This podcast is part of a research-in-practice project on sustainability in the lighting design field. We believe that sharing information harnesses the power of the collective genius, leading to innovation. And that together, we can push our profession towards a more sustainable development at a faster rate. This project is carried out by lighting designer Isabel Villar & sustainability specialist Maha Shalaby.
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Light pollution mitigation: bending the curve of biodiversity loss
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In this episode we talk with Dr. Franz Hölker, head of the "Light Pollution and Ecophysiology" research groupat the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries and Assoc. Prof. (PD) of Zoology at the Freie Universität Berlin. Since 2009, Franz has been investigating the effects of artificial light at night on a wide range of biolog…
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The Sustainable Lighting Design project: a holistic approach for a healthier and more sustainable future
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In this episode, Maha and Isabel give a summary about the outcomes and main findings of the “Sustainable Lighting Design” project and review the reasons that led them to start the project. The project, funded by Bertil & Britt Svenssons Stiftelse, aimed to deep dive into the different factors that would contribute towards having healthy living envi…
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Visual delight in architecture: the role of window views
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In this episode, we talk with Lisa Heschong, architect and founding principal of the Heschong Mahone Group (HMG), a building science consulting firm, where she led groundbreaking research showing the relationship between daylight and student test scores, retail sales, and office worker performance. Lisa is also the author of the renowned book Therm…
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Chronobiology : the nature of our circadian rhythm
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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Till Roenneberg, President of the World Federation of Societies for Chronobiology, and former President of the European Society for Rhythms Research. He has initiated and directed several large national and international research networks and received several international research prizes and has been named “Ambass…
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Bridging the gap between technology and application: light’s quality and energy efficiency
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In this episode, we talk with Naomi Miller, lighting designer, and Senior Lighting Research Scientist at the United States Department of Energy - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.Naomi's work focuses on bridging the gap between technology and application. She works with clients and stakeholders to overcome the hurdles facing the adoption of en…
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Circularity in lighting design: strategies to minimize the environmental impact of lighting systems
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In this episode, we talk with Sebastian Knoche, leader of Trilux lighting research team and an active member of the European Repro-Light research project. Repro-light is a European research project that aims to support the European lighting industry in moving towards a more sustainable and competitive future. We discuss with Sebastian the outcomes …
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Protecting the dark sky: the environmental impact of light pollution and what we can do about it
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Pete Strasser is the Technical Director of the International Dark Sky Association, IDA. IDA is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to “preserve and protect the nighttime environment and our heritage of dark skies through environmentally responsible outdoor lighting. In this episode we talk with Pete about how artificial lighting at night is…
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Linking WELL certification with practice: a special focus on light
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Gayathri Unnikrishnan is a lighting Designer and Vice President of the WELL standard development and Concept Lead for light at IWBI. In this Podcast we will be getting some insights into the Light feature in the WELL certification system and discuss some of the challenges that come up when working with it in practice. As well as how we can better i…
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Daylighting and lighting under the Nordic sky: findings from research and practice
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Marie- Claude is an associate professor at the Department of Architecture and the Built Environment at Lund university in Sweden and an expert on sustainable design at White Arkitekter. She recently published the book ‘Daylighting and lighting under a Nordic Sky’ a student’s literature book that touches on qualitative and quantitative aspects of li…
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