AIA / CEU Courses
2025 PRESENTATIONS
Course: THE DECORATIVE LIGHTING FIXTURE OF THE CENTURY – 1 HSW CREDIT
- Description: In this fully accredited introductory course, you will discover the world and history of Reflective Luminaire Manufacturer Lighting. Learn about the key individuals who influenced this style, the manufacturing techniques commonly used to create these fixtures, and different decorative finishing methods.
- Presented: in your office by Cole Paulson from Barn Light Electric accompanied by a Florida Lighting Associates Representative.
Course: CONTROLS FIRST – 1 HSW CREDIT
- Description: This course explores the concept and advantages of Luminaire Level Lighting Control (LLLC), with a focus on wireless mesh systems. Participants will learn to define LLLC, understand the key drivers behind the shift toward wireless mesh technology, and identify the cascading benefits of LLLC throughout the design and project lifecycle. The course emphasizes a “Controls First” approach to maximize the value and impact of intelligent lighting control systems.
- Presented: in your office by a Florida Lighting Associates representative.
Current Lighting presentations vary between in person or remote presentations depending on availability and necessity.
Course: TRENDS IN LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY – 1 LU CREDIT
- Description: Discover the top 10 Trends in Lighting Technology and learn what to expect next in the Lighting market.
Course: LIGHTING CONTROLS FOR ENERGY CODES – 1 LU-HSW CREDIT
- Description: This course will provide an overview of the most current codes and standards, primarily ASHRAE and Title 24 and how to comply with lighting controls.
Course: THE EFFECTS OF BLUE LIGHT – 1 LU-HSW CREDIT
- Description: The Effects of Blue Light: Fact or Fiction is an introductory course related to blue light and its effect on sight, the human body, food, and pharmaceuticals. This course will explain the factual information and data that have been collected about blue light. It will also address some of the myths and effects yet to be scientifically proven. The goal of this class is to help those participating understand how to discuss blue light, its effects, and properly apply it in lighting design.
Course: FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHTING – 1 LU-HSW CREDIT
- Description: This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles of lighting and introduces today’s latest advancements in lighting technology. Topics covered include general lighting terminology, lamps and ballasts, solid-state lighting technology, light, vision, and color, electrical, and optical control.
Course: FORMS OF TUNABLE WHITE – 1 LUU-HSW CREDIT
- Description: This course provides an overview of the basics of tunable white lighting and the available approaches to tuning, mixing, and controlling tunable white systems. Topics covered include types of tunable white, approaches to tuning/mixing and control, as well as emerging segments within the tunable light space.
Course: LIGHTING DESIGN FOR INTERIOR SPACES – 1 LU-HSW CREDIT
- Description: Lighting Design for Indoor Spaces is an introductory course that introduces lighting styles, fixture types, and controls, while demonstrating the best practices for lighting in various applications.
Course: LIGHTING DESIGN FOR EXTERIOR SPACES – 1 LU-HSW CREDIT
- Description: This course provides an overview and description of terms and best lighting practices for outdoor lighting. Topics covered include lighting distributions, photometrics, outdoor controls, and application lighting recommendations.
Course: UNDERSTANDING CCT & COLOR METRICS FOR LIGHTING – 1 LU-HSW CREDIT
- Description: How to accurately measure and quantify correlated color temperature and color rendering has been a topic of discussion for decades. The new TM-30-15 method from the IES addresses many of the shortcomings of the old single metric CRI system. In the past, several other metrics were investigated and implemented with limited results. Now TM-30 applies the latest in color science and measurement techniques and features both numeric and graphic outputs that help better interpret the results in real-world applications.
Course: DOWNLIGHTING FOR ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS – 1 LU-HSW CREDIT
- Description: This class will cover the evolution, construction and optical performance of various recessed downlights. It will also cover their application and how this may affect the visual comfort and user experience within a space. It also introduces how they may be applied in human centric lighting applications.
Course: LIGHTING IN THE W.E.L.L. STANDARD – 1 LU-HSW
- Description: This class will review how lighting is applied to make buildings healthier for occupants by meeting WELL standard requirements. It covers all aspects of lighting, including how electric lighting and daylighting can be used together to meet the WELL standard requirements. It also covers how lighting controls can play an important role in meeting the WELL standard.
