Past Classes
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Lighting Calculations – Online
March 24 – April 28, 2008
A six-week online “immersion” course covering lighting calculations for architects, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals. Content includes Lumen Method (Zonal Cavity) and Point Calculations for interiors, with structured examples and hands-on exercises of each. An overview of computer analysis techniques will also be provided, with an emphasis on interpretation of computer-generated analyses.
Join Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, in a weekly 90 minute web seminar covering these topics beginning on March 24 and ending April 28. The weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.
Photometrically Speaking –
Online
January 28 – March 3, 2008
The course, taught by Craig A. Bernecker, Director of The Lighting Education Institute, consists of a weekly 90 minute web seminar covering these topics beginning on January 28 and ending March 3. The weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.
Lighting Fundamentals – Online
November 12 – December 17, 2007
LEI Online! - Lighting Certification Preparation Course
August 20 - October 29, 2007
Join a cohort of lighting
professionals seeking the LC certification in a structured online community
that includes weekly lessons, a live weekly web seminar, and interactive forums
and chat sessions that enable you to ask questions of both the instructor and
your colleagues, as well as help others through your own experience.
Lighting Calculations – Online
June 4 – July 9, 2007
A six-week online “immersion” course covering lighting calculations for architects, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals. Content includes Lumen Method (Zonal Cavity) and Point Calculations for interiors, with structured examples and hands-on exercises of each. An overview of computer analysis techniques will also be provided, with an emphasis on interpretation of computer-generated analyses.
Join Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, in a weekly 90 minute web seminar covering these topics beginning on June 4 and ending July 9. The weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.
Lighting Fundamentals – Online
April 9 – May 21, 2007
Learn the fundamentals of architectural lighting from the comfort of your own office. The Lighting Education Institute is pleased to announce the first truly interactive online fundamentals course targeted toward architects, interior designers, engineers, lighting designers, manufacturers, sales agencies, electrical distributors, and others. Led by Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, the class will run for seven weeks from April 9 through May 21, and will include six interactive web seminars (90 minutes each), and a dedicated website with the weekly lessons, multiple resources and “assignments,” class forums and chat rooms, as well as archiving of the weekly seminars for later viewing and review. Participants will finish the course with a clear understanding of the basics of lighting and lighting vocabulary, and a better understanding of lamps and luminaires, color characteristics, lighting design criteria, and other lighting topics.LEI Online! - Lighting Certification Preparation Course
September 11 - October 30, 2006
Join a cohort of lighting
professionals seeking the LC certification in a structured online community
that includes weekly lessons, a live weekly web seminar, and interactive forums
and chat sessions that enable you to ask questions of both the instructor and
your colleagues, as well as help others through your own experience.
Fundamentally Lighting
Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 8:30AM-4:00PM
A different kind of lighting fundamentals, offering learning through
visual and hands-on experience. Learn the difference between
illuminance and luminance by measuring these characteristics of
lighting. Experience what distinguishes color temperature from
color rendering. Understand lamp technologies by seeing them
demonstrated firsthand. And as importantly, develop a qualitative
feel for lighting characteristics and when differences in quantities
become important.
Targeted to architects, interior designers, engineers, lighting
designers, manufacturers, sales agents, electrical distributors, and
others, attendees will leave with a clear understanding of lighting
measurement and a foundation for a better understanding of lamps and
luminaires, lighting design criteria, and other lighting topics.
Hosted by Westinghouse Lighting, Philadelphia, PA
Photometrically Speaking
Thursday, September 14, 2006, 9:00AM-4:30PM
Learn the essential elements of a luminaire photometric report and how they are generated. We will start by reviewing the components of a typical photometric report, step into the luminaire photometry lab to walk through the actual measurement process, and then return to the classroom to discuss the practical uses of this information in luminaire evaluation and selection. We will also cover the characteristics of luminaires that are important to consider for a specific application. Indoor luminaire photometry will serve to illustrate the major components of a photometric report, but roadway and floodlight luminaire reports will be covered as well.
Hosted by Luminaire Testing Laboratory, Allentown, PA
Lighting Controls – From A to Zigbee
Monday, September 18, 2006, 8:30AM-4:00PM
Learn how to control lighting systems from simple switching and circuiting to the most advanced control technologies available on the market. Most importantly, learn how to apply these technologies and strategies in a straightforward fashion without over-designing beyond what is necessary for a particular application. Daylight harvesting, occupancy sensors, and control requirements in ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and the LEED rating systems will all be addressed in this one-day “controls immersion” class.
