Background
This demonstration project investigates the potential to achieve energy savings from integrating network lighting controls (NLC) with the building automation system (BAS) in commercial buildings. Once connected, the BAS uses signals from the lighting's occupancy sensors to optimize HVAC with measures to reduce energy use in real-time. This project will quantify the benefits of integrated controls, measure the energy impacts, assess barriers to implementation, evaluate the user experience, and develop recommendations for Focus on Energy programs.
Project Timeline: May 2022 – May 2025
Customer Segment: Commercial, Schools, Government
Demonstration Project Objectives:
Three projects are enrolled in this pilot, and recruitment has closed. Monitoring equipment has been installed to gather pre-integration energy usage data at each site. One project successfully completed the NLC and BAS integration in Q2 2024 and is moving into post-integration monitoring. Monitoring will continue after full integration at the two other sites to determine energy savings.
For more on the technology used in this demonstration project, see Slipstream's guide to integrating lighting and HVAC controls.
Contact Prachi Sharma: 608.210.7107 or prachi.sharma@focusonenergy.com