Building Performance
HVAC
Sustainable Building
Smart Buildings
Advanced Lighting Controls
13 hours
to complete
Last updated 06/2025
About this course
Did you know that advanced lighting controls could result in an average of nearly 70% lighting energy savings? Unfortunately, there is an industry-wide knowledge gap about how to utilize advanced controls to capitalize on energy savings and ensure buildings run at peak performance.
Slipstream was awarded a grant by the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) to develop a comprehensive training resource on advanced lighting controls. Slipstream partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NextEnergy, Fraunhofer USA, Trane, and bluEvolution on this course.
Topics cover fundamentals of lighting control systems; common advanced control strategies including task tuning, daylighting, occupancy sensing, HVAC integration and emergency lighting; types of controls; case studies; introduction to DesignLights Consortium; and cybersecurity.
Course outline
7 modules
13 hours to complete
12:17 hours
of video lectures
Module 1 • 3 assignments
Case Studies of Advanced Lighting Controls
Module 1 • 3 assignments
Case Studies of Advanced Lighting Controls
- Cree SmartCast Lighting Retrofit Demonstration: LED Fixtures and Controls for Advanced Holistic Lighting Solutions (27:01 minutes)
- Validating the Digital Lumens Lighting Control Platform (44:26 minutes)
- Successful Lighting Control + HVAC Integration Projects (47:07 minutes)
Module 2 • 3 assignments
Fundamentals of Lighting Control Systems
Module 2 • 3 assignments
Fundamentals of Lighting Control Systems
- Lighting Controls System Basics (22:03 minutes)
- Code Required Lighting Controls Strategies (21:42 minutes)
- Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (21:31 minutes)
Module 3 • 6 assignments
Common Advanced Control Strategies
Module 3 • 6 assignments
Common Advanced Control Strategies
- Task Tuning (41:48 minutes)
- Daylighting Controls (49:37 minutes)
- Occupancy and Vacancy Sensing (59:02 minutes)
- HVAC Integration (46:36 minutes)
- Emergency Lighting and Controls - Part 1 (56:25 minutes)
- Emergency Lighting and Controls - Part 2 (59:15 minutes)
Module 4 • 3 assignments
Types of Controls (fixture integrated, room based, networked)
Module 4 • 3 assignments
Types of Controls (fixture integrated, room based, networked)
- Wired and Wireless Controls (01:00:03 hours)
- Standalone and Networked Controls (57:51 minutes)
- Lighting Control Savings Estimation (23:59 minutes)
Module 5 • 1 assignments
Introduction to Design Lights Consortium
Module 5 • 1 assignments
Introduction to Design Lights Consortium
- Lighting Control Product Review & Specification; Integration with Other Building Systems (49:24 minutes)
Module 6 • 1 assignments
Cybersecurity
Module 6 • 1 assignments
Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Overview for Lighting Controls (49:46 minutes)
Author
Slipstream creates, tests, delivers, and scales the next generation of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs that move us farther, faster toward a clean energy economy. Slipstream partners with utilities, local and state governments, regulatory agencies and other organizations to inspire new solutions to big energy challenges. With decades of experience...
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