IES Illumination Awards: Submit Your Application Today

January 23, 2018

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2018 Illuminating Engineering Society Illumination Awards program. Submissions deadline: February 12.

Illumination award categories include the following:

  • Lighting Control Innovation, sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association. Advanced lighting control solutions can provide significant energy savings, flexibility and other benefits in buildings. This prestigious award recognizes good lighting projects that exemplify the effective use of lighting controls in nonresidential applications.
  • Interior Lighting Design, sponsored by Edwin Guth. This award recognizes exceptional interior lighting projects that balance the functional illumination of space with the artistic application of light to enhance the occupant’s experience.
  • Outdoor Lighting Design, sponsored by Eaton. The Outdoor Lighting Design Award recognizes excellence in lighting design and application in all aspects of exterior lighting. The program celebrates achievements in aesthetics, applied technical acumen, creative solutions to demanding site conditions and advancements to the industry in outdoor lighting applications. The goal of the program is to further the understanding, knowledge and function of outdoor lighting as a critical aspect of the built environment.
  • Energy and Environmental Lighting Design, sponsored by Osram Sylvania. The Energy and Environmental Lighting Design Award recognizes quality lighting installations in commercial and industrial buildings that incorporate advanced energy-saving strategies and environmentally responsible solutions into the overall design.

 Other awards include the following:

  • Section awards, conducted through local section level judging. Projects scoring adequately move up for additional judging in the global judging, eligible for the awards noted below.
  • Awards of Merit, recognizing meritorious contribution to lighting design.
  • Special Citation, recognizing superior elements for a portion of a project.
  • Award of Excellence, recognizing an exceptional contribution to the art and science of light.
  • Award of Distinction, recognizing extraordinary achievement in lighting design.

Illumination award recipients will be honoured at a gala held during the IES Annual Conference in Boston, MA on August 9, 2018. Find out more about the event: https://www.ies.org/events/annual-conference/?utm_source=Illuminating+Engineering+Society&utm_campaign=3505b17dd0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_1_2-IA-Submit&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0671b8e8c8-3505b17dd0-101552193

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