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Above left The Chandler Fashion Centre in Arizona. Above right The Museum of History and Industry in South Lake Union, Washington, is one of the largest museums in the state. Below left The PACCAR Hall in the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. Below right An examination room on the Issaquah Campus of the Swedish Medical Centre in Seattle, another example of Fong’s work in healthcare settings.
and presented extensively on both topics. Evidence-based information relating to healthcare lighting is integrated into her department’s project planning. “Combining research findings with the development of lighting strategies is important to deliver- ing better facilities for patient care and the financial performance for the health care institution, even for projects with tight budgets,” Fong believes. “Healthcare administrators and decision makers now understand the impact that the hospital experience has on the health and well-being of its patients,” she says.
In addition to identifying the facility’s care-giving needs, a comprehensive lighting program for a healthcare institution must also support its brand in an increasingly challenging economy. “A hospital is not un- like any other business, and must continue to attract patients to remain viable in its market,” she points out. “We also have to factor in the role of the complex lighting needs of the facility with the demands of
the applicable energy codes, along with meeting LEED or the Green Guide for Health Care Standards for Energy Efficiency,” she says. Wayfinding has become an important element of the healthcare environment to which lighting is contributing. “Improved wayfinding in a healthcare facility eases the stress for both visitors and patients,” Fong has found. “At Good Samaritan Hospital in Payallup, Wash., we integrated colours and lighting in a hierarchical way that facilitates wayfinding.”
Sustainability is Fong’s second area of specialisation at Candela. She reports that the concepts of sustainability have become an easier sell to clients than they were a half-dozen years ago. “Today, they grasp the benefits of daylighting, energy controls, sources that utilise sustainable manufactur- ing processes and resources, and paybacks for higher efficiency light sources, lower maintenance and reduced cooling loads are being integrated into design briefs and
regularly implemented,” she reports. “Clients have to be comfortable with recommending the incorporation of these practices,” she says. “Change happens when people can apply experiences in their personal life. One example is the energy efficient lamps that they buy at Costco for their home. Then they can transfer the positive evaluation to their professional fa- cility responsibilities. They’ll say, ‘Oh, that wasn’t so hard.’ From a small personalised experiment they get familiar with, it’s eas- ier for them to apply it on a larger scale for their organisation.”
Fong is a member of the major professional lighting groups, and has been active in an industry-wide adaptation of sustainabil- ity programs. She participates in IALD’s sustainability committee efforts headed by Glenn Heimiller relating to codes. “The committee’s task is to gather information on how other organisations develop energy codes as they relate to lighting and com- pliance, to recommend a unified approach
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