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secretary@cibse.org President: David Fisk CB FRAEng FCIBSE FRIBA (Hons) FloP | Chief executive: Stephen Matthews
Young Lighter of the Year 2012 winner revealed
Sabine De Schutter has been announced as the winner of the Society of Light and Lighting’s (SLL) Young Lighter of the Year. She impressed the judges, with her presentation and paper on Shadow defining space, to be presented with a trophy and special Lux Award, in association with Phillips Lighting at the Lux Awards dinner at the Natural History Museum in November. Despina Tselegkaridou won the best written paper award, which was selected by the Institute of Lighting Professionals (ILP), for her paper on The Use of Coloured Light in the Urban Environment: is it time for legislation? Sophia Klees, who presented on the subject ‘Catching the Light – lighting for humans in urban context’, took the award for best presentation, chosen by the Worshipful Company of Lightmongers.
Shane Nolan, the winner of the Irish Young Lighter of the Year 2011 competition, whose entry was entitled NRA Intelligent
Sabine De Schutter receives her award, with SLL president Iain Macrae (second from left)
Street Lighting Pilot Schemes, was also a finalist.
The awards, now in their 18th year, help promote the younger element in the lighting profession. They provide a unique platform for young lighters, whether SLL members or not, to hold forth on a lighting subject, to hone
their presentation skills and to raise their profile within the industry. Each finalist gave their 15-minute presentation to a packed audience at LUXLive on 6 November.
In addition to receiving SLL membership for one year, each finalist is also presented with a cash prize, a certificate and
a lighting publication. Upon winning, De Schutter said: ‘I am very passionate about what I do, and receiving this title from lighting professionals is an enormous reward. My research and lighting design is not just work, it’s a fascination. You can view all the finalists’ presentations at
www.sll.org.uk
Young Energy Performance Group launched
The Young Energy Performance Group (YEPG) was launched in October. Responding to the ever-growing interest in building energy performance, the group is a subsidiary of the existing Energy Performance Group (EPG). The group was officially launched at AECOM’s London offices, with more than 100 young professionals from across the country. John Field, CIBSE vice-president, Phil Jones, chairman of the Energy Performance Group, and Anna Menezes, chairman of the YEPG, highlighted both the importance of initiatives such as this, and the responsibility of young engineers to challenge current practices and drive innovative thinking. Andrew Saville, from Armville Consultancy,
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presented on the night, and noted that, with their boundless energy and enthusiasm, young engineers are the future of our industry, yet they must be nurtured by attentive mentors.
Mike Slessor, from Arup, also presenting, recounted his own experience as a young engineer, illustrating that the right amount of talent and professional stimulation can result in a rewarding career in building services. The group, made up of young professionals in various disciplines including architecture, physics, sustainability and design, as well as building services engineering, encourages an integrated approach to construction, design and operation.
The group will allow these young professionals to get together and share their research and practical experience with the wider industry, encouraging innovation in matters relating to energy performance of buildings.
YEPG’s next event will take place in early 2013 and will take a ‘game’ approach to solving the UK’s energy problems. Further events covering a mixture of topics related to sustainability and energy efficiency will follow. For more information on the group, visit
www.cibse-epg.org/yepg l To join and receive information on future events, contact
join@young.cibse-epg.org
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