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LEDs Magazine has highlighted the groundbreaking research conducted by the California Lighting Technology Center's Color Lab Initiative, shedding light on preliminary findings and the project's trajectory. The featured content explores the comprehensive investigation aimed at understanding the connections between light, color, and human well-being in our illuminated environments.

To read the article, please visit the feature on LEDs Magazine:

Happy holidays from CLTC!  We hope you have a season full of light and cheer.

Recent studies show that lighting still makes up 18% of the energy used by U.S. commercial buildings. This underscores the substantial potential for energy savings through lighting upgrades with advanced controls. Today's LED technology, when appropriately designed, pairs well with advanced controls. Despite this, dynamic dimming in lighting systems faces resistance in museums and retail stores where concerns about visual disruption and distraction prevail.

CLTC is pleased to announce the availability of our updated Lighting Best Practices Guides! These guides serve as valuable resources for builders and professionals in the lighting industry as they navigate California's 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6 or Energy Code), which went into effect on January 1, 2023.

The California Lighting Technology Center at the University of California, Davis is excited to announce a generous $100,000 contribution from Seoul Semiconductor to bolster ongoing research efforts and open new avenues for advancing human-centric lighting.

The California Lighting Technology Center is excited to announce a joint $200,000 contribution from Toyota Boshoku America and Seoul Semiconductor to support the continued investigation into the effects of discrete color in light on human mood and stress as part of The Color Lab project. Led by the CLTC and the Center for Mind and Brain at UC Davis, this project aims to understand the impact of discrete color in our illuminated environments by researching the relationship between light, color, and human well-being.

On September 21, 2023, CLTC Professor Michael Siminovitch delivered a presentation at the IES Light! Design Expo, which is Northern California's premier architectural lighting and design show. He discussed recent research that explores the integration of adaptive lighting technologies into design practices and the California Energy Code.

Kat Kerlin, environmental science writer and media relations specialist at UC Davis, recently visited CLTC to understand more about our work addressing climate change.  Read more about her visit in the UC Davis blog What can I do about climate change?

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/smart-home-lab-aims-cooler-low-energy-future

Image credit: Alysha Beck, UC Davis

Learn about UC Davis' California Lighting Technology Center recent research in this article from KCRA.  The video discusses how technology could help homeowners save energy and money in the future.

https://www.kcra.com/article/uc-davis-smart-home-lab-highlights-future-of-energy-use/44968979

The UC Davis DES 136B: Design with Light course taught by CLTC's Associate Director Jae Yong Suk wrapped up this month leaving us with new, innovative ideas to ponder over the summer. Students focused on turning their creative design concepts into reality during this intensive industrial design course.