For the past five years, nearly every major lighting manufacturer has launched a Networked Lighting Control system (NLC). NLC lighting systems consist of addressable luminaires and controls devices, and allow for application of multiple control strategies, programmability, zoning, rezoning, and more. NLC systems are proliferating in the new construction and major renovation markets but failing … Read more
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Over the past several years, nearly every major lighting and controls manufacturer has launched a Networked Lighting Control (NLC) system featuring a simplified smart device app based programming or fine-tuning tool. NLC systems are proliferating in the new construction and major renovation markets. However, they have failed to gain similar traction in the existing buildings … Read more
Slides from a presentation done by the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, of a study done in conjunction with the Lab/City Light and the University of Washington.
From their website: Founded in 1982 as Rocky Mountain Institute, RMI is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit that transforms global energy systems through market-driven solutions to align with a 1.5°C future and secure a clean, prosperous, zero-carbon future for all. We work in the world’s most critical geographies and engage businesses, policymakers, communities, and nongovernmental organizations to … Read more
From their website: We exist to create demand for High-Benefit Lighting®— efficient lighting designed to optimize human performance, health, safety, and commerce — by educating those who make and influence decisions about lighting. The NLB offers educational videos from the Bureau’s Annual Lighting Forum, lighting research from accredited University and research centers, and we feature members’ … Read more
From their website: We are a national lab with Pacific Northwest roots and global reach. Whether our researchers are unlocking the mysteries of Earth’s climate, helping modernize the U.S. electric power grid, or safeguarding ports around the world from nuclear smuggling, we accept great challenges for one purpose: to create a world that is safer, cleaner, … Read more
From their website: Advancing the effective use of light for society and the environment.
