The Sustainable Revolution in Manufacturing
Seminar 13 - Room A
Thursday, October 22
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CEU: AIA (1 Learning Unit)
Although much of the focus on sustainable lighting has been energy efficiency, the environmental impacts of manufacturing must be included in the sustainability discussion. Traditional manufacturing follows the "take-make-waste" model which is very different from the way that nature works. The industrial revolution led to one style of manufacturing in the lighting industry - how should the sustainable revolution change our practices? Learning objectives: an overview of sustainable manufacturing philosophy; an understanding of single-attribute product certification programs such as Energy Star, RoHS, and carbon neutral, and; an understanding of multi-attribute certification programs such as Cradle to Cradle and Green Seal.
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Robert Davis PHD, FIDS
Director Product Management
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Dr. Robert Davis is the Director of Product Management for Litecontrol, where his responsibilities include leading programs related to sustainability. Prior to that, he spent nine years as a Senior Instructor in Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he taught courses in lighting design and engineering. His experience also includes positions at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center, and at Sylvania Lighting. Dr. Davis holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Architectural Engineering and a PhD degree in Cognitive Psychology. He is a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.