PANEL DISCUSSION
Andrea Wilkerson, PNNL | Rachel Fitzgerald, Stantec | Anne Kustner Haser, AKLD Lighting Design
Tuesday
March 18, 2025
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EST
March 18, 2025
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Credits TBD
Intermediate
The initial boom of LEDs was fueled by promises of longevity and energy savings. But a decade later, what happens at end-of-life? With energy incentives fading and original manufacturers potentially gone, the reality of non-replaceable components is challenging. This session dives deep into data and real-world projects to advocate for a shift in LED design: prioritizing replaceable components. By embracing this shift, designers and manufacturers can solidify their reputations as responsible innovators, building trust and ensuring long-term success. Join us for a dynamic discussion of this critical issue and discover why replaceable LED components should no longer be a future aspiration.
Learning Objectives
- Assess the real-world feasibility of replacing the components of currently available lighting products
- Evaluate the sustainability, equity and business tradeoffs of integrated LED products compared to products with replaceable LED components
- Apply lessons from real-world projects and conversations with clients and facility mangers to inform design and manufacturing decisions
- Understand current activities in the lighting industry and in adjacent industries that are successfully encouraging the use of replaceable components
Speakers
Andrea Wilkerson
Senior Lighting Research Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Andrea Wilkerson is a Senior Lighting Research Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, focusing on the evaluation of emerging lighting technology in support of the U.S. DOE SSL Program. She earned her doctorate from Penn State and her BS and MAE from the University of Nebraska in the respective architectural engineering programs. Andrea serves as an Associate Editor of LEUKOS (journal of the IES), on the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP) Exam committee, the Oregon State University School of Civil and Construction Engineering Industry Advisory Board. Andrea has served on the IALD Education Trust Board and on many IES committees.
Rachel Fitzgerald
Principal, Discipline Lead for Lighting Design
Stantec
Rachel Fitzgerald is a Principal and the Discipline Lead for Lighting Design at Stantec, with 20-years of experience providing exterior and interior lighting designs for hospitality, mixed-use, retail, corporate, civic/government, education, and recreation facilities. She is a leading expert on how lighting and daylighting drive health and wellbeing, and her commitment to designing highly sustainable and human-centric spaces has resulted in more than three dozen design awards. Rachel is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado, serves on the WELL light concept advisory, and is Membership Chair for the IALD and previously served on the Board of Directors.
Anne Kustner Haser
President
AKLD Lighting Design
Anne is passionate about lighting and how the power of light can make in the visual experience. She is President of AKLD Lighting Design and the principal designer for numerous merit and honor award projects from the IES and AIA, along with an IALD Award of Excellence and GE Edison International Lighting Design Award. She has spoken across the country presenting to the AIA, IES, IALD and various design groups, and taught university courses. Her projects have been published in a number of design publications including LD+A, Architectural Digest, Interior Design, Luxury Home Quarterly, The Wall Street Journal and Chicago Tribune.