Call for Entries: IESBC 2019 Vision Award

January 3, 2019

The Illuminating Engineering Society of British Columbia (IESBC) is now accepting lighting project submissions for their 2019 Vision Awards. (Shown in photo: IESBC’s 2017 recipient at AES Engineering, who received the Award of Merit,  Exterior Lighting Design, for the West Newton Cricket Fieldhouse in Surrey, BC. Architect: Shape Architecture.)

To qualify, the installation must have been completed during the previous 24 months. All judging is conducted anonymously; judges do not know any project details at any stage of judging. 

Nominators must check with all project parties to eliminate duplicate entries. However, different areas of the same project may be submitted as separate lighting or controls project entries. Each of these entries must have its own distinguishable title and entry fee. Each of these entries will be judged separately. The nominator must inform the owner and all others involved or associated in the project design of participation in the program and that the entry may be published in LD+A. The owner’s name and location may be withheld for privacy reasons.

How the program works

The IES Illumination Awards provide a unique opportunity for public recognition of professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design based upon the individual merit of each entry judged against specific criteria. The Vision awards are not a competition; submissions are judged based on how well the lighting design met the program criteria. 

Judges are selected from a broad professional spectrum that represents knowledge of lighting and design excellence. The judging system is based entirely on how well the lighting design does or does not meet the program criteria. This program is not a competition. The program is open to any qualified entrant without limitations as to professional affiliations. The category awards are parallel programs created to recognize outstanding lighting design.

About the award categories

  • The Lighting Control Innovation Award, sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association — advanced lighting control solutions can provide significant energy savings, flexibility and other benefits in buildings. This prestigious award recognizes good lighting projects that exemplify the effective use of lighting controls in nonresidential applications. Guidelines suggestive of what to include in your submission are available.
  • Illumination Award for Interior Lighting Design, sponsored by Edwin Guth — in 1902 Edwin F. Guth founded the St. Louis Brass Company and later renamed it the Edwin F. Guth Company. His profound creativity, entrepreneurialism and focus to improve interior lighting are partially represented through 147 patents awarded to him prior to his passing in 1962. This award recognizes exceptional interior lighting projects that balance the functional illumination of space with the artistic application of light to enhance the occupant’s experience.
  • Illumination Award for Outdoor Lighting Design, sponsored by Eaton — recognizes excellence in lighting design and application in all aspects of exterior lighting. The program celebrates achievements in aesthetics, applied technical acumen, creative solutions to demanding site conditions and advancements to the industry in outdoor lighting applications. The goal of the program is to further the understanding, knowledge and function of outdoor lighting as a critical aspect of the built environment.
  • Energy and Environmental Lighting Design — recognizes quality lighting installations in commercial and industrial buildings that incorporate advanced energy-saving strategies and environmentally responsible solutions into the overall design.
  • BC Hydro Lighting Redesign Award —  BC Hydro Power Smart presents the Lighting Redesign Award to recognize local talents that bring innovation and energy efficiency in lighting design. The Lighting Redesign Award recognizes quality lighting redesign, or major retrofit installations in existing commercial and industrial buildings, that incorporate advanced energy-saving strategies and environmentally responsible solutions into the overall design, without sacrificing visual interest.  

Find out more about this year’s competition: iesbc.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e1a0ed95648cb7ab17081481d&id=3ff58599ef&e=bb3e0361ea.

See photos of the 2018 winners here: www.lightingdesignandspecification.ca/design/2355-iesbc-vision-award-winners-recognizing-bc-s-best-lighting-design.

Photo credit: Ema Peter

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