Education + Resources

This thoroughly updated Design Guide from the Illuminating Engineering Society introduces most of the light sources employed in general and accent lighting, including solid-state lighting. Table of contents: Introduction Lamp Operating Characteristics Major Light Source Families Other Factors EPACT and Other Government Legislation The new guide costs $35 for IES members and $50 for nonmembers. [...]

Great podcast series about daylight, produced by the Illuminating Engineering Society. Part 1: Why Daylight? Part 2: Daylighting with Windows Part 3: Daylighting with Skylights Part 4: Controlling the Sun Part 5: Daylighting and View

For another year, industry veteran Howard Wolfman, PE and I will be presenting “What’s New in Lamps and Ballasts,” a 90-seminar at LIGHTFAIR 2012 providing an independent view of the latest trends and developments in lamp and ballast technology over the past 12-18 months. The session will be held Wednesday, May 9, from 4:30 to [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society’s 2012 Annual Conference is being held November 11-13, 2012 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. IES recently issued a call for presentation papers. The deadline is May 27, 2012. Click here to learn more.

The Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant was created to recognize students demonstrating exceptional professional promise through the presentation of an original and ingenious solution to a supplied design problem. Winners receive a plaque and a check for $1,000. The deadline for completed entries is May 1, 2012. Click here to learn more. The [...]

The Richard Kelly Grant was established by the New York Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society in 1980. Originally conceived as a scholarship program and later opened to young persons (anyone 35 years or younger) working in lighting in North America, the Grant recognizes and encourages creative thought and activity in the use of light. [...]

I’m pleased to announce that my book LIGHTING REDESIGN FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS is now available as an eBook for Kindle on Amazon. LIGHTING REDESIGN FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS was written to educate owners, energy managers, electrical engineers, architects, lighting designers, consultants, electrical contractors, electrical distributors and other interested professionals about the relighting of existing buildings. The [...]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium has released an economic cost-benefit analysis tool to help cities, utilities, and other organizations estimate the costs and impacts of switching to street lighting that uses LED lamping. The Excel-based Retrofit Financial Analysis Tool was developed in collaboration with the Clinton Climate Initiative. Users input [...]

The Advanced Lighting Guidelines Online Application Directory provides comprehensive designs of lighting and controls based on specific building types or space types. Check out this office design module, Open-Plan Office Application – Wallwash 1 (PDF), detailing the design approach, criteria and controls for effective wallwashing. Explore the Application Directory for more design modules.