IES Educational Webinar Series

Each month, the IES presents a live webinar on a current topic that helps expand your lighting knowledge and furthers our mission of improving life through quality of light. Live and on-demand webinars are free to all IES members, and are eligible for IES continuing education credits (CEUs). Live webinars are available at a fee of $20 for non-members. 

Please note, on-demand webinars are available on a complimentary basis only to IES members and are eligible for CEUs for a nominal fee. Non-members may also purchase access to on-demand webinars and corresponding CEUs. Visit our eLearning Portal for additional information on pricing and availability.

Refund Policy:
  • For Live Webinars, and Seminars — IES will issue a full refund for cancellations received no less than 24-hours prior to the scheduled broadcast start time. Please email [email protected] to cancel & request a refund. Refunds will not be issued for cancellation requests received less than 24-hours prior to the scheduled broadcast start time.
  • For recorded webinars and other pre-recorded products — Once purchased, webinars registration fee is nonrefundable.

Webinar Schedule

GUV: Pandemic Fad, or Game-Changing Technology for Healthy and More Energy-Efficient Buildings?

28 September 2023 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Though the worst impacts of the pandemic are over, illness and absenteeism resulting from airborne viruses continues to cost U.S. businesses over $200B annually, reduce student learning and achievement, and exacerbate public health and education inequities. As the building industry considers how to address these costs, ASHRAE has committed to develop a new building design standard to reduce airborne disease transmission. Evidence is growing that germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) disinfection technology is among the most effective and energy-efficient methods to reduce transmission. This webinar will provide a fresh look at GUV technology, sharing new research on its effectiveness and energy use relative to other methods, as well as results from CALiPER product performance testing and field evaluations getting under way. 

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), is pleased to offer a special, five-part, free webinar series on “Big Questions” in the lighting industry today. Advanced lighting systems can provide improved occupant health and productivity, better control, increased use of data, all with more sustainable product design. At the same time, new capabilities raise a host of questions with significant energy and environmental implications. Lighting researchers tackle big questions, and this webinar series will share the latest perspectives from PNNL experts and partners in pursuit of the best answers.

Gabe Arnold

Presenter

Cary Faulkner

Presenter



Education Partner: Advancing the Nighttime Environment: Connecting People and Places through Sustainable Outdoor Illumination

5 October 2023 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Light at night provides the benefit of increased visibility and the associated impressions of safety and security, but how might we reimagine light at night not only as innovation in technology, but innovation in thought to address the needs and desired outcomes for the community in which it is installed? Let’s discover the stakeholders, influencers, and motivations to expand light from a “footcandle requirement” to a beacon for community, a connector of people and spaces and a driver of evening and nighttime economies.

Webinar Platform Sponsor:   
ALUZ

Education Partner:
Acuity Brands

Tommy Nichols

Presenter



How can metrics and guidelines help us fix flicker?

12 October 2023 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Temporal light modulation (TLM, or flicker) is an increasing phenomenon in indoor, outdoor, and vehicular applications, due to the widespread adoption of LED sources. Most LED lighting systems don’t produce problematic TLM, but for those that do, there has been a delayed recognition that certain TLM waveform characteristics and viewing conditions can result in distraction and disorientation, cognitive effects, and serious health consequences in some populations. Research into responses to TLM is under way, but guidance is needed now. This webinar will preview draft provisional guidelines and target values developed by the IES TLM committee to raise awareness and solicit input and discussion with dimmer, driver, and luminaire manufacturers.

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), is pleased to offer a special, five-part, free webinar series on “Big Questions” in the lighting industry today. Advanced lighting systems can provide improved occupant health and productivity, better control, increased use of data, all with more sustainable product design. At the same time, new capabilities raise a host of questions with significant energy and environmental implications. Lighting researchers tackle big questions, and this webinar series will share the latest perspectives from PNNL experts and partners in pursuit of the best answers.

 

Naomi Miller

Presenter

Lia Irvin

Presenter



Aluz Lighting

A special thanks to our Educational Webinar Platform sponsor:
ALUZ