Technical
- Dark Adapted Glare
To review research and create recommendations for dark adapted glare in relation to lighting.
Learn More - Aviation
To study the application of light and lighting to spaces and functions involved in the operation of aircraft and spacecraft. www.iesalc.org
Learn More - Aviation General Sub-Committee
To study the application of light and lighting to spaces and functions involved in the operation of aircraft and of spacecraft.
Learn More - Aviation Lighting RP Sub-Committee
To study the application of light and lighting to spaces and functions involved in the operation of aircraft and of spacecraft.
Learn More - Color
To study, evaluate and report on the effects of color and on color rendering in relation to the art and science of illumination.
Learn More - Computer
To assist the lighting community in the use of computers in lighting applications by setting standards and by disseminating information.
Learn More - Computer File Format Sub-Committee
provides recommendations for standard ray file format for the LED packages and other light sources that contains information used as interface with ray tracing or other optical design and simulation software in lighting applications.
Learn More - Computer BIM Sub-committee
A TM or white paper to develop a standard for shared parameters for lighting files for building information modeling software.
Learn More - Brightness Sub-Committee
Identify empirical evidence that demonstrates effects of lamp spectrum on spatial brightness; identify a method for predicting the magnitude of lamp SPD effct on spatial brightness.
Learn More - Daylighting
To study the opportunities involved in daylighting, develop recommended practices and report thereon.
Learn More - Daylighting Core Sunlighting Sub-Committee
To outline and describe the opportunities involved in bringing sunlight deep into buildings, develop recommended practices and make reports available to practitioners and stakeholders in the building industry.
Learn More - Daylighting Terms Task Group
To develop a list of daylighting terms to be used for ANSI/IES RP-16, RP-5, and LM-83.
Learn More - Energy Management
The generative development of formal recommendations pertaining to the effective and efficient use of energy for lighting by means of study, review, and updating of existing standards and recommendations; and the liaison with officials, organizations and bodies similarly oriented.
Learn More - EMC Upgrades Sub-Committee
Generative development of formal recommendations pertaining to upgrading lighting systems to promote effective and efficient use of energy for lighting by means of study, review, and updating of existing standards and recommendations and the liaison with officials, organizations and bodies similarly oriented.
Learn More - EMC Lighting Controls Sub-Committee
To educate on the proper use of lighting controls for existing and new construction.
Learn More - Healthcare Facilities
To study the application of light and lighting to the spaces and tasks involved within a health care facility and to report thereon.
Learn More - Hospitality Facilities
To investigate the utilization of light in hotel, motel, restaurants, and free standing food facility environments, and to report thereon.
Learn More - Industrial
To initiate, follow up and coordinate lighting study projects in the industrial field, review the reports of the various subcommittees in this field and make recommendations to the Board.
Learn More - International Relationships
To develop policy, procedures and guidance for the Society in promoting internationally a common understanding of lighting subjects. This will be accomplished through the medium of scientific, professional and technical exchanges in various fields of illumination.
Learn More - International Standards
Review and inform the Society on international Standards affecting the North American Industry.
Learn More - Landscape
To study and recommend guidlelines for illumination of landscape areas including hardscape and softscape elements in both natural and manmade environments.
Learn More - Light Control & Luminaire Design
To collect and correlate the knowledge and data on means and methods of controlling, directing, reflecting, transmitting, and diffusing light; and on the principles and practices of equipment design
Learn More - Light Sources
To correlate and report available information as to the science and technology of light production, the characteristics of current light sources, and future technological trends.
Learn More - Lighting For The Aged & Partially Sighted
To review the available information on the special lighting requirements of older eyes and people with defective vision and to develop lighting design recommendations which optimize seeing and comfort.
Learn More - Maintenance
To study and report to the general membership the elements and their interrelationships that contribute to the deterioration of a lighting system with time.
Learn More - Museum & Art Gallery
To investigate, consolidate, and follow up on the application of light and lighting in the spaces and on the tasks involved in museums and galleries, and to report on these activities.
Learn More - Nomenclature
To define the terms and standards of illumination and to endeavor to obtain uniformity in nomenclature.
Learn More - Office
To study the lighting requirements of offices, develop suitable lighting recommendations and report thereon.
Learn More - Outdoor Environmental Lighting
To study and report upon the impact of outdoor lighting on the environment.
Learn More - Photobiology
To evaluate and interpret data and other information on the biological effects of radiant energy. To advise the Board on matters pertaining to photobiological projects, which might be sponsored by other organizations.
Learn More - Residential
To study and report on the application of light and lighting in residences; to develop performance recommendations for residence luminaires and to prepare necessary educational aids.
Learn More - Retail
To study the application of light and lighting to the spaces and processes involved in the selling of goods and report thereon.
