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DMD Learning Center

We are all students. One of the challenges and advantages to being involved in engineering is that we are constantly learning. Because learning is exciting, we are motivated to share our knowledge with others. We do this through presentations, participation in seminars and professional organizations and our web site.

The DMD Learning Center has been established as a convenient way for our staff to share information with our clients and web site visitors.

 

DMD Presentations

 

Don McLean has recently given a presentation to the City of Edmonton and City of Calgary on Roadway Lighting Design Updates. Please see the link below for a copy of the presentation.
Don McLean recently presented a Solid State Lighting webinar along side Paul Lutkevich (WSP) and Ron Gibbons (VTTI). Please see the link below for presentation slides.
Don McLean recently spoke at the IES Hot Topics in Lighting Seminar where he gave a presentation on Safety and Visibility Based Lighting Design. Please see the link below for presentation slides.

NCHRP-5-22 Guidelines for Solid State Roadway Lighting 

The lighting industry has changed dramatically over the past decade. The optics of legacy high intensity discharge (HID), full-cutoff luminaires were restricted to the lamp and reflector design; these lamps emit light in almost every direction, which must then be reflected to the roadway. Roadway luminaires have moved beyond this design through the vast possibilities presented by solid-state lighting (SSL)—at present, in the form of light emitting diodes (LED)–which also boasts lower energy usage, reduced maintenance, and improved color. Light levels are calculated over a grid limited to the traveled roadway. Any light that lands outside of the calculation grid is not quantified in the average and uniformity results, but is still present with roadway luminaires and may provide a safety benefit. With the greater ability to control the distribution and the sharp cutoff at the edges with SSL luminaires, light levels beyond the calculation grid may be dramatically reduced, but a design may still meet on road lighting requirements.
The objectives of this project were to develop more comprehensive guidelines in AASHTO standard format for the application of roadway lighting related to the widespread adoption of SSL, and to identify gaps in knowledge where possible future research will enhance these guidelines. Listed below is Volume 1 – Guidance and Volume 2 – Research Overview of the final Draft Final Report for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 05-22 Guidelines for Solid State Lighting. The Guides define research and offers guidance on implementing Solid State Lighting technology, specifically as it relates to the current American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (2018).

Don McLean presented at the IES and Area Conference in San Diego where he focused on design methods and research aimed at improving pedestrian safety and meeting Vision Zero objectives. Please see below for the presentation slides. (October 24th, 2019)

DMD’s Don McLean has recently been featured on a webinar through the IES on RP-8-18 standards. Please see below for the presentation slides.  (June 10th, 2019)

Don McLean has recently given a presentation for the US DOE on Lighting & Safety. See below for presentation slides. (February 22, 2019)

Our president, Don, has recently given an LS Networks presentation on LED conversions, lighting health and standards. See below for all presentation slides. (April 25, 2018)

Our president, Don, has led another webinar for the Transportation Association of Canada on LED Street Lighting Colour Temperature and Health Impacts. Click below to view the presentation. (Nov 9, 2017)

DMD has recently participated in the IESBC + LSNetwork Summit. Click below to view our president, Don McLean`s presentation on Smart Street Lighting. (Nov 6, 2017)

Special Announcement from the IES Board Position on AMA Report 2-A-16: Human and Environmental Effects of Lighting Emitting Diode (LED) Community Lighting, (Jun 29, 2017)

LED Street Lighting: Colour, Temperature and Health Impacts, (Jun 21, 2017)

Etap Software Research, (Apr 12, 2017)

Special Announcement from the Lighting Research Center on their Response to the AMA Report on LED Lighting, (Apr 5, 2017)

MMCD-MED Joint General Meeting and Workshop, Coquiltam, BC (Nov 28, 2014)

IESNA Street and Area Lighting Conference (SALC), Nashville, TN (Sept 9, 2014)

ITS Canada Conference, Victoria, BC (June 3, 2013)

CITE Conference, Calgary, Alberta (April 2013)

Lightsavers/BC Hydro PowerSmart Conference – “A Brighter Tomorrow: LED Street Lighting in BC” (Jan 28, 2013)

2012 MED-MMCD Conference, Richmond, BC (Nov 23, 2012)

IMSA BC Technical Conference, Coquitlam, BC (Oct 30, 2012)

ITE Quad Conference, Lynnwood, WA (April 18, 2011)

ACECBC, TransLink and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure – Roads to Change Transportation Conference, Vancouver (Jan 26, 2011)

IESNA Roadway Lighting Seminar, Burnaby, BC (Oct 26, 2011)

APEGBC Municipal Engineers Division (MED) Spring Conference, Richmond, BC (Apr 8, 2011)

Light Savers Conference, Toronto, ON (Mar 7 & 8, 2011)

IESNA Roadway Lighting Update Seminar, Burnaby, BC (Feb 19, 2009)

BC Public Works Association – Interior Chapter Meeting, Kelowna, BC (Apr 24, 2008) and IMSA BC Section – AGM & Conference, Kelowna, BC (May 6, 2008)

IMSA BC Technical Session, Coquitlam, BC (Apr 26, 2007)

Transportation Association of Canada – Designing Roadway Lighting Workshop, Ottawa, Ontario (Apr 16, 2007)

IMSA 2006 Canadian Conference & Trade Show, Canmore, Alberta (Mar 21-23, 2006)

IESNA Outdoor Lighting Conference, Burnaby, British Columbia (Dec 2, 2005)

IESNA Street & Area Conference, San Diego, California (Oct 4th, 2005)

Canadian Lighting Industry Collaboration (CLIC), Toronto, Ontario (Sept 21, 2005)

IESNA Roadway Lighting Committee, Tucson, Arizona (Mar 14, 2005) Award Winning Presentation

International Dark Sky Conference, Tucson, Arizona (Mar 16, 2005)

IESNA BC Chapter Outdoor Lighting Conference, Burnaby, British Columbia (Nov 7, 2003)

ORPA – Recreation & Parks Conference, Seaside, Oregon (Fall 2003)

WRPA – Washington Recreation & Parks Conference, Ocean Shores, Washington (Fall, 2002)

ITE Division 6 Regional Conference, Palm Desert, California (Jul 15, 2002)

IESNA BC Chapter Outdoor Lighting Conference (Oct, 2001)

 

Articles and Interviews

IMSA Journal – Sept/Oct 2006

Recreational Magazine

Global National News Story (Oct 16, 2007)

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