Lighting

Advanced Lighting Guidelines

The Advanced Lighting Guidelines: 2003 Edition includes instructional graphics and superior lighting design solutions for many typical building or space types, including private offices, open offices, conference rooms, grocery stores, big box retail, specialty/boutique stores, classrooms and gas station canopy lighting.

This is the definitive source on how to achieve good lighting design. It is available in the following versions:

• Advanced Lighting Guidelines: 2003 Edition pdf view only
• CD Version (Link to IES Publications)
• Printed Manual (Link to IES Publications)
• Bundle CD and Manual (Link to IES Publications)

Work is underway on the revised Advanced Lighting Guidelines. With contributions from the country’s top experts in lighting design, this new edition, due out later this year, will include technical advances and enhanced application guides, as well as integration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Commercial Lighting Solutions. In addition to the revised content, the ALG will move to an online format allowing subscribers easy access and regular updates.

Lighting California’s Future (LCF)

NBI is leading the Market Connections support for 10 advanced lighting product development teams in the second phase of the California Lighting Research Program. Four LED related products are included. View Lighting California's Future to see the overall program and project summaries.

We've undertaken many research projects over the years. You can access our archives at research page.

Research and Tools

PIER Results on Daylighting, Skylighting and Outdoor Lighting

• Daylighting in Schools: Reanalysis Report (pdf 745 KB)
• Daylight & Retail Sales: Replication Study (pdf 668 KB)
• Windows & Classrooms - Healthy Schools final report (pdf 1.27 MB)
• Windows & Offices - Healthy Offices final report (pdf 2.6 MB)
• CA Outdoor Lighting Baseline Assessment (pdf 814 KB)
• CA Outdoor Lighting Baseline Assessment Appendices (pdf 3.12 MB)

Free download of photometric files on skylights and light wells
Link to the Photometric download to access skylights photometric files that are compatible with most lighting software.

SkyCalc
SkyCalc™ is an Excel-based program developed by the Heschong Mahone Group that identifies the optimum skylighting design for a building, and compares the net energy cost savings using a variety of electric lighting control strategies.

EnergyStar Target Finder
Target Finder was developed by the US Environmental Protection to allow designers to quickly identify energy design targets for new buildings.