Pre-registration is required and registration fees must be paid in advance. Online payments via Paypal and checks are accepted.
The registration fee listed below includes all class materials.
Standard – $400.00
College Student – $200.00
Registrations received after February 12th may not receive materials in time for the first class.
If paying by check, make payable to IES Milwaukee and send to the IES MKE Co-Treasurer:
Beth Ann Bruss
3311 S Wollmer Rd
West Allis, WI 53227
2027 FOL Course Overview:
This 20-hour course provides participants with an introduction to the fundamentals of illumination. It gives a comprehensive overview of basic lighting principles, lamp and luminaire types, lighting calculations, and controls, as well as functional and aesthetic best practices in application. This course is ideal for architects, engineers, designers, contractors, sales reps, customer service reps, manufacturers, distributors, and students. Find an outline for each module below.
20 CEU’s Available – AIA / HSW / DSPS (#23311) (We are working updating our course approval with DSPS.)
The IES FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHTING ED-100 COURSE IS PASS/FAIL.
Students must attend a minimum of 80% of classes to pass and receive CEU’s.
Teams will be the platform we will use for the 8 virtual classes. Audio and video required for all students.
Required in person dates for Module 4 on March 22nd and Module 8 on April 19th will be held at Ring & DuChateau.
Questions: Call Teresa Jackson at 262-665-8980.
2027 FOL Course Syllabus (All dates and instructors are subject to change.):
Module 1, March 1, 2027
Introduction to Light and Lighting
Teresa Jackson, MIES (Spectrum Lighting & Controls)
1. A brief history of light and lighting
2. Professional practice
3. The physics of light
4. Vision
5. Color
6. Light and health
Module 2, March 8, 2027
Electric Light Sources
Eric Haugaard (Independent Consultant)
1. Introduction to electric light sources
2. Legacy sources
3. Incandescent
4. Fluorescent
5. High Intensity Discharge
6. Solid state
Module 3, March 15, 2027
Daylighting
Holly Blomquist, LC, MIES, LEED Green Associate (Ring & DuChateau)
1. Introduction to daylighting
2. Characteristics of daylight
3. Delivering daylight
4. Integrating daylight and electric light
5. View
6. Modeling daylight
Module 4, March 22, 2027 – In Person
Luminaires
Kyle Kichura, LC, MIES (AM Conservation Group)
1. Introduction to luminaires
2. Luminaire optics
3. Classification
4. Mounting
5. Interior luminaires
6. Exterior luminaires
Module 5, March 29, 2027
Lighting Controls
Randy Janicek (Engineered Representation, Inc.)
1. Introduction to Lighting Controls
2. Dimming
3. Sensors: presence detection
4. Sensors: light detection
5. Networked systems
6. General Considerations
Module 6, April 5, 2027
Metrics, photometry, calculations, and rendering
Chris Glandt, LC, MIES (Visa Lighting)
1. Introduction
2. Photometry: Lab and Reports
3. Calculations
4. Point method calculations
5. Lumen method calculations
6. Computer modeling
7. Field Measurements
Module 7, April 12, 2027
Codes, Standards, and Practice
Justin Hendrickson, LC, MIES (JTH Lighting Alliance)
1. Introduction
2. Electrical and Building Codes
3. Energy Codes
4. Aspirational Standards
5. Lighting Standards
6. Economics
Module 8, April 19, 2027 – In-Person
Lighting for Interior Environments
Colleen Kroll, LC, MIES (Ring & DuChateau)
1. Fundamentals of lighting design
2. Languages of lighting design
3. Visibility and comfort
4. Visual experience
5. Attraction and display
6. Light and architecture
7. Wellness and sustainability
Module 9, April 26, 2027
Lighting for Exterior Environments
Yazi Fletcher, LC, MIES
1. Lighting for dark environments
2. Parks, campuses and civic spaces
3. Streets and roadways
4. Parking facilities
5. Athletic facilities
6. Facades and landscapes
7. Sustainability and wellness
Module 10, May 3, 2027
REVIEW
Teresa Jackson, MIES (Spectrum Lighting & Controls)
1. Lighting basics
2. Vision & Perception (color, contrast)
3. Daylight, Electric Light, Controls
4. Light & Professional Practice
5. Balancing Needs and Sustainability
6. Resources
