Managing a Vital Asset - Lighting Supports

The new (3rd) edition of  TR22  has a planned publication date of 18th April. 

The following extracts from BS 0 – A Standard for Standards - are intended to assist lighting engineers in their applications of British Standards. Reference should be made to BS 0:2005 in its entirety for complete guidance.

The Module Two ILE Exterior Lighting Diploma scheduled for 26-30 March 2007 has been moved to a new venue.

The new location will be the Draycote Hotel & Country Club located on the A45 just outside Rugby in Warwickshire.

www.draycotehotel.co.uk

New Approaches to Workplace Lighting: an Introduction
This new, introductory, one-day educational course will cover the major lighting design principles and concepts involved in modern office and other workplace lighting.

The philosophy of the course will be based on:

• The latest lighting research in Europe and the USA into theoptical system and design strategies for visual comfort and performance.
• An analysis of good practice techniques.

If you would like to register for the course, contact sue@ile.org.uk

The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) are delighted to announce their first UK conference which will run during the ARC show on the 12th and 13th of February 2007 at the Business Design Centre, London.

The conference, being coordinated in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) , will be promoting the practice of responsible lighting design and will feature high-profile speakers from the world of lighting design and architecture.

Exciting plans are under way to hold a festival of light in London between 8th and 16th February to coincide with the arc show.

Switched ON London is a celebration of the relationship between light, architecture and the city consisting of temporary lighting installations and a series of light related events with an overall concept theme of 'theatre'. So, the 'Gods of Light' willing, London's first festival of light will run from the 8th to the 16th February 2007 in conjunction with ARC 07 at the Business Design Centre.
www.switchedonlondon.com

NSCA are organising a Light Pollution Event; 'Light Pollution - Managing the Impacts' on 14th February 2007 -   The event is aimed at local authority officers and lighting professionals and will cover current and proposed legislative and technical solutions to Light Pollution. 

CLICK HERE for full details

The Institution's range of lighting exhibitions over the next 18 months offer a wealth of opportunities for ILE Gold and Silver members to visit.  Ranging in scale and spread across the country there are opportunities for everyone so please watch out  for further announcements:-

Lighting Columns and Signposts: Planned Inspection Regime
This report provides information on the majority of columns in use today and how best to inspect them. The THIRD EDITION will be published in 2007.  Keep watching this website for the latest information on the publication date.

In 2007, the 8th International Conference for up-and-coming academics working in the field of lighting engineering will be held in Dörnfeld/Ilm. For years, this meeting especially arranged for junior academics from all over Europe has been in the focus of interest. All questions of lighting engineering and its adjacent fields can be dealt with in papers and poster sessions.

Call for papers

The ILE’s Annual Conference attracts lighting professionals and their colleagues in associated fields, both from the UK and internationally. It is the highlight of the lighting calendar and aims to inspire debate and provide delegates with the very latest information, ideas, news and technology at the forefront of all matters concerning non-domestic lighting. Each presentation is allocated a 25 minute time slot, with questions invited from the floor at the end of each session.

Draft BS7671
Requirements for Electrical Installations - IET Wiring Regulations – Seventeenth Edition

The Draft for Public Comment of the above document is due to be published towards the end of 2006 or at the beginning of 2007. In order to co-ordinate our response (which should have the effect of adding more weight to the comments), ILE members are invited to address any comments they might have to Gareth Pritchard, ILE Technical Committee Portfolio Manager - Electrical or to Dave Coatham, ILE Technical Manager.

There are significant differences between the draft 17th Edition and the existing 16th Edition (as amended), not least of which is the moving of the text which was in section 611, to other parts of the draft Seventeenth Edition, notably section 559, as part of the harmonisation of this document with the various European standards.

Any comments should be sent in writing to the ILE Regent House, or by email to gareth@bowden-house.co.uk  or to dave@ile.org.uk

First global Professional Lighting Designers’ Convention to take place in London/UK in October 2007

The first Professional Lighting Designers’ Convention, PLDC will be held in London, UK from 25th to 27th of October, 2007 organised by the Professional Lighting Design magazine, PLD and the European Lighting Designers’ Association, ELDA+ as a co-organiser. In addition many other professional associations have announced their support and willingness to participate. More than 800 participants are expected to attend the convention next year.  www.via-verlag.com/pldc

“Code of Practice for the Design of Road Lighting”

This guidance note is authored by Alistair Scott who is the new Chairman (since Aug 2006) of the BSI committee CPL 34/08 “Road Lighting”

Introduction

BS 5489 and BS EN 13201 were published on 11th December 2003, and have now established themselves as well structured, well used standards which provide competent Lighting Engineers with the guidance and tools to design good quality, safe lighting schemes.
Corrigendum number 1 to BS 5489-1, issued in March 2004, corrected an error whereby part of Table B2 was missing from the first published version.
The amendment number 1 to BS 5489-1 was issued in April 2006 and does warrant further explanation.

As a partner in EWx 2007 the ILE is delighted to announce that Iguzzini have committed to exhibiting at the show.
Ian Stanton, Sales and Marketing Director of iGuzzini said "We need to raise the brand awareness of our substantial external lighting product range to such specifiers as landscape architects, local authorities  and  lighting engineers . The External Works 2007  Show gives us exposure to such key personnel".

ILE President Elect, Shaun Capper said "I am very pleased to add the support of iGuzzini to the growing list of exhibitors.  We have a comprehensive programme of seminars for the event and it is good to see the lighting industry and profession working together to create a really exciting show".

Organisers Brintex have also announced a series of other attractions.

Following Essex County Council’s recent decision to switch off some of its street lighting ostensibly to reduce energy use and carbon emissions – and the prospect of other authorities following suit – the Institution of Lighting Engineers (ILE) has announced a set of more considered guidelines for cost and energy savings in public lighting.

In June 2006 the Environment Agency issued new guidance to the Hazardous Waste Regulations.  In their new guidance document HWR02A there are several examples of what is a premises and most importantly what is not a premises for meeting the obligations under the Hazardous Waste Regulations.

Following the issuing of Highways Agency HD46-05 – Quality Management System requirements for Designers, the ILE has reviewed and re-issued its guidance on CPD.

The ILE have negotiated a package of telecom products and services, for the advantage of ILE Gold and Silver Group Members.The services are provided by frontline network services - one of the country's leading independent brokers in telecommunications services. The company has been in operation for 8 years and has over 800 SME customers along with some major corporate and government bodies.