Lighting Fundamentals – Online
Now available asynchronously!

Learn the fundamentals of architectural lighting from the comfort of your own office -- now available anytime, anyplace.  The Lighting Education Institute is pleased to announce an online fundamentals course that can be started at any time and completed on your own schedule, i.e., asynchronously.  Targeted toward architects, interior designers, engineers, lighting designers, manufacturers, sales agents, electrical distributors, and others, and delivered by Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, the class consists of six recorded web seminars (90 minutes each), and a dedicated website for access to the "weekly" lessons, multiple resources and “assignments,” class forums and chat rooms.  After viewing the recordings, ask questions through the forums of Dr. Bernecker for an interactive learning experience that also provides for complete flexibility.  Participants will finish the course with a clear understanding of the basics of lighting and lighting vocabulary, and a better understanding of lamps and luminaires, color characteristics, lighting design criteria, and other lighting topics.

Cost: $575, including all web seminars, access to the dedicated website and course materials.

All you need is a computer to participate!

Photometrically Speaking – Online
April 13 – May 26, 2009
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EDT

Learn how to speak the language of lighting system performance to enable better design, application, and comparison of lighting systems.  A six-week “immersion” course covering the essential aspects of luminaire photometry for architects, engineers, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals.  Content includes both interior and exterior luminaire photometry and focuses on the practical use and interpretation of photometric reports.

The course, taught by Craig A. Bernecker, Director of The Lighting Education Institute, consists of a weekly 90 minute web seminar covering these topics beginning on April 13 and ending May 26.  The weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.

Cost: $575, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.

All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!

Calculating Lighting – Online
June 1 – July 6, 2009
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EDT

A six session online “immersion” course covering lighting calculations for architects, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals.  Content includes Lumen Method (Zonal Cavity) and Point Calculations for interiors, with structured examples and hands-on exercises of each. An overview of computer analysis techniques will also be provided, with an emphasis on interpretation of computer-generated analyses.  This course will serve to establish a sound foundation for conducting lighting analysis as well as a springboard for later study of computer-aided analysis and design.

Join Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, in six weekly 90 minute web seminar covering these topics beginning on June 1 and ending July 6.  The weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.

Cost: $575, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.

All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!

 

Lighting Certification Review – Online
August 24 – November 2, 2009
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EDT

Join a cohort of lighting professionals seeking the LC certification in a structured online community that includes weekly lessons, a live weekly web seminar, and interactive forums and chat sessions that enable you to ask questions of both the instructor and your colleagues, as well as help others through your own experience.  Led by Craig Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, the class will run for ten sessions from August 24 through November 2, ending five days before the November 7, 2009 LC exam.  It will review content in the the six areas of the LC exam, from lighting design considerations through codes and standards and beyond. Except for the weekly interactive “web seminars,” most of the class is structured for any time, any place participation.  If travel or other responsibilities require that you miss a seminar, it will be available for later viewing in our secure online environment.

Cost: $775, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.

All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!

NEW!  The Greening of Building Lighting Systems: Design for Sustainability
November 9 – December 14, 2009
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EST

Green lighting . . . sustainability . . . these are buzzwords in building lighting design these days.  But what do they really mean, and more importantly, what do they mean for the lighting design process and the lighting industry?  Join Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute in a six-week, interactive online course that addresses these questions and more.  Learn about:

•  A brief history of sustainable lighting design,
•  current initiatives in sustainable lighting design, including ASHRAE Standard 90.1, the LEED program, and the Energy Star program,
• available technologies and specific principles of energy-efficient and environmentally-responsible lighting system design, and 
• sustainability resources that will aid you in the practice of “green” lighting design.

 Intended for architects, engineers, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals, the weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.

Cost: $575, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.

All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!