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Guidance for Lighting-HVAC Integration

06/25/2025 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

In February 2025, the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) released a new resource to facilitate integration between networked lighting controls (NLC) and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. The NLC-HVAC Integration Toolkit includes tools and guidance applicable to new and existing construction projects. The toolkit’s goal is to support maximized energy savings with integration by ensuring clear project team communication.

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Integration, Topics

Deep Dive Into the Lighting Control Requirements of the 2024 IECC

05/26/2025 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

Based on a new NEMA Academy course, this article provides general knowledge about the commercial building lighting control requirements in the 2024 revision of the International Energy Conservation Code.

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Energy Codes, Topics

NEMA Academy to Reshape Industry Education

04/10/2025 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

For 25 years, the Lighting Controls Association, a council of NEMA, has educated the building industry about lighting control technology and application, notably through its Education Express courses. We are proud to announce that starting May 1, 2025, the Education Express curriculum will be incorporated into a new learning management system, NEMA Academy.

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2025 Nonresidential Construction Forecast: Modest Growth

01/24/2025 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

While major construction indicators ended the year as a mixed bag of caution and optimism, the AIA Construction Consensus Forecast Panel forecasted that nonresidential construction spending will slow to 2.2% growth in 2025 and 2.6% in 2026.

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Lighting Controls Are Critical for Responsible Outdoor Lighting

12/18/2024 by Craig DiLouie 1 Comment

Saving energy while reducing skyglow, light trespass, and glare, lighting controls have emerged as a critical component of responsible outdoor lighting. In this article, we’ll make the case.

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2024 IECC and Lighting Controls

11/25/2024 by Craig DiLouie 2 Comments

In August 2024, the International Code Council published the 2024 version of the IECC, which has been updated every three years since 2000. As with previous iterations of the IECC, this new version reduces lighting power allowances, expands mandatory controls requirements, and issues clarifications.

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Energy Codes, Topics

How to Design a Lighting Control System

10/21/2024 by Craig DiLouie 4 Comments

Based on EE105: Lighting Control System Design, a new course in the Lighting Controls Association’s Education Express program, this article provides detailed information about designing an effective lighting control solution.

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How to Design a Lighting Control System, Part 2

10/21/2024 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

In Part 1 of this Lighting Controls System Design series, we learned about key documentation including the Content Intent Narrative (CIN), Sequence of Operations (SOO), and Owner Project Requirements (OPR). The next step in design development is to turn these requirements and conceptual design into a realized design

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How to Design a Lighting Control System, Part 3

10/21/2024 by Craig DiLouie 1 Comment

In Part 3 of this series on how to design a lighting control system, we will discuss installation and post-occupancy. You will learn about bidding, responding to questions from installers, reviewing submittals and defending your design, following-through with the installation of the equipment, functional testing, training essential staff, and ultimately ensuring the owner is satisfied.

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Lighting Control for Existing Buildings

08/22/2024 by Craig DiLouie 1 Comment

It’s an LED world now; traditional sources are just living in it. The next frontier of energy savings lies in bringing the lighting controls revolution to mainstream adoption in existing buildings via best practices.

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