Illuminating Engineering Society Explained

Logo Alt:The logo of the Illuminating Engineering Society
Status:Not-for-profit organization
Purpose:To communicate information on all aspects of good lighting practice
Headquarters:New York City, New York, United States
Membership:7,869[1]
Membership Year:2019
Language:English
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Billy Tubb
Leader Title2:Vice President
Leader Name2:Wilson Dau
Leader Title3:Treasurer
Leader Name3:Ira Rothman
Leader Title4:Executive Director
Leader Name4:Colleen Harper

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), is an industry-backed, not-for-profit, learned society that was founded in New York City on January 10, 1906.[2] The IES's stated mission is "to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the public".[3]

Since 1906, when the IES was legally incorporated, the IES has always been known as the "IES". However, in 1981 the 6th edition IES Lighting Handbook published the phrase, "Illuminating Engineering Society of North America("IESNA"). The "IESNA" moniker persisted until it was removed in 2010 when the 10th Edition of Lighting Handbook was released. The IES is a global organization with sections worldwide and solely related to North America.

The Society is headquartered in New York City. The IES is divided into approximately 100 local sections.

Publications

The IES is credited with over 100 publications on the subject of lighting such as The Lighting Handbook: 10th Edition. Other publications, many of which are American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or ASHRAE standards, include recommended practices for a variety of specific lighting applications such as office, sports, and outdoor lighting, and lighting for healthcare facilities. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) references several IES publications for Optical Radiation Calibrations.[4] The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) makes several references to the IES and its publications in its Outdoor Lighting Code Handbook.[5]

The Illuminating Engineer could be considered the first journal of the society.[6] One of the founders, E. Leavenworth Elliott, had begun publishing it late in 1905—just prior to the founding. He described it as "a technical journal devoted to the use of artificial light".

The society's present-day journal, LEUKOS (originally the Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society from 1971 to 2004[7]) is published by Taylor & Francis with four issues per year.[8]

LD+A (from Lighting, Design + Application) is the IES's monthly magazine.[9] It is free to members.

Illumination Awards

Annually since 1973, the IES Illumination Awards program has recognized individual engineers and lighting designers for meritorious original design in a nominated project.[10] While local sections may offer their own awards, there are five international award categories:[11] [12] [13]

The Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting Design

The awards are for an outstanding balance of function and aesthetic in interior lighting projects

Year Award of Distinction Award of Excellence
2022 (49th)[14]
  • Available Light and Darkhorse Lightworks for Academy of Motion Pictures Exhibit Lighting Los Angeles
  • YOD Design Lab for Buddha-Bar New York
  • Christensen Lighting for Hall of Ancient Egypt, Houston Museum of Natural Science
2021 (48th)[15]
  • Glint Lighting Design for Chongqing Changshou Sales Gallery in Chongqing, China
  • WSP USA for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
  • WSP USA, Isometrix for The West Hollywood Edition in Las Vegas
2020 (47th)[16]
2019 (46th)[17]
  • Brandston Partnership for Sunac Sales Center, Shanghai, China
  • Lux Populi for Lakeview Penthouse, Chicago
  • KOIZUMI Lighting Technology for Kyoto Kaguraoka Ren Getsu-So, Kyoto, Japan
  • Tillotson Design Associates for Gateway Arch Museum, St. Louis
  • Expolight for "Smartass" Sports Club, Kiev, Ukraine
  • Gallegos Lighting Design for DreamWorks Animation Zone, Dubai, UAE
  • Lightcraft for Hearst Digital Media, New York City
  • Eric Johnson Associates for Silver Oak Alexander Valley Winery Interior, Healdsburg, CA USA
2018 (45th)[18]
  • Kugler Ning Lighting for McKim, Mead & White – Dining Room Restoration, New York City
  • SmithGroupJJR
  • Wutopia Lab for Underground Forest In Onepark Gubei, Shanghai
2017 (44th)[19]
  • Architecture & Light for EDMUNDS.COM, Santa Monica, CA
  • The Flaming Beacon Lighting Designers for Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort Public Areas, Hainan, China
  • LD Studio for Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Raul Osses – Limarí Lighting Design for Bahá’í Temple Of South America, Peñalolén, Santiago, Chile
2016 (43rd)[20]
  • Lighting Planners Associates for Minna No Mori Gifu Media Cosmos, Gifu, Japan
  • Tillotson Design Associates for Lincoln Square Synagogue, New York City
2015 (42nd)[21]
  • Arup Lighting
  • Applied Engineering Solutions for Guildford recreation Centre Aquatic Addition Surrey, British Columbia
  • Auerbach Glasow French for California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Salon Doré San Francisco
  • Birkenstock Lighting Design for SFOT3 BAE San Francisco
  • Kugler Ning Lighting Design
    • Restoration of the Nave of Yale Sterling Memorial Library New Haven, CT
    • McKim, Mead & White Library Restoration New York City
    • W Lakeshore Hotel Lobby and Restaurant Renovation Chicago
  • Sean O’Connor Lighting for Volvér by José Garces Philadelphia
2014 (41st)[22]
  • Cooley Monato Studio, BBG-BBGM for Waldorf = Astoria Park Avenue Lobby & Entry New York City
  • Mindseye for St. Moritz Church Augsburg, Germany
2013 (40th)[23]
  • PritchardPeck Lighting for Velti San Francisco Headquarters
  • Creative Designs in Lighting for Cole Capital Phoenix
  • HGA Architects and Engineers for Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Minneapolis
  • Lighting Planners Associates for Ise Shrine Sengu Museum
  • Sean O’Conner Lighting
    • Sweet Crush Los Angeles
    • Venture Capital Office Building Menlo Park, CA
2012 (39th)[24]
  • Light and Design, Illuminart for Qatar National Convention Centre- Concourses Doha, Qatar
  • Lighting Design Alliance for UCLA Infusion Center Los Angeles
  • Ron Neal Lighting Design for Immaculata San Diego
2011 (38th)[25]
  • ICE Illumination of City Environment for Happo-En: Hakuhou-Kan Hall Renovation, Tokyo
  • Focus Lighting for Science Storms At The Museum Of Science And Industry, Chicago
  • Kahori Mori-Iris Associates for New Temple In Ekō-in
  • Renfro Design Group for The Morgan Library & Museum-Mckim Restoration
2010 (37th)[26]
2009 (36th)[27]
2008 (35th)[28]

