Sustainability is a buzz word that has grown in popularity by leaps and bounds. We hear it applied to all aspects of life including our own lighting industry. The intention of sustainable design is to "eliminate negative environmental impact completely through skillful, sensitive design". Manifestations of sustainable designs require no non-renewable resources, impact on the environment minimally, and relate people with the natural environment.
Increasing emphasis is being placed on designing with sustainability and we are proud to have so many of our manufactures recognizing and addressing this. The following are links to web pages from some of our sustainable partners:
A great is example of commitment to sustainable design is the Cradle to Cradle Certification from Lite Control. Cradle to Cradle is one of the first “green” certification programs that uses a multi-criteria approach to address product design and manufacturing from a broad-based sustainability perspective. It moves beyond traditional single-criterion programs that focus only on aspects such as energy or recycling by considering the product itself, the manufacturing processes, and the manufacturer’s practices and policies.
Acuity’s commitment is not to be overlooked either. The Center for Light+Space, the New York sales office and showroom for Acuity Brands Lighting, has earned LEED® certification, landing the prestigious gold rating for its midtown-Manhattan location at 5 Penn Plaza. The recognition underscores Acuity Brands Lighting’s industry leadership position and its commitment to sustainable business practices. It also bolsters the Center for Light+Space’s role as an exemplary “green” innovator for the New York City architectural and lighting design community.
A fantastic summary of lighting’s role within LEED can be found on the LEED Resource Center Website at the Acuity Brands website.
 Spectrum Lighting will host an AIA credited course "Lighting for Learning". The course is also approved for Sustainable Design Credit. Damon Wood from Peerless lighting will present the course at Spectrum Lighting on June 9th from noon to 1. Seating is limited so please reserve your space today by emailing Shirley Ruiz.
Acuity Brands offers several AIA presentations. Let us know if there is a particular presentation that would interest you and your staff.
LEDs in outdoor lighting application have created much excitement – justifiably so. The LED promises long life, energy savings and a better illuminated, safer outdoor environment. Click on the photo below and take a virtual tour of Lithonia’s latest offering the ALX-LED.
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Compact Remote Lighting Lifter from Sportlite that can remotely raise and lower lighting fixtures that are positioned as high as 32 feet in the air. This unit also supplies the power to the light fixture and automatically turns it off when the fixture begins to lower. |
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What building, featured in this newsletter, received Platinum LEED Certification in both Core & Shell and Commercial Interiors?
Submit your answer to sruiz@spectrumsa.com You will be placed in a drawing for a PLS LED desk lamp from Finelite.
Thank you to all who participated in last issues trivia question and congratulations to Jim Poteet from Poteet Architects.
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Stile Styk wins Best in Class
The 2009 NGL (Next Generation Luminaires) design competition winners were announced and SPI Lighting received two awards. Stile Styk won “Best in Class” and Stile Tryg won the “Recognized” award. Only four “Best in Class” awards were given out.
 
http://www.specstile.com/
“The light trespass police must have gotten a hold of this specifier!”
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