NLB Names Lighting Transformation Awards Winners

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The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) has announced the winners in the 2025 Lighting Transformation Awards, co-sponsored by the National Association of Lighting Maintenance Companies (NALMCO). The winning projects recognize outstanding achievements in lighting retrofit projects that feature innovative solutions with minimal alteration to the existing building structure. The projects illustrate the power of lighting systems and controls to enhance visual performance, promote health and wellness, reduce environmental impact, improve safety and security, and increase overall occupant satisfaction.

The awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 7 at 4 p.m. during Lightfair in Las Vegas at the Designery Stage. The ceremony will be hosted by NLB chairperson Mary Beth Gotti and NLB Executive Director Tom Butters.

This is the first year that a project is also being recognized with a Special Citation for Exemplary Design and Implementation of Lighting Controls, sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association.

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

• Terrebonne Dam – Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada

Conor Sampson and Florent Couedou, HLB Lighting Design,

in collaboration with Marc Laliberté and Emmanuel Scott, Tetratech

• Washington State School for the Blind – Vancouver, WA

Jennifer S. Thornfeldt & Team,

Northwest Edison

AWARD OF MERIT

• Intermediate District 287 – Richfield MN,

Kevin Gabbert, The Retrofit Companies, Inc.

SPECIAL CITATIONS

• Town of Weston, CT – Weston, CT

Special Citation for Sustainability

Marcia Lafemina, Penn Globe

Tom Tavella, PLA, FASLA, William Kenny Associates

• Safeco Plaza – Seattle, WA

Special Citation for Innovative Architectural Integration of Lighting

Zack Zanolli, Charles G. Stone II, Kevin Frary, Fisher Marantz Stone

• Honickman Companies – Bronx, Queens, Amityville, Mt. Vernon, NY

Special Citation for Strategic Implementation of Company-Wide Lighting Upgrades

Eduard Rodriquez, Big Shine Energy

• Washington State School for the Blind – Vancouver, WA

Special Citation for Exemplary Design and Implementation of Controls

USA Sinjin Anterola, Northwest Edison

The National Lighting Bureau thanked all participants in the 2nd Lighting Transformation Awards and congratulated the award winners for their commitment to promoting excellence in lighting.

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