Hosted by The Electrical Association of Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Laying Out Lighting
Wednesday, October 4, 2006, 8:30AM-4:00PM
Learn techniques for analyzing and laying out lighting systems in an organized, step-by-step fashion with real-life examples and exercises. We will also address typical pitfalls in calculations that may dramatically affect the design of a lighting system. Analysis techniques will include the Lumen Method (sometimes called the Zonal Cavity Method), Inverse Square Law (Point) calculations, and computer analyses. Emphasis of the latter will be on accessing photometric data files and interpreting computer analysis results.
Hosted by Westinghouse Lighting, Philadelphia, PA
Lighting the 21st Century Classroom:
Design for Quality and Sustainability
Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 8:30AM-4:00PM
Lighting today's classroom properly is more important than ever with changes in educational techniques and lighting technology. This one-half day “immersion” class will address cutting-edge issues involved in lighting the modern classroom and related facilities, particularly from the perspectives of sustainable design and achieving a balance between energy efficiency, sustainability, and a quality lighted environment. Intended for architects, engineers, interior designers, lighting designers, facility managers, school officials, contractors, suppliers, and related professionals, the class will include coverage of the 2000 American Nationals Standards Institute (ANSI)/Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) Recommended Practice for Educational Facilities (RP-3-00).
Hosted by The Electrical Association of Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Lighting for Industrial Facilities: Maximizing Productivity
Wednesday, November 1, 2006, 8:30AM-4:00PM
From warehouses to assembly and beyond, lighting plays a critical role in the bottom line of any industrial facility. Using the American National Standards Institute(ANSI)/Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) RP-7-01, Recommended Practice for Lighting Industrial Facilities, learn the lighting design considerations that can affect productivity, as well as the lighting technologies and techniques to both meet those considerations and maximize your return on investment. Topics will also include energy and sustainability standards for industrial lighting, planned industrial lighting maintenance, and hands-on assessment techniques for evaluating industrial lighting systems.
Hosted by Westinghouse Lighting, Philadelphia, PA
Nightlighting – A Primer on Exterior Lighting and Model Lighting Ordinances
Thursday, November 9, 2006, 1:00PM-9:00PM
A unique afternoon/evening class focused exclusively on exterior
lighting for lighting designers, architects, engineers, manufacturers
and manufacturers' representatives, municipal and state codes
officials, and others. Learn about the current exterior lighting
design criteria for roadways, walkways, parking lots, area lighting,
and building floodlighting (emphasizing the Illuminating Engineering
Society of North America [IESNA] Recommended Practice for Exterior Lighting,
RP-33); and new lighting technologies applicable to outdoor lighting,
particularly emphasizing energy efficiency. The class will also
emphasize issues in sustainable outdoor lighting practice that affect
almost every community, in particular dark sky issues such as light
pollution and light trespass, and introduce the new IESNA outdoor
luminaire classification system.
The evening session will provide hands-on experience with exterior
lighting system measurements for the validation of exterior lighting
system performance.
Hosted by The Electrical Association of Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, PA
The Role of Lighting in a Wellness-Centered Environment
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Lighting for healthcare facilities must address a wide variety of
criteria in order to meet both the needs of the patient and the
healthcare worker. This one-day immersion class addresses these issues
in a comprehensive fashion using the Illuminating Engineering Society
(IESNA)/American National Standard Institute's (ANSI) new Recommended
Practice for Lighting for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities
(RP-29-05), and Healthcare Facility "Design Guides," introduced in the
2000 Illuminating Engineering Society Handbook, as a framework. In
particular, qualitative issues in the design of lighting systems for
healthcare facilities, introduced by the IESNA Design Guides, will be
emphasized in addition to traditional quantitative criteria, e.g.,
illuminance (foot-candle) levels. In addition, cutting-edge knowledge
about the health effects of lighting, both psychological and
biological, will be introduced, along with their implications for
design practice.
Intended for architects, engineers, lighting designers, healthcare
facility managers, interior designers, manufacturers' representatives,
distributors, and others interested in lighting for health and
healthcare facilities.
Hosted by The Electrical Association of Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Landscape Lighting Fundamentals
Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 9:00 am-4:30 PM
A one-day "immersion" course covering the essential aspects of landscape lighting design for architects, landscape architects, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, contractors, suppliers, and related professionals. Content includes a review of lighting fundamentals; landscape lighting techniques and technologies, including lamps and luminaires; and tools for the design and assessment of landscape lighting systems, all delivered in an interactive environment with ample opportunity for demonstration and hands-on learning.
