Welcome to BHA School of Lighting’s “Enlightened Community”. Our series of industry accredited live webinars have been developed to share lighting industry knowledge with build environment professionals which cover a vast range of interesting topics from the world of lighting.
After each webinar attendees will receive access to a live recording of the webinar & a Certificate of Attendance which can be used to claim your CPD credits from your professional organisation.
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Enlightened Community Webinar Schedule
More 2025 webinar dates and topics to be announced soon…
Presenter Bio: BHA School of Lighting was created by Philip Hammond, MD and founder of leading illumination engineering practice, BHA Lighting Design & Consulting. Philip is considered an authority on lighting practices and LED lighting technology in South Africa and across the world.
A qualified professional illumination engineer, Philip was trained by Thorn EMI Lighting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd in 1976 and 1977 through London Southbank University (UK) and graduated Cum Laude as B Illum Eng. With over 48 years industry experience, he is a regular contributor to lighting and energy related publications.
Philip is a member of the Illumination Engineering Society of South Africa (IESSA). In the past he served as the IESSA Chairman for the Cape Town branch for two years, and prior to that he held the portfolio of Development & Training. Philip is also a member of The Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP, United Kingdom) and an Educator member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD, USA).
Cost: Free of Charge
Date: 20 February 2025
Time: 5:45pm for 6pm – 7pm SAST (GMT +2)
Presenter: Philip Hammond, Lighting Engineer atBHA Lighting Design & Consulting & Educator at BHA School of Lighting
About: So often lighting students and those in the lighting industry or profession, cannot see the proverbial “wood for the trees”. They miss some wonderful opportunities and end up questioning whether they have chosen the right career path. This webinar will attempt to remove the veil of mystery and uncertainty.
Topics covered in this webinar:
- Brief historical review
- The funeral and burying old technology
- The birth of new technology, the LED
- Step into the new era
- Embrace the future
- Know and understand, use and incorporate the new technology into your lighting designs effectively
- Embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- a. In lighting products and controls
- b. In lighting design software
- Importance of recognition of your skills
- a. Importance
- b. Benefits
- c. Prizes/rewards
- Lighting design competitions and awards
- Importance of continuous study and research
Registration Instructions
- Click the “Register Here” button, this will direct you to our Click Meeting Webinar Platform.
- Select & Register for the event you’d like to attend.
- Once you’ve registered for the event you will receive an email confirmation (we advise to check both your inbox and junk mail folder for this email)
- The confirmation email will include an event reminder which you can add to sync with your email calendar.
- Shortly before the live webinar starts a reminder email will be sent to all registered attendees.
- The email will include a “join event” prompt button, click it to access the live event.
- Alternatively you can access the event via your event confirmation letter or event reminder in your calendar.
CPD Activity Accreditations
BHA School of Lighting’s Webinars are accredited by the South African Institute of Architecture (SAIA), the South African Institute of Architectural Technologists (SAIAT) & the Consulting Engineers of South Africa (CESA).
- South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) – Category 3 CPD Activity – 0.1 CPD credits per webinar (SACAP members eligible)
- South African Institute of Architectural Technologists (SAIAT) – Category 3 CPD Activity – 0.1 CPD credits per webinar
- Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) – Category 3 CPD Activity – 0.1 CPD credits per webinar (ECSA affiliate organisation)