This presentation provides an overview of the elements of sustainability and how to best specify sustainably designed luminaires.

Learning Objectives

1. Recognize the key elements of sustainability & their impacts including Embodied & Operational Carbon, Materials Responsibility & Workplace Social Responsibility
2. Understand the various methods of assessing sustainability including Life Cycle Assessments & Materials Transparency
3. Gain a working knowledge of the luminaire related sustainability requirements of WELL, LEED and The Living Building Challenge
4. Apply the principals discussed to specify the most environmentally responsible lighting equipment for your project.

Please register by noon on Monday, January 16.

Featured Speaker

Scott Roos is the Vice President, Sustainability & Business Optimization, Specialty Lighting Group at Acuity Brands.  2023 marks Scott’s 45th year in lighting, a career that has encompassed product design, marketing, product management, strategy development and lighting education. Products Scott has worked on have earned numerous patents and awards including the Industrial Design Excellence Award and LightFair’s Most Innovative Product and Technical Innovation awards. He has always been involved in pushing the envelope for critical topics of the time, from developing the first low voltage accent lighting products in the 80’s to helping advance CFL general illumination downlighting in the 90s to driving the development of the first commercially viable LED track and recessed solutions in the early 2000s.  Most recently Scott has been a grain of sand in the oyster to encourage us to embrace wellness and sustainability as fundamental elements of good lighting. Scott has a BFA in Industrial Design from the University of Illinois and an MBA from De Paul University. He is currently serving as a member of the IES Sustainability Committee which is updating the LP10 Sustainable Lighting Practice document.

“Lighting WELL: Lighting
and the WELL Building Standard”

TUESDAY, February 14, 2023
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Please join IES MSP for a “Lighting WELL: Lighting and the WELL Building Standard” virtual program on Tuesday, February 14 at 12 pm featuring Greg Quintero, Specification Sales Lead at Signify.

We know how to design environments that fuel our bodies, keep us moving, inspire our best work and facilitate a good night’s sleep. The Well Building Standard endeavors to provide an evidence-based process to validate an approach to design for environmental health and well-being. This seminar explores methods to achieve health and well-being in the Light Concept of the 2019 Well Buildings Standard version 2.0 as it pertains to both electric and daylighting sources. We spend more than 90% of our lives indoors. Studies show strong links between better views, brighter light, and better performance in office environments. The Well Light Concept promotes exposure to light and aims to create lighting environments that are optimal for visual, mental, and biological health. Discover how the Standard supports circadian stimulus, hormone levels and the sleep-wake cycles of occupants derived through scientific and medical knowledge to promote alertness, better performance, and better sleep quality while potentially reducing obesity, diabetes, depression, breast cancer, sleep disorders and more.

Please register by noon on Monday, February 13, 2023

Today’s lighting control systems integrate a number of devices and can work with HVAC, A/V, security, and other building systems. Integrating these within a building automation system (BAS) can yield significant benefits, from maximizing energy savings and cost efficiencies to making the building more responsive to occupants and able to enact IoT strategies. In some projects, the lighting controls design may be integral to the BAS, and coordination may be the responsibility of the control system designer. This seminar will help designers articulate BAS intent, identify integration points, and produce a comprehensive sequence of operations.

When: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. in person or 5:00 p.m. virtually

Where: Virtual and in-person

Cost: $10 Virtual, $25 in-person

In-person Location: Pulse Products, 6130 Blue Circle Dr., Minnetonka, MN 55343

Speakers:

Gary Meshberg, LEED AP, LC, CLCP, IESNA is vice chair of the Lighting Controls Association and director of industry and market engagement for Digital Lumens/Encelium. A 32-year industry veteran, he previously served as director of marketing, VP of sales and specification business manager for major lighting manufacturers. He serves on the IES Lighting and Controls Commissioning Committee, DoE Integrated Lighting Campaign, past education chair for the Dallas Section and founded the Home Lighting Control Alliance.

C. Webster Marsh loves talking about lighting controls. He owns Penumbra Controls, co-hosts the Lighting Controls Podcast, and serves as a project manager for Boston Illumination Group. His vast knowledge of and experience in the controls segment lends credence to his frequent contribution to the Lighting Controls Association. Webster is also an instructor for the Southern California Edison Energy Education Centers.

Please register by noon on Monday, March 13, 2023

“Recent ASHRAE & IECC Energy Code Changes – What You Need To Know” 

Please join IES-MSP on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 for our discussion about recent ASHRAE & IECC energy code changes.

Where: NV5 Inc., 1450 Energy Park Drive, Ste 300, St Paul, MN 55108

Cost:

$25 – members

$30 – non-members

$15 – emerging professionals

Featured speaker:

Jeff Boumeester has worked with the Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin specification and distribution community for over 30 years to design, specify, and commission lighting and lighting control systems. He has conducted numerous presentations regarding the Department of Energy Code requirements and energy efficient LED lighting strategies.

Please register by Friday, April 7, 2023

Join us for the last IES MSP meeting until fall of 2023! We will have social hour from 6:00-7:30 at the Normandy Kitchen (in the Normandy Inn).

