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Lighting Research Center Proposes User-Based Definition for Lamp Dimming

09/04/2013 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST), a program of the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, recently released a new publication that addresses the issue of how lamps should dim in terms of their “look and feel” during the dimming process. The publication, ASSIST recommends… Dimming: A Technology-neutral Definition, provides […]

Filed Under: LED Control, Research Studies

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

LBNL Publishes Study of Responsive Lighting Systems

07/15/2013 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

In September 2012, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory published, Responsive Lighting Solutions for the General Services Administration (GSA). The report provides insight into the viability of highly responsive lighting control systems. It reports the results of installing advanced lighting controls in five Federal buildings. The existing lighting in these buildings was upgraded. A number of […]

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

Study Finds Commissioning of Daylight Harvesting Control Systems Critical to Success

06/10/2013 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

Daylight harvesting control, or the practice of using light sensors to automatically reduce electric light in a space when sufficient daylight is present, has been demonstrated to produce significant energy cost savings in buildings. As a proven energy-saving strategy, it has been implemented into many sustainable building projects. It was also incorporated into ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2010 […]

Filed Under: Articles, Commissioning, Daylight Harvesting, Research Studies

Navigant: Worldwide Shipments of Wireless Controls for Smart Buildings Will Exceed 36 Million Units by 2020

05/29/2013 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

New research by Navigant suggests wireless technology is entering the mainstream of the commercial buildings controls market. While building automation and controls have been used for decades, wireless networks are enabling more granular control over building systems without many of the design and labor challenges involved with running traditional cabling to support communications and/or power. […]

Filed Under: Research Studies, Wireless Control

IMS Research: Street Lighting Is Set To Become Smart

12/05/2012 by Lighting Controls Association 2 Comments

IMS Research forecasts that the uptake of smart lighting systems will increase considerably over the next five years, with more than 13.6 million smart street lighting components being shipped between 2010 to 2017. According to IMS Research’s recently published report The World Market for Connected Lighting Controls – 2012 Edition, the number of smart street […]

Filed Under: Research Studies

Lighting Controls Association Announces Results of User Satisfaction Survey

11/12/2012 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

The Lighting Controls Association has announced the results of a recent survey of regular site users. The purpose of the survey, which was distributed to 15,000 subscribers of the LCA newsletter lightingCONTROL, was to determine satisfaction with the LCA website as well as the popularity of potential features. Respondents totaled 241, or 1.6%. The first […]

Filed Under: Articles, LCA News, Research Studies

Defining Lighting Quality Based On User Satisfaction

09/10/2012 by Craig DiLouie 2 Comments

Lighting quality is a critical consideration in effective lighting design, and often should take priority over energy savings and the economies of cost. But what is lighting quality? It goes beyond energy and cost and light levels to include brightness, light distribution, color, aesthetics, daylight, ease of use for controls, and other issues. While many […]

Filed Under: Articles, Design, Research Studies

LBNL Estimates Average Energy Savings for Popular Lighting Control Strategies

05/21/2012 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

Lighting accounts for about a third of electrical energy consumption in commercial buildings. As advanced energy-saving lighting controls still have a minority penetration in the existing building stock, building owners have a major opportunity to reduce energy costs with lighting control. Adoption of advanced lighting controls faces the usual hurdles affecting all energy-efficient lighting, including […]

Filed Under: Articles, Daylight Harvesting, Occupancy Sensors, Research Studies

More Than 80 Percent Of Electrical Contractors Work With Lighting Controls

07/15/2011 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR recently published a very informative article detailing the results of a survey of more than 700 readers about lighting and lighting controls, conducted by Renaissance Research & Consulting.

Filed Under: Articles, Research Studies

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