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Acuity’s Steve Roe Talks Value of Embedded Controls

09/08/2023 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

“Today, a fresh lighting design is really a lighting and controls design,” writes Acuity’s Steve Roe in this guest post. “Fortunately, leading manufacturers created a tool for lighting specifiers to do it all based on a simple formula: put the controls within the luminaire (light fixture).”

Filed Under: Acuity Brands, Articles, Content, Integration, Members, Topics

Egress And Emergency Lighting in a Controls World

05/24/2023 by Lighting Controls Association 2 Comments

By Steve Mesh This article on emergency lighting and controls was very much a collaborative effort. Many experts in the field—including Rick Miller, Craig DiLouie, and several manufacturers—provided extremely valuable input in reviewing and fact-checking the content. Egress and emergency lighting are critical elements of building design. During periods of occupancy, a clear, unobstructed path […]

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Design, Integration, LED Control, Topics

Automatic Receptacle Controls: What They Are and Why They Should be Commonplace in Building Energy Codes

01/02/2023 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has published a short guide to plug load control and why it should be a common feature of commercial building energy codes.

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Integration

C. Webster Marsh: How Do BAS Protocols Fit into The Lighting Controls Equation?

09/28/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

Here’s the scenario: you are a lighting controls designer working on a project with a BAS that uses BACnet…

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

Smart Buildings Center to Host Smart Buildings Exchange August 22-24, 2022

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

Join the Seattle-based Smart Buildings Center for the free 2022 Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) to be held virtually and in-person August 22-24, 2022.

Filed Under: Integration, Topics

Clifton Lemon on Smart Building Integration

08/05/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

In an article recently published in SMART BUILDINGS TECHNOLOGY, LightSPEC Director Clifton Stanley Lemon talks to industry experts about intelligent buildings are the future, while taking a look at current issues with integrating smart building controls.

Filed Under: Articles, Content, Integration, Topics

Lighting Controls Association Announces New Course on Luminaire-Level Lighting Controls (LLLC)

07/13/2022 by Lighting Controls Association 1 Comment

The Lighting Controls Association now offers EE302, Part 4: Luminaire-Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) as a new course in its popular Education Express program.

Filed Under: Connected/Networked/Digital Control, Content, Integration, LCA News, 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.

PNNL to Host Plug Load Management Webinar on March 22, 2022

03/08/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will host a Zoom webinar, “Better Together: Integrating Plug Load Management Into Lighting and Building Management Systems” on March 22 at 1PM ET.

Filed Under: Integration

Get a Grip on Lighting: Smarts and Parts

01/10/2022 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

In this special controls-related “Conversation” podcast series launched by Get a Grip on Lighting and hosted by C. Webster Marsh, Marsh talks to Ron Kuszmar, who oversees Port’s Architectural and Theatrical Lighting Design & Installation departments, as well as the company’s Lighting Control Systems and Equipment Sales team.

Filed Under: Connected/Networked/Digital Control, Integration

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