Commercial

CLTC Helped To Successfully Commercialize Next-Generation Sensor

The commercialization of Echelon's Lumewave MWX-LVE long-range outdoor microwave sensor illustrates CLTC's success in supporting advanced sensors for adaptive outdoor applications.

CLTC demonstrated and supported the next-generation sensor, which detects movement and can distinguish between slow and fast moving objects such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorized vehicles. The sensor reacts to the size of objects from longer distances, automatically raising the light levels to high output when the areas are occupied and lowering them when areas are vacant.

2013 Title 24, Part 6 Outdoor Lighting Guide

The California Lighting Technology Center’s 2013 Outdoor Lighting Guide for Title 24, Part 6 compliance is designed to help builders, lighting industry professionals, and others navigate the nonresidential outdoor lighting portion of California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards. The new standards, which took effect July 1, 2014, include updated requirements for retrofit standards, lighting controls, and uplight and glare limits.

LD+A Research Matters: Shedding More Light on Occupancy

09/01/2014

LD+A – Multiple studies have demonstrated the significant energy savings that bi-level, occupancy-based lighting controls can achieve in outdoor applications. These controls maintain recommended illumination levels during occupied periods and automatically dim lights, reducing power by 50 percent or more, during vacant periods.

DLC Stakeholders Meeting - Keynote Presentation

07/31/2014

2014 DesignLights Consortium Stakeholder Meeting, San Diego
Presented by Michael Siminovitch

On July 29, 2014, CLTC Director Michael Siminovitch gave a keynote address to those gathered for the annual DesignLights Consortium Stakeholder Meeting. The attached presentation begins with examples of wasteful lighting practices then explores control strategies and emerging technologies that have demonstrated deep energy savings. Case study results and information on UC Davis's Smart Lighting Initiative are included.

Networked Adaptive Exterior Lighting for the Health Care Sector

05/28/2014

In 2014, NorthBay VacaValley Hospital became one of the first U.S. health care facilities to install an energy-efficient, ultra-smart outdoor LED lighting system. The award-winning project was so successful that the NorthBay Healthcare group is now considering expanding the VacaValley system and retrofitting the outdoor lighting at other sites.

LED Retrofit Options for Linear Fluorescent Luminaires

03/31/2014

Fluorescent lamps currently constitute 80 percent of lamps installed in the U.S. commercial sector, according to the Department of Energy's latest Lighting Market Characterization report. LED lighting products are receiving a great deal of attention for their potential to replace fluorescent lighting, reduce energy use and improve lighting quality in a variety of indoor commercial applications, including offices, classrooms and retail stores.

UC Davis Institutional-Level Adaptive Controls for Exterior Lighting

02/24/2014

The Institutional-level Adaptive Controls for Exterior Lighting system incorporates exterior light points — pathways, building perimeters, parking lots, and roadways — into one smart, wireless system.

Originally launched as a pilot study, this system has since been installed for over 1,600 luminaires at the University of California, Davis.

LED Linear Retrofit Solutions and Advanced Lighting Control Systems for Small Commercial Retail Applications

Linear fluorescent lamps account for 83 percent of installed lamps in the California commercial sector per a lighting market characterization performed in 2014. LED lighting products are receiving attention for their potential to replace fluorescent lighting, reduce energy use and improve lighting quality in a variety of indoor commercial applications, including offices, classrooms and retail stores. LED alternatives to linear fluorescent lighting products fall into three main categories: linear retrofit lamp solutions, linear retrofits for troffers and dedicated luminaires.

2013 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference

06/24/2013 to 06/25/2013

Join UC Davis representatives, including staff from CLTC and WCEC, at this year's CHESC event hosted by UC Santa Barbara. Visit booth #203 to learn about lighting and HVAC innovations tested through the State Partnership for Energy Efficient Demonstrations (SPEED). Information on incentives and project financing options will also be available.

WattStopper: Accelerate Savings and ROI with Advanced Sequences of Operations

05/16/2011

Michael Siminovitch, Director of California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) and Jerry Mix, President of WattStopper talk about advanced sequences of operation.

California Lighting Technology Center