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Lighting Controls Bookstore

08/02/2023 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Check out these excellent publications covering lighting controls by the Illuminating Engineering Society.

Filed Under: Articles, Commissioning, Connected/Networked/Digital Control, Content, Design, Education and Tools, Fundamentals, Internet of Things, Topics

Lutron’s Zach Schroeck Talks Lighting Control Fundamentals

06/01/2023 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the opportunity to interview Zach Schroeck, Director, Product Management, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. for an article about “things every electrical distributor should know about lighting controls.”

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Fundamentals, Lutron Electronics Co., Members, Topics

Leviton’s Tom Leonard and Jeff Beyert Talk Control Fundamentals

03/22/2023 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Industry journalist Craig DiLouie recently had the opportunity to interview Thomas Leonard, Vice President, Commercial Controls, and Jeff Beyert, Vice President, Channel Sales & Service, of Leviton for an article about lighting control fundamentals to be published in the July 2023 issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. The main question is: What does is the minimum every electrical distributor needs to know to begin to understand the lighting controls category?

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Fundamentals, Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Members, Topics

The Lighting Controls Podcast: Ensuring a Good User Experience

11/04/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

In this episode of The Lighting Controls Podcast co-produced by the Lighting Controls Association and NAILD and sponsored by Toggled IQ, Gary Meshberg, LC, CLCP, LEED-AP, vice chair of the LCA and director of industry and market engagement for Digital Lumens/ENCELIUM, explains how to overcome reluctance to adopt advanced lighting controls.

Filed Under: Content, Fundamentals, LCA TV, Legrand Encelium, Members, Toggled IQ, Topics

C. Webster Marsh Talks Common Lighting Controls Terminations

04/03/2020 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Lighting Controls Systems may use a wide variety of lighting controls wiring to connect their systems throughout a project. How that wiring, which may use multiple conductors, connects from device to device is an important component to identify and specify on any project. A termination is the end of a conductor and it may facilitate proper communication between devices or help avoid connecting the wrong conductors to a device. Terminations will sometimes also have very specific landing points for its conductors known as “pinouts,” which maintain a consistent connection pattern for all conductors. This article discusses common terminations that a Lighting Controls Designer may come across.

Filed Under: Articles, Fundamentals

Learn Lighting Systems Lingo

05/14/2018 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

“Coexistence,” “interchangeability,” and “standby power” are samples of some of the terms featured in Lighting Systems Terms and Definitions, a new publication by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

Filed Under: Fundamentals, LCA News

Basic, Advanced, and Networked Lighting Controls

11/13/2017 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

The Lighting Network breaks down basic versus advanced versus networked lighting controls in this short article.

Filed Under: Fundamentals

Introduction to Lighting Controls

07/21/2017 by Craig DiLouie 11 Comments

A good lighting design includes a good controls design. Lighting controls play a critical role in lighting systems, enabling users manually or automatically to: • turn the lights ON and OFF using a switch; and/or • adjust light output up and down using a dimmer. This basic functionality can be used to generate these benefits […]

Filed Under: Articles, Fundamentals

Dan Blitzer on the Benefits of Lighting Controls

05/04/2016 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

In this video by Philips Lighting, part of an education series, Dan Blitzer explains lighting controls and their benefits.

Filed Under: Fundamentals, LCA TV

Lighting Control Strategies and Retrofits

02/04/2016 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

The Lighting Controls Association’s Craig DiLouie, LC, contributed an article about lighting control strategies and how they apply to existing buildings for FACILITIES MAINTENANCE DECISIONS, which republished it on their website. You can read it here.

Filed Under: Fundamentals, LCA News

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