2024 Presentations

Shaun Fillion, New York School of Interior Design; AC Hickox, Domingo Gonzalez Associates;Dan Wang-Munson, RAB Lighting; and Aaron Smith, Finelite TuesdayMarch 7, 20235:00pm – 6:30pm EST Room Location: Murray Hill IntermediateCredits: 1.5 LU / HSW We know glare when we see it, yet struggle to quantify it. This workshop will use mock-ups and measurement equipment with a group discussion, ultimately leading to the conclusion of how to reliably assess glare. This workshop will work through the metrics which predict glare, including beam and field angles, cut-off angles, then progressing to BUG ratings and UGR. We will demonstrate the use of luminance meters. We will also share the challenge of far-field photometry, which reduces the distribution to a point source, then scales it to a luminous box which assumes uniform lighting throughout. We will provide side by side demonstrations to explain concepts like BUG and UGR, then break the audience’s acceptance […]

Dorothy Underwood, KGM Architectural Lighting; Stacey Bello, KGM Architectural Lighting; Shawn Fernandez, ETC; and Matt Emmi, OneButton TuesdayMarch 7, 20233:00pm – 4:30pm EST Room Location: Murray Hill IntermediateCredits: 1.5 LU / HSW Over the last few years, the way we go about our daily lives has changed dramatically. The new “normal” looks very different for all of us – each of us has adapted in our own ways. This panel will look at how the pandemic has impacted the way that we think about and interact with the spaces we are in. Lighting designers, controls manufacturers, and systems integrators will discuss the ways in which built environments are adapting, from small scale changes like repurposing spaces, to large scale changes like completely rethinking the way a building is used and programmed. Learning Objectives SPEAKERS Dorothy UnderwoodSenior Associate, KGM Architectural Lighting Dorothy Underwood is a Senior Associate with Kaplan Gehring McCarroll

Carla Ross Allen and Paul Marantz from Fisher Marantz Stone; Kirsten Reoch, Park Avenue Armory; Dawn Ladd, Aurora Lampworks; and Marija Brdarski, Herzog & de Meuron TuesdayMarch 7, 20231:00pm – 2:30pm EST Room Location: Murray Hill IntermediateCredits: 1.5 LU / Elective The Veterans Room at the Park Avenue Armory is an extraordinary example of Gilded Age opulence in America. Completed in 1881 by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Candace Wheeler and Samuel Colman, the room was illuminated by decorative, hand-forged gas fixtures. Lighting designer Paul Marantz (Fisher Marantz Stone), and lighting restorer Dawn Ladd (Aurora Lampworks) will discuss how these fixtures were converted from gas to electric in the early 1900s and retrofitted to accept integrated LEDs during the room’s recent restoration. Learning Objectives SPEAKERS Paul MarantzFounder / Consulting Design Principal, Fisher Marantz Stone Mr. Marantz has had an interest in light from the age of 10 thanks to a

Sandra Stashik, Selux; AJ Pualani, Selux; Nancy Clanton, Clanton & Associates; and David Schmitt, Clanton & Associates WednesdayMarch 8, 20239:00am – 10:30am EST Room Location: Murray Hill IntermediateCredits: 1.5 LU / Elective This session will look at one of the ways we can help reduce greenhouse gases in our design practices. As lighting professionals, we have been designing with more and more efficacious luminaires and improved control systems to only have light on when needed. Solar powered lighting takes this to the next level by removing exterior nighttime lighting from the electric grid altogether with no dependance on fossil fuels. Off-grid Solar lighting also provides the added benefit of delivering light when the electric grid in down during storms or natural disasters. This presentation will provide attendees with an overview of solar powered luminaire systems with an emphasis on systems independent of the electric grid. What are photovoltaics and how

