ELCA is the Coordinator of the European project “Culture Lights”, co-financed by the EU ERASMUS+ Programme.
Cultural buildings and human behaviour are linked to environmental issues such as climate change and energy supply. Surpassing the fear of people working in/using cultural buildings linked to the preservation of their value and history is a key element for the work of construction professionals and the overall impact of the Renovation wave and the European Climate change strategies.
This approach constitutes a tool for sustainable refurbishment, guaranteeing cultural heritage conservation and preventive protection, and recovery of the historical, architectural value. It aims to test innovative practices such as artificial and natural lighting systems within an adaptive re-use of the built environment for both construction and lighting professionals as well as cultural building users, shaping them as agents of change and enabling behavioral changes for sustainable lifestyles.
Culture Lights aims to develop flexible, learner-centred VET programmes for both Blue-collar and White-collar building professionals, within the European Renovation wave, destined for the preservation and sustainability of cultural buildings, adjusting also the needs of their users and conserving their value.
Culture Lights project aims to raise awareness of building and lighting professionals on environmental and climate-change challenges by developing green sectorial skills strategies and methodologies. It focuses mainly on sustainable lighting systems and more specifically, adaptive lighting which also plays the role of a conservation trigger for cultural heritage preventive protection, with the aim of building adaptive reuse.
Culture Lights project aims to support awareness raising about environmental and climate-change challenges, developing green sectorial skills strategies and methodologies of construction and lighting professionals. It focuses mainly on sustainable lighting systems and more specifically, adaptive lighting which also plays the role of a conservation trigger for cultural heritage preventive protection, with the aim of building adaptive reuse.
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CULTURE LIGHTS Consortium:
1. ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance, IT (Project Coordinator)
2. MELTING PRO. LABORATORIO PER LA CULTURA, IT
3. PEDMEDE SOMATEIO, EL
4. READLAB, EL
5. Instytut Doradztwa Sp. z o.o. – Sustainable Infrastructure Cluster, PL
6. STOWARZYSZENIE NA RZECZ OCHRONY DZIEDZICTWA KULTUROWEGO, PL
CULTURE LIGHTS TRAINING ADDRESSING LIGHTING RENOVATION OF CULTURAL BUILDINGS
Our Consortium is excited to announce the upcoming Culture Lights Training Program for lighting and building professionals and companies for Autumn 2024!
Project partners are actively engaged in implementing NR 2 Vocational Educational and Training (VET) curricula which are designed to improve knowledge about sustainable lighting systems in cultural buildings.
- VET Training Program for “White-collar” Professionals – 32 hours Target Audience: Architects, designers, engineers, employees of lighting companies – starting from EQF5
- VET Training Program for “Blue-collar” Workers – 12 hours Target Audience: Electricians, builders, technicians, graduates from technical schools – starting from EQF4
Both courses will be organized across the three partner countries: Italy, Greece, and Poland, and will be conducted in native languages by specialized tutors. All courses are provided free of charge to participants.
Participants who attend all sessions and pass the evaluation quizzes will receive a certificate of participation upon completing the training.
Key course topics include:
- Lighting in Architectural History
- Energy management of historical buildings (only for white collar)
- Lighting fixtures: structures, working modes, historical models
- Control systems for lighting fixtures
- Lighting design and scenic lighting (only for white collar)
- Programming DALI, KNX, CASAMBI
- Sustainable building certification systems in lighting (focus historical buildings – Levels)
- Creatively using digital technologies (Relux) (only for white collar)
For more information, please contact:
Alberto Sozza (ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance) – alberto.sozza@elcacluster.eu