Welcome to LED University, an online portal for accredited education opportunities and other resources that allow professionals to stay up-to-date on the latest in solid-state lighting technologies. LED University is a partnership of Residential Lighting and Building Design + Construction magazines, featuring materials from lighting industry experts such as Joe Rey-Barreau, AIA, an experienced lighting designer and architect who is also an Associate Professor with tenure at the University of Kentucky College of Design.
LED University Coursework
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CoursesSponsored by Emerson and Pure Lighting/Edge Lighting. Wednesday, April 8, 2-3 p.m. EDT -
CoursesSponsored by Pure Lighting/Edge Lighting and Spotlite-USA. -
CoursesSponsored by Access Lighting, ELP, Langlais Group, LTF and Pure/Edge Lighting. This webinar has already taken place, but you can register here to view it on demand. -
Case StudiesAt the University of Florida in Gainesville, the Department of Energy GATEWAY program evaluated LED architectural and theatrical lighting in four academic/performance-related spaces within the Nadine McGuire Theater + Dance Pavilion. -
Tech BriefsA Department of Energy GATEWAY demonstration uses four academic/performance-related spaces to put LED lighting to the test. -
White PaperThe U.S. Department of Energy's CALiPER program has released Report 21.2, which is part of a series of investigations on linear LED lamps. Report 21.2 focuses on the performance of three linear (T8) lamps and a benchmark fluorescent lamp in five different troffer types. -
White PaperThis document provides an overview of the current performance of LED PAR-, BR-, R- and AR-shaped lamps, which were all investigated by CALiPER in 2012. -
White PaperThe energy efficiency of LEDs has increased substantially since the first general illumination products came to market, with currently available lamps and luminaires having efficacies more than three times as high as the best products from 2005. -
White PaperThis fact sheet discusses flicker metrics, contributing factors, and consequences in addition to comparing the flicker attributes of a sample of conventional and LED sources. -
White PaperA detailed discussion of failure, lifetime and reliability as they relate to LED-based products. -
White PaperThis fact sheet provides guidance on the various factors to consider when deciding on an LED upgrade for a fluorescent troffer system. -
White PaperThis fact sheet ddresses key questions about color stability and color shift in LED lighting applications. -
Tech BriefsFrom the University of California Davis California Lighting Technology Center: The Voluntary California Quality LED Lamp Specification requires that LED lamps meet certain product performance criteria. -
White PaperThe U.S. Department of Energy has published a fact sheet that looks at what's known — and not known — about the effects of lighting on human health, with specific reference to LEDs.