Akram Khalis, MHT TuesdayMarch 7, 20232:30pm – 3:30pm EST Room Location: Gramercy IntroductoryCredit: 1 LU / Elective This course will cover the basic framework and implementation of PoE lighting technology. You’ll learn what is Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) is, how it works, how PoE lighting integrates with building management systems (BMS), its potential for smart building automation, and its energy efficient benefits. Supporting documentation will cover PoE Network Architecture, Low Voltage (DC), PoE vs Line Voltage, and case studies in PoE lighting efficiency. Learning Objectives SPEAKERS Akram KhalisChief Technology Officer, MHT Akram Khalis (AK) serves as MHT’s Technologies’ Chief Technology Officer and is the co-founder of Inspextor, leading the development and implementation of MHT’s Inspextor™ hardware and software platform. Well regarded as an innovator and thought leader for his work developing PoE systems for lighting and smart building automation, AK has scaled and accelerated the growth of innovative technology for more than

Craig Bernecker, The Lighting Education Institute/Parsons School of Design and An Hsu, One Lux Studio WednesdayMarch 8, 20232:00pm – 3:00pm EST Room Location: Nassau IntermediateCredit: 1 LU / Elective Several attempts have been made to define metrics other than illuminance to establish recommended light levels for spaces. Two of these, Feu and Mean Room surface Exitance (MRSE) are explored and compared relative to their prediction of the perceived level of light in spaces. Based on the initial work of a student thesis using computer analyses to evaluate how interior reflectance and light distribution influence perceived spatial brightness, the work is extended to conduct the same analyses with MRSE. Using this comparison, recommendations are made for Feu and MRSE for different applications in lieu of illuminance recommendations. Familiarity with illuminance is recommended for this session Learning Objectives SPEAKERS Craig BerneckerProfessor of Lighting Design, The Lighting Education Institute/Parsons School of Design Dr.

Janet Lennox Moyer, Jan Moyer Design TuesdayMarch 7, 20232:00pm – 3:00pm EST Room Location: Nassau Credit: 1 LU / HSW Routledge, London has released Jan’s full color book of all she has learned through 47 years of landscape lighting. Jan will select projects through the book to share the information, ideas, techniques she honed and brought to the industry – helping us understand that landscape lighting is art. Learning Objectives SPEAKERS Janet Lennox MoyerOwner, Jan Moyer Design Janet Lennox Moyer, IALD, internationally known lighting designer has received many design awards, judged lighting competitions, been published extensively & taught all over the world since serving as teaching assistant for her undergraduate lighting course at MSU. Jan taught landscape lighting at UC Berkeley and Rutgers University in the Landscape Continuing Education departments during the 1980-1990s. Ms. Moyer’s practice included interior, commercial/residential lighting. Her emphasis shifted to landscape lighting in 1983. Projects include

Erin McDannald, Lighting Environments and Environments by LE WednesdayMarch 8, 20239:30am – 10:30am EST Room Location: Gramercy IntroductoryCredit: 1 LU / Elective As many industries adopt the metaverse, the lighting industry has the opportunity to better embrace this technology. This presentation will focus on how lighting companies can get involved in the metaverse and how it will make a significant impact on business, customer service, and the environment. Attendees will learn how to design in the metaverse and about the benefits of hosting a virtual lighting showroom, circumventing the ongoing supply chain delays and rising costs of samples. Learning Objectives SPEAKERS Erin McDannaldCEO and Co-owner, Lighting Environments and Environments by LE Erin McDannald, CEO and co-owner of Lighting Environments and its subsidiary company, Environments, has guided clients throughout the lighting design and construction process for over two decades. Trained as an interior designer, McDannald joined Baltimore’s New Design Light firm

Ruairidh McGlynn, Stoane Lighting & Irene Mazzei, Stoane Lighting Virtual MondayMarch 6, 20233:30pm – 4:30pm EST IntroductoryCredit: 1 LU / Elective Implementing strategies to tackle the climate emergency is now a duty for all industrial sectors. Lighting plays a major role in modern society, therefore a shift towards more sustainable lighting products will bring important benefits to the environment. Following the principles of the circular economy, maintaining the product’s value high for longer and making sure that the environmental impact of each life-cycle stage of the product is unequivocally quantified and kept at its minimum are some of the strategies that can be implemented by designers and manufacturers to meet the needs of low impact luminaire production. Learning Objectives SPEAKERS Ruairidh McGlynnHead of Specification Support, Stoane Lighting With a background in product design and engineering, Ruairidh has worked within the lighting industry for 15 years and leads the specification support