Sustainability Pre-Convention Meeting at PLDA 2011

The Sustainability Pre-Convention Meeting held at the end of October in Madrid proved to be a great success, with more than fifty attendees from across the world.

 The focus was on building a common strategy on sustainable design themes, daylight matters and lighting benefits for human well being. The meeting was chaired by Heinrich Kramer, FPLDA, and Giovanni Traverso, sustainability director of PLDA, and their presentation from the conference can now be downloaded here. This presentation highlights the importance and health benefits of a natural daylight pattern, and the positive effects which new technologies such as LED and control systems can have through energy efficiency and the emulation of natural lighting conditions.

 The participants of the convention demonstrated great enthusiasm, and encouraged much discussion of the presentation. We would like for this active enthusiasm and participation to continue through the medium of this blog, enabling PLDA Greenpages to become more of an interactive forum for discussion and information on the subject of sustainable lighting design. Following on from the convention, the aim is now to discuss and debate these matters on this blog, and to develop new opportunities for further events and practical workshops.

 Please post any information on your research and thoughts about the subject that you would like to share and debate with our sustainabilitycommunity, or send your information to sustainability@traverso-vighy.com