LIGHTING Unsung hero Paul Ruffles is Lux Person of the Year Ruffles recognised for outstanding contribution to the lighting industry Lighting design engineer Paul Ruffles was named Lux Person of the Year at the 2018 Lux Awards in London last month. Ruffles dedicated a major part of his career to the industry and, according to the judges, is an unsung hero of the sector. As editor-in-chief of the SLL Lighting Handbook, he has helped revise it for 2018, adding 13 new chapters. Ruffles has been the principal of Lighting Design & Technology since founding the practice in 1992. He has helped in the organisation and administration of his profession through his work with engineering institutions, as well as bodies such as the National Illumination Committee, the International Standards Organisation, Lux Europa and the British Standards Organisation. He is also a past The SLL Lighting Handbook has been updated and published, after a major drive by the lighting profession with 30 chapter editors and more than 50 reviewers and technical auditors, drawn from 40 UK organisations, including manufacturers, consultants and universities. Chapters on vision and light have been removed and will be included in the updated SLL Code for Lighting, due to be published in 2019. The 13 new chapters summarise specific applications of light detailed in individual SLL lighting guides such as LG13 Places of Worship as well as areas not yet covered, such as event lighting, exterior architectural, and lighting for extreme environments. Chapters on integration with other building services and commissioning of lighting systems in line with Commissioning Code L: Lighting (2018) are also included. The chapter on general building areas now covers common spaces, such as corridors, toilets, entrance halls, locker rooms and storage areas. For details, read Paul Ruffles overview of the guide at bit.ly/CJDec18SLL News Yangpu Bridge, Shanghai president of the Society of Light and Lighting, previously known as the CIBSE Lighting Division. Ruffles projects include The Holiday Inn in Kensington and a new visitors centre for Kew Gardens. He also offered lighting support to BuroHappolds offices in London, Leeds and Saudi Arabia. Also at the awards, WSPs Emma Beadle picked up the Young Lighter of the Year Award. New SLL Lighting Handbook published | Signify shineslight onShanghais buildings and bridges Paul Ruffles Chinas financial and economic centre Shanghai has been given a lighting facelift, with the aim of saving up to 70% of its annual lighting costs. Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, has completed a connected architectural lighting project at the Shanghai Municipality, which involved dynamically lighting the waterfront, the Yangpu, Nanpu and Xupu bridges, and more than 40 buildings in the financial and tourist districts. Our connected lighting can give municipalities control and real-time information on the performance of individual light points. This information could be input into smart city dashboards to give planners a 360-degree view of their assets as China transforms its cities to be more efficient and liveable, said John Wang, president at Greater China, SVP, Signify. The firm is helping Chinese cities to develop eco-friendly business and tourist landmarks through connected LED lighting, to lower energy use and reduce operating costs. The luminaires are expected to save the city 5070% of its annual lighting costs, compared with conventional lighting. More than 50,000 have been installed to light up the buildings and bridges. www.cibsejournal.com December 2018 7 CIBSE Dec18 pp07 Supp News.indd 7 23/11/2018 12:52