Wood & Grieve Engineers (WGE) is pleased to announce the appointment of specialist lighting designer Dave Anderson who joins the firm’s Melbourne office to spearhead the newly established specialist lighting discipline.
The introduction of the new specialist lighting discipline is in direct response to client demand and the increasing expert technology being utilised in the lighting illumination sector that creates the need for a specialist set of design skills.
Melbourne office manager Grant Holman said, “Rising energy prices and increasing pressure to reduce carbon footprints has made lighting a huge cost factor for our clients. The danger with some savings is that the lit effect will suffer. Dave’s skills enable him to enhance a space whilst still saving power, giving our clients outcomes they didn’t even know were possible.”
Dave joins WGE with over 12 years experience in the lighting community. He is the current President of the Illuminating Engineering Society for the Victoria & Tasmania Chapter and has worked on high profile projects such as the Sydney Opera House, Westfield Stratford City (East London), the Australian Synchrotron Visitors Centre and Highpoint Shopping Centre (Melbourne).
Dave said, “I’m very excited to join WGE to establish a specialist lighting discipline. The opportunity arose due to client demand and I think it’s an indicator that the architectural lighting design community continues to mature and is no longer seen as ‘luxury service’, but an essential component of good design. I’m looking forward to growing our portfolio and establishing WGE Specialist Lighting as a progressive service within the market.”