Course: LIGHTING FOR LIFE SAFETY – 1 LU-HSW
- Description: This course is designed to educate designers on the need for Life Safety Solutions. It provides an overview of the most common Life Safety Code(s) as well as a comprehensive overview of various lighting solutions to meet Life Safety code, and a methodology to layout your next Life Safety Lighting project.
Course: SECURITY LIGHTING FOR PEOPLE & PROPERTY – 1 LU-HSW
- Description: Security Lighting for People and Property is designed to address security lighting in various commercial areas in the marketplace. This course will help identify when security is an issue and present an understanding of how our eyes adapt to light in dimly lit or dark areas. It will also help define ways of designing lighting to meet the safety and security measures in place by many existing, as well as new, commercial spaces.
Course: LIGHT & COLOW WITH LEDS – 1 LU-HSW
- Description: Our eyes can play tricks on us when it comes to color and how the eyes adapt. Lighting designs are affected, positively and negatively, by this. Understanding basic vision science and how the eye perceives colors of objects and the environment, are important elements in design considerations. Comprehending color metrics that are used with conventional and LED sources will allow for a more thoughtful technical and artistic approach to the design.
Course: MODEL ENERGY CODE – 1 LU CREDIT
- Description: This course is an objective discussion and overview of the IECC 2021 energy code as it is applied to projects of a commercial or industrial occupancy. Attendees will learn how the energy code is structured before learning the various requirements pertaining to lighting and lighting control installations. The discussion is designed to identify and demonstrate these requirements applicable to numerous applications that design professionals are faced with daily.
Course: ASHRAE 90.1 2022 ENERGY STANDARD V1.0 – 1 LU CREDIT
- Description: This course is an objective discussion and overview of the 2022 ASHRAE 90.1 Energy Standards for lighting control provisions as it is applied to projects of a commercial or industrial occupancy. Attendees will learn how the energy code is structured before learning the various requirements related to lighting and lighting control installations. The discussion is designed to identify and demonstrate these requirements applicable to numerous applications that design professionals encounter daily.
Course: ACOUSTICS AND NOISE MANAGEMENT – 1 HSW CREDIT
- Description: This course is intended to educate architects, designers, and specifiers about acoustic lighting, a groundbreaking technology that decreases noise while also illuminating a space. Acoustic lighting decreases the sound emitted and absorbed by a luminaire in a space. Acoustic technology can maximize human wellness by increasing focus, which increases productivity, and provides a comfortable environment for those with sensory issues. In this way, acoustic lighting is one step toward creating a comfortable environment with a human-focused application.
- Presented: in your office by a Florida Lighting Associates representative.
Course: MAKING INFORMED DESIGN CHOICES – 1 HSW CREDIT
- Description: Dive deep into the intricacies of architectural lighting as we unravel the complexities of modern manufacturing techniques and cutting-edge technologies utilized by lighting manufacturers. This course meticulously examines the impact of diverse components and materials on luminaire performance, longevity, and aesthetic outcomes. Explore strategies to discern and validate manufacturers’ claims by employing precise questioning techniques and demanding thorough documentation. Equip yourself with the technical prowess to master the art of lighting specification, ensuring precision and excellence in every project
- Presented: in your office by a Florida Lighting Associates representative.
Course: ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING WITHOUT LIMITS – 1 HSW CREDIT
- Description: This course illustrates the latest development in dynamic lighting and how different variations of dynamic lighting can be utilized when planning and designing any space. Dynamic lighting can be utilized to enhance spaces, most importantly influencing human health through mood, energy, productivity, and relaxation. The main three types of dynamic lighting covered in this course are Tunable White, Smart Hue RGB+White, and Dims to Warm, which can be powerfully utilized for creating positive experiences in hospitals, grocery stores, hospitality businesses, and more.
- Presented: in your office by a Florida Lighting Associates representative.
Course: LIGHTING AND LISTINGS – 1 CEU/ HSW CREDIT
- Description: This course examines lighting requirements, and the appropriate testing required for luminaires that allow
safety for the occupants in institutional settings such as healthcare, behavioral health, cleanroom, schools,
correctional, and transportation settings. - Presented: in your office by Deniz Nolff from NewStar Lighting accompanied by a Florida Lighting Associates Representative.
