BRENTWOOD, TN, June 24, 2020—This June the National Lighting Bureau (NLB) launched its inaugural Tesla Awards. Nine Tesla Awards were given, five of which went to Fisher Marantz Stone:
- Covington San Francisco – Fisher Marantz Stone
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Mori Hoesseini Student Union – Fisher Marantz Stone
- Edition Hotel Paradise Club – Fisher Marantz Stone
- Ford Foundation Renovation – Fisher Marantz Stone
- Vancouver Waterfront Park Grant Street Pier and Plaza – Fisher Marantz Stone
- Michael Best LLC – Hubbell Lighting, One Source Associates
- Duke Ellington School of the Arts – Hubbell Lighting, One Source Associates
- Rutgers Life Long Learning Center – Dennis Kowal Architects
- Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi – AECOM
Staying true to its mission, the NLB created the Tesla Awards to honor lighting projects that provide High-Benefit Lighting®, or lighting that promotes human performance, health, safety, and commerce. Not only do the winning projects showcase the value of lighting, but they also demonstrate the best practices in lighting design, as well as the importance of collaboration.
Initially, the awards were to be presented during LightFair, following the format of a traditional awards show. However, because of the pandemic, the NLB conducted the awards online, giving awardees the chance to speak in-depth about their projects and the challenges associated with them. At the end, the judges were able to ask probing questions in an open-mic format.
Randy Reid, Executive Director stated, “To my knowledge, there has never been a more detailed award presentation in our industry. It is an excellent tool to learn the secrets from some of the best designers in lighting.”
The full interviews with the Fisher Marantz Stone team can be found here, and the remaining four interviews can be found here.
The Bureau provides its services to the public free of charge, thanks to the generous funding of the organization’s sponsors which include individuals, professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, manufacturers, and agencies of the U.S. government, including:
- BIOS Lighting
- Finelite
- GE Current
- Healthe by Lighting Science
- Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)
- Imperial Lighting Maintenance Company
- Inspired LED
- interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
- Kurtzon
- LEDVANCELighting Controls Association (LCA)
- Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.
- Luxtech
- National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
- National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
- New Star Lighting
- QSSI
- The Pompeo Group
- Truly Green Solutions
- Universal Lighting Technologies
- S. General Services Administration
- ZLED Lighting
Obtain more information about the Bureau by contacting its staff at [email protected] or visiting its website (https://www.nlb.org/), where information about sponsorship also is available.
About the National Lighting Bureau:
The National Lighting Bureau is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1976 to educate lighting decision-makers about the benefits of High-Benefit Lighting®. The NLB is sponsored by professional societies, trade associations, manufacturers, unions, utilities, and agencies of the federal government.