Connected Lighting: The Decision-Making Process

Adoption of the most robust connected lighting systems has been slower than expected. Training, education, field validation, greater interoperability, and greater standardization of utility rebate programs are strong opportunities to meet the challenges.

These are some of the conclusions of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Connected Lighting Systems Stakeholders Research Study, published in September 2021.

This article by LCA Education Director Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP describes the results of the study and offers constructive solutions.

Lighting Controls Association Bolsters Education Express with Summary Sheets

The Lighting Controls Association’s Education Express is the lighting industry’s leading online platform for free, instant, 24/7 education about lighting controls. The LCA is pleased to announce that a majority of courses now feature downloadable one-page summary sheets students can download, print, and use as a quick reference.

Authored by Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP, IES; Steve Mesh, LC; C. Webster Marsh; and Kevin Willmorth, PE, Education Express courses offer more than 50 hours of learning and education credit. Each course is registered with the AIA Continuing Education System (CES) for Learning Units (LU)/Health, Safety, Welfare (HSW) credits, and recognized by NCQLP for Lighting Education Units (LEUs). All courses are required reading to prepare for NALMCO’s Certified Lighting Controls Professional (CLCP) certification exam.

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The leading source of lighting controls education for nearly 20 years, the Lighting Controls Association is a council of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association with the mission of educating the professional lighting community about lighting control and controllable ballast technology and application. Members include Acuity Brands, Audacy Wireless, Cooper Lighting Solutions, Cree, Eaton, EiKO, Hubbell Building Automation, GE Current, Intermatic, Leviton, Lutron Electronics, MaxLite, McWong International, OSRAM Encelium, PLC, RAB Lighting, SENSORWORX, Synapse Wireless, Toggled IQ, Universal Lighting Technologies and Wattstopper (Legrand).

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