Edward Bartholomew is the principal of Bartholomew Lighting, a Black-owned design consultancy based in Cambridge, MA. He has over thirty years of experience designing sustainable, inspiring, and award-winning architectural lighting systems. His extensive project list includes monuments, corporate headquarters, parks, and non-profit facilities.

Edward is an invited speaker on lighting technology, energy efficiency strategies, and social justice at regional, national, and international conferences. In addition, Edward has taught lighting design to architecture students at various colleges, including, Morgan State University and Rhode Island School of Design.

Edward has an MFA in Architectural Lighting Design (1995) from Parsons School of Design. He is a professional member of the International Association of Lighting Designers and is a LEED Accredited Professional. Edward serves on the IES Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DIER) committee. In addition, Edward is a founding member of Black Unity In Lighting & Design (BUILD) and co-founder ot Light Justice -a lighting social justice resource & forum that advocates for lighting equity.

Terry Jewell, Senior Associate, is a lighting design and sales channel specialist. With over a decade of specification experience, he focuses on creative solutions with an emphasis on user experience and client needs. Combining a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering with dual Masters in Finance and Business Administration, he tries to find the balance of art and design with budgets and real world project constraints. He has worked on projects ranging from small residences to 600,000+ sq.ft. sports facilities; including nightclubs, schools, corporate headquarters, government and justice buildings, medical facilities, and much more.

In Terry’s free time he volunteers as the Finance Chair nationally for NACLIQ (North American Coalition of Lighting Industry Queers) as well as holds a board position on the local New England chapter, NECLIQ. During the school year he also mentors high school students trying to get in to architecture, construction, and engineering careers through ACE Mentoring Maine chapter.

Chrisoula Moraitis, Junior Designer, is a recent Graduate of the M.Arch program at Wentworth Institute of Technology, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree with a concentration in adaptive interventions and a minor in sustainability. Her Graduate Architecture Thesis, “Lighting the Path: Advocating for the Underserved through a Network of Safe Passageways and Destinations for Pedestrians at Night,” received a Graduate Design Excellence Award. She was also part of the design team that placed first in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston 2024 Affordable Housing Design Competition for the High Street Homes project. She is passionate about learning, designing, and growing as a lighting designer through education and experience. In her spare time, she is a Lego master builder.

Edward Bartholomew is the co-founder and curator of Light Justice. Light Justice is the practice of planning, designing, implementing, and investing in lighting for historically neglected communities through a process of stakeholder respect and engagement.

LightJustice.org is:

• A forum for lighting professionals to share information and ideas about lighting justice issues, opportunities, and actions.

• A repository for lighting justice resources accessible to everyone, whether lighting professionals or community members.

• A hub to connect efforts across organizations in the pursuit of greater justice in how communities are impacted by light.

Sustainable light requires the integration of effective daylighting strategies with quality electric lighting to create a sustainable visual experience. Quality lighting that is energy efficient is sustainable. BL supports our clients sustainability goals through optimized visual design, and lighting controls, as well as specification of low embodied carbon products. BL is committed to creating lighting designs that have the least impact on the environment, while supporting a quality visual experience for the occupant.

Bartholomew Lighting strives to design lighting that balances the visual and biological needs of the occupant. One strategy is to design lighting and controls that support circadian synchronization through the effective use of daylighting and dynamically controlled light spectrum. Light fixtures can be augmented to support noise reduction as well as provide germicidal UVC to deactivate and kill pathogens in the air and on surfaces. These healthy light solutions must be carefully integrated with mechanical HVAC systems that supports the revitalization of occupant health and well being.