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DELTA Study Evaluates Residential Sensors

07/22/2019 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) recently published a new DELTA report evaluating new sensor-controlled LED corridor lighting installed in a multifamily residential building in Albany, New York. The project showed significant energy savings while overall occupant response was positive.

Filed Under: Articles, Occupancy Sensors, Research Studies

Automatic Control for Plug Loads

12/20/2017 by Craig DiLouie 2 Comments

Controlling plug loads is a natural fit for the lighting controls industry, as the same devices and strategies are used for automatic shutoff of plug loads such as task lighting as for general lighting. This feature article by LCA Education Director Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP looks at energy code requirements, compliance options, and control types.

Filed Under: Articles, Energy Codes, Occupancy Sensors, Wireless Control

All About Occupancy and Vacancy Sensors

08/21/2017 by Craig DiLouie 4 Comments

Occupancy and vacancy sensors are devices that detect when a space is unoccupied and accordingly automatically turn OFF (or dim) the lights, thereby saving energy. The device may also turn the lights ON automatically upon detecting the presence of people, providing convenience and a potential security aid. According to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, occupancy-based […]

Filed Under: Articles, Occupancy Sensors

Occupancy Detection Using Light

03/29/2017 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

A team of faculty and graduate students from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA) and Boston University was awarded a U.S. patent titled “Sensory Lighting System and Method for Characterizing an Illumination Space.” The patent describes how the LED lighting system in a space can detect occupants’ presence, location, […]

Filed Under: Articles, Occupancy Sensors

Higher Occupancy Sensor Resolution Promises Greater Savings

07/22/2015 by Craig DiLouie 1 Comment

Occupancy sensors are a proven strategy to reduce lighting energy consumption. As such, they are mandated by commercial building energy codes. Current codes require a maximum 30-minute time delay. Time delay is a field-adjustable setting that determines the amount of time between last detected occupancy and the lights switching or dimming. Newer codes may reduce […]

Filed Under: Articles, Occupancy Sensors

Illuminating Engineering Society Publishes LEM-7 Guide to Energy-Saving Lighting Controls

04/02/2014 by Lighting Controls Association 2 Comments

The Illuminating Engineering Society, in partnership with the Lighting Controls Association, has published LEM-7, Lighting Controls for Energy Management, a detailed guide to energy-saving lighting controls. The publication was written by Craig DiLouie, LC in support of the IES Energy Management Committee. The 48-page 8.5×11 guide, which is available for $35 (IES members) and $50 […]

Filed Under: Bilevel Switching, Commissioning, Daylight Harvesting, Design, Dimming, Education and Tools, Energy Codes, Fluorescent Control, Fundamentals, HID Control, Integration, LCA News, LED Control, Occupancy Sensors

LCA TV: Occupancy Sensor Basics

01/06/2014 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

This video by Acuity Brands provides an introduction to occupancy sensor technology and application.

Filed Under: Acuity Brands, LCA TV, Occupancy Sensors, Products

Exterior Lighting Control Strategies

12/16/2013 by Craig DiLouie 1 Comment

The latest generation of energy codes and standards require that building exterior lighting be turned OFF and/or reduced when not in use, producing significant energy cost savings. This includes outdoor area/parking lot, bollard, entrance/exit canopy and wallpack lighting. The following decisions will ensure that energy consumption is minimized by turning lighting OFF or turning it […]

Filed Under: Articles, Design, Energy Codes, Occupancy Sensors

Occupancy Sensors Boost Savings at Department of Labor Parking Garage

07/26/2013 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released a GATEWAY report on a parking-garage demonstration conducted at U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) headquarters in Washington, DC, which serves as a classic illustration of the savings […]

Filed Under: Articles, LED Control, Occupancy Sensors, Research Studies

Jim Brodrick on DOE GATEWAY Report on Occupancy Sensors

02/01/2013 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy There’s a great deal of interest these days in occupancy sensors as a way to save energy in outdoor commercial lighting applications. Done right, they can increase the energy savings from a lighting system that’s already efficient – such as one based on LEDs, whose inherent […]

Filed Under: Articles, LED Control, Occupancy Sensors

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