Product Description

Intended Audience: Lighitng practitioners, test, labs, the general public, government/regulatory, Academic/Research.
Intended Interest Categories: Testing Equipment User (TEU), Testing Equipments Manufacturer (TEM), User-Specifier (US), Public Interest (UP), Gen’l Interest – Academic, Research (GAR), Gen’l Interest – RegulatoryGovernment GGR).
Description: Provide industry with guide on specification of TM-30 by expanding on the framework of TM-30 Annex E. The goal of this document is to help lighting specifiers understand color rendition considerations for a project and appropriately apply TM-30 metrics at each phase of design. Each section offers a thorough account of how color rendition may be considered in phase-specific tasks. Includes a summary of the scope steps in the design process, color rendition goals, related activities that occur during those steps, and anticipated deliverables through each design phase.
Page count: 45 pages
Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society (2026)
SKU: ANSI/IES LP-30-26
ISBN: 978-0-87995-505-2
Chapters:
- 1.0 Introduction and Scope
- 2.0 Schematic Design (SD)
- 3.0 Design Development (DD)
- 4.0 Construction Documentation (CD)
- 5.0 Construction Administration (CA)
- 6.0 Conclusion
- Annex A – Recommendations for Converting From CRI-Based to TM-30-Based Specifications
- Annex B – Standards and Certification Programs
Citation Format:
Illuminating Engineering Society. ANSI/IES LP-30-26, Lighting Practice: A Comprehensive Guide to Specifying Color Rendition — Concepts, Criteria, and Implementation. New York: IES; 2025.