Learn More - Roadway
To establish the scientific principles underlying roadway lighting; to collect data on the results of the application of such principles to actual practice; to prepare such reports thereon as will assist those charged with safety on roadways in minimizing the hazards of night operating conditions.
Learn More - Roadway Liaison Sub-Committee
To provide a two-way communication system with other groups and agencies.
Learn More - Roadway Measurements & Calculations Sub-Committee
To establish the scientific principles, means and methods of measuring and calculating roadway lighting level; to collect data on the results of the application of such principles, means and methods to actual practice; and to prepare formulae and reports thereon as will help the Roadway Lighting Committee to provide documents that will assist those who are charged with safety on roadways in minimizing the hazards of night operating conditions.
Learn More - Roadway Research & Visibility Sub-Committee
To encourage research, review current and past research projects, recommend research to the IESNA Research committee and survey the committee for research needs.
Learn More - Roadway Outdoor Controls Sub-Committee
Provide guidance for optimizing the performance of lighting systems through the use of controls and other strategies.
Learn More - Roadway Tunnels Sub-Committee
To provide information to assist engineers and designers in determining lighitng needs, recommending solutions, and evaluating resulting visibility at vehicular tunnel approaches and interiors.
Learn More - Short Tunnels Task Group
Temporary task group to analyze and measure short tunnels. Results may be added to RP-22 and/or the RLC MD.
Learn More - Roadway Off Roadway Sub-Committee
Provide lighting criteria for parking lots, parking structures, roadside rest areas, walkways and Class 1 bikeways.
Learn More - Roadway SP Sub-Committee
To establish the scientific principles underlying roadway lighting; to collect data on application of such principles to actual practice; to prepare such reports thereon as will assist those charged with safety on roadways in minimizing the hazards of night operating conditions.
Learn More - Roadway Maintenance Sub-Committee
Provide guidance for optimizing the performance and life?cycle costs of roadway lighting systems after installation
Learn More - Roadway Obtrusive Light Sub-Committee
To establish the scientific principles underlying roadway lighting; to collect data on the results of the application of such principles to actual practice; to prepare such reports thereon as will assist those charged with safety on roadways in minimizing the hazards of night operating conditions.
Learn More - Roadway Executive
To establish the scientific principles underlying roadway lighting; to collect data on the results of the application of such principles to actual practice; to prepare such reports thereon as will assist those charged with safety on roadways in minimizing the hazards of night operating conditions.
Learn More - Security
To generate and develop the criteria for lighting to enhance the security of people and property; to recommend the integration and interaction of lighting as part of a total security system.
Learn More - Sports & Recreational
To develop a basic recommended practice for lighting sports and recreational areas; and to develop a separate guidance criterion of lighting unique to each sport or recreational activity; including, but not limited to, illuminance and spectator needs.
Learn More - Sports Broadcast Task Group
Learn More - Sports & Recreational Executive
To develop a basic recommended practice for lighting sports and recreational areas; and to develop a separate guidance criterion of lighting unique to each sport or recreational activity; including, but not limited to, illuminance and spectator needs.
Learn More - Testing Procedures
To prepare standard test procedures for illumination characteristics of light sources, lighting equipment and illumination materials and to report thereon.
Learn More - TPC Photometry Outdoor Luminaires Sub-Committee (A)
To prepare standard test procedures for illumination characteristics of light sources, lighitng equipment and illumination materials and to report thereon.
Learn More - TPC Photometry Light Sources Sub-Committee (B)
To prepare standard test procedures for illumination characteristics of light sources, lighting equipment and illumination materials and to report thereon.
Learn More - TPC Photometry Indoor Luminaires Sub-Committee (C)
To prepare standard test procedures for illumination characteristics of light sources, lighting equipment and illumination materials and to report thereon.
Learn More - Theatre, TV & Film
To study and report on the lighting for theatrical, television and film production and related topics.
Learn More - Airport Service Area Sub-Committee
Learn More - Roadway Signs Sub-Committee
To establish the scientific principles underlying roadway sign lighting and visibility; to collect data on the practice of sign lighting and sign maintenance; to document the best practices for the application of lighting for signage.
Learn More - Videoconference & Presentation
To gather and organize a body of knowledge relating to lighting systems for multi-media and video conferencing facilities; publish a recommended practice and educational materials; coordinate work with other related committees, industries and organizations.
Learn More - Visual Effects of Lamp Spectral Distribution
To study the visual effects of the spectral distribution of light sources used for interior and roadway lighting, and to develop appropriate recommendations to the main committee to take such effects into account.
