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The Next LED Revolution is Control

07/07/2014 by Craig DiLouie 5 Comments

With efficacy and service life steadily increasing and costs declining by about 18 percent each year (Memoori, 2014), the LED revolution continues to develop at a rapid pace. LED’s inherent compatibility with digital control, aided by other trends, is setting the stage for the next LED revolution: smart lighting control. Many LED products are sold […]

Filed Under: Articles, Integration, LED Control, Wireless Control

Illuminating Engineering Society Publishes LEM-7 Guide to Energy-Saving Lighting Controls

04/02/2014 by Lighting Controls Association 2 Comments

The Illuminating Engineering Society, in partnership with the Lighting Controls Association, has published LEM-7, Lighting Controls for Energy Management, a detailed guide to energy-saving lighting controls. The publication was written by Craig DiLouie, LC in support of the IES Energy Management Committee. The 48-page 8.5×11 guide, which is available for $35 (IES members) and $50 […]

Filed Under: Commissioning, Daylight-Responsive Control, Design, Dimming, Education and Tools, Energy Codes, Fundamentals, Integration, LCA News, LED Control, Occupancy Sensors

Whitepaper from WattStopper and Durell Control Systems Focuses on System Integration in High-Performance Buildings

02/21/2014 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

WattStopper and Durell Control Systems have published a new white paper examining best practices for control systems integration in high performance buildings. The paper uses case studies to explore how project partners can successfully collaborate with design and construction teams, focusing on two recently completed high performance buildings in London, Ontario, Canada. Building owners can […]

Filed Under: Articles, Integration, Legrand

IES Publication Provides Information about Lighting Control Protocols

08/19/2013 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

The Illuminating Engineering Society’s TM-23-11 publication serves as a technical resource for lighting specifiers integrating control into their projects, providing detailed information about lighting control protocols. Get it here.

Filed Under: Articles, Integration

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

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING Publishes Article on Luminaire-Controls Integration Trend

09/12/2012 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

This feature article for ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING, written by Craig DiLouie, LC, lighting journalist and acting education director for the Lighting Controls Association, explores the trend toward integration between lighting controls and luminaires. The article begins: “Lighting controls have always been an essential component of a lighting system, as they enable basic functionality: turning lights on […]

Filed Under: Articles, Integration

Delta Controls Unveils DHMI-7E Touch Screen Interface

09/11/2009 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

The DHMI is a 7-inch diagonal, high resolution, wide-screen format, color LCD used for interfacing with the Delta Controls building Automation System. The Delta DHMI uses BACnet over Ethernet to communicate with controllers on a local area network. User created graphics allow the DHMI to be completely customized for a given application.

Filed Under: Integration, Products

Niagara AX Driver Enhances Integration of Lighting with HVAC and Building Systems to Conserve Energy and Lower Operating Costs

07/12/2009 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

In a solution made for these challenging economic times, Encelium Technologies has announced that building owners and management can expect lower operating costs and a better return on investment through technology that enables the integration of the company’s Energy Control System (ECS) with Tridium’s Niagara AX building automation software platform. The dramatically improved integration of HVAC and other embedded devices with lighting is made possible by the Niagara AX Driver, according to Tony Marano, President and CEO of Encelium.

Filed Under: Integration, Legrand Encelium, Networked Controls, Products

Integrating Lighting and Building Control

05/09/2009 by Craig DiLouie 2 Comments

Building automation systems (BAS) provide automatic control of electrical loads, such as HVAC, lighting and electric motors, and functions not related to energy management, such as security and fire safety systems. Energy management systems (EMS) provide automatic control of electrical loads to manage energy consumption either as a stand-alone system or as part of a BAS. While EMS may be capable of provide automatic switching of large blocks of lighting loads, only a fraction of installed EMS actually control lighting, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (2003). EMS that control HVAC are installed in about 5.6% of commercial buildings representing 24% of commercial floorspace—most commonly >100,000 sq.ft. office and education buildings—while EMS that control lighting are installed in 1.3% of buildings covering 7.4% of floorspace.

Filed Under: Articles, Integration

University of Toronto, Multimedia Classroom

05/13/2006 by Lighting Controls Association Leave a Comment

The University of Toronto’s new “electronic classroom” combines familiar audiovisual equipment, such as slide projectors and VCRs, with such sophisticated equipment as a multi-sync data/video projection system and multi-scene preset dimming controls. Instructors can now electronically enhance their lectures with an integrated user-friendly presentation system.

Filed Under: Dimming, Education, Integration, Lutron Electronics Co., Products, Projects

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