Special Citation

The Outdoor Lighting Design Award

The awards are for an outstanding built environment solution by aesthetic, creative, and fine technical aspects of outdoor lighting projects with a good understanding of activities.

Year Award of Distinction Award of Excellence
2022 (49th)
  • Lux Populi for NorthConnex Sydney, Australia
2021 (48th)
2020 (47th)
  • Skira for GTC Matrix in Zagreb, Croatia
  • NAC Engineering for Riverfront Park Pavilion in Spokane, WA USA
  • Brandston Partnership for Jinzunbao Experience Center in Luzhou, China
2019 (46th)
  • Brilliant Lighting Studio for Von Karman Creative Campus, Irvine, CA
  • CS Design For Sun Life Building, Montréal
  • Illuminating Concepts for MGM Cotai, Macau
  • Motoko Ishii Lighting Design Inc. for Eiffel Tower Dressed In Japanese Lights, Paris
  • Sean O'Connor Lighting for RH New York Façade, New York City
  • SmithGroup for Wayne State University, Mike Ilitch School Of Business, Detroit
2018 (45th)
  • Moment Factory, Réalisations, Ambiances Design Productions, ATOMIC3, Ombrages, Lucion Média and UDO Design for Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montréal
  • StandardVision, Lighting Design Alliance for Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles
2017 (44th)
2016 (43rd)
  • L'Observatoire International for Steel Stacks Campus, Bethlehem, PA
  • Cooley Monato Studio for NBCUniversal Lobby And Mezzanine Restoration, New York City
  • Focus Lighting for Mapparium, Boston
  • ICRAVE LIGHTING for Page at DCA, Arlington, VA
  • Lonergan Engineering Inc. for IMAX Sheridan Park Redevelopment, Mississauga, Ontario
  • WSP/MMM Group for Union Pearson Express Union Station Lighting, Toronto, Ontario
2015 (42nd)
  • Claudia Paz Lighting Studio for Affinity: An Interactive Art Piece Lima, Peru
  • Kugler Ning Lighting Design for Carnegie Hall Façade Lighting New York City
  • Shanghai Grandar Light Art & Technology Co., Ltd. for Culture & Art Center Shanghai, China
2014 (41st)
  • Tillotson Design Associates for Yonkers Casino Yonkers, NY
2013 (40th)
2012 (39th)
  • Fisher Marantz Stone for The National September 11 Memorial New York
2011 (38th)
2010 (37th)
2009 (36th)
2008 (35th)

Special Citation

The Lighting Control Innovation Award

The awards are for a non-residential project that providing outstanding energy savings, appropriate variety of functions, value creations, and achieving at least a good lighting solution.

Year Award of Distinction Award of Excellence
2021 (48th)
2020 (47th)
2019 (46th)
  • cBright Lighting for Love Sculpture At Sakura Lake Sport Park, Weihai, China
2018
2017
2016 (43rd)
  • Creative Lighting Design and Engineering, LLC for Blues Control, Atmore, AL
  • Schuler Shook, Ross Barney Architects, Sasaki Architects for Chicago Riverwalk
  • Tillotson Design Associates for Broad Museum, Los Angeles
  • TORYO International Lighting Design Center, Beijing Oriental Fuhai Lighting Engineering Design Co., Ltd. for Harbin Grand Theatre Lighting, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
2015
2014
2013 (40th)
2012 (39th)
2011

Special Citation

The Energy and Environmental Design Award

The awards are for a newly energy-saving strategy in commercial and industrial projects that also achieve quality lighting solutions.