Held at Sea Gull Lighting's Learning Center, Riverside, NJ, just northeast of Philadelphia and readily accessible from Route 95, www.seagulllighting.com/CorpDirections.cfm.
The Role of Lighting in a Wellness-Centered Environment (MD/DC Region)
Monday, December 12, 2005, 9:00 am-4:30 PM
Lighting for healthcare facilities must address a wide variety of criteria in order to meet both the needs of the patient and the healthcare worker. This one-day immersion class addresses these issues in a comprehensive fashion using the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNA)/American National Standard Institute's (ANSI) Recommended Practice for Lighting for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities (RP-29-95 and the draft 2005 revision), and Healthcare Facility "Design Guides," introduced in the 2000 Illuminating Engineering Society Handbook, as a framework. In particular, qualitative issues in the design of lighting systems for healthcare facilities, introduced by the IESNA Design Guides, will be emphasized in addition to traditional quantitative criteria, e.g., illuminance (foot-candle) levels. In addition, cutting-edge knowledge about the health effects of lighting, both psychological and biological, will be introduced, along with their implications for design practice.
Intended for architects, engineers, lighting designers, healthcare facility managers, interior designers, manufacturers' representatives, distributors, and others interested in lighting for health and healthcare facilities.
Hosted by One Source Associates, Inc., 6315 Hillside Court, Suite J, Columbia, MD 21046, http://www.onesa.com/.
The Role of Lighting in a Wellness-Centered Environment
Thursday, October 13, 2005, 9:00 am-4:00 PM
Lighting for healthcare facilities must address a wide variety of criteria in order to meet both the needs of the patient and the healthcare worker. This one-day immersion class addresses these issues in a comprehensive fashion using the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNA)/American National Standard Institute’s (ANSI) Recommended Practice for Lighting for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities (RP-29-95 and the draft 2005 revision), and Healthcare Facility “Design Guides,” introduced in the 2000 Illuminating Engineering Society Handbook, as a framework. In particular, qualitative issues in the design of lighting systems for healthcare facilities, introduced by the IESNA Design Guides, will be emphasized in addition to traditional quantitative criteria, e.g. illuminance (foot-candle) levels. In addition, cutting-edge knowledge about the health effects of lighting, both psychological and biological, will be introduced, along with their implications for design practice.
Intended for architects, engineers, lighting designers, healthcare facility managers, interior designers, manufacturers' representatives, distributors, and others interested in lighting for health and healthcare facilities.
Hosted by Litecontrol at their Litecenter training facility, 65 Spring Street, Plympton, MA, http://www.litecontrol.com/.
Exterior Lighting for Quality & Sustainability (Central PA)
Thursday, October 20, 2005, 9:00 am-4:30 PM; Optional evening session: 6:30-8:30 PM
A one-day class focused exclusively on exterior lighting for lighting designers, architects, engineers, manufacturers and manufacturers' representatives, municipal and state codes officials, and others. Learn about the current exterior lighting design criteria for roadways, walkways, parking lots, area lighting, and building floodlighting (emphasizing the IESNA Recommended Practice for Exterior Lighting, RP-33); new lighting technologies applicable to outdoor lighting, particularly emphasizing energy efficiency; and fundamental outdoor lighting design and calculation techniques. The class will also emphasize issues in sustainable outdoor lighting practice that affect almost every community, in particular dark sky issues such as light pollution and light trespass (including the IDA proposed Model Lighting Ordinance).
An optional evening session of great benefit to codes officials as well as specifiers and others will provide hands-on experience with exterior lighting system measurements for the validation of exterior lighting system performance.
Hosted by Hadco Lighting (http://www.hadcolighting.com/) at The Links at Gettysburg, 601 Mason Dixon Road, Gettysburg PA 17325, http://www.thelinksatgettysburg.com/.
Energy Efficiency and Maintenance of Building Lighting Systems
Thursday, September 15, 2005, 9:00 am-4:30 PM
Particularly tailored to building owners, facility personnel, distributors and contractors, but also extremely useful to design professionals, this one-day "immersion" class covers standards and cutting-edge technologies and techniques for energy-efficient lighting systems, and addresses the commissioning and maintenance aspects of sustaining those systems. Particular emphasis will be placed on the joint Illuminating Engineering Society of North America/ interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies Recommended Practice for Planned Indoor Lighting Maintenance, RP-36-03, a recent publication addressing cutting edge issues in lighting system maintenance.
