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Philips Day-Brite to Host Sustainability Seminar at The Lighting Institute

Posted on: Friday, 1 May 2009, 11:17 CDT

- Seminar will provide information on environmentally responsible lighting projects -

TUPELO, Miss., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lighting Institute seminar series from Philips Day-Brite continues with a seminar on sustainability at its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified facility (LEED-CI) on June 11 and 12. The Lighting Institute is designed to educate visitors about the importance of good lighting and highlight the importance of energy conservation.

This upcoming seminar is designed for owners, facility or energy managers, architects, engineers, lighting designers, end-users and others in the lighting industry that are currently supporting energy initiatives that lead to more environmentally responsible projects. The seminar will focus on cutting edge ideas in design, new technology developments in luminaires, the use of alternative lighting systems, and improvements in development and manufacturing techniques that offer continuous improvement in energy performance. Topics including ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1, LEED and EPACT 2005, which are the energy initiatives that drive lighting design and specification, will be covered, as well as a good understanding of how to best match user needs with technology options.

Fred Oberkircher, FIESNA, Educational IALD, IDA, LC, will be one of the keynote speakers during the seminar. Oberkircher is president elect of the Illuminating Engineering Society and is an Associate Professor and Director of the TCU Center for Lighting Education at Texas Christian University. He also serves on the Board of the IALD Education Trust as well as the Board of the Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education.

Dr. Craig Bernecker, Ph.D., FIESNA, LC, will also provide insight during the seminar. Dr. Bernecker is founder and director of The Lighting Education Institute, an educational initiative focusing on education for professionals in the lighting and building industry. He is also past president of IESNA and served as director of the Lighting Education Program at Penn State University.

The Lighting Institute will accommodate 40 visitors for the seminar. This is an AIA registered program rewarding 8.0 Learning Units with Health Safety and Welfare credit. The cost of the seminar is $350.

About Philips Day-Brite

Philips Day-Brite Divisions is Philips North American Professional Luminaires Business Unit (formerly Genlyte Group). Philips Day-Brite is dedicated exclusively to the design, manufacture and marketing of lighting fixtures in the fluorescent, emergency, HID indoor and outdoor, track lighting, down lighting, and commercial decorative lighting businesses serving the commercial, industrial and niche markets. Philips Day-Brite has a rich history in the lighting industry as well as over five decades of experience in manufacturing and design within each of its commercial and industrial brands.

SOURCE Philips Day-Brite

Source: PR Newswire

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