Course Overview:

This virtual (online) course, held over the course of five weeks, provides participants with an introduction to the fundamentals of illumination. It gives a comprehensive overview of basic lighting principles, lamp and luminaire types, lighting calculations, and controls, as well as functional and aesthetic applications best practices. This course is ideal for architects, engineers, designers, contractors, sales reps, customer service reps, manufacturers, distributors, and students. Find full descriptions for each module below.

District 6+ Participating Sections:

Anchorage, Calgary, Edmonton, Portland, Seattle, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Las Vegas

Dates:

• October 10th - November 16th, 2023, Tuesdays & Thursdays (no class on October 31st)

• Registration Deadline: Friday, October 5, 2023

Time:

• 5:00 PM-7:30 PM MST

Format:

• Each module will include 2 hours of instruction followed by an Online Quiz and Q&A Session

Location:

• IES Zoom Room (calendar invite with sign-in details will be sent after registration)

CEUs:

• 25 CEUs, 25 LU-HSW approved based on course completion (does not qualify for NCQLP CEUs)

Pricing:

• $505 CDN: Non-Members*

• $380 CDN: IES Members (Enter your member number as a promo code!)

• $230 CDN: Emerging Professionals** (Enter your member number as a promo code!)

• $125 CDN: Students***

• *10% Discount available for organizations that are Sustaining Members. Enter your Organization's member number as a promo code!

• **Emerging Professionals who complete the course will be eligible for a special promotion, to be announced upon completion.

• ***Students = currently enrolled in college, university, or trade program. Must present valid Student ID (Please email us at info@iesedmonton.org with an image of your valid Student ID, and we will send you a unique promo code)

• All course participants must also purchase their own course materials from the IES website: https://store.ies.org/product/fol-23-fundamentals-of-lighting-student-materials/

Questions?

• Contact Jennifer Blake at jenniferblake85@gmail.com (organizational) or Dan Salinas at danielgsalinas@comcast.net (instruction)

Module Schedule: 

• Module 1: Tuesday, October 10th – Introduction to Light and Lighting (Portland: Naomi Miller). A brief history of light and lighting. Professional practice. The physics of light. Vision. Colour. Light and health.

• Module 2: Thursday, October 12th – Electric Light Sources (Anchorage: Adrian Oehrlein & Jeremy Maxie). Introduction to electric light sources. Legacy sources. Incandescent. Fluorescent. High Intensity Discharge. Solid state.

• Module 3: Tuesday, October 17th – Daylighting (Seattle: Chris Meek & Regina/Saskatoon: Kristen Ernst). Introduction to daylighting. Characteristics of daylight. Delivering daylight. Integrating daylight and electric light. View. Modelling daylight.

• Module 4: Thursday, October 19th – Luminaires (Portland: Mariel Acevedo & Vancouver: Colin Macduff). Introduction to luminaires. Luminaire optics. Classification. Mounting. Interior luminaires. Exterior luminaires.

• Module 5: Tuesday, October 24th – Lighting Controls (Seattle: Shaun Darragh). Introduction to Lighting Controls. Dimming. Sensors: presence detection. Sensors: light detection. Networked systems. General Considerations.

• Module 6: Thursday, October 26th – Metrics, photometry, calculations, and rendering (Calgary: Dan Hadash & Las Vegas: Javid Butler). Introduction. Photometry: Lab and Reports. Calculations. Point method calculations. Lumen method calculations. Computer modeling. Field Measurements.

• Tuesday, October 31st - No Class – Holiday / IES Street & Area Lighting Conference (SALC)

• Module 7: Thursday, November 2nd – Codes & Standards, and Practice (Edmonton: Sunil Nakia & Portland: Jeff Schwartz). Introduction. Electrical and Building Codes. Energy Codes. Aspirational Standards. Lighting Standards. Economics.

• Module 8: Tuesday, November 7th – Lighting for interior environments (Calgary: Hilary Zorn). Fundamentals of lighting design. Languages of lighting design. Visibility and comfort. Visual experience. Attraction and display. Light and architecture. Wellness and sustainability.

• Module 9: Thursday, November 9th – Lighting for exterior environments (Winnipeg: Elaina Samardzija). Lighting for dark environments. Parks, campuses, and civic spaces. Streets and roadways. Parking facilities. Athletic facilities. Facades and landscapes. Sustainability and wellness.

• Module 10: Tuesday, November 14th – Review. (Instructor: TBD). Lighting basics. Vision & Perception (color, contrast). Daylight, Electric Light, Controls. Light & Professional Practice. Balancing Needs and Sustainability. Resources.

• AME: Thursday, November 16th – Ask Me Anything - Optional (Multiple Instructors). Your time to discuss anything in the course you’d like to go over again.