Join us for our Tech Talk series with a discussion by Pivotal Lighting Design Studio Leader Lauri Tredinnick on NICU Lighting, which will include case studies and applications on how proper lighting can improve patient outcomes.

Join us for International Dark Sky Week as Daniel Harvey with Erco Lighting North America discusses Light and Color Under the Night Sky: Management of Light Pollution for the Future of Our Skies. This remote lunch time talk is AIA HSW accredited will touch on the following:

• Understand the effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on humans, animals, and nature.

• Be able to identify different forms of light pollution and their effects on their surroundings.

• Learn the 5 Principles of responsible outdoor lighting.

• Identify lighting strategies that contribute to the conservation of the night sky.

Join the IES and the Denver Architecture Foundation on a guided tour of the lighting design of Union Station and Millennium Bridge.

Join the IES and the Denver Architecture Foundation on a guided tour of the lighting design of The Dairy Block.

Join the IESRMS as we support our local community by packing Powersacks in this volunteer event with Food for Thought.

Join the IES Section for a happy hour and talk by Dan Glaser, PhD from LightStanza exploring how tech is changing the lighting design process.

- Attendees will be able to detail how cloud computing is changing design workflows
- Attendees will understand how they can leverage cloud storage to compare and access designs more easily
- Attendees will learn how BIM and raytracing are providing more detailed analysis with less work for lighting designers
- Attendees will be able to see how artificial intelligence can make IES recommendations more accessible

Dinner and refreshments will be provided.

In recent years, architects, artists, and academics have begun implementing concepts of a new philosophical movement, Object-Oriented Ontology (OOO), into their thinking. Referencing work by Prof. Graham Harman, founder of OOO, this program explores why lighting design must engage in philosophical conversations and how designers are uniquely situated to lead that charge. Attendees will learn introductory OOO terms and review several case studies to recognize the inherent relationship between architecture, light, and philosophy. Key design topics include understanding the importance of abstraction and exploring tools to effectively develop concepts including metaphor, sketching, and AI. The goal is to expand our contemporary understanding of light; if light is an object itself, we ought to explore how this may challenge our assumptions and approach to design.

Reinhardt Swart, IALD, LC is an associate lighting and computational designer at SmithGroup in Denver, adjunct professor, and artist. Graduating from The Pennsylvania State University with an integrated BAE/MAE, his interest in theory, art, environmental analytics, and computation has notably influenced his practice. During his nearly ten years of professional experience, he has received notable lighting awards including the AEI Professional Award of Excellence for GM Flint Factory One and the IES Award of Merit for the Zeiss Michigan Quality Excellence Center. Reinhardt served on SmithGroup’s Board Advisory Council on the topic of integrated design and has given industry lectures on advanced daylighting and the philosophy of lighting design. He has recently completed his Master in Advanced Computation for Architecture and Design at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, exploring graph theory and discrete combinatorial modeling to automate low-income modular housing solutions.

Save the date! Lighten Up! makes an exciting return!

Join us for a happy hour with the lighting designers behind the Merit Award winning Bezel Bar. Mix and mingle with fellow Emerging Professionals and learn about what went into this outstanding lighting design. Shelby Allen from HLB Lighting Design will speak on the design elements in a casual atmosphere with networking to follow. Although this is part of our EP programming, the event is open to professionals in all stages. With your registration, you'll receive one drink on the IES. Must be 21+ to attend.

Shelby is skilled at the communication and documentation of lighting design concepts through sketches, presentations, and technical/detail drawings. Her comprehensive education in architectural engineering has trained her to easily communicate technical concepts to engineers and manufacturers, while her experience in design has prepared her to address conceptual ideas with architects and other design professionals. She has been involved in several research studies and initiatives, particularly those pertaining to human perception and the subjective impact of light within the built environment.

Join us as we volunteer once again with Food for Thought Denver, creating weekend food bags that will be distributed to local children at numerous area schools.

Join us for a recap of the IES Annual Conference. Get an inside look into what is happening at the IES Society Level, including our global expansion, as well as dive into what is happening in the industry. Section board members Christopher, Allie, and Cole will share the highlights and what to expect in the year ahead from the IES. If you didn't get a chance to attend AC in New York, this should serve as a quick update that you don't want to miss.

Save the date! Our annual IES Golf Tournament is back again.

Save the date!

Join the IES (Illuminating Engineering Society), IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers), and WILD (Women in Lighting Design) as we support our local community by packing Powersacks in this volunteer event with Food for Thought.

