Championing Sustainable Lighting Specification Processes

Lighting designers have a responsibility to implement sustainable practices into not only design, but also specification. Ratings systems, like LEED, provide material sourcing guidelines for buildings, but not typically for luminaires and lighting components. Specifying manufacturers regional to the site, choosing fixtures made of sustainable materials, and opting for manufacturers who use sustainable practices are the designer’s responsibility. Attendees will understand how standardizing lighting procurement practices can reduce the environmental impact of a project. Attendees will value of prioritizing a sustainable lighting specification process, providing them with clear benefits that can be used in conversations with project stakeholders.

Attendees will benefit from a basic understanding of sustainable building guidelines like LEED and WELL.

Learning Objectives

• Attendees will be able to understand the importance of standardizing sustainable lighting fixture sourcing.
• Attendees will be able to identify light fixtures, materials, and manufacturing processes with lower environmental impacts than traditional versions.
• Attendees will be able to apply sustainable sourcing strategies within their organization, making the effort firm-wide.
• Attendees will be able to gain buy-in from project stakeholders to use sustainably sourced lighting materials that make it to the final project.