jetlag and Daylight Saving Time, and what key features a building should have to support our circadian rhythm.

Dr. Till Roenneberg is the President of the World Federation of Societies for Chronobiology, and former President of the European Society for Rhythms Research. Till has initiated and directed several large national and international research networks and received several international research prizes and has been named “Ambassador of Sleep” by the German Sleep Foundation. He has published more than 200 papers that have been cited more than 21,000 times and has written two books, “Internal Time” and “The Right to Sleep”.

Link in our bio to listen to this episode!

Enjoy! 🎙

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📢 The first case study, part of our SLD research-in-practice project, is now available online!
Featuring the IKEA store in Kaarst, Germany, this case study takes a closer look into daylight and electric light integration in the retail sector.

With an unconventional design of a retail building, this case study shows the client’s high ambition to build a more sustainable store by integrating natural light and a daylight harvesting system linked to the electric lighting, with the aim to reduce energy consumption and improve the overall store experience for both customers and co-workers. By coupling research, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency and in collaboration with Lund University, an extra step was taken, and post-occupancy evaluations were carried out, showing high satisfaction levels from customers and co-workers, and the potential of further energy savings, which would lead to the better optimization of newly built stores.

We consider this case study inspiring as it sheds light on the importance of working interdisciplinary, coupling daylight and electric light in early stages, as well as the value of post-occupancy evaluations. Furthermore, we also hope this reference inspires more collaborations between industry and academy.

❗️Link in bio to read more about IKEA Kaarst.

🙏🏻We would like to thank Ola Sundelin (Inter IKEA), Niko Gentile (Lund University), and Rafael Campamà Pizarro (PhD student at Lund University) for their contribution and for letting us share their great work with the world. And Zahabia Gandhi for collecting all information. ✨✨✨

🗣Feel free to reach out if you have any comments or questions!

Photos: Rafael Campamà Pizarro ©