IES Releases New Technical Documents

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The IES has released new documents as part of its Technical Memorandum Series and its Lighting Measurement Testing & Calculation Guides. They are as follows:

In the Technical Memorandum Series,An Optional Method for Adjusting the Recommended Illuminance for Visually Demanding Tasks within IES Illuminance Categories P through Y Based on Light Source Spectrum (TM-24-13)has been published. This document reviews how the Spectral Power Distribution (SPD) of light sources can be integrated into the IES Illuminance Determination System for interior visual tasks.

In the Society’s Lighting Measurement Testing & Calculation Guides,the newIES Guide to Lamp Seasoning (LM-54-12)outlines requirements “for seasoning of lamps to attain a state of sufficient stability for reproducible measurement of initial photometric, colorimetric, and/or electrical characteristics.”LM-54-12replacesIESNA Guide to Lamp Seasoning (LM-54-99).

IES Approved Method for Photometry of Reflector Type Lamps (LM-20-13)also has been published. It describes the photometric testing procedures for reflector type lamps. All of these technical documents are available for purchase at www.ies.org/store.

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Elizabeth Donoff

Elizabeth Donoff is Editor-at-Large of Architectural Lighting (AL). She served as Editor-in-Chief from 2006 to 2017. She joined the editorial team in 2003 and is a leading voice in the lighting community speaking at industry events such as Lightfair and the International Association of Lighting Designers Annual Enlighten Conference, and has twice served as a judge for the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section’s (IESNYC) Lumen Award program. In 2009, she received the Brilliance Award from the IESNYC for dedicated service and contribution to the New York City lighting community. Over the past 11 years, under her editorial direction, Architectural Lighting has received a number of prestigious B2B journalism awards. In 2017, Architectural Lighting was a Top Ten Finalist for Magazine of the Year from the American Society of Business Publication Editors' AZBEE Awards. In 2016, Donoff received the Jesse H. Neal Award for her Editor’s Comments in the category of Best Commentary/Blog, and in 2015, AL received a Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Media Brand (Overall Editorial Excellence).Prior to her entry into design journalism, Donoff worked in New York City architectural offices including FXFowle where she was part of the project teams for the Reuters Building at Three Times Square and the New York Times Headquarters. She is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Me., and she earned her Master of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.

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