Houston Section Events

September 2019: Lighting for Education

$0.00 - $20.00

We are excited to kick off the 2019-2020 program season with an AIA CEU Lunch and Learn course on Educational Lighting. From the presentation details:


Stimulating light extends the time students remain engaged. Pleasant and bright lighting encourages the willingness to learn. Learn what lighting techniques you can use in your education projects to create the best learning environment.


Learning Objectives

  1. Learn the factors that contribute to visual comfort in schools including avoiding luminaries with sharp cut-offs and glare control using UGR values.
  2. Research suggests students who have access to daylighting perform better in all academic fields. Learn how daylighting helps meet Well Building Standards.
  3. Learn the lighting standards of IES of North America for educational lighting.
  4. Learn how lighting that enhances interior architecture can aid communication in the classroom.


When: Tuesday, September 10th, 11:30am - 1:00pm

Where: United Way Houston, 50 Waugh Dr, Houston

Topic: Lighting for Education

Cost (includes lunch): $15 members, $20 non-members, $0 First Time Attendee



Presenters Bios


Graham Whittaker

Director, Product and Lighting Applications

Zumtobel Lighting Ltd


Graham has lectured extensively throughout the UK and Australia and has also spoken at numerous conference events in the UK, Europe and Australia. While in the UK he was part of the team that created the British Council for Offices Guide to Lighting written by leading lighting professionals practicing in the office sector and providing guidance on how to specify good office lighting. In Australia Graham worked with the Green Building Council of Australia on the creation of a Lighting Comfort Credit, the aim of the credit is to encourage and recognize well-lit spaces that provide a high degree of comfort to users in addition to working with the GBCA Graham was an active member of the Lighting Council of Australia meeting with the heads of various manufacture and Australian standards to work on various lighting topics that effected the lighting community in Australia.

Since joining Zumtobel US in 2015 he has continued to lecture throughout the US and has spoken at various conferences including the IES conference in Portland 2017 where he presented a white paper on Bioadaptive lighting he is currently a member of the LIRC and adviser on Lighting Education to the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Within Zumtobel he has been involved in the creation of numerous application documents such as Lux to Lumen, Lighting for the workplace, Lighting fort the Outdoor Built Environment and Lighting for Education. He is currently involved in numerous global application activities within the group.


Jessica Brazil

Regional Sales Manager - South Territory

Zumtobel Lighting, Inc.


Jessica graduated from Minnesota State University with a degree in international business. She also has a masters degree in business from Concordia University in St. Paul Minnesota. Jessica relocated to Texas 6 1⁄2 years ago and has loved the state ever since. Jessica began her career in Lighting as a Regional Sales Manager for Eaton’s Cooper Lighting Division in 2016. She is now the Regional Sales Manager for Zumtobel Lighting Inc based in the Fort Worth Texas area. She covers the south region for Zumtobel Groups product portfolio which also includes acdc exterior lighting products.
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2019-2020 IES Houston Section Sponsorship

$500.00 - $3,000.00

We are now offering three levels of sponsorship for the Houston Section, following other sections across the US. The sponsorship subsidizes the cost for Members of the IES by making lunch and learns and other events free, and provides marketing to you, our generous sponsors. Below is a recap of the Sponsorship Levels.


Gold - $500

  • Company name on banner at all events
  • Hole Sponsor at golf tournament with a company logo at a hole.


Platinum - $1,500

  • Gold Sponsor benefits
  • Lunch at section meetings for up to 2 individuals
  • One team in the IES Golf Tournament
  • Two entries for the Christmas Party
  • Dedicated time at one activity to promote your company
  • Company logo on banner at all events, IES Website, and all published media.


Diamond - $3,000

  • Gold Sponsor benefits
  • Lunch at section meetings for up to 5 individuals
  • Two teams in the IES Golf Tournament, Additional Hole Sponsor Logo, All Adders
  • Four entries for the Christmas Party
  • Company logo on banner at all events, IES Website, and all published media, and link to Sponsor Website
  • Flag Prize sponsor at Golf Tournament.
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2019-2020 IES Houston Section Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

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