The SOURCE, Eaton’s Lighting Education Center, is turning 25 this year, and has announced its 2016 education schedule: April 13 – 15: Lighting Fundamentals/Lighting Basics May 18 – 20: LEDs Controls, New Technologies and Retrofits for Energy Efficient Solutions June 2 – 3: Healthcare Symposium June 9 – 10: LED Exterior Lighting Solutions July 27 [...]
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LEDucation Announces Speakers
LEDucation, coming March 29-30 to the NY Hilton Midtown in New York City, has announced its speaker lineup, which you can see in detail here. This education event will host 30 sessions and three panel discussions for both beginner and intermediate levels. Register here.
Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant Open for Submissions
The Brandston grant was established to encourage and recognize students who have demonstrated exceptional professional promise through the presentation of an original and ingenious solution to a supplied design problem. The deadline for design projects is May 23, 2016. Applicants must be a full time student. Click here to learn more.
IESNYC Announces New Scholarship
The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section recently announced the establishment of the IESNYC Scholarship, which will be awarded annually. The first Section Scholarship will be available for the Spring of 2016. The scholarship is an unprecedented $25,000. Applicants must be first-year students currently enrolled in a full-time graduate program as a degree candidate [...]
Interested in Getting a Degree in Lighting?
A number of education providers offer degrees in lighting: The Lighting Research Center The New York School of Interior Design The New School / Parsons UC Boulder University of Kansas Penn State University of Nebraska-Lincoln Oklahoma State University Hat tip to IES for the info.
Learn About Lighting Optics
In this short Philips Lighting video, Mark Roush explains the basics of lighting optics.
Education + Resources, Lighting Industry
Eaton Launches The Lighting reSOURCE Online Informational Hub
Eaton recently announced the launch of The Lighting reSOURCE, an online hub providing lighting industry professionals with information, news and original content designed to inspire and educate. The site features educational content including energy and LED tool kits, incentive maps, energy savings calculators and original content about lighting industry trends, regulations and innovations, in addition [...]
IES Publishes 2015 Edition of Fundamentals of Lighting
The Illuminating Engineering Society has updated “Fundamentals of Lighting,” its core knowledge course, with a brand-spanking new 2015 edition. Previously seven modules, the course includes expanded material totaling 10 modules, and also includes new technical and design updates. Click here to learn more and purchase.
Codes + Standards, Education + Resources, Lighting Design
IES Publishes New Recommended Practice for Sports Lighting
The Illuminating Engineering Society has published Sports and Recreational Area Lighting (IES RP-6-15), the most recent addition to IES Recommended Practices series. The purpose of IES RP-6-15 is to provide the reader with recommendations to aid in the design of sports lighting systems. Popular sports such as baseball, tennis, basketball and football as well as [...]
Lighting Application
This short course by Philips Lighting presents the basics of lighting application. Good fundamentals. Check it out here.
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