Intelligent buildings are highly autonomous and “think” on their own to operate at the highest-possible efficiency, create a comfortable and productive occupant environment, and facilitate the modernization of the electric grid. This intelligence relies heavily on the communication and exchange ...
Policy is part of the DLC’s over-arching strategy to stimulate broader NLC adoption by addressing critical issues of cybersecurity and interoperability On June 23, 2020, the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) released a new version of its technical requirements for networked lighting controls, aiming to encourage wider market adoption of this energy saving and smart building-enabling technology ...
The DLC yesterday released for comment draft Technical Requirements for LED-based Horticultural Lighting: Version 2.0, an update designed to increase the efficacy threshold for the DLC’s Horticultural Qualified Products List (QPL), while continuing the transition to specific data and metrics that best represent horticultural lighting performance. The DLC is also seeking comment on proposed changes ...
It’s difficult – maybe impossible - to overstate how much has changed since we released the final version of the DLC’s new performance standards for solid-state (SSL) lighting on February 14. In just over two months, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed personal and professional lives across the globe. We are all dealing with continuous disruptions ...
Workplaces are widely diverse – from large corporate headquarters and warehouses to dentists’ offices, school classrooms, and retail spaces. One thing most have in common, however, is the presence of lights in the ceiling. And, more and more, we are learning how aspects of that lighting can significantly impact employees’ levels of comfort, stress, motivation, ...
Released in two parts - V5.0 and V5.1, new technical requirements embody a phased approach to incorporating quality of light metrics into high-performing, energy efficient lighting. Released today is the final version of new performance standards for high-performing solid-state commercial lighting, continuing a decade-long push to maximize efficacy and energy efficiency, while moving to capture ...
Policy continues multi-year effort to boost the value of NLC technology by addressing critical issues of cybersecurity, energy monitoring, and interoperability - leading to wider adoption In a continuing effort to stimulate market adoption of networked lighting controls (NLC), the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) yesterday released for comment a new version of its technical requirements ...
The DLC today launched an online Qualified Products List for networked lighting controls (NLC) – making it easier and faster for architects, building owners, contractors and others to find NLC products best suited for their projects. The new tool is the DLC’s latest effort to broaden adoption of energy-saving and smart building-enabling NLC technologies. Like the online ...
Limitations of state efficiency policies routinely result in understated energy savings potential of lighting systems, and particularly advanced lighting control technologies, inadvertently leaving substantial savings on the table, according to a new study released today. Efficiency programs that capitalize on system-level lighting efficiency measures – combining lighting technology upgrades with networked lighting controls (NLC) – ...
Despite their vast potential to increase energy efficiency and advance smart building goals, network lighting controls (NLC) have yet to fully hit their stride due to several factors dampening wider and faster adoption of this emerging technology. The energy-saving promise of NLC s was highlighted in a 2018 DLC study that showed adding NLCs to ...
The DesignLights Consortium today unveiled the second version of an updated commercial lighting policy that combines continued emphasis on persistent energy savings with new, greater focus on the controllability and quality of light demonstrated by products approved for the DLC’s Qualified Products List (QPL). The DLC is a central resource for the lighting industry, utilities, and ...
