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Lighting.com – The California Energy Commission recently updated its Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards, improving what “up to code” means by 25 percent for residential buildings and 30 percent for commercial buildings. The new standards, now set to take effect July 1, 2014, introduce requirements for photosensors, occupancy sensors and multi-level lighting controls, both indoors and out, making adaptive lighting the new standard in California.

NEMA ElectroIndustry Magazine— Professor Siminovitch’s push to “do more” is a common refrain heard around the halls at the CLTC — in fact, throughout the lighting industry and among energy efficiency regulators in California and beyond. It is perhaps why he has become one of the most influential voices in both lighting design and energy efficiency. 

The Davis Enterprise – When UC Davis students walk across campus at night this fall, the streetlights that illuminate their way won’t be quite as inanimate as they have been in the past. Over the past year, UCD has been installing “smart” lights throughout the university grounds that can talk to each other to help safely and efficiently guide those moving about campus to their destinations.

UC Davis Leads the Way with New ‘Smart’ Lighting

LD+A – Upgrade now or upgrade later? When it comes to street lighting, that is the question facing cities and utilities today. For decades, high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps were the simple, most cost-effective choice. Now cities and utilities have the power — and the responsibility — of choosing among new light sources and advanced controls that drastically reduce energy use and electricity costs. 

Energy NewsData Corp. – Most people may not know it yet, but lighting aisles in California stores are about to undergo a profound transformation. Beginning Jan. 1, the sale of old-style incandescent light bulbs will officially be phased out. California is the first state to implement the initiative, a year ahead of the rest of the country.