Kathy and ALD were recently featured in an article for the Providence Journal! The article, by Andy Smith, discussed our recent design for the Route 95 bridge in Pawtucket.
Here's an excerpt from the article:
NORTH PROVIDENCE — At Christmas, the bridge will glow red and green.
For July 4, it will be red, white and blue. And on St. Patrick’s Day, of
course, it will be green.
The wizard behind this holiday color on
the new Pawtucket River Bridge is Katherine Abernathy, a lighting
designer based in North Providence who has illuminated everything from
Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and
Museum in Georgia.
Abernathy said she and her colleague Jason J.
Rainone have been working on the bridge lighting since 2008, meeting
with representatives of the state Department of Transportation, the City
of Pawtucket, Northeast Collaborative Architects (formerly Newport
Collaborative Architects), Commonwealth Engineers & Consultants, and
electrical engineers Gaskell Associates.
She said she can’t remember who first came up with the idea of the bridge lights changing colors.
In
Abernathy’s design, metal-halide and LED (light emitting diode) lights
provide white light for the pylons at each end of the bridge, the bridge
approaches and the underside of the structure. Colored LED lights are
used within the Art Deco eagle wings that guard each end of the bridge,
with small round lights outlining the curve of the central arch. A
single band of light runs along the main span.
The colored lights,
capable of 16 million color possibilities, are controlled by a computer
that can be programmed for the entire year.
To read the full article, check out the PROJO's website!
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ALD now has WBE status nationwide!!
Abernathy Lighting Design was recently designated as a Women's Business Enterprise by the National Council. This means our WBE status is nationally recognized! Being a WBENC business allows ALD to make connections with other professional companies and increase our marketing reach to potential clients by making us a qualified option for their diversity standards/programs.
The WBENC's national standard of certification (implemented by The Center for Women & Enterprise) is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and on-site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women. By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs.
About CWE
The Center for Women and Enterprise (CWE) is a non-profit organization founded in 1995 to empower women to become economically self-sufficient and prosperous through business and entrepreneurship. With offices in Boston and Worcester, MA and Providence, RI, the CWE supports women's businesses throughout New England through education, technical assistance, strong corporate-community relationships, and access to capital and certification. Since its founding, CWE has helped over 28,000 entrepreneurs start and grow new businesses, helped create 37,000 new jobs in New England, and helped generate over $1 bullion in wages. The CWE is the New England Regional Partner Organization for the WBENC, and has certified over 1,300 women owned businesses. www.cweonline.org
About WBENC
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council is the nations's largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC is a resource for the more than 700 US companies and government agencies that rely on WBENC's certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs. www.wbenc.org
The WBENC's national standard of certification (implemented by The Center for Women & Enterprise) is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and on-site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women. By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs.
About CWE
The Center for Women and Enterprise (CWE) is a non-profit organization founded in 1995 to empower women to become economically self-sufficient and prosperous through business and entrepreneurship. With offices in Boston and Worcester, MA and Providence, RI, the CWE supports women's businesses throughout New England through education, technical assistance, strong corporate-community relationships, and access to capital and certification. Since its founding, CWE has helped over 28,000 entrepreneurs start and grow new businesses, helped create 37,000 new jobs in New England, and helped generate over $1 bullion in wages. The CWE is the New England Regional Partner Organization for the WBENC, and has certified over 1,300 women owned businesses. www.cweonline.org
About WBENC
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council is the nations's largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC is a resource for the more than 700 US companies and government agencies that rely on WBENC's certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs. www.wbenc.org
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