LightFair to be staged during New York Design Week in 2021!
ATLANTA – November 19, 2019 – LightFair will take place during New York City’s annual celebration of design, NYCxDESIGN, in 2021. The world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting tradeshow and conference will be located at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, reports Show Director Dan Darby together with Timothy Licitra, executive director of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and Marsha L. Turner, chief executive officer of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD). The location places it alongside international high-end and contemporary furnishings tradeshow ICFF for its five-day conference and three-day tradeshow.Read More
IES Position On UL RP 24480 Regarding Light and Circadian Entrainment (PS-12-19)
IES Position Statement urges caution against non-ANSI recommendations on light and health.Read More
Announcement on Recent DOE Actions
The purpose of this communication is to provide IES members with updated and accurate information on the recent DOE rescission, and to inform members of a new public comment period on related issues. The IES will post more background information on the IES Outreach/Policy Briefs/Documents Section of our website here by close of business September 10, 2019.Read More
RECENTLY PUBLISHED
- ANSI/IES TM-34-19, Technical Memorandum: Calculation Procedures and Specification Criteria for Lighting Calculations
- ANSI/IES LM-79-19, Approved Method: Optical and Electrical Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products
- ANSI/IES LM-88-18, Approved Method: Optical and Electrical Measurements of AC-LED Packages and Arrays or Modules
- ANSI/IES TM-30-18, IES Method for Evaluating Light Source Color Rendition (+ calculation tools)
- IES TM-34-19, Technical Memorandum: Calculation Procedures and Specification Criteria for Lighting Calculations
- ANSI/IES RP-1-12, Addendum 2, American National Standard Practice for Office Lighting
- ANSI/IES TM-33-18, Standard Format for the Electronic Transfer of Luminaire Optical Data
- ANSI/IES RP-8-18, American National Standard Practice for Design and Maintenance of Roadway and Parking Facility Lighting
- ANSI/IES RP-16-17, Nomenclature and Definitions for Illuminating Engineering – Addendum 2
- ANSI/IES LM-73-18, Approved Method for Photometric Testing of Entertainment Lighting Luminaires Using Incandescent Filament Lamps or High Intensity Discharge Lamps – reaffirmation
IES Co-Authored
- ASH-ST189.1-18, 2018 International Green Construction Code® Powered by Standard 189.1-2017
ANSI STANDARDS OPEN FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
A new list of Standards are available for comment during the ANSI Public Review period, Sept. 27 – Nov. 11, 2019. Read MoreRESEARCH HAPPENINGS
Forum for Illumination Research, Engineering, and Science (FIRES)
The Forum for Illumination Research, Engineering, and Science (FIRES) is the IES online space for our community to openly share and discuss the latest research and innovations in illumination science and engineering. As a space for the free dissemination of knowledge and exchange of ideas, FIRES is intended to foster relationships between individuals and larger institutions, and to reignite the emphasis on science and engineering in the lighting industry. Read articles by Ian Ashdown, Doug Steel, Bob Karlicek, and Eric Bretschneider. In our latest article, IES Trailblazer & Icon Kit Cuttle describes a new method for illumination metrics in The Lighting Design Objectives (LiDOs) Procedure. Interested in writing for FIRES? We are currently soliciting new articles. For more information on submitting a proposal, check out our Policies and Submissions page.NEW! IES eLearning
The IES is launching a new, on-demand education opportunity: IES eLearning!
Check out eLearning.ies.org to peruse educational content from the IES in a way you haven’t seen before. Each webinar or video features a one-hour course, a brief quiz and survey, and a downloadable CEU certificate. LEARN MORE
IES WEBINAR SERIES
TM-21 and The Ethical Specification of LED Lifetime
December 19th 12:00 PM ET
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Wireless Lighting Controls
January 16th 12:00 PM ET
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Lighting Calculations Explained
February 13th 12:00 PM ET
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Lighting Education Facility Showcase – Call Out
Filming was completed during the week of November 26th on the next two installments of the Lighting Education Facility Showcase. Do you or your university, college, or company have a Lighting Education Facility that you would like to make more people aware of? Would you be willing to offer IES Members and the general public the chance to see some of your faculty or staff in action? Would you like to gain more exposure for your facility? If so, please contact Tom Butters, Director of Education with the subject line “Lighting Educational Facility Showcase” and we can discuss the opportunity.