Illuminating Engineering Society Of North America (IESNA) IESNA is the recognized technical authority on illumination. The Society’s has developed over 100 technical publications for all lighting professionals — from lighting designers to lighting manufacturers and lighting engineers, virtually everyone involved with illumination. www.iesna.org

International Commission On Illumination The CIE is a technical, scientific and cultural, non-profit autonomous organization. CIE provides an international forum for the discussion of all matters relating to the science, technology and art in the fields of light and lighting and for the interchange of information in these fields between countries. CIE also develops basic standards and procedures of metrology in the fields of light and lighting. www.cie.co.at

International Association Of Lighting Designers (IALD) The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) is an internationally recognized organization dedicated solely to he concerns of independent, professional lighting designers. The IALD strives to set the global standard for lighting design excellence by promoting the advancement and recognition of professional lighting designers. www.iald.org

Lighting Research Center (LRC) The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The LRC is the leading university-based research center devoted to lighting. www.lrc.rpi.edu

Lighting Research Group  The Lighting Research Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory performs research aimed at improving the energy efficiency of lighting systems in buildings and homes. lighting.lbl.gov

Light Right Consortium (LRC) LRC provides recommendations to put the Light Right research results into action and increase the liklihood that the office workers are comfortable and satisfied. Based on this research LRC has developed a bochure to highlight the areas in which lighting can contribute to positive business outcomes.  www.lightright.org

New Buildings Institute The New Buildings Institute serves as a carrier of ideas between states and regions, researchers and the market for making buildings better for people and the environment. It's Advanced Lighting Guidelines includes graphics and lighting design solutions for typical building or space types, including offices, conference rooms, grocery stores, specialty/boutique stores, classrooms and gas station canopy lighting. www.newbuildings.org

United States Green Building Council (USGBC) The United States Green Building Council (USBGC)  is the non-profit organization that developed the LEED certification, which sets standards for energy efficient construction. LEED is an internationally recognized green building system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts. www.usgbc.org

American Association Of Interior Designers (ASID) The American Association of Interior Designers (ASID) has a various chapters. The website for the South Florida chapter is listed below. www.asidfsc.org