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C. Webster Marsh Talks Owner Project Requirements

01/25/2023 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

“Maybe you are on a rushed project with barely enough time to finalize the drawings. Perhaps you’re being onboarded years after the project began. Maybe you just have a client who won’t respond to your requests for more information. No matter the reason, a project without an Owner Project Requirements (OPR) can present one of the most common and difficult challenges modern designers face today.”

Filed Under: Articles, Commissioning, Content, Design, Topics

IES to Host October 20 Webinar on Documenting Lighting Control Narratives and Sequences of Operations

10/12/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

On Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET, the Illuminating Engineering Society will present a webinar providing an overview of the concepts in ANSI/IES LP-16: Documenting Control Intent Narratives and Sequences of Operations.

Filed Under: Content, Design, Topics

Who Is Responsible for Lighting Controls?

08/22/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

OPR: What are the Owner’s Project Requirements? That’s what Julia Gordon, a lighting designer with 25+ years of experience, posits on every project.

Filed Under: Design, Topics

C. Webster Marsh Examines the Paradigm Shift in Controls

08/01/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Many designers, manufacturers, and contractors are resisting change, Marsh notes in his column, and it appears as though we are headed towards a third paradigm shift that will sustain those who adapt and eliminate those who don’t.

Filed Under: Articles, Connected/Networked/Digital Control, Content, Design, Dimming, Topics

Best Practices for Lighting Control Narratives

07/20/2022 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

As lighting controls become more sophisticated in application and capabilities, properly documenting the system’s intent and settings becomes critical. One of the most important documents is the control narrative, including a detailed sequence of operations. Though required by commercial building energy codes as documentation for many new construction and major renovation projects, aside from the Lighting Controls Association, manufacturers, and a few other sources, there are few resources providing guidance about how to write them. Enter the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), which took on the challenge by publishing ANSI/IES LP-16-22, Documenting Control Intent Narratives and Sequences of Operations in June 2022.

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Design, Topics

IES Publishes Standard on Control Intent Narratives and Sequences of Operation

07/06/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently introduced four new standards: standardizing iterations of lighting controls intent, navigating near-field photometry, the importance of UV lighting, and promoting a balanced outdoor environment.

Filed Under: Commissioning, Design, Education and Tools, Topics

Introduction to Luminaire-Level Lighting Controls

06/15/2022 by Craig DiLouie Leave a Comment

Luminaire-level lighting controls (LLLC), also called embedded controls, are lighting control systems in which sensors and controllers are installed within luminaires to enable autonomous, individual luminaire control. By making each luminaire a control point, control is highly flexible, responsive, and therefore generally more energy-saving. Serving as a preview for an upcoming Education Express course, this article describes LLLC technology, system types, advantages and disadvantages, studies characterizing energy savings and cost, and what’s familiar and distinctive in regards to design and installation.

Filed Under: Acuity Brands, Articles, Connected/Networked/Digital Control, Cooper Lighting Solutions, Design, Education and Tools, Integration, Lutron Electronics Co.

Understanding Lighting Controls Interactions

06/08/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Modern lighting control systems require a lot more components than they used to. As a result, a lighting controls designer’s job has come to include the documentation required to fully specify a system, which includes well-defined devices, narratives, and sequences. This column by C. Webster Marsh is the first part of a multi-part series that hopes to identify how lighting controls interact with each other and how best to implement a documentation style that is shared with current industry trends.

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Design, Topics

Get a Grip on Lighting, Focus on Controls: Steve Mesh

04/20/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

In this special lighting controls edition of the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast, C. Webster Marsh and Ron Kuszmar interview Steve Mesh about the state of lighting controls.

Filed Under: Connected/Networked/Digital Control, Design, Topics

Lighting Controls and the Return to the Office

03/03/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Matt Ochs, senior director of commercial business for Lutron Electronics, recently contributed an article to BUILDINGS Magazine talking about how lighting controls can support the return to the office, either fully occupied or in a hybrid office-home office model.

Filed Under: Articles, Design, Lutron Electronics Co.

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