Fundamentals of Light & Lighting
• Definitions and terminology
• How light interacts with spaces
• How light is perceived by the
     visual system
• Visibility and visual tasks

Lighting Quality
• Light level
• Glare
• Flicker
• VCP
• Veiling reflections

Evaluating Lighting Systems
• The evaluation process
• Lighting surveys and audits
• Data collection tools, tips
     & technologies
• Analyzing collected data
• Calculating savings & payback
• Recommending lighting improvements

MODULE 2:  2 hours

Environmental Concerns
• Mercury in lamps
• PCBs in ballasts
• Responsible lamp & ballast disposal

Lamps
• Common lamp characteristics
• Incandescent & halogen lamps
• Compact fluorescent lamps
• Linear fluorescent lamps
• Metal halide lamps
     (including pulse start)
• High-pressure sodium lamps
• Low-pressure sodium lamps
• Emerging lamp technologies

MODULE 3:  2 hours

Ballasts
• How ballasts work
• Magnetic & hybrid ballasts
• Ballast factor, power factor & THD
• Electronic ballasts & applications

Luminaires & Fixtures
• Definition
• Photometric reports
• Spacing criteria
• Increasing luminaire efficiency
     or re-lighting
• Specular reflectors
• Louvers & lenses

Improving Lighting System Efficiency
• Lamp vs. system efficacy
• Systems approach for
     energy-effective lighting
• Multi-lamp ballasts
• Power density metric
• T8 lamp/ballast upgrades

MODULE 4:  2 hours

Lighting Controls to Reduce Hours of Use
• Dispelling the switching myths
• Switching controls
• Occupancy recognition
• Photocells

Lighting Controls to Reduce Lighting Power
• Dimming control technology
• Photosensors
• Daylight harvesting

Lighting Calculations Workshop
• Inverse square law
• Illuminance at a point
• Zonal cavity method
• Surface reflectances
• Using CU tables
• Sample calculations

MODULE 5:  2 hours

Lighting Economics
• Owning & operating costs
• Life cycle costing
• Basic energy accounting
• Income tax impact
• Computing economic decision
     statistics
• Computer spreadsheet tools
• Sample calculations

MODULE 6:  2 hours

Utility & ESCO Programs & Incentives
• Restructuring of the electric
     utility industry
• The role of energy services
• Performance contracting
• Alternative financing

Maintaining Lighting Systems
• Light loss factors
• Spot vs. group re-lamping
• Calculating re-lamping intervals
• System troubleshooting

Building Energy Codes
• Impact of the Energy Policy Act
• ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1
• State energy codes
• 10CFR435 Federal Energy Code