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 The lighting industry of South Africa is represented by the
Illumination Engineering Society of South Africa (IESSA)

 

South African experts on various topics in the lighting technology field serve on theCIE international committees responsible for the development of standards for the different aspects of illumination. 

  

IESSA represents southern Africa internationally and thereby acts as the 

National Committee of the CIE (Commition Internationale De L'Eclairage)  

IESSA lighting courses: March to June 2014

Shops and Retail Lighting Design Course: Johannesburg, 7 April 2014

The Shops and Retail Lighting Course will be of value to all who design, use or maintain lighting systems, and in particular:  
  • Lighting designers
  • Architects
  • Electrical contractors
  • Shop fitters
  • Building services engineers and electrical engineers
  • Professionals and others involved in the purchasing experience, spontaneous and planned buying events, enhancement of merchandise, etc.   
The course will cover:
  • Terms and terminology
  • Lamps and luminaires
  • Retail lighting techniques and the legal requirements of the SABS and OHS Acts
  • Lighting design
  • Selection and installation 
Contact sue@iessa.org.za
Introductory Lighting Course: Cape Town, 31 March; 1 April 2014

The course will be of value to those who design, use or maintain lighting systems, and in particular:
  • Building designers
  • Interior and exterior decorators
  • Electrical contractors and energy service providers
  • Lighting equipment suppliers and buyers
  • Architects, building services engineers and electrical engineers
  • Professionals and students requiring a basic knowledge of lighting
The course will cover: 
  • Lighting standards and OHS Act requirements
  • Basic calculations
  • Light sources and energy efficiency
  • Interior lighting design (domestic, shops, offices, industry, hotels etc.)
  • Exterior lighting design (urban centers, parks and gardens, floodlighting,
    security etc.)
  • Light fittings and their use
  • Emergency lighting     
Contact daniel@blairham.co.za
Lighting School: NMISA, Pretoria, 19 to 23 May 2014

The course will be of value to those who design and inspect lighting systems, and in particular:
  • Municipal engineers, technicians and managers
  • Building and industrial engineers, technicians and managers
  • Electrical contractors and certified electricians
  • Lighting equipment suppliers and buyers
  • Electrical engineers - professionals and students who require competency to design and measure illumination levels at installations
The course will cover:
  • Eye and vision
  • Colour
  • Units and terms, as well as the art and science used in illumination.
  • Photometry
  • Light sources and their control gear
  • Interior design requirements, calculations and measurements of lighting.
  • Luminaires - interior and exterior
  • Emergency lighting regulations and design requirements
  • Interior lighting of retail stores, hotels, restaurants, commercial and industrial buildings
  • Use of light meters and actual site measurements for interior and exterior sites
  • Street lighting requirements, calculations, design and measurements of lighting
  • Exterior lighting requirements for façade, security, sports, precincts etc.
  • Lighting economics & tariffs, and pay-back periods
Contact sue@iessa.org.za

Photometry Practical Course: SABS, Pretoria, 3 and 4 June 2014

 

This course will be of value to all who design, use or maintain lighting systems, and in particular: 

  • Building designers
  • Interior and exterior decorators
  • Energy service providers
  • Lighting equipment suppliers
  • Architects
  • Building services engineers and electrical engineers 

The course will cover:  

  • Calibration of light sources
  • Integrating sphere photometry
  • Distribution
  • Goniometer photometry

The course will be of a practical nature and is specifically aimed at persons who require a better understanding of photometric measurements.


Contact sue@iessa.org.za

 

All courses may be viewed on IESSA website  

www.iessa.org.za or email sue@iessa.org.za