Regulations
New Horticulture Lighting Standard Released
Humans and plants use light in different ways. Check out the newly available standard, ANSI/IES RP-45-21 Recommended Practice: Horticultural Lighting, to learn about the differences between architectural and horticultural lighting design. Published by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).
Published by LED professional ·
“Horticultural lighting is a science in its own right, bridging horticulture, botany, and illumination engineering, We wrote this document with one purpose in mind: To provide a framework for discussions between horticulturalists and lighting professionals.”
–Ian ASHDOWN, IES Horticultural Lighting Committee Chair
How to order the new Horticulture Lighting Standard:
https://store.ies.org/product/rp-45-21-horticultural-lighting/
About IES
Established in 1906, the Illuminating Engineering Society is the recognized technical and educational authority on illumination. Our mission is to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the public. We provide a variety of professional development, publications, networking and educational opportunities to our membership of engineers, architects, designers, educators, students, contractors, distributors, utility personnel, manufacturers and scientists in nearly 60 countries. Through our American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited process, we publish and maintain the Lighting Library®️, with over 100 standards written by subject matter experts in our technical committees. In all our efforts, we strive to improve life through quality of light. To learn more about us, visit www.ies.org.
___
