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)

We are beginning work on Advanced Lighting Guidelines: 2008 Edition. This update will include technical advances and enhanced application guides, as well integration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lighting Packages. The DOE Lighting Packages will take the best practice examples per sector of the Advanced Lighting Guidelines and add further information on equipment specifications and economics to support design decisions. Sector applications will be available for viewing here in early 2008. The fully revised Advanced Lighting Guidelines will be published by the end of 2008.

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.