A Sustainable Development Goal for a Campus: LED Vertical Illumination for a Classroom

Despite the vast research in Sustainable Development (SD), little is known about providing “sustainable Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting” for a campus. The overall image that emerges from advertisements is upgrading to LED’s will last a long time. This is a simplistic view of understanding a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). This misunderstanding is the motivation for this study is to help new graduate students build knowledge about sustainable lighting. Establishing sustainable LED lighting can increase student’s wellbeing, which is a gap in most past research [14]. The primary objective of this study was proven after evaluating the lighting in two classrooms for: (1) economic growth, (2) environmental benefits, (3) and improve students well-being. A LEED certified classroom met all objectives with the lighting levels, mood, and reduced cost. Whereas the non-LEED certified classroom did not meet any objectives or compliances. The larger implications of the findings are that a sustainable LED lighting can benefit any size campus.