Outcome-Based: The Future of Energy Codes?

Outcome-based commercial-building energy codes are an idea gaining new interest among policymakers in the United States. This type of energy code prescribes building energy budgets instead of a complex list of requirements.

The first efforts started 10 years ago, and we are still years away from a model sure to gain significant adoption. Due to the concept’s potential benefits, however, it is possible, if not likely, that outcome-based codes will be a tool in future energy regulation.

This article by LCA Education Director Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP examines the theoretical benefits and adoption hurdles related to outcome-based energy codes.

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.

 

MaxLite Joins the Lighting Controls Association

The Lighting Controls Association is pleased to welcome MaxLite as a new member.

MaxLite, a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting solutions, has launched c-Max Lighting Controls, a patent pending design that makes it easy to add luminaire-level lighting controls to indoor and outdoor applications.

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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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