Lighting Control User Interfaces - The Good, Bad, and where we might go from here.

Shaun Darragh has been engaged in the lighting industry for more than 30 years, serving as an architectural lighting designer, daylighting and sustainability specialist, lighting control system designer and consultant, theatrical designer and technician, and technical sales specialist. His professional achievements are informed by a curiosity and commitment to the capacities of light, dating from his study of theatrical design at the University of Massachusetts.

He has led design on more than 25 million square feet of architectural space while leading design for several architectural lighting design studios. He has been a design instructor for the University of Washington Architecture Department and Seattle’s Lighting Design Lab, and has lectured widely on topics relating to sustainability, design, integration, and human perception. Shaun’s work includes the planning, design management, and execution of complex highly programmed projects, worldwide.

Armando Berdiel is the Technical Development Supervisor for the Lighting Design Lab. He is focusing on identifying emerging technology to evaluate, collaborating on the Lab's educational curriculum development as well as formalizing relationships with industry manufacturers.

From San Juan Puerto Rico, Armando came to the States where he received a B.S. in Computer Science and Business from Lehigh University, then a Masters in Engineering Management from Penn State University. His career in the Lighting industry began with a Systems Support Engineering role at Lutron Electronics, Inc., then transitioning to a lead Commercial Inside Sales role working with market partners across the nation. Armando later worked for a Lutron and Philips trade ally servicing the Northeast retrofit market.

Christopher Meek is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington and Director of the Center for Integrated Design at the University’s College of Built Environments. Professor Meek’s areas of research include building energy performance for new construction and retrofits, daylighting, visual comfort, electric lighting, and
climate responsive design. His work bridges practice, research, and education with collaboration between practitioners, faculty, and students. Under his leadership, the Center advances its mission through interconnected research, technical assistance, and educational programs that create impact in three primary areas: (1) influential new construction and renovation projects that achieve exceptional energy performance targets and serve as a model for future buildings; (2) the development and advancement of tools, methods, and technologies to accelerate energy efficient buildings through peer reviewed publications and competitive grant awards, and; (3) the delivery of educational programs and experiences that form the next generation of leaders in the building industry.

Over the past decade, Professor Meek has consulted on over 20 million square feet of commercial and institutional buildings including working, learning, and healing environments including the net‐zero energy Bullitt Center in Seattle. His research has been funded by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, the National Science Foundation, the US
Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society, the Bullitt Foundation, and the American Institute of Architects. Professor Meek teaches graduate and undergraduate level courses on building design and technology at the UW Department of Architecture.

Professor Meek is co‐author of Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest and Daylighting and Integrated Lighting Design. He was elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects in 2020.

Dr. Julia Day teaches the building science courses for Architecture and Construction Management in the School of Design + Construction. Day also serves as the Director of the WSU Integrated Design + Construction Lab (the ID+CL). At the lab, Julia, along with ID+CL staff and students, seek to capture energy savings in building design, construction, operation and occupation. The ID+CL team targets innovative interdisciplinary research to advance building energy savings and occupant comfort through market transformation, education, and innovation.

Dr. Day’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. research from Washington State University (in architecture, education, and interior design) was focused on occupant education, behaviors and energy use in high performance buildings. Since, then Day’s current research, professional service and consulting expertise have followed a similar trajectory that continually blends qualitative and quantitative aspects of sustainable design.

Day is actively involved in several international and national organizations including the International Energy Agency Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme, The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Coordination Network (RCN) on Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems (SHBE), and more.

Day's past professional experience includes retail design work at Callison Architecture in Seattle, Washington, editorial assistant for "Interiors: Design, Architecture, Culture," and project manager at both the Washington State University and the University of Idaho's Integrated Design Labs, where she worked closely with Idaho Power Company, Avista Utilities, and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance on energy efficiency outreach, training and market transformation.