SALC: Rita Harrold’s IES Update

Rita Harrold, Director of Technology at IES, gave the following update:

  • RP-8, 16th version, first published in 1928, will be ready this year. .Rick Kauffman is chair.
  • RP-20 Parking Facilities, coming this year. Doug Paulin is chair.
  • DG-21 Residential Roads is near completion.   Bill Smelser is chair.
  • DG-28 Roadway Lighting Controls should be coming to a close at the Roadway Committee Meeting.  Chair is Jim Frazer.
  • Mesopic issues are not covered in RP-8. There is a task force to address Mesopic. Chair is Scott Wentworth. 

Other Roadway Lighting Committee Projects:

  • Toll Plaza
  • Roadway Maintenance document
  • Tunnel Lighting
  • Education Modules
  • Research project identification 

IES is developing an RFP for Research, will be sent out net week, to measure and report luminaire LLD and study effects of dirt, mist-borne salt and other compounds, and their effects, on optical materials.

Other IES Activities

APR 2014 Symposium   Light + Human Behavior.  Topics:  Schools, Hospitals and Outdoor environment. 

Color Metric Task Group

  • CRI used for years
  • 20+ other metrics under consideration worldwide
  • What should IES pursue?
  • Task Group formed to explore options, test methods.

IES is creating an education area on the website.