The commercial lighting rebate outlook is strong for 2025, with rebates widely available and covering all popular categories of LED lighting and lighting controls. As LED adoption enters what may be the late majority phase, rebate programs are under pressure to deliver energy savings in a more challenging market, resulting in bonus programs and the first signs of stronger promotion of lighting controls.
C. Webster Marsh on ADR–“Energy Efficiency Game-Changer”
With the growing strain on the electric utilities driven by electric vehicle charging, electrification of heating, and energy-intensive technologies like AI and cryptocurrency mining, managing energy efficiently has never been more critical. Automated Demand Response (ADR) paired with advanced lighting controls offers a proactive solution to this challenge. By leveraging lighting control devices to reduce lighting at certain times, organizations can facilitate dynamic adjustments to energy consumption, helping to ensure utility grid stability while optimizing building performance.
Guest Post: Steve Mesh on Writing the Sequence of Operations
Whether you use traditional lighting control devices or newer systems such as networked lighting controls (NLCs), you have to communicate and document how you want those devices or systems to behave. This documentation should include a Control Intent Narrative and Sequence of Operations.
2025 Nonresidential Construction Forecast: Modest Growth
While major construction indicators ended the year as a mixed bag of caution and optimism, the AIA Construction Consensus Forecast Panel forecasted that nonresidential construction spending will slow to 2.2% growth in 2025 and 2.6% in 2026.
Lighting Controls Are Critical for Responsible Outdoor Lighting
Saving energy while reducing skyglow, light trespass, and glare, lighting controls have emerged as a critical component of responsible outdoor lighting. In this article, we’ll make the case.
New NEMA Standard Promises More Resilient and Connected Cities
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced the publication of a ANSI/NEMA c137.10, a standard that NEMA says will support more resilient and connected infrastructure and cities.
Meet an LCA Member: mwConnect
Craig DiLouie recently talked to Stephen Zhou, Executive Vice President, mwConnect about the company, its history and products, and its vision for the lighting controls industry.
2024 IECC and Lighting Controls
In August 2024, the International Code Council published the 2024 version of the IECC, which has been updated every three years since 2000. As with previous iterations of the IECC, this new version reduces lighting power allowances, expands mandatory controls requirements, and issues clarifications.
Lutron’s Michael Jouaneh Talks Energy Codes
In a recent article by Michael Jouaneh, Manager of Sustainability and Energy Standards for Lutron Electronics, he lays out the current state of adoption of commercial building energy codes and how they relate to lighting controls, with some interesting projections for the future.
Lighting Controls: Saving Energy and Adding Value
As lighting control becomes more robust and easier to apply, today’s electrical distributor has extraordinary choice in servicing new construction projects and enhancing lighting upgrades. Manufacturers point to top trends including greater networked controls interoperability, systems integration, powerful digital LED drivers, wireless control, and growing application of control as a tool to enhance the occupant experience.
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