The National Lighting Bureau recently announced that submissions are now being accepted for its 2021 Tesla Awards. There are no fees for entry, and all projects must be submitted online by May 3, 2021.

The program recognizes excellence in new construction or retrofit lighting projects that demonstrate creativity and enhance the value of lighting for occupants. The main goal of the awards is to promote best practices for indoor and outdoor lighting applications for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and municipal projects.

Winning projects will be recognized during LightFair 2021 in New York City and will receive additional publicity in press releases, industry newsletters, and websites.

Anyone and everyone, including lighting designers, architects, manufacturers, agents, distributors, facility managers, engineers, and building owners and occupants, are invited to enter a project.

Judging criteria includes projects installed within the 2019 and 2020 calendar years; state-of-the-art lighting and controls; application innovation through needs assessment and project team coordination; documentation to validate enhanced “value of lighting” claims; level of difficulty; cost effectiveness; and sustainability.

The “value of lighting” end-user benefit categories may include but are not limited to health and wellness, productivity, safety and security, visual comfort, control of light pollution, retail/commercial performance, and entertainment.

For more information on the 2021 Tesla Awards, visit the NLB’s website and online submission portal.