Networked Lighting Control (NLC) systems have gotten simpler and easier to install and commission. Even so, these are still systems with a variety of parts that must be installed correctly for the NLC to work properly. In this presentation, we’ll review a research project where four different NLCs were installed on one floor of a large office building. The presenter was on-site to observe the installation of some of these systems and documented problems that arose. We will review some of these “issues” as well as solutions that will help you to avoid these types of pitfalls on an NLC deployment — whether that’s for a retrofit or new construction project. 1.5 IES CEU & 1.5 AIA LU/HSW can be applied.

Date: Thursday, July 29th, 2021

Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Speaker: Steven Mesh, LC, IESNA

Tickets: Complimentary

Learning Objectives:

• Showcase effective Lighting Case studies

• Watch a live software demonstration for a wireless Networked Lighting Control system in a real project in at UC/Santa Cruz. Review typical features of the front-end software for these types of systems, and learn how they can help achieve huge energy savings.

• Investigate how to avoid NLC deployment pitfalls by reviewing a research project where the speaker was an on-site observer during installation. Address issues that came up, and discuss how to avoid unnecessary mistakes when doing lighting control projects.

• Compare installation issues that may arise between wired and wireless NLCs.

This IES event is made possible by the following sponsors: Hawaii Energy.

Speaker's Bio

Steve Mesh attended Parsons School of Design in New York City and has been a lighting designer and educator for 41 years. He designed the lighting for a wide variety of projects in the U.S. and internationally. Steve was the Senior Lighting Program Coordinator at the Pacific Energy Center in San Francisco from 2008-2011. He has been a corporate member of the International Association of Lighting Designers.

He is also a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society and, prior to moving to San Francisco, he was the IES/Northeast Regional Vice President. For 25 years, he has served on the IES Energy Management Committee which updates national energy codes. He is an EPA Green Lights Surveyor Ally and has been an AIA Registered Provider, teaching lighting classes to architects. Steve was also part of the development team for the California Advanced Lighting Controls Training Program (CALCTP). He has taught lighting for the past 37 years and has been a Contributing Editor of Building Operating Management magazine.

Steve won an IALD award for the Palm House at Dowling College and an EPRI award for Brower Commons at Rutgers University. Since 1992, he has given several workshops at LightFair and has spoken at Lux Pacifica in New Delhi, India. He is also a private pilot, an Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association “Mentor”, and an Experimental Aircraft Association “Young Eagles pilot”.