Toward the goal of a more accurate test method that would capture new and emerging sensor capabilities, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) conducted a literature review of test methods for characterizing occupancy sensor performance
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What’s New in Connected Lighting
My contribution to the August issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED, covers what’s new in connected lighting.
DLC’s Networked Lighting Controls Online Qualified Product List Earns Top Product of the Year Award
The DesignLights Consortium’s (DLC) Networked Lighting Controls Online Qualified Product List recently received a Top Product of the Year Award in the elite Environment + Energy Leader Awards program.
Lighting Controls Association Offers Free Course on Automatic Plug Load Control
The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) now offers EE202: Automatic Plug Load Control as a new course in its popular Education Express program. This was a very interesting course for me to write for them.
PNNL Study Targets Authentication Vulnerability of Connected Lighting Systems
The U.S. Department of Energy has released the results of a study examining authentication vulnerabilities in connected lighting systems (CLS).
DesignLights Consortium Issues Report on Networked Lighting Controls Interoperability
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently published a report that illustrates the benefits of increased interoperability of networked lighting controls (NLC) for solid-state lighting manufacturers, electric utilities, contractors, building operators, and other stakeholders.
2020 Lighting and Homes for Tomorrow, Connected Home Competition Launches
The Lighting & Homes for Tomorrow (LHFT) competition presents manufacturers the opportunity to distinguish their products and services from other connected home devices and platforms in the market.
Amazon, Apple, Google, Zigbee Alliance to Develop Open Standard for Smart Home Devices
Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance recently announced a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase compatibility among smart home products, with security as a fundamental design tenet.
DLC Launches Online Tool for Networked Lighting Control Products
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently launched an online Qualified Products List (QPL) for networked lighting controls, making it easier and faster to find products. The new tool is the DLC’s latest effort to broaden adoption of energy-saving and smart building-enabling networked lighting control technologies.
Guest Post: Lighting the Way to Smarter Buildings
Installed throughout a building and equipped with sensors designed to collect a variety of data, networked lighting controls are well-positioned to provide the infrastructure that helps buildings respond to the real-time needs of occupants and facility managers alike, writes Christina Halfpenny, Executive Director, the DesignLights Consortium.
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