Social hour will include: information on how and why to be an IES member, benefits and information about our local Section, and just socializing with each other. Did you know the Normandy used to be the home base for all IES MSP meetings?

At 7:15-7:30 we will walk over to the 333 South 7th St. building and do a mini-exterior tradeshow. Various manufacturers will be shown so you can review fixtures, then when the sun begins to set we will plug them all in and light up various surfaces of the building to see performance as well.

Parking: Street parking is available, or the Normandy does have a surface lot. Use the entrance at 7th St and 4th Ave.

No charge for the event. Individuals will be responsible for drinks at the Normandy.

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Time: 6:00 – 8:30 pm

Location

Social: 

Normandy Kitchen

405 S 8th St

Minneapolis, MN 55404

Mini-Trade Show (starts at 7:30 pm):

333 South 7th St.

Minneapolis, MN 55404

Please register by noon on Monday, May 4, 2023

“Lighting Maintenance and Management in an LED World”

TUESDAY, November 14, 2023

KFI Engineers, 670 County Rd B W, Roseville, MN 55113

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Approved for 1 AIA/CEU credit

Please join IES-MSP for our next event on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 for a lunch presentation of “Demystifying DMX“. Our presenter Jeff James, Senior Product Manager for Fresco and Pathway products at Acuity Brands Lighting, will provide a presentation on the history of lighting control, the evolution of DMX as an industry standard, DMX in the commercial lighting market, and how DMX works.

DMX protocol and its predecessors have long been considered the exclusive realm of theatres and entertainment venues. This program will set the foundation for the modern use of DMX by investigating the history of stage lighting, the need and development of a Theatrical Industry Standard, and why DMX has made the migration to commercial lighting by providing an overview of potential protocol use cases, basic operation and functionality.

Learning Objectives:

• Recall the history of Lighting Control
• Summary of the evolution of DMX as an industry Standard
• Discuss how DMX may be applied in commercial applications.
• Describe how DMX Functions

Featured Speaker: Jeff James has been in the Lighting Controls industry for over 20 years. Before entering the controls arena, he was a Network Admin, setting up and running small to medium size company networks. When starting off in lighting controls he did both take offs and quotations when he wasn’t in the field performing troubleshooting and startup. He has worked the phones as tech support and moved through the ranks to manager the Controls Support group for Acuity Brands. He then decided to move over to the product side of the business and worked as Product Support Manager helping support the product groups and engineers to get product launched, specs sheets created, and documentation out to the masses. For the past 2 years he has worked as Senior Product Manager for Pathway Connectivity where he works with Pathway Dealers and Acuity sales agents to determine what is next for the Pathway portfolio.

Schedule

11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Registration and Lunch

12:00-100 PM: Presentation

Meeting Location

Twin Cities 400 Tavern

1330 Industrial Blvd NE, Suite 400

Minneapolis, MN 55413

Event Fees

IES Member $25.00

Non-Member $35.00

Student $10.00

Registration deadline is Friday, December 8. Thank you!

Please join IES MSP for a “Change in thought for Exterior Lighting” virtual program on Tuesday, January 9 at 12 pm featuring Nick Mesler, PE, Director of Business Solutions at Evari GIS Consulting.

After attending this virtual program, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the benefits of public engagement in developing lighting master plans, emphasizing equity and responsibility in public lighting projects.

2. Learn practical data-driven strategies to support decision-making for city leaders, prioritizing funding for public lighting while considering safety, character, equity, and responsibility.

3. Recognize the intrinsic values of streetlighting and its interaction with various disciplines, understanding its role in supporting social benefits beyond energy savings and standards.

4. Apply practical strategies to integrate streetlighting considerations into comprehensive planning and design processes, balancing competing needs, prioritizing resources, and promoting equitable distribution through collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Please register by Monday, January 8, 2024

Featured Speaker: Nick Mesler, PE is the Director of Operations at Evari GIS Consulting. Nick graduated from San Diego State University in 2017 and brings seven years of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering experience to the team. His experience has been focused on traffic operations support for planning and design projects related to active transportation, citywide plans, and private development. He has GIS applicable experience in large-scale data collection, geospatial data analytics, parking demand management, community outreach, safe routes to school, traffic safety plans, and policy development. Nick is based out of Portland, Oregon, and supports clients throughout the Pacific Northwest region and the United States.

Please join IES MSP for a “Integrated Ceiling and Lighting Solutions” program on Tuesday, February 13 from 4:30-6:30 pm featuring Daniela Mainz, Armstrong World Industries, and John Richardson, JLC Tech.

This one-hour seminar will focus on understanding the importance of pre-engineering ceiling and lighting integration. It will cover common construction issues caused by uncoordinated ceiling and light conditions. The course introduces and educates participants on the value associated with pre-engineered ceiling and lighting solutions, as well as the health, safety, and wellness contributions of good lighting practices.

Dinner and drink tickets will be provided.

Please register by Wednesday, February 7, 2024