Leaders from the California Community Colleges met this week at CLTC to discuss advanced lighting curriculum and training materials for contractors and building professionals of the future. CLTC Director Michael Siminovitch hosted the team and urged collaboration with industry partners on training students with new, energy efficient technologies in their classrooms.
As part of current research sponsored by Southern California Edison, CLTC is updating its Advanced Daylighting Lab to include dynamic fenestration and integration of electric lighting and HVAC systems. Activities are being conducted in collaboration with ready-to-integrate manufacturing partners so that new systems can more quickly and effectively transition to the commercial market.
More information on current research efforts with SCE can be found here.
CLTC recently installed the new general illumination product from Cree in the classroom! The Cree CR22 2' x 2' luminaires are paired with the Cree SmartCast Technology to provide a self-commissioning, field-adjustable CCT, high-color rendition, dimmable lighting experience.
To learn more about the Cree SmartCast Technology, visit here.
On behalf of the California Energy Commission, CLTC researchers are working to understand consumer preference of select lighting performance metrics. The residential vanity is identified as a critical application where consumer preference is a key factor in successfully migrating concepts from the lab to the market place resulting in sustained energy savings.
As part of this consumer preference study, CLTC will be sending out a digital survey to gather your consumer preference.
Eaton Corporation, a long-time CLTC affiliate, recently hosted a product launch at CLTC for their HALO® Modular LED (ML) Series! Eaton led a lively discussion surrounding their California compliant products and approach to IES TM-30-15, a guideline for the evaluation of light source color rendition.
The ML product line delivers 900 lumens and features a minimum CRI of 90. These products can be used to meet the IECC and the California's Building Energy Efficiency Standards related to the use of high-efficacy luminaires.
CLTC researcher works to commission the new Velux Solar Powered Fresh Air Skylight installation at the Center in Davis, California. CLTC will leverage the Velux skylight solution to evaluate and refine integrated building control system performance in ongoing research efforts.
For more information on Velux, visit their website here.
CLTC is developing an integrated building control system for existing commerical buildings. To date, few research efforts have accounted for the interdependence of lighting, fenestration and HVAC systems and the consideration of HVAC status in an integrated approach to optimize whole building energy-efficiency via a single, unified control platform.
CLTC is a trusted resource for up-to-date lighting information and practical guidance on energy-efficient building technologies. We would like to introduce our new Lighting Best Practices Series with the release of two publications:
