By Lighting Controls Association, on March 26, 2012
The Leviton GreenMAX Lighting Control System was awarded First Place in the Energy Efficiency Category of the “Eco Cihac 2011 Sustainable Innovation Awards” at Expo Cihac in Mexico City. This Event is considered the most important construction trade show in Latin America, bringing more than 59,000 attendees per year.
The purpose of the award conferred by ECO CIHAC 2011 is to recognize and develop the best practices that directly benefit society and to help develop solutions with a high degree of energy efficiency that reduces CO2 emissions and to improve the management of natural and energy resources.
Leviton received the award in the Energy Efficiency category with its product GreenMAX®, thanks to its environmentally-friendly technology that saves money and energy. As a fully-integrated system, GreenMAX relay controls are ideal for installation in a wide range of commercial environments, including new construction and retrofit environments where centralized lighting control is needed.
By Lighting Controls Association, on March 16, 2012
This short video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2011 LIGHTFAIR event, introduces the building industry to the P-Series lighting control system by PLC Buildings, a division of PLC Multipoint.
The P-Series is a multiplex transmission Full-2Way remote lighting control system. It uses just two ±24 V signal wires for all the switches on a network, and controls lighting using latching relays. This reduces the number of wires needed compared to conventional remote control wiring.
By Lighting Controls Association, on February 24, 2012
Schneider Electric marketing director Tim Perek introduces the company’s energy management lighting control solutions, which can produce significant energy savings in commercial buildings.
By Lighting Controls Association, on February 7, 2012
One World Trade Center, soon to be the tallest building in the United States and one of the tallest in the world at a height of 1,776 feet, is the main building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. The facility was in need of a lighting control system capable of flexibly and efficiently illuminating 2.6 million square feet of office space, as well as an observation deck, restaurant, parking, and broadcast and antenna facilities.
The ProSys LM Lighting Control System is composed of a network of relay panels and occupant control switches lined by a 4-wire dataline to form a reconfigurable, “softwired” switching platform that links occupant switches, relays and lighting zones together. A network of ProSys LM panels can accept a virtually unlimited number of intelligent devices such as panels, switches or LonWorks-enabled lighting systems, ensuring seamless integration into a building automation system and reducing expansion costs over time.
Once installed in One World Trade Center, ProSys LM panels and switches installed on each floor will work together to control lighting in various zones of the building, including core building functions such as elevator shafts and maintenance access lighting. Built-in timers will provide easily customizable, automatic-timing functionality, allowing for lighting on/off scheduling for every day of the week and 32 holidays, as well as integration with daylight harvesting technology for maximum illumination efficiency. A web-based, front-end user interface will also allow for technicians to easily configure lighting schedules and monitor performance based on live usage reporting through a standard web browser, ultimately ensuring consistency and electricity savings throughout the building.
One World Trade Center is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2013.
By Lighting Controls Association, on February 1, 2012
Leviton has been named among Building Operating Management magazine’s top products of the year for the company’s SectorFlex Intelligent Digital Lighting Control System. There were 560 products submitted and the winners were chosen by the building and facility management executives that subscribe to the magazine, ensuring 100 percent reader selection. The SectorFlex products will be featured in the January 2012 issue of Building Operating Management (BOM) as a Top Products Award Winner.
Leviton’s SectorFlex Intelligent Digital Lighting Control System combines several energy saving technologies – scheduling, occupancy sensing, daylight harvesting and dimming – into one conveniently integrated system. This topology-free system uses the same wiring type for all Sector components and accessories, making it one of the easiest lighting control systems to install. To further simplify installation, all components are on a single bus, with accessories connected to the network. The Sector family of products provides a scalable solution that offers maximum flexibility and maximum coverage in any application – from a single room to a campus of buildings.
The SectorFlex Intelligent Digital Lighting Control System is part of Leviton’s integrated energy management offering, which includes Leviton occupancy sensors, daylight harvesting systems, self-powered energy harvesting wireless lighting controls, commercial grade submeters, programmable relay control and dimmers, and architectural lighting control systems for building-wide lighting management.
