An urgent news release issued by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) sent late Tuesday evening alerts its members that the Texas Legislature is scheduled to vote today on Texas House Bill 2649. The proposed legislation relates to the regulation and practice of engineering and lighting design. Specifically, Sections 3, 5, and 6 restricts the practice of lighting design only to licensed engineers, architects, engineers, landscape architects, and interior designers. The bill makes no recognition of the National Council on Qualifications for Lighting Professions exam or individuals who have passed this exam and received the Lighting Certified (LC) designation. If passed, the proposed legislation would go into effect on Sept. 1, 2009.
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Practice of Lighting Design Threatened by Texas House Bill 2649 Bill To Undergo Vote May 27, 2009
Friday, August 28th, 2009National Lighting Bureau Has One of Its Most Successful Years to Date
Friday, August 14th, 2009Silver Spring, MD—The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) reaches millions of lighting decision-makers each year; more in 2008 than ever before.
According to NLB Chair Robert W. “Rob” Colgan, Jr. (National Electrical Contractors Association), “Lighting decision-makers need to understand what High-Benefit Lighting© is all about and how it’s changing. When the Bureau began in 1976, our mission was to publicize the bottom-line benefits of better lighting, so the owners and managers of buildings and processes could use lighting to achieve improved productivity, fewer errors and rejects, better security, enhanced safety, improved retail sales, greater building resale value, and so on. We created the term ‘High-Benefit Lighting’ to symbolize what good lighting could do. While we still use the term, it’s come to mean more than just bottom-line benefits. We have helped promote awareness of new discoveries that illustrate lighting’s ability to support good health and even help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. We have also broadened our audience by making our message germane to more than those in the commercial and industrial markets, including homeowners and others who can benefit from the information we have to share.”
Chip Israel and Archit Jain speak at Lightfair 2009
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Chip 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.
Light Plot Deconstructed, Now Available from Nemetschek North America
Friday, July 17th, 2009Nemetschek North America is now offering Light Plot Deconstructed, a great companion guide for anyone seeking to learn the fundamentals of lighting design with Vectorworks® Spotlight. The tutorial is also the debut work of Gregg Hillmar, an accomplished scenic and lighting designer, and an experienced Vectorworks user.
“This book sort of grew into existence,” says Hillmar, who, with several decades of professional theatre design work under his belt, is also a frequent speaker on drafting and theatre design for both new and experienced lighting designers. Hillmar teaches theatre tech classes at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va. “The book is a combination of everything I do: Professional lighting design, teaching, and speaking,” he adds.
Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009The Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant was established to encourage and recognize students who have demonstrated exceptional professional promise through the presentation of an original and ingenious solution to a supplied design problem.
The award comprises a plaque and a check in the amount of $1,000.
The award is presented in conjunction with the IES Annnual Conference each year.
Group entries will be accepted. However, if a group entry is selected, the group will receive the plaque and the $1,000 check will be presented to the group as a whole.
IALD Contribution to UK Lighting Education Trust Assists Lighting Design Education Efforts in the UK
Thursday, June 25th, 2009The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) has approved a $5,000 USD donation to the United Kingdom’s Lighting Education Trust (LET) in support of its efforts to train future practitioners of architectural lighting design, in supplement to its ongoing support of the IALD Education Trust.
“This support is a direct result of the IALD’s interest to invest in the future of the lighting profession,” said Marsha Turner, IALD Executive Vice President. “We realize that there is a learning curve for those new to architectural lighting design in the status quo, and are happy to contribute to efforts to bridge this knowledge gap.”