The Advanced Lighting Guidelines were first developed in 1991, and updated in 1993 by a partnership of the California Energy Commission (CEC), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and EPRI. These previous editions were used extensively by designers, instructors, and energy policy makers around the world, and were published in several different formats. As new lighting technologies and application information became available, it was apparent that a revision to the Guidelines was needed, and discussions were held with interested parties.
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Solid-State Lighting: ASSIST recommends Publications |
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The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) was established in 2002 by the Lighting Research Center to advance the effective use of energy-efficient solid-state lighting and to speed its market acceptance. As collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and government organizations, ASSIST has the goal to identify and reduce the major technical hurdles currently facing solid-state lighting. ASSIST developed a publication program called ASSIST recommends to provide a set of formal recommendations to the LED and lighting communities about issues important for the reliable performance of LED lighting and its comparison to other light source technologies.
DELTA (Demonstration and Evaluation of Lighting Technologies and Applications) |
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Product Testing and Evaluation
DELTA (Demonstration and Evaluation of Lighting Technologies and Applications) is a program run by the Lighting Research Center to design, evaluate and publicize energy-efficient lighting solutions. The sites selected contain lighting and controls systems that are evaluated for energy use, human response, cost, how well the technologies work and how easy they are to maintain.
National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) |
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Product Testing and Evaluation
The Lighting Research Center’s National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) publishes reports designed to aid facility managers, utilities, lighting designers, engineers and electrical contractors in choosing the right products for the right applications.
Applying Energy-efficient Lighting in New Home Construction |
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Residential Lighting
In this project, the Lighting Research Center minimized the use of recessed incandescent downlights in the demonstration home by using the natural lines of the home and creating coves and valances, making indirect fluorescent lighting the primary ambient source.
Lighting for Older Adults |
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Lighting the Way: A Key to Independence is a three-part series of guidelines for designing lighting for older adults. The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, through funding from the American Association of Retired Persons Andrus Foundations, developed three guidelines that address the needs of the general public, including older adults and their families, designers and builders, health care professionals.
Builders Guide to Home Lighting |
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Residential Lighting
Builders Guide to Home Lighting offers builders and electrical contractors practical advice for installing energy-efficient lighting in homes. This information comes from The Lighting Pattern Book for Homes, a comprehensive home lighting design tool developed from extensive research on lighting technologies and applications as well as consumer surveys.
A Homeowner’s Guide to Residential Under-cabinet Lighting: |
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Residential Lighting: Getting Good Lighting for Your Kitchen Counters
Under-cabinet lighting is often added to kitchen and pantry cabinets to provide task lighting on the countertops that is complementary to the general lighting of the room. The underside of cabinets provides an ideal location for task lighting because the light source is near the task and can easily concealed to avoid glare.
Residential Lighting: Lighting Pattern Book for Homes |
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The Lighting Pattern Book for Homes can help you to design attractive, energy-efficient lighting for the kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, home office, hallway, stairway, or porch. The book provides prototype designs or “patterns” for energy-efficient lighting suitable for typical dwellings.
Roadway and Outdoor Lighting |
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The NYSERDA How-to Guide to Effective Energy Efficient Street Lighting helps understand the issues surrounding street lighting and the benefits of an effective energy efficient design.