Education + Resources

The Department of Energy has posted the presentations from its 2014 Detroit SSL Workshop. A lot of great presentations, particularly, “Specifying LED in a World of Continuous Change,” all available for free download here.

The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education, an endowment fund in support of college-level programs that inspire students with an understanding of light in architecture, has issued a call for proposals. E ach year, the Fund solicits proposals from colleges and universities for innovative educational ideas consistent with the Fund’s objectives, and awards grants after rigorous [...]

Until recently, roadway lighting technologies changed very slowly. Technologies like high pressure sodium and other HID lamps used in cobra head-style fixtures were state-of-the-art for decades. In response, the best practices for roadway lighting design had remained largely unchanged since the 1970s and 1980s. A growing concern for preventing light pollution in the 1990s and [...]

The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education presented a total of $30,000 for lighting education grants and awards in 2014. Founded in 1989 in honor of the late lighting designer and educator, James L. Nuckolls, The Nuckolls Fund has given a total of $875,000 for the advancement of lighting education in North America. Proposals are solicited [...]

The IES has announced publication of IES RP-31-14, Recommended Practice for the of Lighting. RP-31-14 provides a framework for the lighting practitioner involved in making important economic decisions relative to lighting such as: selecting from a group of competing lighting designs, establishing when a system under consideration will &#8220pay off,” making energy conservation decisions, and [...]

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The Illuminating Engineering Society recently announced the 2014 LC study group, an online program starting late August and ending October 30 just prior to the LC exam (November 1). The program is intended to help lighting practitioners prepare for the exam. Click here to learn more.

The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Lighting Education Portal provides a resource for lighting education resources, including e-learning, webcasts, formal degree programs in lighting, IES section courses and special events. Check it out here.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology recently released the Code of Practice book on LED lighting. This Code of Practice has been developed to provide confidence to users as a minimum standard for LED lighting systems installation, as well as to serve as a useful reference on the application of LED lighting systems. Topics covered [...]