Learn More - Control Protocols
To serve as a catalyst to promote understanding, use,and maintenance of protocol standards for the purpose of facilitating the interoperability of lighting, lighting controls,and related building subsystems
Learn More - Security Lighting and Crime Sub-Committee
To study the relationship between lighting and crime; to collect and suggest research; and to document how lighting design can be maximized to deter crime.
Learn More - Library
To study the lighting requirements for library facilities, develop lighting recommendations in coordination with other committees, if appropriate; to explore methods of achieving appropriate illuminance levels, and to develop a recommended practice and companion educational seminar material.
Learn More - Daylight Metrics
Develop metrics and criteria to measure and assess the daylight quality and performance of various building designs, and document those metrics and criteria for use by others.
Learn More - Roadway Intersections Sub-Committee
To provide information and guidance about the lighting of roadway intersections
Learn More - Roadway Toll Plaza Sub-Committee
To provide information and lighting design guidance for the Lighting of Toll Plazas
Learn More - Roadway Work Zone Sub-Committee
To provide information on, and develop guidelines for, lighting of roadway work zones so as to provide for the safety of workers, insure quality control of the job, and permit safe and smooth flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Learn More - Sustainability
Develop recommendations on Sustainable Design for publication in IESNA Recommended Practices or Design Guides; serve as a resource for technical information on the subject for other IESNA committees.
Learn More - Port Terminals
Establish guidelines for the design and implementation of LED lighting systems in container handling areas of ports.
Learn More - Roadway Residential Sub-Committee
To initiate, follow up and coordinate lighting study projects in the Residential Roadway lighting field, review the reports pertaining to this field and make recommendations to the Roadway Lighting Committee
Learn More - Roadway Minutes
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Learn More - Light & Human Health
Summarize state of the art research on the non-visual effects of light on human health and report back to the Society; propose based on scientific findings, lighting recommendations for specific applications related to the non-visual effects of light on human health.
Learn More - Educational Facilities
To study the application of light and lighting to the spaces and processes involved in educational institutions and to report thereon.
Learn More - TPC Solid State Sub-Committee (S)
The scope of the Solid State Lighting Subcommittee of the Testing Procedures Committee of the IESNA is to develop and maintain guides and procedures to assist the lighting measurement and application community in the photometric measurement of solid state lighting devices.
Learn More - Visual Effort Sub-Committee
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Learn More - Resilience
To actively research, develop consensus of best practices, write standards documents and educate the profession on practices for lighting that must absorb, recover from and more successfully adapt to adverse events such as storms and earthquakes.
Learn More - Lighting for Outdoor Public Spaces
Learn More - Roadway Off-Roadway Parking Task Group
Review RP-20 in relation to energy codes.
Learn More - Electrical Engineering for Lighting Systems
To develop the new IEEE/IES Standard, P3001.9 Recommended Practice for the Lighting of Industrial and Commercial Facilities.
Learn More - Semi-Cylindrical Task Group
Learn More - Energy Efficiency Lighting Programs
The committees's mission is to use the influence of energy efficiency lighting programs in partnership with the IES to promote the best lighting practices and metrics that will balance project outcomes including health, security and safety, with the goal of reducing energy use.
Learn More - Roadway Master Standard Task Group
To develop the scope, TOC, RFP for an IES Roadway Master Standard for ANSI standing. The standard will encompass all IES Roadway standards/drafts for harmonization, including research, environmental, vision, and health issues.
Learn More - Science Advisory Panel
Moderate technical science committees.
Learn More - Practice Advisory Panel
Moderate technical practice committees.
Learn More - Application Advisory Panel
Moderate Technical Applications Committees.
Learn More - Standards Committee
The IES Standards Committee is responsible for overseeing the process by which IES Standards are developed. As an accredited American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards Developing Organization, the IES must follow the ANSI Essential Requirements for arriving at consensus based standards. The Standards Committee is dedicated to ensure that the process of committee selection is fair, open, balanced, non-commercial, and provides due process for all stakeholders. There are six at-large committee members, plus the three Chairs of the Lighting Science, Lighting Practice, and Lighting Applications Advisory Panels. All members are approved by the IES Board of Directors, and there are two Board Liaisons that work with the Standards Committee on issues of policy when needed.
Learn More - Light + Design
Quality lighting design distinguishes the designer, provides full value to the client, and supports the design intent. LIGHT+DESIGN will introduce you to the principles and background involved in achieving this level of lighting for people and buildings. LIGHT+DESIGN was developed to introduce architects, lighting designers, design engineers, interior designers and other lighting professionals to the principles of quality lighting design. These principles, related to visual performance, energy and economics, and aesthetics, can be applied to a wide range of interior and exterior spaces to aid designers in providing high-quality lighting to their projects.
