Event Description

This 10-session course covers a range of intermediate level lighting topics for optimizing energy efficiency while maintaining quality in lighting. It is held on 10 consecutive Wednesday evenings 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm and can be taken as a complete series or individually. It is intended as a follow-up to the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Fundamentals of Lighting course (offered each fall), or to another lighting fundamentals class where lighting topics and terms have been covered. Each week, the 2 to 3 hour class topic is taught by an expert in that area. This class earns 20 CEUs as a series (or 20 AIA LUs for registered architects/members of AIA) or 2.0 per individual class.

This series content includes:

• How to upgrade lighting systems for better lighting and energy savings in commercial buildings
• Incorporating sustainable practices and benefitting from daylighting in your design
• Understanding electrical components
• Specifying products and layouts to ensure long-term financial benefits and effective light levels and features
• Creating code-compliant solutions
• Making use of lighting controls and commissioning for energy savings and intended functionality

Course agenda:

• Introduction and safety message
• Overview of daylighting in buildings
• Design guidelines for optimizing daylighting and avoiding glare
• Metrics and overview of software to measure effectiveness of various options

The objective of this course is that at the conclusion, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate various options for daylighting to achieve specific results
• Describe tools for measuring effectiveness of daylighting strategies
• Define glare and suggest ways to mitigate glare in buildings
• Assess the major benefits of a daylighting strategy including on occupant health and productivity

Image Credits: Berkeley Lab Windows and Daylighting: https://windows.lbl.gov/daylight-systems