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Synapse Provides Guidance for Parking Garage Lighting Control

03/31/2021 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Synapse Wireless has published guidance to achieving best practices and energy code compliance for parking garage lighting control. The guidance describes various relevant regulations and what strategies and equipment are required. “Parking garages can be a challenging environment for lighting designers. From seasonal outdoor daylight patterns, to underground levels, these spaces are a microcosm for […]

Filed Under: Articles, Energy Codes, Synapse Wireless

2021 Rebate Outlook

03/26/2021 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

Rebates remain a strong incentive for investing in energy-efficient lighting and controls. In 2021, significant opportunities are widely available for LED lighting and controls, including continuing availability of rebates for networked controls.

Filed Under: Articles, Utility Rebates/Incentives

IECC 2021 Decoded

02/26/2021 by Craig DiLouie 2 Comments

In January 2021, the International Code Council published the 2021 version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which has been updated every three years since 2000. This new version reduces lighting power allowances, expands mandatory controls requirements, and issues clarifications.

Filed Under: Articles, Energy Codes

2021 Nonresidential Construction Forecast: Decline but Rebound Next Year

01/26/2021 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

In January 2021, the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast, a survey of the nation’s leading construction forecasters, projected a 5.7% decline in nonresidential construction spending in 2021. Construction spending is then projected to grow 3.1% in 2022 as the renewal of economic activity unleashes pent-up demand for nonresidential space.

Filed Under: Articles, Construction and Economy

Networked Lighting Controls: A New Sales Pitch

01/15/2021 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Networked lighting controls may get a boost in adoption by shifting the conversation beyond mere energy benefits, says Liesel Whitney-Schulte and Dan Mellinger.

Filed Under: Articles, Connected/Networked/Digital Control

Steve Mesh Talks Networked Lighting Controls Commissioning for Contractors

01/13/2021 by Lighting Controls Association 1 Comment

Actually – this isn’t just for electrical contractors!  Just about anyone can learn how to commission a networked lighting control system (NLC), writes Steve Mesh.

Filed Under: Articles, Commissioning

Will Controls Be Key to Circadian Lighting?

12/21/2020 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

While “circadian lighting” varies in definition, it generally refers to design that uses intensity and spectrum of light for a non-visual effect—namely, to support regulation of circadian rhythms. A new study suggests that by enabling intensity and spectral adjustment and optimizing exposure based on time of day, designers and owners can minimize the energy tradeoff imposed by associated typically much-higher light levels. This would entail use of an advanced lighting control system capable of scheduled dimming and perhaps spectral emission adjustment.

Filed Under: Articles, Connected/Networked/Digital Control

Nurses Want More Lighting Control

11/25/2020 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

A U.S. Department of Energy-funded Pacific Northwest Energy Laboratory (PNNL) study found that hospital nurses value controllability in lighting and that this controllability can translate to greater satisfaction among patients.

Filed Under: Articles, Research Studies

Jeremy Day Talks Control System Design

11/16/2020 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Jeremy Day, Application Engineering Director for LumenPulse, wrote an interesting article laying out a simple process for designing a lighting control system.

Filed Under: Articles, Design

Study Finds Large Untapped Potential to Reduce Building Energy Consumption Through Wider Use of Networked Lighting Controls

10/28/2020 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) and the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently released results of a new study that strengthens the case for expanding use of networked lighting controls (NLC) to significantly drive energy savings in commercial and industrial buildings. The report found that energy savings possible by adding NLCs to LED lighting projects approach 70 percent for some building types, with savings across various categories of buildings averaging 49 percent.

Filed Under: Articles, Connected/Networked/Digital Control, Research Studies

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