By Lighting Controls Association, on December 16, 2011
This short video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2011 LIGHTFAIR event, introduces the building industry to a new indoor lighting control solution from GE Lighting Controls.
Schneider Electric’s new UL924 Emergency Lighting Control products a simple solution allowing standard existing fixtures to also be used for emergency lighting applications, saving the costs associated with the installation of additional emergency lighting fixtures. Additionally, the emergency lighting control devices require fewer maintenance costs and testing requirements than backup batteries because they comply with the UL924 standard, reducing installation time. Finally, the emergency lighting control devices save both energy and money by providing emergency backup power only when needed.
The three new models are designed to meet the different needs and requirements found within many of today’s buildings:
- UL 924 Emergency Lighting Control Relay (ERC): A low-profile device that can be mounted in the ceiling, the ERC provides emergency lighting to switched loads when a power drop is detected and automatically transfers lighting back to normal utility power once restored. An automatic diagnostic feature replaces the need for an accessible test switch.
- UL924 Emergency Lighting Control Relay with Panel Mount (EPMC) (see photo): Equipped with the detecting and switching features of the ERC, this relay is a universally compatible device available in both 120V and 277V models. The EPMC includes a test switch that offers the convenience of testing an emergency lighting system with a simple push of a button. The solution is also equipped with a green LED to confirm wiring connections and power availability.
- UL924 Emergency Lighting Dimmer Control (EDC): Specifically designed with dimmable lights in mind, the EDC senses a voltage drop from a regular lighting circuit and automatically turns lights on to full brightness after transferring the load to the emergency source. The product is also available in both 120V and 277V models and is equipped with a simple test switch and a green LED to confirm wiring connections and power availability.
By Lighting Controls Association, on November 9, 2011
This short video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2011 LIGHTFAIR event, introduces the building industry to Bantam, an 8-relay, all-in-one lighting control panel by PLC Buildings, a division of PLC Multipoint.
The Bantam comes standard with 8 relays, 8 switch inputs, an astronomical clock and keypad programming. The panel also comes standard with 4 analog photosensor inputs and Micro SD card.
The Bantam is designed specifically for small buildings with up to 8 lighting zones, which can be used for interior offices, retail spaces and lobbies as well as exterior parking lots and courtyards. Interior lighting can incorporate after-hours overrides with timed sweeps or with sentry type line-voltage switches. Exterior lighting can use an astronomical clock, dry contact or analog photosensor inputs.
By Lighting Controls Association, on September 26, 2011
This short video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2011 LIGHTFAIR event, introduces the building industry to Panasonic’s Full-2Way lighting control system, currently being used in thousands of installations throughout North America in commercial/industrial buildings, public schools and universities, hotels, hospitals/healthcare, transportation and more.
The Full-2Way bus is a low-voltage, two-wire, topology free and polarity-neutral system. This affords architects, engineers and specifiers design flexibility. It is easy to install, easy to expand and ideal for both new construction and retrofit applications. As buildings repurpose and lighting control needs change, the Full-2Way system provides facility managers and building owners the flexibility to easily readdress switches and loads without the need to rewire.
The Full-2Way system can be used for daylight harvesting, occupancy sensing, load shedding and demand control which can save anywhere from 30-60% in building energy costs. Plus it can be integrated with other building management systems such as HVAC, fire and/or security.
The Leviton GreenMAX Lighting Control System was awarded First Place in the Energy Efficiency Category of the “Eco Cihac 2011 Sustainable Innovation Awards” at Expo Cihac in Mexico City. This Event is considered the most important construction trade show in Latin America, bringing more than 59,000 attendees per year.
One World Trade Center, soon to be the tallest building in the United States and one of the tallest in the world at a height of 1,776 feet, is the main building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. The facility was in need of a lighting control system capable of flexibly and efficiently illuminating 2.6 million square feet of office space, as well as an observation deck, restaurant, parking, and broadcast and antenna facilities.
Schneider Electric has announced the availability of 