Year Award of Distinction Award of Excellence
2021
2020 (47th)
2019 (46th)
2018 (45th)
  • ATCO for Intelligent Streetlight, Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada (motion-sensor, dimming off-peak hours)
  • Benya Burnett Consultancy for ASID Headquarters, Washington, D.C. (LEED and WELL, daylight and automation lighting and curtain)
  • Randy Burkett Lighting Design for Capital Cascades Connector Bridge, Tallahassee, FL
2017
2016
2015
2014 (41st)
  • Lang Lighting Design for Bank of America Building Façade Dallas
  • Reyes Engineering for Cherriots Salem, OR
2013 (40th)
2012
2011 (38th)
  • Campbell, Atelier Ten for Cushing Center, Yale School of Medicine
  • HGA Architects and Engineers for University of Minnesota, Science Teaching And Student Services Center
2010 (37th)
  • Total Lighting Solutions for Canada Line, Vancouver
  • Lumia Light Studio for Hanna Gabriel Wells Bacon Street Offices, San Diego
  • Andrew Beldecos Lighting Design for Navy Federal Credit Union Brain L. McDonnell Center, Atlanta
2009 (36th)

Special Citation

See also

Notable members

Related organizations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Illuminating Engineering Society Annual Report . Media.IES.org . Illuminating Engineering Society . June 30, 2019 . October 15, 2020.
  2. Web site: About the IES . IES.org . May 16, 2014 . Illuminating Engineering Society . May 16, 2020.
  3. Web site: Mission, Vision & Beliefs . IES.org . Illuminating Engineering Society . January 28, 2021 .
  4. Web site: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Optical Technology Division . https://web.archive.org/web/20070701083924/http://physics.nist.gov/Divisions/Div844/facilities/pyro/ref.html . July 1, 2007 . August 1, 2007 .
  5. Web site: Outdoor Lighting Code Handbook . https://web.archive.org/web/20070812014327/http://www.darksky.org/handbook/lc-hb-v1-14.html . August 12, 2007 . September 2002 . March 8, 2021 .
  6. Web site: History . David . DiLaura . David DiLaura . IES.org . July 27, 2016 . Illuminating Engineering Society . sec. First Meeting and Officers . February 26, 2021 .
  7. Web site: Publication History . IES.TAndFOnline.com . . March 1, 2021 .
  8. Web site: LEUKOS . IES.org . August 30, 2016 . Illuminating Engineering Society . March 2, 2021 .
  9. Web site: About LD+A . IES.org . August 10, 2016 . Illuminating Engineering Society . March 9, 2021 .
  10. Web site: The 48th Annual IES Illumination Awards . IA.IES.org . Illuminating Engineering Society . 2021 . February 27, 2021 .
  11. Web site: IES Illumination Awards . IESMSP.org . IES Minneapolis / St. Paul Section . 2010 . February 28, 2021 .
  12. Web site: IES Illumination Awards . Calgary.IES.org . IES Calgary Section . February 28, 2021 .
  13. Web site: Award Categories . IESMilwaukee.org . IES Milwaukee Section . February 28, 2021 .
  14. Web site: 2022 Illumination Awards . IES Illumination Awards . IES . 9 June 2023.
  15. Web site: 2021 Illumination Awards . IES Illumination Awards . IES . 9 June 2023.
  16. Web site: 2020 Illumination Awards . IES Illumination Awards . IES . 9 June 2023.
  17. Web site: 2019 Illumination Awards . IES Illumination Awards . IES . 9 June 2023.
  18. Web site: 2018 Illumination Awards . IES Illumination Awards . IES . 9 June 2023.
  19. Web site: 2017 Illumination Awards . IES Illumination Awards . IES . 9 June 2023.
  20. Web site: 2016 Illumination Awards . IES Illumination Awards . IES . 9 June 2023.
  21. Web site: Illumination Awards 2015 . ies.org . IES . https://web.archive.org/web/20150915064800/http://www.ies.org/pdf/Awards/ia/2015-Illumination-Awards.pdf . 15 September 2015.
  22. Web site: Illumination Awards 2014 . ies.org . IES . https://web.archive.org/web/20160819141919/http://www.ies.org/pdf/Awards/ia/2014-Illumination-Awards.pdf . 19 August 2016.
  23. Web site: Illumination Awards 2013 . ies.org . IES . https://web.archive.org/web/20160819131800/http://www.ies.org/pdf/Awards/ia/2013-Illumination-Awards.pdf . 19 August 2016.
  24. Web site: Illumination Awards 2012 . ies.org . IES . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707092204/http://www.ies.org/pdf/awards/ia/IA-awards-recipient-2012.pdf . 7 July 2014.
  25. Web site: Illumination Awards 2011 . ies.org . IES . https://web.archive.org/web/20111125001113/http://www.ies.org/pdf/Awards/ia/IAAwardsmain.pdf . 25 November 2011.
  26. Web site: Illumination Awards 2010 . ies.org . IES . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929135324/http://www.ies.org/PDF/Awards/ia/2010%20Recipients.pdf . 29 September 2011.
  27. Illumination Awards 2009 . Lighting Design & Application . November 2009 . 39 . 11 . 27–37 .
  28. Web site: International Illumination Design Awards 2008 . ies.org . IES . https://web.archive.org/web/20090411052724/http://www.ies.org/PDF/Awards/IIDA/2008InternationalRecipients.pdf. 11 April 2009.