Singapore to Launch Lighting Technology Center

The University of California, Davis, is collaborating with the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) and Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) to develop a lighting efficiency demonstration and training center in Singapore. Leaders from the three institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on September 12 stating goals and strategies for advancing sustainable lighting solutions through the new center.

Like the California Lighting Technology Center, which was established in 2003 as part of the Department of Design at UC Davis, the new Singapore lighting center will facilitate collaboration among academic researchers, manufacturers and government representatives. Common goals will be pursued through field demonstrations of new technologies and new education and training opportunities.

Buildings and households consume approximately 49 percent of Singapore’s electricity, constituting almost half of the island state’s total electricity consumption. The new lighting demonstration and training center will help reduce energy demand for lighting by promoting awareness of best practices and energy-efficient lighting design principles.

Craig DiLouie

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