Course: 0926-LIGHTING AND THE COLLABORATIVE WORKPLACE – 1 LU/HSW
- Description: Office design is a major component of employee engagement, retention and productivity. Top performing companies recognize that good design is good for business. They create workplaces where focus and collaborative thinking coexist, empowering each individual to excel while facilitating constructive interactions with coworkers. The office of today and tomorrow must address a multi-generational workforce, be humanistic, offer choice, and provide flexibility. While office design and furniture trends have evolved to meet these trends, office lighting has not.
- Presented: over zoom by Dave Pfund with The Lighting Quotient. A Florida Lighting Associates Representative can be present in your office.
Course: 0621-Let’s Clear the Air with UV-C – 1 LU/HSW
- Description: ASHRAE Standard 241 calls for buildings to implement technologies targeting the control of indoor airborne pathogens and provides long-awaited, actionable guidance for reducing risk to occupant health. Designing and upgrading buildings and building operations to meet the Standard is a matter of public health, but also stands to improve a building’s competitive position in the market, support return-to-office initiatives, improve customer experiences, and increase operational resilience in the face of future threats. This course explores the effectiveness of various building system upgrades toward achieving recommended targets for mitigating the transmission of airborne pathogens, explains why experts consider UVGI the essential engineering intervention for compating the spread of disease indoors, and details the benefits of integrating UVGI into architectural lighting systems. Attendees will be able to use this knowledge to make informed decisions as to the most cost effective building upgrades for creating healthy spaces.
- Presented: over zoom by Dave Pfund with The Lighting Quotient. A Florida Lighting Associates Representative can be present in your office.
Course: 30-Plane Lighting-Understanding Our Reponses to the Lighting of Architectural Surfaces – 1LU
- Description: An examination of physiological and psychological responses to the lighting of architectural surfaces. Advantages of asymmetric luminaires in creating impactful, uniform lighting effects are also explored. Topics: Physiological and psychological responses to illuminated surfaces and spaces; considerations for relating light sources to their target surfaces; attributes of asymmetric luminaires; and factors influencing our perception of uniformity.
- Presented: over zoom by Zach Zaharewicz with The Lighting Quotient. A Florida Lighting Associates Representative can be present in your office.
Course: LIGHTING THAT ATTRACTS – 1 HSW/ LU
- Description: This learning unit explores the visual and psychological connections between architectural lighting and human preference. Although most occupants of a space don’t understand why they prefer one space over another with differing lighting designs, this program outlines specific factors to consider for improving the emotional connection within an interior space. Proper application of lighting placement, distribution, brightness ratios, acoustic materials, and LED color spectrum can result in aesthetics and physical comfort that exceed occupant expectations. Applying best practices with these design factors can enable gains in retail and hospitality patronage as well as improve employee wellness and retention in working environments.
- Presented: in your office by a Florida Lighting Associates Representative.
Course: LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS & RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR HEALTHCARE TECHNICAL SPACES – 1 LU/HSW
- Description:
- Presented: in your office by Matthew Brownell from Viscor accompanied by a Florida Lighting Associates Representative.
Course: CREATING AN IDEAL SURGICAL WORKSPACE WITH LIGHT – 1 LU/HSW
- Description:
- Presented: in your office by Matthew Brownell from Viscor accompanied by a Florida Lighting Associates Representative.
Course: CLEANROOM CONSTRUCTION AND LIGHTING – 1 LU/HSW
- Description:
- Presented: in your office by Matthew Brownell from Viscor accompanied by a Florida Lighting Associates Representative.
Course: AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH TO LIGHTING AND WELL BEING – 1 LU/HSW
- Description:
- Presented: in your office by Luca Masella from Zaniboni Lighting accompanied by a Florida Lighting Associates Representative.
Course: TRANSFORMING INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS INTO HEALTHY SPACES – 1 LU/HSW
- Description:
- Presented: in your office by Luca Masella from Zaniboni Lighting accompanied by a Florida Lighting Associates Representative.
