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Lutron has announced its associate membership in the Electronic Security Association (ESA). The ESA is the largest professional trade association in the United States whose purpose is to represent, promote and enhance the growth and professional development of the electronic life safety, security and integrated systems industry. In cooperation with a federation of state associations, [...]

WattStopper has launched eCampus, a comprehensive and interactive online training site designed to make learning about lighting controls enjoyable and rewarding. Specifically designed for all influencers, including electrical contractors, distributors, ESCOs, and specifiers, the courses cover control applications in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. The free site features two offerings: eWards, where participants earn points [...]

The California Lighting Technology Center will exhibit several interesting new technologies in booth #2034 at LIGHTFAIR 2010 in Las Vegas next week. These include the Adura LightPoint System, a wireless integrated photosensor and motion sensor system that uses wireless communication to control lighting from a Web-based application while avoiding costly and complicated rewiring. Another product [...]

The University of California, Davis has signed co-exclusive license agreements with Wattstopper and Axis Technologies Inc. to commercialize inventions that reduce the cost and increase the reliability of daylight harvesting systems–control systems that automatically adjust indoor lighting to match changes in ambient daylight. The license agreements cover a package of strategies and technologies developed by [...]

The Lighting Controls Association has announced that EE110: Commissioning Lighting Controls, a new course I authored for the organization, has been added to its Education Express series of online distance education courses. Residing at the Association’s website, Education Express provides in-depth education about lighting control and controllable ballast technology, application, system design and commissioning, as [...]

Lighting for Tomorrow is launching its 2010 competition—with a focus on lighting control devices and SSL luminaires and replacement lamps. For the first time, Lighting for Tomorrow will be looking at lighting control products including stand-alone, system-based, and whole house devices. The lighting controls competition is building on the 2009 fluorescent dimming competition by seeking [...]

To reduce peak demand with lighting, we can turn it off, turn it down or use it more efficiently. Since lighting is critical for productivity and safety in many indoor spaces, turning it down instead of off is usually more desirable. Dimmable lighting therefore has a strong potential role to play in demand response. But [...]

This article, which I wrote for Buildings Magazine last year on behalf of the Lighting Controls Association, discusses the role for lighting controls in upgrading lighting systems in existing buildings. This post sponsored by

The Senseable City Lab is dedicated to studying and facilitating adoption of sensors in cities, enabling real-time visualization of how the urban environment is being used, from traffic patterns to data flows to energy and water consumption. Check it out here. Here we see a visualization of cell phone activity in Rome during a soccer [...]