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Finelite is a registered provider of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) and we offer the following courses.

  • Breakthrough in Office Lighting II
  • Integrated Classroom Lighting System III
  • Metrics of Lighting Quality
  • Straight Talk About Indoor LED Luminaires
  • Toward Net-Zero Building Design

Breakthrough in Office Lighting II

Program Summary

This one-hour program introduces a new 'Best Practice' in office lighting design. Learn how to use this breakthrough approach in sustainable office lighting design and bring dramatic energy savings, cost savings, and a balanced lighting aesthetic to your next design project. The program is a result of research conducted for the California Energy Commission (CEC) and Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program.

Learning Objectives

Study the findings of a recent research project to:

  • Identify immediate ways to increase energy efficiency and reduce construction costs.
  • Develop proper objectives for lighting offices including:
    • Light levels & uniformity goals
    • Energy consumption
    • Budgets
  • Choose new luminaires in new ways to light the task, vertical surfaces, and ambient surroundings, to accomplish these objectives.
  • Specify sustainable office projects by focusing on lighting.

AIA Approved

AIA HSW and SD Approved
1 LU Hour

NCQLP Approved

NCQLP Approved
1 LEU Hour

GBCI Approved

USGBC Approved
1 GBCI CE Hour
Toward credential maintenance for LEED Green Associates and LEED AP's with Speciality

emailContact Director of Marketing to learn more

External Link See course listed in AIA's continuing education section

External Link See course listed in GBCI's course catalog

PDF DocumentBreakthrough in Office II Program Summary
(PDF, 126 kb)

Integrated Classroom Lighting Design III

Program Summary

This one hour HSW LU program will review research projects conducted for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as well as the California Energy Commission (CEC). The research demonstrates the importance of high performance lighting systems on today's learning environments. We will review the Integrated Classroom Lighting System template and demonstrate how this template is affordable, easy to implement, improves the learning environment, meets LEED and CHPS requirements, and drastically reduces school utility expenses.

Learning Objectives

Using information gathered during research projects conducted for NYSERDA and the CEC the participant will be able to:

  • Review and become familiar with research conducted by the NY State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on the latest in high performance classroom design
  • Understand how today's classrooms have changed and how to apply the necessary lighting design changes to meet the needs of the classroom and reduce energy consumption.
  • Understand how the research findings relate to best practices put out by LEED for Schools and the Collaborative for High Performance Schools and which categories the architects will be able to achieve points.

Metrics of Lighting Quality

Program Summary

This one hour HSW/SD LU program focuses on the impact lighting quality has on the built environment. By reviewing important data, definitions and practices released in the Illuminating Engineering Society's Lighting Handbook the participants will receive important information to use in the design of healthy, effective, and sustainable buildings.

Learning Objectives

Study the findings of a recent research project to:

  • Review and understand key lighting terminology and metrics and how they impact the visual environment of an energy efficient and effective environment.
  • Learn the impact of age on vision how to provide the right illumination levels for different age groups.
  • Learn recommended lighting levels and brightness limits for common interior tasks
  • Review and understand lighting design strategies that meet the IES guidelines and achieve sustainable objectives.

AIA Approved

AIA HSW and SD Approved
1 LU Hour

NCQLP Approved

NCQLP Approved
1 LEU Hour

GBCI Approved

USGBC Approved
1 GBCI CE Hour
Toward credential maintenance for LEED Green Associates and LEED AP's with Speciality

emailContact Director of Marketing to learn more

PDF DocumentMetrics of Lighting Quality Program Summary
(PDF, 183 kb)

Straight Talk About Indoor LED Luminaires

Program Summary

This one hour HSW LU program will review the LED light source and give the attendee specific information on product design and how it impacts the performance of LED luminaires. The presentation will review how LED's are different from other light sources and give them specific knowledge of current standards that can be used today evaluating the performance of LED luminaires.

Learning Objectives

By attending this seminar, the participant will:

  • Understand the critical differences between LED and other light sources and how design plays an important role in performance of LED luminaires.
  • Review the standards available for evaluating different LED products and understand the challenges with regards to these current standards.
  • Use information from a state-sponsored research project to incorporate LED task lamps into a sustainable task/low ambient design strategy that reduces energy consumption by 50% in office environments.
  • Understand important information with regards to life-time maintenance costs of LED luminaires.

Toward Net-Zero Building Design

Program Summary

The one hour HSW/SD/ LU program focuses on how luminaire efficiency and Task Low Ambient lighting design result in a more efficient building. It demonstrates how energy efficiency makes site generated power more affordable. Task low ambient design techniques and examples of successful projects will be reviewed, as well as the importance of collaboration among the building design team in order to achieve these goals.

Learning Objectives

By attending this seminar, the participant will:

  • Define and understand the term Net-Zero as it relates to building design.
  • Understand how fixture efficiency, application efficiency, and proper use of controls makes the addition of on-site energy generation more affordable.
  • Review how collaboration among the entire building design team is vital to move toward Net-Zero buildings
  • Review specific examples demonstrating the requirements of Net-Zero building planning and learn from the successful implementation of a task/low ambient lighting design


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