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May 15, 2018

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IES Illuminance Selector

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Design your projects to IES/ANSI recommended light levels faster than ever through the Illuminance Selector tool. Available through subscription to the full Lighting Library, or as a stand-alone product, this tool features conveniently customizable reports for your individual project needs.

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Thursday, February 23rd 12:00PM ET Join us as we share project outcomes published in CLTC’s LD+A Research article Next Generation Healthcare Lighting and learn about CLTC’s current projects that are addressing questions related to design and spectrum. Webinar participants are eligible for one IES Continuing Eduction Unit (CEU).

Sustainability + Equity in Lighting

20 April 2023 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

The practice of sustainable lighting is increasingly understood to encompass both environmental equity and social equity. Considerations of environmental impact, circular economy, life cycles, human wellness, carbon impact, material transparency, community impact,...

IES News Update

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) is pleased to announce it has appointed a new Editorial Advisory Board and team of subject matter experts who will serve as Associate Editors for LEUKOS, The Journal of the IES. Included as a benefit of IES membership, LEUKOS is an online, quarterly journal previously edited by Kevin W. Houser.

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The Little Island That Could

Joining the ranks of New York City’s “little islands”—think Governors, Randall’s and Roosevelt—is no small feat, but a new 2.4- acre public park “floating” on the Hudson River has met the challenge.

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The Little Island That Could

Glowing ‘tulips’ beckon visitors to an oasis floating atop Manhattan’s Hudson River Joining the ranks of New York City’s “little islands”—think Governors, Randall’s and Roosevelt—is no small feat, but a new 2.4- acre public park “floating” on the Hudson River has met the challenge. Designed by Heatherwick Studio in collaboration with Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, and aptly dubbed Little Island,...