The Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant was established to encourage and recognize students who have demonstrate exceptional professional promise through the presentation of an original and ingenious solution to a supplied design problem. The Grant Award is a plaque and a grant in the amount of $1,000. Honorable Mention (if awarded) is a [...]
Awards
IESNYC Recognizes Winners of 15th Annual Student Competition
The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section’s (IESNYC) Student Lighting Competition (SLC) recognized several remarkable winners in its 15th annual competition. “denCITY,” a design collaboration by Nura Venta, Sergio Taveras and Selin Ergeneli (Parsons The New School for Design) won the Grand Prize and cash prize of $2,000. Second prize was awarded to Pratt [...]
2014 IES Progress Report
Lots of great products to peruse in the 2014 IES Progress Report. Check out the products selected here.
2015 Lighting for Tomorrow Competition Call for Submissions
Lighting for Tomorrow, the energy-efficient residential lighting product awards competition, is now accepting submissions. This includes energy-efficient lamps and luminaires as well as controls. The deadline for Intent to Submit is April 24, 2015. For complete guidelines and rules, click here. Winners will be announced during an award ceremony at the ALA Conference in October [...]
Lumen Awards Call for Submissions
Submissions are now being accepted for the Illuminating Engineering Society’s New York City Section’s (IESNYC) 47th Annual Lumen Awards now through February 14, 2015. The Lumen Awards recognize excellence in lighting design in various typologies. Any New York City designer may enter. Click here to learn more.
2015 Illumination Awards Call for Submissions
The IES Illumination Awards recognizes individual for professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design based on the individual merit of each entry. The Illumination Awards is comprised of five program categories: * The Lighting Controls Innovation Award Sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association * The Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting Design * [...]
GE Lighting Announces Call for Entries for 2014 GE Edison Award Competition
GE Lighting recently announced the call for entries for its 32nd annual GE Edison Award competition, recognizing excellence and quality in professional lighting designs that employ the significant use of GE Lighting products. Online entries must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 19, 2015. To submit a project, applicants should go to [...]
Jim Brodrick on the Nobel Prize in Physics
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy As we approach a holiday that’s all about gratitude, I’d like to take this opportunity to express my personal gratitude to Shuji Nakamura, Isamu Akasaki, and Hiroshi Amano. In awarding the three [...]
2015 Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition: Call for Submittals
The 2015 Next Generation Luminaires Indoor and Outdoor Competitions have both officially launched. Written Intents to Submit are due on December 31, 2014, and both judging events will take place in March 2015. NEW FOR 2015: Concurrent competitions, with both Indoor and Outdoor winners announced at LIGHTFAIR 2015. In order to maximize NGL’s value to [...]
IES Announces 2014 Illumination Awards Winners
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) has announced the recipients of the IES Illumination Awards for 2014. The IES granted two Awards of Distinction, 11 Awards of Excellence, and five Special Citations. The Awards program recognizes individuals for professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design based on the individual merit of each entry. [...]
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