Department of Energy Names ASHRAE 90.1-2004
as New National Energy Standard

The Department of Energy has named the ASHRAE 90.1-2004 energy standard as the new national energy standard effective December 30, 2010.

This special report describes the relationship between ASHRAE 90.1 and LEED, Commercial Buildings Deduction, Federal building upgrades and the 2009 Congressional stimulus package, then details the major lighting differences between the 1999 version of 90.1, the current national energy standard, and the 2004 version, which will become the national standard in 2010.

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Lighting Controls Association Supports New California Lighting Controls Training and Certification

The Lighting Controls Association is pleased to announce that its popular Education Express online education system now supports lighting controls training and certification conducted by the California Advanced Lighting Controls Training Program (CALCTP).

CALCTP is a new program operated by representatives of the California Lighting Technology Center, California Energy Commission, California Community College system, investor-owned and municipal utilities, electrical contractors, electrical workers, and manufacturers of advanced, high-efficiency lighting and control systems.

“The mission of CALCTP is to make expeditious and significant gains in conserving energy used for lighting in California through the widespread deployment and effective long-term operation of advanced, high-efficiency lighting and control systems,” says Doug Avery, project manager for Southern California Edison, a supporter of CALCTP.

CALCTP will educate, train and certify electrical contractors, electricians and other interested parties in the best practices and most effective techniques to market, sell, finance, install, tune, commission and maintain advanced lighting control systems.

In support of CALCTP, several LCA Education Express online courses are now required as prerequisites before receiving live training by CALCTP. These include EE101: Introduction to Lighting Control, EE102: Switching Control, EE103: Fluorescent Dimming and EE201: Daylight Harvesting. Students may take these courses at any time, at their own pace, from anywhere, and for free; only a short registration is required.

After taking a course, the student may complete an online multiple-choice comprehension test. Upon receiving a passing grade (>70%), the student receives education credit. All certificates available for the Education Express courses, totaling 150 CALCTP points, must be collected and presented to CALCTP as proof of attendance.

“The Lighting Controls Association is proud to support CALCTP and lighting controls education in California by integrating our education system with CALCTP’s live training,” says A. J. Glaser, president of the Lighting Controls Association and HUNT Dimming, a manufacturer.

Since its launch in June 2006, Education Express has served more than 6,200 students, who have benefited from more than 23,500 completions of course modules and some 9,000 comprehension tests taken online, enabling them to earn education credit.

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Lighting Controls Association Welcomes PLC-Multipoint, Inc. as New Member

The Lighting Controls Association is pleased to announce that PLC-Multipoint, Inc. has joined as a new member.

PLC-Multipoint, founded in 1978, is a leading manufacturer of advanced, energy-saving lighting control products such as dimming controls, photocontrols and lighting and building automation for the commercial, industrial and transportation sectors. PLC-Multipoint is also the U.S. distributor of Panasonic Electric Works of America brand lighting control equipment based on the company’s unique full two-way communication protocol.

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Lighting Controls Association Announces Leadership Changes

The Lighting Controls Association has announced that A. J. Glaser of HUNT Dimming is LCA's president and Gary Meshberg of Encelium Technologies is vice president.

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Now celebrating a decade of leadership in lighting controls education, the Lighting Controls Association is a non-profit organization administered by 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 Cooper Controls, DELTA Controls, Encelium Technologies, Hubbell Building Automation, HUNT Dimming, Leviton, Lightolier, Lightronics, Lutron Electronics, OSRAM SYLVANIA, Philips Lighting Electronics, PLC-Multipoint, Sensor Switch, Square D, Synergy Lighting Controls, Tridonic, Universal Lighting Technologies and Watt Stopper/Legrand.

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