Harnessing Natural Daylight for Sustainable and Inclusive School Design
A well-planned daylighting strategy offers numerous sustainability benefits and can enhance key design principles that are shaping the future of educational spaces
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Human-Centric Lighting Brightens the Way to Success
Ever since Thomas Edison successfully commercialized the incandescent lightbulb more than a century ago, artificial lighting has become a critical technology that facilitated the modern civilization through offering sufficient light level for indoor activities.
The Health and Cost Benefits of Flicker-Free Lighting
Several years ago, the Nordonia Hills City School District near Cleveland, Ohio, was looking to implement an energy conservation program.
Lutron Unveils New Approach to Lighting Design
In recent years, human centric lighting (a philosophy describing lighting that creates more comfortable, welcoming, and engaging environments for people) has become a widely discussed talking point in the building industry.
Lutron Obtains Innovative Lighting Control Solution
Lutron Electronics, an industry leader in lighting controls and automated shading solutions, recently acquired the Limelight wireless outdoor lighting control system created by Michigan-based, strategic innovation firm Twisthink and its partner company, TwistHDM.
Lighting Controls Provide Green Benefits
It’s no secret that replacing existing lights with more energy-efficient lighting sources, such as LED, is one of the easiest ways to reduce energy use.
Lighting in commercial buildings can account for up to 40 percent of total energy cost, but what most people don’t realize is that making the lighting source efficient is only half the story — an even greater level of energy reduction can come from improving lighting control.
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