GLOW Award

Green Lighting Outstanding Work

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This is a new award intended to celebrate lighting design which premiates energy efficiency.

About the prize

The Deltalight GLOW Award is intended to promote energy awareness and economy.

This prize is open to shortlisted Completed Building and Interior projects. There is no additional fee to enter this competition.

To enter the GLOW Award, please complete the below form.

Upload all mandatory evidence documents
Submit one form per project
All submissions are treated as confidential

Submission deadline: 25 September

GLOW Award entry form

Section A

Submitting Practice

Practice/ studio name

Primary contact first name

Primary contact last name

Email address

Practice country

Job title

Telephone number

Project entry code (from your original WAF submission)

Section B

Project Information

Project title

Year of completion

City

Country

Gross floor area (m²)

Lighting area (m²)

Client / End user

New build or retrofit?

New build

Retrofit

Section C

Energy Efficiency Performance

Category 1 (40 pts) · Min. 27 pts to qualify

Average luminous efficacy (lm/W)

8–14 pts --> >150 lm/W

Installed power density (W/m²)

5–7 pts --> 120–149 lm/W

Reference power density (W/m²)

1–4 pts --> <120 lm/W

% energy reduction vs reference

e.g. 38%

Photometric report reference

File name or lab test ref.

Section D

Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Category 2 (20 pts)

Recyclable content by weight (%)

e.g. 72%

Lifecycle COn equivalent (kg COneq)

If available

EPD available?

Yes

Upward light ratio (ULR)

e.g. 0% (ideal)

CIE 150 / dark-sky compliance?

Yes

Partial

N/A (interior)

Section E

Design and Lighting Quality

Category 3 (15 pts)

UGR value *

e.g. <16

CRI (Ra) *

e.g. 92

R9 value

e.g. 65

CCT (K)

e.g. 3000K

MacAdam ellipse step

e.g. Step 2

Flicker index (IEEE 1789)

e.g. <0.1

Design concept (max 3 lines)

Describe how the lighting integrates with the architectural concept and how efficiency was achieved without compromising design intent

[0/300]

Photography

Please upload 5 images, 300 dpi

Yes, I have uploaded images

No, I have not uploaded images

Image 1

Image 2

Image 3

Image 4

Image 5

Photography credit [0/300]

Section F

Innovation and Technology

Category 4 (15 pts)

Innovation description (max 2 lines)

Describe the novel aspect and how it contributes to energy saving

[0/300]

Section G

Real-World Impact and Replicability

Category 5 (10 pts)

Completion date

Operational data available

e.g. 4 months

Annual energy saving (kWh/yr or %)

Evidence type attached

Utility bills (before & after)

BMS / smart meter export

Certified energy audit

Simulated projection only

Section H

Mandatory Documents

Photometric report (LDT / IES or certified lab test)
Max file size: 40 mb. Supported formats:pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, txt, ppt, pptx, rtf, jpg, jpeg, png, gif

Power density calculation sheet
Max file size: 40 mb. Supported formats:pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, txt, ppt, pptx, rtf, jpg, jpeg, png, gif

Post-occupancy energy data (min 2 months)
Max file size: 40 mb. Supported formats:pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, txt, ppt, pptx, rtf, jpg, jpeg, png, gif

Project description (max 2 pages, PDF)
Max file size: 40 mb. Supported formats:pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, txt, ppt, pptx, rtf, jpg, jpeg, png, gif

EPD / LCA summary (if available)
Max file size: 40 mb. Supported formats:pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, txt, ppt, pptx, rtf, jpg, jpeg, png, gif

Declaration & Signature

By completing this form and ticking the box below, the submitting practice confirms that all information provided is accurate and complete; the project is built and operational; all technical data is evidenced by the attached documents; and they consent to Deltalight using submitted materials for GLOW Award communications.

GLOW Award

Green Lighting Outstanding Work

This is a new award intended to celebrate lighting design which premiates energy efficiency.

About the prize

GLOW Award entry form

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