For nearly 100 years, Panasonic, now a globally recognized brand, has designed and manufactured consumer and industrial electronics. The Panasonic Full-2Way lighting control system provides a building block methodology for implementing lighting controls. Each panel compartment has a specific function; when combined, a host of Full-2Way components provide design flexibility and solutions for energy-efficient lighting applications.

The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has announced that Gary Meshberg, LEED AP, LC, director of sales of Encelium Technologies, has been appointed president of the Lighting Controls Association (LCA). A lighting controls industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience, Meshberg will assume this new role on January 1, 2010.

The Lighting Controls Association is pleased to announce that its popular Education Express online education system now supports lighting controls training and certification conducted by the California Advanced Lighting Controls Training Program (CALCTP).

In response to a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) request for consortia to advise the department on high-performance building issues, ASHRAE led the formation of the High-Performance Commercial Green Building Partnership (HPCGBP). This Consortium brings together leading organizations from all aspects of the building community to provide guidance and technical leadership on key sustainability issues to the Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Program.