When you’re looking for a lighting consultancy that has a passion for lighting design and a vast and diverse experience in all types of lighting you need look no further. I’m Lorraine Calcott, principal lighting designer, and my team and I are here to help you.
We can accommodate all of your requirements and have vast experience in lighting projects of all sizes working internationally as consultants and lighting designers.
Our client base is diverse and our reputation and track record is robust, but don’t take our word for it, see what our other clients say.
Here to help with all your lighting design requirements, including lighting for health and wellbeing.
Striving for excellence and always learning so we can be the best choice for our clients.
All Party Parliamentary Health Group
Lighting Design awards (LDA) finalist for Wellesley Hotel Knightsbridge in two categories.
MJ award – energy efficient achievement of the year 2009 for Netherfield Milton Keynes
EMILAS award – Most energy efficient lighting scheme 2009 for Netherfield Milton Keynes
Electrical Industry awards for innovation for Central Milton Keynes
EMILAS awards for Basildon town centre in the energy saving category
PhD research into light and health
European Commission expert for SMART Future cities
Lighting Guide LG6 co-author
Ecology and Bat specialist for planning applications
Professional Lighting Guide co-author for new ecology and light guidance
Judge for the Lighting Design awards
Secured By Design (SBD) guide – lighting section consultant and author
Regular contributor to Pro Landscape magazine
Former Vice President of the Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP)
Regular contributor to Lighting India magazine
Configuring Light workshops – tackling social inequalities in public lighting
CPD accredited trainer
Author of many industry standards and guidance documents
Competent under the ILP competency framework at the highest level which gives CDM2015 compliance for designer risk
One of only 14 women in the world to be both MILP and IEng qualified
Associate at Stirling University Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC)
Appointed Governor for Milton Keynes Trust Health Services
Young lighter of the year for Wembley Arena
Lighting Design award (LDA) winner for Wembley Arena
RIBA award for best example of a shopping centre for Stratford Upon Avon
Striving for excellence and always learning so we can be the best choice for our clients.
Student member of the ILP
BA(Hons) in Fine Art
Studying towards her HNC Lighting Design and Technology from LIA (Lighting Industry Association) and the USW (university of South Wales)
Striving for excellence and always learning so we can be the best choice for our clients.
Student member of the ILP
ILP Exterior Lighting Diploma
As an associate member of the All Party Parliamentary Health Group we are closer than ever to the decision makers around health and wellbeing. Our mission is to ensure that we promote understanding of light within spaces and how it should be as natural as possible; we strive to increase wellness for everyone. We all deserve to work and play in well-lit environments that help us thrive and support the human condition. Light is crucial for our bodies so let’s not underestimate the impact. If you have issues that need to be raised at parliamentary level please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.
Working in the field of Dementia research is very important to it does Lighting Ltd. The research we are undertaking is seeking to improve the sleeping habits of those living with Dementia and bring relief to those who care for them. As part of this research Lorraine Calcott has aligned with the University of Stirling and their Dementia Services Development Centre (dsdc) where as an Associate she will help develop and deliver their training programmes to others in this field. Lorraine is delighted to be part of such a prestigious initiative and will be working alongside some of the leaders in Dementia design.
Sustainability is something that all of us at it does Lighting Ltd care deeply about. Everything we deliver is sustainable for our clients’ on-going benefit and has been produced by us with the minimal impact possible on the environment. We are a small company, however we still strive to be carbon neutral and are passionate about our green credentials. We are a Carbon Neutral Zone accredited company and each year we off set our environmental impact by planting new trees. Where possible we don’t print our designs, we recycle our rubbish, our building has a host of energy saving measures and of course we have energy effective LED circadian lighting, in short we practice what we preach. We do our part to save our planet, so working with us helps you to do the same.
Our community is full of bright and exciting new talent; we like to work with these groups and individuals so that we can best assist them in developing their skills for their exciting futures ahead. The ways in which it does Lighting Ltd does this are numerous however, our main avenues for assisting the community are to bring in Nuffield research students for work placements each year and to help our local schools with career workouts. Both of these enable us to work with very inspiring young people who are keen to learn and experience all a design practice has to offer including, our ground breaking research into lighting and health. We have engaged with some wonderful candidates and feel honoured to have helped them just a little with their career choices and work experience.
We are also STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) ambassadors where we actively encourage young people into science related careers. From experience, the team knows only too well, that the lighting industry is not normally a first choice career. We want to promote this exciting and innovative industry to young people so that talented youngsters will make lighting a career choice and be able to take the lead in future developments.
Even as a small company its important to us to give back in these ways and we continue to support our community when and where we can.
Giving back to the community and supporting our healthcare services are important to it does Lighting Ltd. Lorraine Calcott was appointed as a Governor for Milton Keynes in 2016 and will liaise between the Trust and its service users whilst feeding back any concerns and praise for those who work hard to deliver the Trusts services.
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