The IES Lighting Library Standards Collection

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Our standards library is unique in the lighting industry because of our attention to quality, topic breadth, and diversity of expertise. A full Lighting Library™ subscription includes access to all IES lighting standards. A subscription to one or more of our five collections (priced separately) within the Lighting Library is also available. These collections combined include over 100 ANSI-approved lighting standards, and are described below.

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COLLECTIONS: DESCRIPTION AND CONTENTS

Lighting Applications Standards Collection

How do I design a lighting system for a (fill in the blank)? This collection has detailed design criteria for commercial, residential, industrial, museum, healthcare and many other applications. Each standard also includes detailed recommended illuminance criteria, laid out in clear and concise tables, all designed to guide you to design a quality lighting installation.

ANSI/IES OL-IM-03
Standards Contained in this Collection
Document Title Recommended Practice: Lighting Offices Spaces Recommended Practice: Lighting Retail Spaces Recommended Practice: Lighting Educational Faciities Recommended Practice: Lighting Library Spaces Recommended Practice: Lighting Sports and Recreational Areas Recommended Practice: Lighting Industrial Facilities Recommended Practice: Lighting Hospitality Spaces Recommended Practice: Lighting Common Applications Lighting for Interior and Exterior Residential Environments Recommended Practice: Lighting and the Visual Environment for Older Adults and the Visually Impaired Recommended Practice: Lighting Hospital and Healthcare Facilities Recommended Practice: Lighting Museums Recommended Practice: Lighting Airport Outdoor Environments (Heliport addition) Lighting Performance for Small to Medium Sized Videoconference Rooms Recommended Practice: Off-Roadway Sign Luminance Recommended Practice: Lighting Port Terminals Recommended Practice: Lighting Theaters and Worship Spaces Recommended Practice: Lighting Exterior Applications Recommended Practice: Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) Recommended Practice: Lighting Horticultural Facilities

Technical Memorandum: An Optional Method for Adjusting the Recommended Illuminance for Visually Demanding Tasks within IES Illuminance Categories P through Y Based on Light Source Spectrum

Recommended Practice: Supporting the Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Lighting in Interior Daytime Environments

Recommended Practice: Landscape Lighting

Lighting Measurements and Testing Standards Collection

This collection establishes the testing and measurement standards for light sources, with the goal of providing a reliable and consistent system for calculating and measuring designed and installed illumination systems. Photometric, optical and electrical, color and color maintenance, life testing, and thermal testing are all included in this Collection.

ANSI/IES OL-IM-04
Standards Contained in this Collection
Document Title Approved Method: Electrical and Photometric Measurement of Fluorescent Lamps Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Roadway and Area Lighting Fluorescent Luminaires Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Searchlights Using Incandescent or HID Sources Photometry of Reflector Type Lamps

Approved Method: Electrical and Photometric Measurements of General Service Incandescent Filament Lamps

Approved Method: Electrical and Photometric Measurement of High Intensity Discharge Lamps Approved Method: Electrical and Photometric Measurements of Single-Based Fluorescent Lamp Approved Method: IES Spatial Daylight Autonomy (sDA) and Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE) Approved Method: Optical and Electrical Measurements of LED Sources Approved Method: Measuring Luminous Flux and Color Maintenance of Remote Phosphor Components Approved Method Optical and Electrical Measurements of AC-LED Packages and Arrays or Modules

Technical Memorandum: Measurement Uncertainty for Lighting Equipment Calibration Using Integrating Spheres

Approved Method: Optical and Electrical Measurement of Ultraviolet LEDs Optical and Electrical Measurements of Far UV-C Excimer Sources

Approved Method: Measuring In-Situ Temperature of Solid-State Lighting Components in Lamps and Luminaires

Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Roadway and Area Lighting Fluorescent Luminaires

Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Roadway and Area Lighting Luminaires Using Incandescent Filament or High Intensity Discharge Lamps

Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Floodlights Using High Intensity Discharge or Incandescent Filament Lamps

Approved Method: Guide for Determination of Average Luminance (Calculated) for Indoor Luminaires Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Indoor Fluorescent Luminaires

Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Indoor Luminaires Using High Intensity Discharge or Incandescent Filament Lamps

Approved Method: Directional Positioning of Photometric Data

Photometric Testing of Entertainment Lighting Luminaires Using Incandescent Filament Lamps or High Intensity Discharge Lamps

Approved Method: Goniophotometer Types and Photometric Coordinates

Approved Method: Intensity Distribution Measurement of Luminaires and Lamps Using Digital Screen Imaging Photometry

Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Skylights and Tubular Daylighting Devices Under Hemispheric Sky Conditions

Approved Method: Photometric Testing of Skylights and Tubular Daylighting Devices under Hemispherical Sky Conditions

Approved Method: Application Distance Radiometry

Approved Method: IES Guide for the Selection, Care, and Use of Electrical Instruments in the Photometric Laboratory

Approved Method: Testing the Calibration of Locking Type Photoelectric Control Devices Used in Outdoor Applications

Approved Method: IES Guide to Lamp Seasoning Approved Method: Spectroradiometric Measurement Methods for Light Source Approved Method: Identifying Operating Factors for Installed High Intensity Discharge Luminaires

