Peter has been a lighting design professional for nearly 40 years, with a particular passion for sports lighting. He is a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society of Australian and New Zealand and has been actively involved in producing standards both in Australia, through Standards Australia, and internationally with the International Commission on Illumination.   

Some of his proudest achievements across his career include designing the floodlighting of Stadium Australia for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, and the original sports lighting system at stadiums like Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane and AAMI Park in Melbourne to name a few. In 2019, Peter retired from corporate life and set up his own consulting business, Peter Jones Lighting Design.  

How did you first become involved in standards development?
I‘m not entirely sure, but I think I first got involved in standards in the early to mid 1990s. Initially I was a representative for the Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand working on LG-001, but with the formation of the peak body for the Australian lighting industry known as Lighting Council of Australia, I transitioned to represent them which I continued to do until my retirement back in 2019. However, I felt I still had something to contribute so since then I’ve been involved as an independent chair for one Standards committee.

When I first started working with Standards Australia, there was a real need for standardisation and development in the industry. We had limited guidance and benchmarks, and there was a definite gap when it came to standards for lighting designers.

Over the past 30 years, I’ve worked across a number of standards committees, mainly LG-001, LG-009 and LG-010 with a small stint on LG-002 and LG-007, but most recently as chair for LG-009 Sports Lighting.
I’ve always worked towards the goal of creating engaging and developing standards that impact multiple disciplines and sports to benefit the lighting industry and the sporting community and I hope this continues into the future.

Why is having access to standards important?
Standards provide a real benefit for the lighting industry; they set our benchmarks and show lighting designers, engineers and end users the ‘how’ as well as the ‘why’.

Not only do standards guide us, but they also help us provide a lit environment that is safe, comfortable, and energy efficient.

Standards give us the opportunity to bring all interested parties together and set the benchmark for lighting across activities, such as sports.

What is the future of standardisation in your area of work?
Standardisation will be ever-changing in the lighting industry. With innovation in technology, methodology and light sources, comes new, unique challenges and the standards will need to continuously update to meet these.

The constant need to refresh will see standards evolve and develop. I expect there will also be a need to continually assess the lighting standard set, to see how to work together and how they can adapt to allow for best practice outcomes. 
 

Chain of Custody of Forest and Tree-based Products – Requirements 
 
In September 2021, Responsible Wood published the latest version of the AS 4707 standards for chain of custody. 

Reviewed by Responsible Wood every five years, the standard was approved for publication following review by the AS 4707 standards reference committee and working group chaired by Peter Zed.   

Businesses that achieve AS 4707 chain of custody certification are able to identify and provide Responsible Wood and/or PEFC certified wood or wood products. 

You can find out more here.