The report by the Lighting Controls Association describes various control strategies applicable to open office spaces to minimize operating costs, achieve energy code compliance, and promote more productive workspaces. The topics covered include time-based control, manual control, vacancy sensing, daylight-responsive control, combining strategies, open workstations, flexibility and personal control, energy codes, retrofit options, institutional task tuning, demand response, and integration with building management system. The report will be of interest to building owners and operators, engineers, technologists, lighting professionals, and system integrators.
Key words: lighting controls, controls/sensors, association