Approved Method: Laboratory or Field Thermal Measurements of Fluorescent Lamps and Ballasts in Luminaires

Approved Method: Total Luminous Flux Measurement of Lamps using an Integrating Sphere Photometer Approved Method: Optical and Electrical Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products

Approved Method: Characterization of Optical and Electrical Properties of Solid-State Lighting Products as a Function of Temperature

Approved Method: Measuring Luminous Flux Waveforms for Use in Temporal Light Artifact (TLA) Calculations

Photometric and Electrical Measurements of Tunable-White Solid-State Lighting Products Approved Method: Life Testing of Fluorescent Lamps Approved Method: Life Testing of High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps Approved Method: Life Testing of Incandescent Filament Lamps Approved Method: Identifying Operating Factors for Installed High Intensity Discharge Luminaires IES Standard File Format for the Electronic Transfer of Photometric Data and Related Information Approved Method: Life Testing of Single-Based Fluorescent Lamps Approved Method: Measuring Maintenance of Light Output Characteristics of Solid State Light Sources Approved Method: Measuring Optical Radiation Maintenance of LED Lamps, Light Engines, and Luminaires Approved Method: Measuring Luminous Flux and Color Maintenance of Remote Phosphor Components

Technical Memorandum: Projecting Long-Term Lumen, Photon, and Radiant Flux Maintenance Of LED Light Sources

Technical Memorandum: Projecting Catastrophic Failure Rate of LED Packages Technical Memorandum: Projecting Long-Term Luminous Flux Maintenance of LED Lamps and Luminaires

Technical Memorandum: Projecting Long-Term Chromaticity Coordinate Shift of LED Packages, Arrays, and Modules

Lighting Practice Standards Collection

The practice of lighting design and illuminating engineering are detailed in this collection, providing basic design principles for indoor and outdoor environments, descriptions light sources, luminaires, and control systems, lighting upgrades, lighting system commissioning, lighting economics, lighting maintenance and other aspects involved with the design, installation, and construction for lighting system.

ANSI/IES OL-IM-02
Standards Contained in this Collection
Document Title Lighting Practice: Designing Quality Lighting for People and Buildings Lighting Practice: Designing Quality Lighting for People in Outdoor Environments Lighting Practice: Designing and Specifying Daylighting for Buildings Lighting Practice: Electric Light Sources – Properties, Selection, and Specification Lighting Practice: Lighting Control Systems – Properties, Selection, and Specification The Lighting Design and Construction Process Lighting Practice: The Commissioning Process Applied to Lighting and Control Systems Lighting Practice: Upgrading Lighting Systems in Commercial and Industrial Facilities Lighting Practice: Sustainable Lighting – An Introduction to the Environmental Impacts of Lighting Lighting Practice: Environmental Considerations for Outdoor Lighting Lighting Practice: IoT Connected Lighting Lighting Practice: Introduction to Resilient Lighting Systems Lighting Practice: Control Narrative Recommended Practice: Economic Analysis of Lighting Recommended Practice: Lighting Maintenance Recommended Practice: Dimming and Control Method Designations

Technical Memorandum: Ray File Format for the Description of the Emission Properties of Light Sources

Technical Memorandum: IES Standard Format for the Electronic Transfer of Spectral Data Lighting Practice: Lighting Parameters for Building Information Modeling Technical Memorandum: Standard Format for the Electronic Transfer of Luminaire Optical Data Calculation Procedures and Specification Criteria for Lighting Calculations Guide for Security Lighting for People, Property, and Critical Infrastructure

Lighting Science Standards Collection

Every engineering discipline requires a solid scientific foundation. This collection of standards includes the language and physics of lighting, vision and visual performance, color science, color appearance and rendition, photometry, non-visual effects of lighting, photobiology, lighting calculations and more

ANSI/IES OL-IM-01 Free for IES members!
Standards Contained in this Collection
Document Title Lighting Science: Nomenclature and Definitions for Illuminating Engineering Lighting Science: Concepts and Language of Lighting Lighting Science: Physics and Optics of Radiant Power Lighting Science: Measurement of Light – The Science of Photometry Lighting Science: Color Lighting Science: Calculation of Light and Its Effects Lighting Science: Vision – Eye and Brain Lighting Science: Vision – Perceptions and Performance Recommended Practice: Photobiological Safety for Lighting Systems

Light and Human Health – An Overview of the Impact of Optical Radiation on Visual, Circadian, Neuroendocrine, and Neurobehavioral Responses

Technical Memorandum: IES Method for Evaluating Light Source Color Rendition Technical Memorandum: Description, Measurement, and Estimation of Sky Glow

Lighting Roadway and Parking Facilities Standards Collection

Roadway Lighting design and engineering is unique due to the visual needs at night and the vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian interaction. This standard covers all aspects of roadway lighting including streets and roadways, parking lots, intersections, toll plazas, tunnels, and work zones in addition to the environmental issues of light trespass and sky glow.

ANSI/IES OL-IM-05
Standards Contained in this Collection
Document Title Recommended Practice: Lighting Roadway and Parking Facilities

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