2025 NYC Energy Conservation Code: Lighting Update

The new 2025 NYC Energy Conservation Code takes effect March 31, 2026! Get clear on lighting changes before they impact your design decisions and DOB documentation.

Join the New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) NYC Lighting Council and AIANY Building Codes Committee for an overview and panel discussion on the new 2025 NYC Energy Conservation Code (NYCECC), focusing on what’s changed for lighting since the 2020 code. What's new, and what do the revisions mean for design, documentation, and compliance in NYC installations?

Expert panelists will work through the changes and identify where teams are most likely to run into challenges. Whether you design, specify, engineer, supply, or review lighting systems, this is the information you need before the code takes effect.

In preparation of attending our event we suggest you review the new 2025 NYCECC at the DOB website.

• Residential Energy Efficiency (Chapter R4, Section R404)
• Commercial Energy Efficiency (Chapter C4, Sections C405 and C406)
• ASHREA 90.1 Amendment (Sections 9 and 11)

Speakers:
Lee Brandt, IALD, MIES, CLD, LC, Senior Principal, HLB Lighting
Melissa L. Goren, LC, CLD, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, IALD, Associate Principal, MGE Lighting Design Collaborative

About the Speakers:
Lee Brandt is Senior Principal, HLB Lighting. During Brandt’s tenure at HLB, she has worked on projects of various sizes in diverse market sectors and helps manage the NYC office. As Senior Principal and one of the firm’s partners, she strategically focuses firmwide on people, team, and culture. Over the course of 26 years, she has enjoyed seeing the firm grow to nine offices and over 150 people. In addition to her work on the IESNYC’s Energy Code Advisory Committee, she is active in the IALD’s Energy + Sustainability Committee and locally in the DLFNY and WILD NYC.

Melissa L. Goren brings over two decades of experience leading lighting design for a wide range of project types, including commercial interiors, hospitality environments, residential developments, educational facilities, healthcare campuses, and life science laboratories. As Associate Principal of MGE Lighting Design Collaborative, Melissa leads the delivery of lighting solutions that thoughtfully integrate aesthetics, performance, and sustainability.

About the NYC Lighting Council Committee:
The NYC Lighting Council (NYCLC) is a committee within the IESNYC, and serves as an information source and advocate for issues involving the use of lighting in and about the New York Cityscape. The NYCLC provides web-based resources (Lighting311.org) for the public, and serves as a forum and reference for lighting professionals.