Energy + Environment

The New York City section of the Illuminating Engineering Society has announced, “Control This!,” a tradeshow and lecture series dedicated to lighting controls and energy management technologies. When: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 11:30 am to 6:00 pm Where: The Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 West 18th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10011 Exhibit passes are free [...]

An article in ENLIGHTEN, the magazine for lighting decision-makers published by Wiedenbach-Brown, for which I was pleased to serve as editor, calls for a national effort to retrofit the existing building stock. The article, by Michael Siminovitch, CLTC director and UC Davis professor, discusses the opportunities for changing the way the nation uses energy. He [...]

How much energy is saved when a building uses lighting controls? The typical answer is the ever-present lighting term, “It depends.” Research, however, is suggestive: Space Type Controls Type Lighting Energy Savings Demonstrated in Research or Estimated as Potential Study Reference Private Office Occupancy sensor 38% An Analysis of the Energy and Cost Savings Potential [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society has published PS-05-10 – Standards for Energy Efficient Indoor Lighting, a position statement on the subject of imposing energy standards on indoor lighting technology, such as efficacy standards for luminaires. IES “believes that technology independent approaches are the best way to provide energy reductions and to stimulate future energy savings.” IES [...]

Visit Hanley Wood University and check out these five courses related to lighting: * Daylight Harvesting or Controlling Electric Light in Response to Daylight * Introduction to Tubular Daylighting Devices * LED Lighting Education for Specifiers * Lighting for Learning: Best Practices for Classroom Lighting * What is the Big Deal with LED Lighting? How [...]

A new edition of the Advanced Lighting Guidelines will be available November 2010. The publication that since 1991 has provided the latest in energy-efficient lighting technology and best-practice design is being published as an online guide. I was pleased to work with the New Buildings Institute to write the controls chapter, building on the excellent [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society has announced its Annual Conference. This year, the conference will focus on how the lighting industry is being transformed by energy standards and whether these priorities can be met while providing good lighting quality. The day prior to the conference sessions (Sunday) begins with a welcome by IES President, John Selander, [...]

The fluorescent magnetic T12 ballast has essentially been eliminated, and the common fluorescent T12 lamp is next. The time has never been better to upgrade existing lighting and control systems to improve energy efficiency and lighting quality. This whitepaper, which I authored for the Lighting Controls Association, makes the case for lighting upgrades, highlights key [...]

A new approach to windows that could let in more light and cut indoor lighting needs by up to 99% in buildings in Tropical regions without losing the cooling effect of shades. Details are reported in the International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation this month. Lerdlekha Tanachaikhan and colleagues in the School of [...]