Recently in Solar Category
"decorative fixtures must be more than pretty objects; they must also deliver the light that is needed in a space, to the surfaces that need it, and now they must do it with a minimum of watts. If you are designing a space with a contemporary, futuristic, or jazzy feel, it's not that big a deal because many manufacturers make some acceptable attractive fixtures in compact fluorescent, LED, or (rarely) in metal halide. "
The Lighting Blog
Get the latest news and ideas from Caliofornia's Lighting programs:
The Lighting BLOG
PIER Visibility...
The California Energy Commission’s PIER inaugural booth experienced significant traffic during the highly attended LightFair International tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV. The booth was organized by the PIER partnership model as well as many successful PIER technologies. The PIER partnership model focuses on finding market-based solutions with manufacturers, building partnerships for demonstrations, integrating feedback for product improvement, and creating a rapid, economic path to market.
The Lighting Forum:
Lighting pros can join the discussion of efficiency, design, energy...etc.
Information from leading research institutions: Discuss new, upcoming
and current projects, gaps in current research, post questions about
past research, and connect with researchers.
Latest funding opportunities, deadlines, contact information, etc.
http://thelightingportal.ucdavis.edu/
Discuss anything related to light fixtures and their application and
installation: Topics can include new fixtures and/or designs, fixture
components, installation, questions and concerns, etc.
Discuss anything related to light sources: Latest technologies,
misconceptions, technical or application questions, stumbling blocks,
etc.
The Lighting Portal
|
|
Discuss anything related to light controls and the application and
installation: topics can include new technologies, components,
installation, questions and concerns, etc. |
Discuss anything related to daylighting principles, practice,
application, integration and technologies.
CONTACT:
Discuss new and proposed energy code language and standards, issues,
success and challenges, enforcement, questions, etc.
Human Factors
Human Factors
The Lighting Portal
|
| |||||
CONTACT: Wes Morgan, California Lighting Technology Center
| PIER Technical Briefs |
| Learn more about the latest technologies, trends, and resources in energy-efficient design from the PIER Technical Briefs that distill volumes of
research into two-page summaries of the problem addressed, the
solution, and the benefits of implementing that solution. These briefs
are available as a free public resource. |
| PIER Partners: E-Source |
Components include scene controls, occupancy sensors and daylight harvesting.
Manufacturers and integrators of advanced classroom lighting systems include:
• Finelite-ICLS
• Lutron-BalanceLC
• Lighting Control & Design
• Peerless
Limitations of advanced classroom lighting systems include the high cost of integrated systems:
New fixtures and HVAC rerouting
Labor intensive installation
Commissioning to measure performance
Retrofit kit approaches can provide limited savings with a fixture-based approach, occupancy-dual circuitry and sometimes, daylight harvesting.
"Best" solutions are products that replace luminaires with high performance recessed luminaires; adding a whiteboard luminaire and incorporating teacher controls.
Good solutions include delamping luminaires if necessary; changing lamps to high performing 3100 lumen T8 lamps; changing reflectors; changing ballasts to dimming ballasts and incorporating teacher controls.
Manufacturers and integrators of advanced classroom lighting systems include:
• Finelite-ICLS
• Lutron-BalanceLC
• Lighting Control & Design
• Peerless
Limitations of advanced classroom lighting systems include the high cost of integrated systems:
New fixtures and HVAC rerouting
Labor intensive installation
Commissioning to measure performance
Retrofit kit approaches can provide limited savings with a fixture-based approach, occupancy-dual circuitry and sometimes, daylight harvesting.
"Best" solutions are products that replace luminaires with high performance recessed luminaires; adding a whiteboard luminaire and incorporating teacher controls.
Good solutions include delamping luminaires if necessary; changing lamps to high performing 3100 lumen T8 lamps; changing reflectors; changing ballasts to dimming ballasts and incorporating teacher controls.
 Proximity Hotel is a "green hotel" and the building's design and construction followed guidelines of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System,™ the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. Proximity Hotel’s goal is to attain the Gold or Platinum Certification. |
Here is a sampling of the 70+ sustainable practices at Proximity Hotel:
- Uses 41% less energy than a conventional hotel by using ultra efficient materials and the latest construction technology.
- Takes advantage of abundant natural lighting with large energy-efficient “operable” windows (7’4” square windows in guest rooms).
- Connects guests to the outdoors by achieving a direct line of sight to the outdoor environment for more than 97% of all regularly occupied spaces.
- Uses geothermal energy for the restaurant’s refrigeration equipment, instead of a standard water-cooled system, saving significant amounts of water.
- Will plant a green, vegetated rooftop on the restaurant to reduce the “urban heat island effect.” In other words, the green roof reflects the heat, thus reducing the amount of energy needed for refrigeration and/or air conditioning. It also slows the rain runoff and insulates the rooftop, keeping the building cooler overall.
