Product Description

Intended Audience: Lighting practitioners, building owners, architects, engineers, lighting designers, code authorities, contractors, general public.
Intended Interest Categories: Specifier (US), Affected (UA), Public Interest (UP), Academic, Research (GAR), Government, Regulatory (GGR), General SME (GSME), Organizational (OM).
Description: Sustainable lighting design is defined as “meeting the qualitative needs of the visual environment with the least impact on the natural environment.” This update of ANSI/IES LP-10 focuses on best practices in four main areas: Sustainable Lighting Design in Practice, Life Cycle, Material Health, and Frameworks for Considering Sustainability Goals. Included in this edition is an overview of sustainable building rating systems, product labels and declarations, corporate responsibility programs, and initiatives for social and environmental justice pertaining to the lighting industry.
Page count: 84 pages
Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society (2026)
SKU: ANSI/IES LP-10-26
ISBN: 978-0-87995-512-0
Previous edition: LP-10-20
Chapters:
- 1.0 Introduction and Scope
- 2.0 Sustainable Architectural Lighting Design in Practice
- 3.0 Life Cycle
- 4.0 Material Health
- 5.0 Frameworks for Considering Sustainability Goals
- 6.0 Takeaways and Checklists
- Annex A – Glossary
- Annex B – Abbreviations
- Annex C – Additional Reading
- Annex D – Lighting Related Impacts Covered by Sustainability Frameworks
Citation Format:
Illuminating Engineering Society. ANSI/IES LP-10-26, Lighting Practice: Lighting for Sustainability. New York: IES; 2026.