Are you new to the industry and looking to connect with other in your local lighting community? Join us for a happy hour and get to know your fellow Emerging Professionals in the IES Rocky Mountain Section! An Emerging Professional is an individual who has less than 5 years of experience in the lighting industry. Register at the link below. We can't wait to see you there!

A panel on Removing Obstacles and Building Community through Urban Redevelopment and Lighting in Denver’s Public Spaces.

Plenty of our work relies heavily on concepts developed within the theatrical lighting industry, but how did all of that come to be? How did we get from literal candles to LED sources? How do these things get controlled? Join Jared as he wanders quickly (and irreverently) through a history of lighting, controls, and design in the theatrical world. Hopefully no fires will be reported from simply talking about candles and gas lamps.

Illumination Awards season is upon us! The IES Illumination Awards (IA) program recognizes individuals for professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design based on the individual merit of each entry. Submissions for the 51st Annual Illumination Awards will be open beginning January 4th, 2024! Join us for a short presentation as our Illumination Awards Chair shares valuable insight into creating a winning entry. Gain tips for selecting the right category, crafting an optimal narrative, and capturing stunning photography. We'll also delve into the judges' criteria, submission process, necessary rules, and the actual scoresheets used for evaluation. Don't miss this opportunity to help answer any IA questions you might have!

Come see the ever-changing colors that illuminate the Meow Wolf Denver building, transforming it into an epic landmark in the Colorado nighttime sky! Tour guides will share the development, architecture, and lighting design of the building before the group moves upstairs into the exhibit to further explore the importance of design within the building. Entrance into Meow Wolf is included in ticket purchase.

Take a trip through Denver’s history. Focused on landmarks new and old, the tour will reveal how the construction of the Millennium Bridge and redevelopment of Denver Union Station catalyzed the transformation of Denver’s railyards and warehouse district into a national model of development connecting the urban core and the historic neighborhoods along the South Platte River. The tour will also explore the lighting design and its importance for both the station terminal and Millennium Bridge.

As we approach the end of a busy year, please join the IES for Decompress December! We will kick off the session with an Increasing Kindness Lab workshop by Union Yoga, focusing on stress management, intention vs. impact, kindness, releasing tension and meditation examples. We will then transition into a 45 minute yoga class with Jana Bozeman.

Get to know other lighting professionals during this engaging and fun event!

The merging of generative design, advanced configurability, and additive manufacturing technologies has created an opportunity to rapidly generate, visualize, and evaluate parametrically configured luminaire solutions. There is also the opportunity to be significantly more environmentally sustainable than conventional manufacturing while shortening the product development timelines. Lighting designers spend a significant amount of time preparing designs for visual evaluation using a variety of software tools and CAD models to present options to a client and to the manufacturer for approval. Generative design can create designs with user controlled parameters to rapidly visualize a design tailored to an application. Error checking with the actual CAD can eliminate the need for manufacturer approval effectively making a “custom” solution standard. The generative design component is also seeded with randomness that will generate designs that would never have otherwise been considered. This design tool has been developed and beta tested with select lighting designers to determine next steps for optimizing workflows.

Visual comfort by addressing glare has become a important factor in lighting design as well as volunteer standards. Unified Glare Rating or UGR has been used in these design standards, but what is it and how is it used? This session will discuss the advantages and pitfalls of the metric. It will also cover the results when it is misused including limited fixture selections and unintended glare. The presenter will show key concepts of the UGR Metric and give an insight as to best practices to use UGR effectively.

3D Printing for Lighting - Where are We Now and What are the Possibilities

3D printing shows promise to revolutionize the way lighting is designed, manufactured, specified, sold, and installed. It can provide many opportunities to make lighting systems more flexible, responsive, and efficient to meet the needs of modern building and construction practices. The lighting industry is uniquely positioned to apply 3D printing and create a major transformation toward a business model of custom, value-added, architecturally integrated lighting that matches the specific needs of each application.

Join the IESRMS as we support our local community by packing Powersacks in this volunteer event with Food for Thought.

Save the date! Our annual IES Golf Tournament is back again.

Join the IES Rocky Mountain Section for a tour of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs.

You’re invited to Kenny Electric for our IES Industry Panel: Specifications 101.

The IES Rocky Mountain Section is hosting a panel of individuals to help all of us better understand how we can develop and maintain the specifications throughout the construction process to meet a project's design intent. We will be asking our panelists a series of questions centered on specifications to get an inside look at all levels of the industry.