In what is surely a sign of the times, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced the new ASC 137 Lighting Systems Committee. This committee has received approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Executive Standards Council as an Accredited Standards Committee (ASC). This approval is the culmination of a multimonth process and will allow the committee to write American National Standards within its scope.
The launch of this committee puts NEMA in a position to drive development of codes and standards for lighting systems technologies. ASC 137 will develop and approve standards under its defined scope:
“To develop standards and specifications for indoor and outdoor lighting systems installed in an application with consideration of human health and comfort, personal security, the physical environment, energy consumption and daylight integration. Such a system includes components (e.g., luminaires, sensors/controllers, and windows or skylights) and associated software designed to minimize energy use while maintaining lighting quality, and that may be interconnected to provide control, monitoring functions, and interface with related systems.”
“Standardization for compatibility, interoperability, performance, and system security are crucial to accelerating the adoption of lighting systems,” says NEMA President and CEO Kevin Cosgriff.
