mondo*arc Feb/Mar 2010

022 EDITORIAL
FEB/MAR2010
2009 was a very turbulent year for many sectors in the building services
industry and the lighting profession was no different. But now that the dust
is beginning to settle after the economic fallout we should recognise that the
industry is in a unique position to prosper whilst following its energy saving
principles.
In homes and commercial buildings it is widely reported that up to 50 percent
of total energy consumed is due to lighting. For some buildings over 90
percent of lighting energy consumed can be an unnecessary expense through
over-illumination. The cost of that lighting can be substantial so the use of
energy efﬁciency solutions are becoming ever more important.
This is where the expertise of the lighting industry comes in. Energy saving
control devices, more efﬁcient light sources including LED technology,
daylighting and better designed ﬁxtures are all important tools in the lighting
Happy New Year and all that...
designer’s armoury and will provide the impetus to drive the industry forward
in these difﬁcult times. However, we need to be careful how we handle this journey into a new age.
In our exclusive interview with Mike Simpson, the president of Cibse (The Chartered Institution of Building Services
Engineers) in the UK, he reveals how close the Society of Light & Lighting (SLL) and the Institute of Lighting Engineers
(ILE) came to merging, thus taking the SLL out of Cibse. The action was averted despite the best efforts of some
sections of the industry to steamroll the merger through. This was a lucky escape. The action may well have alienated
a small but important proportion of the lighting industry in the UK and it is precisely during this time that the industry
needs to work together without causing distrust and resentment.
Collaboration between the various organisations has so far been informal but useful. A ﬁne example of this is the
‘Guidelines for Speciﬁcation of LED Lighting Products’ here in the UK, a ‘cross-party’ document drawn up by the SLL,
ILE, PLDA, IALD, LA (Lighting Association) and HEMSA (Highway Electrical Manufacturers & Suppliers Association).
If we are to operate effectively, then I believe that a ‘Lighting Council’ as suggested by Simpson and others is the
way forward. This idea can be developed further to work at a multi-national level with collaboration between the
international and national associations in every country affected by everything from badly drawn-up legislation to
help with national lighting standards. So yes, the IALD may have more knowledge of the USA, the PLDA with Europe
and the SLL with the UK but together, that pool of knowledge, not operating independently, will much better serve
regions such as the Middle East, Africa and Asia where a lot of work is still needed.
Paul James, Editor
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