Hosted by the Electrical Association of Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, PA,
Luminaire Photometry Fundamentals
Thursday, April 21, 2005, 9:00 am - 4:30 PM
Learn the essential elements of a luminaire photometric report and how they are generated. We will start by reviewing the fundamentals of lighting measurement, "dissect" a typical photometric report and review its "anatomy", step into the luminaire photometry lab to walk through the actual measurement process, and then return to the classroom to further explore how information in a photometric report is generated and discuss the practical uses of this information in luminaire evaluation and selection. We will also address the characteristics of luminaires that are important to consider for a specific application.
Hosted by Luminaire Testing Laboratory, 905 Harrison Street, Allentown, PA, http://luminairetesting.com/downloads.html.
Efficient & Effective Lighting Design for Merchandising
Wednesday, April 27, 2005, 9:00 am - 4:30 PM
This one-day “immersion” class will identify, discuss, and demonstrate the merchandising techniques and lighting technologies that have been found most effective in today’s retail environment. Based on the IESNA Design Guide for Merchandising Areas and IESNA RP-2-01, the Recommended Practice for Lighting Merchandising (A Store Lighting Guide), the program will cover lighting design issues for a variety of retail areas. A major focus will be on lamp and luminaire selection that will enable the achievement of design goals within the retail environment.
Hosted by Artemide in their Lighting Showroom, Philadelphia, PA, www.artemide.us/products/infopages/directions_philly.html.
The Greening of Building Lighting Systems: Design for Sustainability
Thursday, December 2, 2004, 9:00 am - 4:30 PM
Green lighting . . . sustainability . . . these are buzzwords in building lighting design these days. But what do they really mean, and more importantly, what do they mean for the lighting design process and the lighting industry? The Lighting Education Institute presents a one-day seminar that addresses these questions and more. Learn about:
- the history of sustainable design,
- current initiatives in sustainable lighting design, including ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999, 2001, the LEED program, and the Energy Star program,
- available technologies and specific principles of energy-efficient and environmentally-responsible lighting system design, and
- sustainability resources that will aid you in the practice of “green” lighting design.
Hosted by One Source Associates, Inc., 6315 Hillside Court, Suite J, Columbia, MD 21046, http://www.onesa.com/.
Lighting Calculations Made Simple
Monday, July 12, 2004, 9:00am-5:00PM
Learn techniques for analyzing and laying out lighting sytems in an organized, step-by-step fashion with real-life examples and exercises. We will also address typical pitfalls in calculations that may dramatically affect the design of a lighting system. Analysis techniques will include the Lumen Method (sometimes called the Zonal Cavity Method), Inverse Square Law (Point) calculations, and computer analyses. Emphasis of the latter will be on accessing photometric data files and interpreting computer analysis results.
Hosted by Luminaire Testing Laboratory, 905 Harrison Street, Allentown, PA.
Lighting Fundamentals Made Simple
Monday, June 21, 2004, 9:00 am-5:00 PM
A different kind of lighting fundamentals, offering learning through
hands-on experience. Learn the difference between illuminance and
luminance by measuring these characteristics of lighting. And as
importantly, experience the difference between fifty and one hundred
foot-candles and other measures to develop a qualitative feel for
lighting characteristics and when differences in quantities become
important.
Targeted to architects, interior designers, engineers, lighting
designers, manufacturers, sales agencies, electrical distributors, and
others, attendees will leave with a clear understanding of lighting
measurement and a foundation for a better understanding of lamps and
luminaires, lighting design criteria, and other lighting topics.
The seminar will include hands-on exercises to enhance your
understanding of lighting measurement and vocabulary, and use
simulations and real-life examples to illustrate other principles of
lighting.
Held at The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA (near King of Prussia, northwest of Philadelphia).
Luminaire Photometry Fundamentals
Monday, May 24, 2004, 9:00am-5:00PM
Learn the essential elements of a luminaire photometric report and how they are generated. We will start by reviewing the fundamentals of lighting measurement, "dissect" a typical photometric report and review its "anatomy", step into the luminaire photometry lab to walk through the actual measurement process, and then return to the classroom to further explore how information in a photometric report is generated and discuss the practical uses of this information in luminaire evaluation and selection. We will also address the characteristics of luminaires that are important to consider for a specific application.
Hosted by Luminaire Testing Laboratory, 905 Harrison Street, Allentown, PA.
