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A more personal side of CLTC was featured in the Sac Bee issue published July 31, 2016. 

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On May 17, 2016, the OLED Coalition and California Lighting Technology Center collaborated to host the first OLED Lighting Workshop. Leaders in lighting design and manufacturing gathered to mold the future of OLED lighting. Stakeholders in attendance articulated their needs and ideas for maximizing the potential of OLED technology in today’s market.

The California Energy Commission's presentation with California Lighting Technology Center & Energy Code Ace. Information about what's new in code, energy standards, policy drivers and the regulation development process.

The evaluation of the color rendering performance of electric lighting sources has become a controversial issue, especially in California, where high color fidelity requirements were recently unanimously approved by the California Energy Commission for the next version of energy efficiency requirements for new buildings and major retrofits (Title 24) and light sources (Title 20).  Opponents of the new version of the California energy codes have claimed that the new requirements will result in increased energy consumption and higher cost.  Further, they have claimed that color fide

Download the report and solutions guide from the Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council website.

Lighting projects that involve updating CFL lighting systems should consider all viable retrofit options. When retrofitting between CFL four-pin lamps and LED solutions, it is important to observe safety precautions and consider performance variables.

California's new nonresidential Building Energy Efficiency Standards take effect on January 1, 2017. The 2016 Standards focus on several key areas to improve the energy efficiency of newly constructed buildings, additions and alterations to existing buildings. California's Standards now align with ASHRAE 90.1 2013 standards and include more stringent lighting power density limits for many indoor and outdoor spaces.

California's new residential Building Energy Efficiency Standards take effect on January 1, 2017. The 2016 Standards focus on several key areas to improve the energy efficiency of newly constructed buildings, additions and alterations to existing buildings. The most significant efficiency improvements address attics, walls, water heating and lighting. The California Energy Commission estimates that the 2016 standards will deliver approximately 281 gigawatt-hours of electricity savings annually and reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 160,000 metric tons.

Popular Science — Popular Science highlights health damages of the light we have been using for the past 100 years and new plans of improvement. Professor Michael Siminovitch shares his insights. This article was originally published in the January/February 2016 issue of Popular Science.

Read more: "Big Idea For 2016: Lightbulbs Can Make Us Healthy"