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Light for Life® Virtual Symposium: Commissioning

IES Light for Life Virtual Symposium Series | Lighting Commissioning Symposium | October 8, 2026 | 12 PM - 4 PM ET | Register today at ies.org/lightforlife

Light for Life® Virtual Symposium: Commissioning

Beyond the Checklist

Overview

Join us on Thursday, October 8, 2026 for Light For Life®: Commissioning, a one-day virtual symposium dedicated to the formal quality process which begins at pre-design and concludes when the warranty process is complete. Participants will receive four (4) IES Continuing Education Credits (CEUs).

Presentations curated to cover:

  1. Commissioning as a formal process
  2. Considerations for Owner’s Project Requirements and Sequences of Operation
  3. Integration with mechanical, electrical and controls
  4. Perspectives from the National Electrical Contractors Association
  5. Handling substitutions during submittal reviews

Attendees who join us live will receive a 25% discount on Lighting Control Systems – Properties, Selection, and Specification (ANSI/IES LP-6-25), Documenting Control Intent Narratives and Sequences of Operations (ANSI/IES LP-16-22), and The Commissioning Process Applied to Lighting and Control Systems (BSR/IES LP-8-xx) upon publication. They will also receive complimentary access to the online recording approximately 2 weeks following the live event.

October 8, 2026
12pm – 4pm ET

Registration Fees

Live Event

$99

IES Members

$199

Non-Members

Are you an IES student member? Contact IES today for a code to register at no cost! Contact: Dan Ozminkowski, dozminkowski@ies.org

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Agenda

12:00 pm
Introduction
12:05 pm
Defining Commissioning as a Formal Practice

– What is commissioning?
– Code requirements
– ASHRAE: Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and 90.1

1:30 pm
Pre-Design and Design Review

– Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), basis of design, and integration
– Lighting control systems
– NECA: systems integration best practices

3:00 pm
Boots on the Ground
3:30 pm
Existing Buildings
4:00 pm
Wrap

Agenda

12:00 pm
Introduction
12:05 pm
Defining Commissioning as a Formal Practice

– What is commissioning?
– Code requirements
– ASHRAE: Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and 90.1

1:30 pm
Pre-Design and Design Review

– Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR), basis of design, and integration
– Lighting control systems
– NECA: systems integration best practices

3:00 pm
Boots on the Ground
3:30 pm
Existing Buildings
4:00 pm
Wrap