The U.S. Department of Energy has released the results of a study exploring the energy-reporting accuracy of market-available connected devices.
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PNNL Reviews Test Methods for Occupancy Sensors
Toward the goal of a more accurate test method that would capture new and emerging sensor capabilities, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) conducted a literature review of test methods for characterizing occupancy sensor performance
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What’s New in Connected Lighting
My contribution to the August issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED, covers what’s new in connected lighting.
DLC’s Networked Lighting Controls Online Qualified Product List Earns Top Product of the Year Award
The DesignLights Consortium’s (DLC) Networked Lighting Controls Online Qualified Product List recently received a Top Product of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program.
Lighting Controls Association Offers Free Course on Automatic Plug Load Control
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) now offers EE202: Automatic Plug Load Control as a new course in its popular Education Express program. This was a very interesting course for me to write for them.
PNNL Study Targets Authentication Vulnerability of Connected Lighting Systems
The U.S. Department of Energy has released the results of a study examining authentication vulnerabilities in connected lighting systems (CLS).
DesignLights Consortium Issues Report on Networked Lighting Controls Interoperability
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently published a report that illustrates the benefits of increased interoperability of networked lighting controls (NLC) for solid-state lighting manufacturers, electric utilities, contractors, building operators, and other stakeholders.