Retrofit Integrated Classroom Lighting System (R-ICLS)

White Board Lighting

The research project on Retrofit Integrated Classroom Lighting System (R-ICLS) by Lighting California's Future is dedicated to developing retrofit lighting solutions for classrooms to ensure that the luminaires, sensors, and controls work together to provide proper lighting for General and A/V requirements together with lighting for the white board.

Retrofit Lighting for Schools

R-ICLS will help develop and demonstrate new technologies that will give schools a "good", "better", "best" way to combine state-of-the-art luminaires, lamps, ballasts, sensors, and controls into cost-effective, retrofit system solutions.

The goal is development of an integrated system that meets CHPS and LEED standards for classroom lighting
• General & AV Modes
• Whiteboard illumination
• Teacher Controls
• Integrated occupancy and daylight sensors.

Project Goals

• Deliver energy savings of 20% compared to California's Title 24 (Energy Law)
  
• Develop “Good”, “Better” and “Best” solutions to meet different payback requirements.

     Good: De-lamp luminaires where possible. Install dimming ballasts and Super T8 (3100 lumen lamps). New optical systems will be evaluated. Provide wall mounted and remote controls.
     Better: Add a whiteboard luminaire to the “good” definition. Provide wall mounted and remote controls.
     Best: Replace luminaires with new high performance 2x4 luminaire and add a whiteboard luminaire. Provide wall mounted and remote controls.
 

Finelite and the CLTC are key project members.