Learn More - Economics
The increased cost associated with buying a more efficient lighting system can be looked at as an investment like any other kind of investment. IS RP-31 gives insight into the question of when a system under consideration will "pay off". It can help the lighting professional make energy conservation decisions and provide the methods for gauging the profitability of a capital investment in a lighting system, which can be objectively compared to other competing capital investments.
Learn More - Light Measurement
Create a standard for field measurement of existing lighting installations.
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Learn More - Common Applications
Review the IES HB 10e Common Applications Illuminance Table values.
Learn More - TM-21 Working Group
Testing Procedures Committee Working Group for TM-21.
Learn More - TM-35 Working Group
Testing Procedures Committee TM-35 Working Group
Learn More - Application Committee Leaders
Officers of Application Standards Committees and members of the Application Advisory Panel.
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Leadership
- Young Professional Scholarship Committee
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Membership
- Engage
To determine the constituencies which can benefit from membership in the Society; to develop new ideas for the recruitment and retention of members; to make recommendations on the membership structure of the Society, and to review and recommend to the Board membership activities and services improvements.
Learn More - Progress
To keep in touch with developments in the art and science of lighting throughout the world and prepare a yearly review of achievements for the Society.
Learn More - Research
To secure recommended lighting related research needs from committees; review, coordinate, and recommend priorities to the Board for transfer to lighting research organization; and to keep the Board and committees informed of current lighting research, and when research reports are published, direct them to the appropriate committees for application purposes.
Learn More - Leadership Forum
To develop and implement an annual workshop designed to help leaders, at all levels of the Society, effectively work with volunteers.
Learn More - Thunen Fund!
To monitor the Thunen Fund and to make recommendations for awarding the scholarship.
Learn More - Street & Area Lighting
To provide educational opportunities that promote excellence in the street and area lighting industry.
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Learn More - SALC Marketing & Membership
To develop committee membership by promoting the unique identity and benefits of the Street & Area Lighting Committee and assist in marketing efforts for the SALC Conference.
Learn More - SALC Planning
To plan program and events for the Annual SALC Conference.
Learn More - SALC Executive
To coordinate the activities of the SALC.
Learn More - SALC Industry Interchange
To monitor, compile, inform, and disseminate technical, regulatory, and legal issues and activities that impact street and area lighting.
Learn More - SALC Education
To develop the curriculum necessary to support educational courses and programs offered at the Street and Area Lighting Conference.
Learn More - Research Advisory Committee!
To oversee the Society's research activities and to ensure that research projects move forward.
Learn More - Student and Emerging Professionals Event (S)!
This is accomplished thru a full day of classes ranging from porfolio development, leadership opportunities, face to face meeting with lighting professionals in various disciplines, networking events, seminars, committee attendance and mentors.
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Society Awards
- Board of Fellows Award
To evaluate the eligibility of candidates for award of designation of FELLOW, according to procedures approved by the Board of Directors.
Learn More - Distinguished Service Award
To evaluate the eligibility of candidates for the Distinguished Service Award according to procedures approved by the Board.
Learn More - Illumination Awards Committee
To encourage and assist this program at the local, regional, and international levels, in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board.
Learn More - Marks Award
To evaluate the eligibility of candidates for the L.B. Marks Award according to the procedures approved by the IESNA Board of Directors.
Learn More - Medal Award
To evaluate the eligibility of candidates for award of the IESNA Medal according to the procedures approved by the Board.
Learn More - Taylor Technical Talent Award
To recognize annually the outstanding applications paper published in LD+A, or presented at the Annual Conference or at a Regional Conference.
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Governace
- Nominating Committee
Learn More - Finance
To oversee the Society’s financial activities and to bring to the Board’s attention issues which require discussion.
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Learn More - Rules Committee
The purpose of the Rules Committee is to actively review the policies and Bylaws that govern the Society. All recommended changes will be presented to the Board of Directors for approval.
Learn More - Audit
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Society Events
- Annual Conference Committee
Lead the planning and development of the annual conference, meeting the requirements of the Society.
Learn More - Conference Papers Sub-committee
To procure, review and approve all papers for presentation at the IESNA Annual Conference.
Learn More - Research Symposium
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Education
- Teachers of Lighting Workshop
To plan and conduct workshops for teachers of lighting in academia biannually or as often as is deemed necessary by the committee's recommendation and Board action. Further the committee shall work with the Board's Knowledge Committee and staff.
Learn More - Education Material Review Committee
Review and approve education materials.
Learn More - Education Strategy Committee
Create and review strategic initiatives for education programs.
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Lighting Practice
Lighting Science
Lighting Applications
- Horticultural Lighting
This technical committee researches and develops best practices for horticultural lighting using climate-based annual daylighting and electric lighting with lighting and shading controls.
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