The Greening of Building Lighting Systems: Design for Sustainability
Monday, May 17, 2004, 9:00 am-5:00 PM
Green lighting . . . sustainability . . . these are buzzwords in building lighting design these days. But what do they really mean, and more importantly, what do they mean for the lighting design process and the lighting industry? The Lighting Education Institute presents a one-day seminar that addresses these questions and more. Learn about:
- the history of sustainable design,
- current initiatives in sustainable lighting design, including ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999, 2001, the LEED program, and the Energy Star program,
- available technologies and specific principles of energy-efficient and environmentally-responsible lighting system design, and
- sustainability resources that will aid you in the practice of “green” lighting design.
Held at The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, PA (near King of Prussia, northwest of Philadelphia).
Lamp and Ballast Fundamentals
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
A one-half day seminar covering the fundamentals of lamp and ballast technologies and applications. Designed to address the needs of contractors, distributors, architects, engineers, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals, the seminar presents this fundamental information in a practical, "hands-on" manner, and will serve to both establish a firm foundation for understanding lamps and ballasts for those new to the buildings industry, as well as provide "fill in the gaps" knowledge for those already involved. Topics will include:
- How we produce light (methods of generating electric light)
- Lamp and Ballast Vocabulary
- Electric Light Sources and Their Characteristics
- Basic Ballast Types
- Ballast Operating Characteristics
- Sources of Lamp and Ballast Information
Held in conjunction with the Electrical Association of Philadelphia's Electric Expo 2003, October 21 and 22 at the Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, PA.
Cutting-Edge Lamp and Ballast Technologies
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
A one-half day seminar covering the most recent advances in lamp and ballast technologies. Designed to address the needs of contractors, distributors, architects, engineers, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals, this seminar presents a review of state-of-the-art lamp and ballast technologies and their characteristics and how they can be applied to produce energy-efficient and high quality lighted environments. Attention will also be given to energy codes and standards and utility incentive programs. Topics will include:
- Recent advances in lamp technology
- Recent advances in ballast technology
- Assessment of lamp and ballast systems
- Applications of new lamp and ballast technologies
- Sources of new lamp and ballast information
Held in conjunction with the Electrical Association of Philadelphia's Electric Expo 2003, October 21 and 22 at the Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, PA.
Luminaire Photometry Made Simple
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Learn the essential elements of a luminaire photometric report and how they are generated. We will start by reviewing the fundamentals of lighting measurement, "dissect" a typical photometric report and review its "anatomy", step into the luminaire photometry lab to walk through the actual measurement process, and then return to the classroom to discuss the practical uses of this information in luminaire evaluation and selection. We will also address the characteristics of luminaires that are important to consider for a specific application.
Hosted by Luminaire Testing Laboratory, 905 Harrison Street, Allentown, PA: http://www.luminairetesting.com/.
Lighting the 21st Century Classroom: Design for Quality and Sustainability
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Lighting today's classroom properly is more important than ever with changes in educational techniques and lighting technology. This one-day "immersion" class will address cutting-edge issues involved in lighting the modern classroom and related facilities, particularly from the perspectives of sustainable design and achieving a balance between energy efficiency, sustainable design, and a quality lighted environment. Intended for architects, engineers, interior designers, lighting professionals, facility managers, school officials, contractors, suppliers, and related professionals, the class will include coverage of the 2000 ANSI/IESNA Recommended Practice for Educational Facilities (RP-3-00).
Hosted by Litecontrol at their LITECENTER educational facility, just south of Boston, 65 Spring Street, Plympton, MA: http://www.litecontrol.com/.
Landscape Lighting Made Simple
June 19, 2003
Designed to address the practical principles of landscape lighting design, including a review of lighting fundamentals, lamps and luminaires typically used in landscape lighting, design criteria for landscape lighting, and layout and analysis of landscape lighting systems. Lamps and luminaires typically used in landscape lighting sytems will be on display and a simple landscape lighting design exercise will be undertaken.
Held at the Penn State Great Valley campus, northwest of Philadelphia.
Lighting the 21st Century Classroom: Design for Quality and Sustainability
Friday, June 6, 2003
Lighting today's classroom properly is more important than ever with changes in educational techniques and lighting technology. This class will address the many issues involved in lighting the modern classroom and related facilities, particularly from the perspectives of sustainable design and achieving a balance between energy efficiency, sustainable design, and the achievement a quality lighted environment. This class will be especially useful to those involved in the design and construction of schools under the New Jersey school construction initiative.
Held at the University Inn and Conference Center at Rutgers in New Brunswick, New Jersey.