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Our people: Ruth Kelly Waskett.
21/04/2018
Expanding our daylighting capabilities.
The impact of daylight design has become increasingly recognised as integral to the success of projects – affecting everything from planning and performance to selling and the end-user experience.
In response to this, in 2017 our Lighting Design team welcomed Ruth Kelly Waskett to lead our daylight specialism. She is a highly skilled daylight specialist who has been involved with designing buildings for more than 15 years – first as a mechanical building services engineer, and later as a lighting specialist.
Before joining Hoare Lea, Ruth completed a PhD about the user experience of smart glazing in a UK office building. She has continued her involvement with academia as a visiting lecturer at UCL, contributing to the MSc Light & Lighting and the MEng Architecture & Engineering.
What drives me is making buildings that are healthier for people and the planet, and daylight is a key component of both of those aspects.
Ruth’s five facts.
- She was President of the Society of Light & Lighting in 2021/22.
- She was principal author of the 2014 CIBSE Lighting Guide 10 (Daylighting).
- One of Ruth’s favourite buildings is the Newgrange monument in Ireland, built circa 3,200 BCE!
- She was Young Lighter of the Year in 2006.
- Ruth completed a PhD in Daylighting in 2016.