Lighting Best Practices

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Residential Lighting Guide for 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards

The California Lighting Technology Center’s Residential Lighting Guide assists builders and lighting industry professionals in navigating the residential lighting portion of California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6 or Energy Code). The 2022 iteration of the Energy Code took effect on January 1, 2023. 

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Nonresidential Lighting & Electrical Power Distribution Guide for 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards

The California Lighting Technology Center’s Nonresidential Lighting and Electrical Power Distribution Guide assists builders and lighting industry professionals in navigating the nonresidential lighting and electrical power distribution portions of California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6 or Energy Code). The 2022 iteration of the Energy Code took effect on January 1, 2023. 

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Title 24: Residential Lighting Class Presentations

This presentation includes best practices in residential lighting design to comply with California's 2022 Title 24, Part 6 Building Energy Efficiency Standards.

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Title 24: Office Lighting Class Presentations

This presentation includes best practices in nonresidential lighting design to comply with California's 2022 Title 24, Part 6 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, with specific examples included for office lighting projects.

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Daylight Harvesting for Commercial Buildings

CLTC is excited to announce an update to the Daylight Harvesting for Commercial Buildings publication!  This in-depth tool provides guidance towards meeting and exceeding California's 2019 Energy Code for daylight harvesting.

Daylight design guidance and associated Energy Code are provided in an easy to read, side-by-side layout, organized into sections for each building-related discipline that impacts daylight performance from building siting, through architectural and interior design, to construction, commissioning and operation. 

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Educational Video: 2019 Lighting Controls Technologies & Requirements

The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at the University of California Davis collaborated with Southern California Edison, RMS Energy Consulting, LLC and the California Energy Commission to provide this educational video in support of the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24).  California’s new Building Energy Efficiency Standards took effect on January 1, 2020.

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Educational Video: 2019 High-Efficacy Lighting for Residential Applications

The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at the University of California Davis collaborated with Southern California Edison, RMS Energy Consulting, LLC and the California Energy Commission to provide this educational video in support of the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24).  California’s new Building Energy Efficiency Standards took effect on January 1, 2020.

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Educational Video: 2019 Lighting Alterations

The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at the University of California Davis collaborated with Southern California Edison, RMS Energy Consulting, LLC and the California Energy Commission to provide this educational video in support of the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24).  California’s new Building Energy Efficiency Standards took effect on January 1, 2020.

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Educational Video: 2019 Lighting Controls Acceptance Testing

The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at the University of California Davis collaborated with Southern California Edison, RMS Energy Consulting, LLC and the California Energy Commission to provide this educational video in support of the 2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24).  California’s new Building Energy Efficiency Standards took effect on January 1, 2020.

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

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.