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Integrated Lighting for the Laboratory Environment
Shaun Darragh, LC, MIES, Lighting
Design Lab
Scott Easton, LC, PIVOTAL Lighting
Design, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
In recent years we have seen a long overdue recognition of the
importance of high-quality lighting in the built environment. In
the laboratory environment, good lighting may help to increase productivity,
improve employee morale, and boost retention rates.
Daylighting is a great tool for the built environment, yet provides
little energy savings without a corresponding reduction in electric
lighting loads. Using energy "efficient" technologies
may save energy, but also may not. The only way to ensure energy
savings while providing a high-quality visual environment is to
engage in a process of visually integrated design.
This class will offer an integrated approach to lighting the lab
environment using daylight where appropriate, automatic daylight
controls to provide balance and save energy, and electric lighting
designed in response to daylight availability, with the aim of enhancing
the visual task.
Labs21 Connection:
This class will be designed to emphasize the energy saving and
performance possibilities that may be realized by an integrated
design approach. Using examples of completed projects and good design
principles, the presenters will demonstrate the interaction of light
as a means of integrating the visual field, utilizing daylight as
a primary light source, automatic energy controls, and implications
for other disciplines such as requisite HVAC loads.
Biographies:
Shaun Darragh, LC, MIES, is a lighting consultant for the
Lighting Design Lab. Mr. Darragh began his fascination with light
at the University of Massachusetts while studying theatrical design.
He has been engaged in various aspects of the lighting industry
for more than 15 years, serving as a theatrical designer, lighting
control system specialist, manufacturer's representative, and an
award winning architectural lighting designer. Mr. Darragh has served
as a lighting designer and project manager for NBBJ Architecture
and as a Senior Associate for J. Miller & Associates. He is
very pleased to be currently promoting sustainable design with the
talented and dedicated staff at the Lighting Design Lab in Seattle.
Mr. Darragh also serves as a lecturer, teaching electric lighting
and introductory daylighting classes in the Architecture Department
at the University of Washington. Mr. Darragh is a member of the Board of Managers for the Puget
Sound Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society and holds
the LC designation conferred by the National Council on Qualifications
in the Lighting Profession.
Scott Easton, LC, is a Principal
and Studio Leader for PIVOTAL® Lighting Design at Affiliated
Engineers, Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin. With a background in Architectural
Engineering, Mr. Easton has served in a number of project roles
over the course of his career at AEI, including Lead Lighting Designer
and Project Electrical Engineer. He has worked on complex, large-scale
projects for clients in many markets, including: research and development,
pharmaceutical, corporate commercial, and healthcare. Currently,
he serves as Project Manager, where he oversees project engineering
and design for mechanical, plumbing, electrical, lighting, and information
technology systems. Mr. Easton is Lighting Certified (LC) by the
National Council of Qualifications for the Lighting Profession (NCQLP)
and is a guest lecturer for Engineering Professional Development
at the University of Wisconsin—Madison.
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