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Million LED Challenge Releases Phase 2 RFP

CLTC is excited to announce that the University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges and California State Department of General Services just released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Phase 2 of the Million LED Challenge! 

CLTC Seeks Accomplished Architect, Lighting Designer or Academic

The University of California, Davis, seeks an accomplished Architect, Lighting Designer or Academic with experience in energy-efficient lighting or daylighting design to lead the UC Davis California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) and teach lighting design classes as faculty director.  The Director will be appointed as a tenured Associate or Full Professor within the Department of Design, College of Letters and Science. The Director will also hold the prestigious Arthur H. Rosenfeld Chair in Energy Efficiency.

Residential Lighting: What's New in 2019 Title 24, Part 6 Energy Code?

CLTC is excited to release our What's New in 2019 Title 24, Part 6 for Residential Lighting publication!  California's new residential Building Energy Efficiency Standards take effect on January 1, 2020. The 2019 Energy Standards focus on several key areas to improve the energy efficiency of newly constructed buildings, additions and alterations to existing buildings. 

Nonresidential Lighting: What's New in 2019 Title 24, Part 6 Energy Code?

CLTC is excited to release our What's New in 2019 Title 24, Part 6 for Nonresidential Lighting publication!  California's new nonresidential Building Energy Efficiency Standards take effect on January 1, 2020. The 2019 Energy Standards focus on several key areas to improve the energy efficiency of newly constructed buildings, additions and alterations to existing buildings. 

Daylight Harvesting for Commercial Buildings

The CLTC is excited to announce a new publication in our Lighting Best Practices series, the Daylight Harvesting for Commercial Buildings Guide!  This publication provides guidance towards meeting and exceeding California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards for daylight harvesting.

A New R&D Center for Mexico's Lighting Industry

In the fall of 2017, the Mexican Ministry of Energy awarded funding to the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in collaboration with the University of California Davis to establish a lighting technology and design research center known as the Centro de Tecnología de Iluminación.

UC Davis Student Exhibits at Lightfair 2018

LEDVANCE, maker of SYLVANIA advanced LED lamps as well as a wide range of luminaires, connected lighting products and traditional light sources, sponsored this year’s LED design competition at UC Davis Department of Design!  The annual lighting design competition focuses on the development of LED luminaire design as a creative industrial design experience for undergraduates at UC Davis. This undergraduate design class introduces learning experiences associated with product design, prototyping and innovation in the development of new LED luminaire design.

LiDAR Shows Potential for Increasing Sensor Coverage Area in Outdoor Applications

LiDAR has made the news in recent months as part of various high-profile archeological and geological projects. From discovering Mayan ruins to mapping our coastal seashores, LiDAR is the tool of choice. The technology also plays a critical role in autonomous vehicles, security systems and agriculture. LiDAR, shorthand for Light Detection and Ranging, may also prove useful in common lighting applications including potential use as a long-range occupancy detector to control outdoor lighting.

LEDVANCE Supports UC Davis Annual Design Competition with Donations

LEDVANCE, the maker of SYLVANIA general lighting in the United States and Canada, is supporting this year’s annual LED design competition at UC Davis Department of Design with the latest in SYLVANIA SMART+™ lighting.  Design students at UC Davis are developing and prototyping actual luminaires that use these controllable LED sources to explore issues associated with optics, color control and human interface design.  To experiment with in their luminaire design project, LEDVANCE has donated the following to the class:

Residential Lighting Technology Webinar

Interested in the current state of residential lighting products?  CLTC recently presented on linear LED lamp technologies as part of a webinar panel focused on light sources for the residential market.  The webinar was conducted in support of Bonneville Power Administration and can be revisited here.

Download Linear LED Lamp Evaluation Report

CLTC recently collaborated with the Emerging Technologies group at Pacific Gas & Electric Company to evaluate linear LED lamps in a variety of fixture applications, as well as identify cross-compatibility issues of select products.