Call for Entries - 2009 GE Edison Award

The 2009 GE Edison Award competition is open to those lighting professionals who creatively employ significant use of GE light sources (lamps and/or LEDs) in a lighting design project completed during the 2009 calendar year (from 01 January 2009 through 31 December 2009).

The deadline for entries to the 27th annual GE Edison Award Program is 11 January 2010.

Judging Criteria

A panel of lighting professionals, including one representative from GE, will judge qualifying entries using a point scale based on the following criteria:

  • Functional excellence (15 points)
  • Architectural compatibility (15 points)
  • Effective use of state-of-the-art lighting products and techniques (15 points)
  • Appropriate color, form and texture revelation (15 points)
  • Energy effectiveness (15 points)
  • Cost effectiveness (15 points)
  • Additional features (10 points)

Projects scoring the highest number of points qualify to receive Awards of Excellence and Awards of Merit. The judges may also select Awards for Excellence in Environmental Design and an Award for Residential Design based on the presence of entries that encompass the exemplary and outstanding design features that support each category.

Awards for Excellence in Environmental Design are given to those projects that demonstrate exemplary lighting design that is sensitive to impacts on the environment. These designs, while providing high-quality lighting, should minimize the use of energy, maximize the use of daylighting, control light pollution, and ensure system durability and maintainability.

An Award for Residential Design may be presented to the project that best exemplifies excellence in a residential application. Expected features of this design would include innovative application(s) of light and the creative integration of lighting layers and controls.

Entries remain anonymous throughout the judging process and are evaluated equally, regardless of type or size of project. The decision of the judges is final.

Winner Selection

The 2009 GE Edison Award Winner is selected from among the Awards of Excellence and remains confidential until announced at the Awards ceremony. The winner receives a personalized Steuben crystal trophy and continued publicity throughout the following year. A distinctive plaque is presented to the owner of the winning installation.

Awards Ceremony

All qualifying entrants will be invited to an awards ceremony, which will take place Tuesday, 11 May 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on the evening before the opening of LightFair International. At that time, designers who have been designated as winners of Awards of Excellence, Awards of Merit, Awards for Excellence in Environmental Design and the Award for Residential Design (if any) will be recognized with personalized plaques acknowledging their lighting design achievements.

How to Enter

The following comprise the components necessary for submitting an entry.