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Sep 19, 2023 | smartbuildingstech.com | Jim Schneider |Gina Griffiths Rodda |Luis Suau

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) have announced the 2023 class of LEED Fellows, the highest recognition achievable for a LEED professional in the green building industry. Twenty-one professionals worldwide are being recognized for “their mastery of LEED, the world’s most widely used green building rating system, and their exceptional work in advancing green building practices,” according to a press release.

Sep 14, 2023 | ledsmagazine.com | Gina Griffiths Rodda |Jonathan Auerbach

Indoor lighting is one of the single largest consumers of electricity in commercial buildings, representing nearly one-third of electricity use. The California Energy Code strives to minimize lighting energy use, without compromising quality of light or task work by limiting allowed lighting power (watts) installed in buildings, specifying basic equipment efficiency, and requiring lighting controls. California offers several energy-code compliance options for lighting projects.

Sep 14, 2023 | ledsmagazine.com | Jana Madsen |Gina Griffiths Rodda |Jonathan Auerbach |Carrie Meadows

Academic lighting design remains rooted in practicality. That’s not to say that the spaces are stagnant or that the challenges of lighting them aren’t real. It’s simply a matter of balancing form and function, along with practicality and technology, all while making programming the priority. Michael Barber, principal, The Lighting Practice, Philadelphia, explains: “You don’t need to specify tunable light sources, color changing fixtures, or technologically cumbersome products.

Sep 14, 2023 | ledsmagazine.com | Carrie Meadows |Gina Griffiths Rodda |Jonathan Auerbach |Gregory Kay

Koerner Design founder Brad Koerner has spent more than two decades in the architectural lighting and construction industries, spanning roles in global matrix organizations, design consultancies, and startups. Since obtaining his master’s degree in architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design, Koerner has designed architectural lighting projects in addition to developing new LED lighting products and market categories that have earned in excess of $350 million.

Sep 12, 2023 | smartbuildingstech.com | Wanda Lau |Jeff Link |Gina Griffiths Rodda

As I chatted with Kenny Seeton for the September issue of SBT, he shared that he was looking into a manufacturer that integrates photovoltaics into siding to clad a building at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where he is director of central plant operations and strategic energy projects. Why did the expensive retrofit even cross his mind? The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). “If it weren’t for the IRA,” he said, “I wouldn’t even think about it. It’s not cheap.