Focus on optimum use of daylight in buildings

A seminar titled Building lighting systems; designs, best practices & QSAS compliance, was organised yesterday by Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (Gord) Institute, in collaboration with lighting consultancy Hoare Lea, as part of a QSAS Certified Green Professional (CGP) programme. The seminar, the first installment of a series, discussed two main topics: The indoor environment and complementing interior architecture and external facades, which included two sessions titled The art of light - natural & artificial and The science and technology of natural and artificial lighting. The second topic: Compliance with Qatar Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS) - covering lighting pollution, lighting controls, indoor environment and daylight also covered two sessions titled Artificial lighting QSAS compliance internal and external and Daylight and QSAS compliance. Addressing an assembly of engineers, architects and other professionals at a seminar, Yousef Mohammed al-Horr, founding chairman of Gord, said: The seminar is strategically important because it offers an interactive platform that brings together international experts in lighting design and compliance strategy with QSAS. Optimising the use of daylight is now one of the most important criteria in building architecture and design, a trend that has been influenced by growing concerns over environmental preservation and energy conservation. Gord has organised the seminar to help certified green professionals expand their understanding of natural and artificial lighting as part of their continuing professional development. Axel Jacobs, Daylight Principal, Hoare Lea Lighting, said: The seminar provides an excellent opportunity to discuss the recent advances in lighting technology and techniques that are reshaping the way we incorporate lighting components in the design of buildings and other structures. We certainly look forward to collaborating with Gord for similar programmes in the future that will support the continuing professional development of QSAS-Certified Green Professionals (QSAS-CGPs) and other green practitioners in Qatar and across the Middle East. Also speaking at the seminar were David Linville-Boud, executive lighting designer, Hoare Lea Lighting; and Axel Jacobs, Daylight Principal, Hoare Lea Daylight joined by Tony Kinsey, export manager, Mode Lighting; and Juan Ferrari, executive lighting designer and Lead Interior Lighting Designer Mode Lighting. Gord will be holding between five and seven CPD seminars a year.

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Focus on optimum use of daylight in buildings