Smart Lighting Initiative at University of California, Davis
Kelly Cunningham, University of California, Davis
In 2010, the California Public Utilities Commission adopted a plan to achieve a 60 to 80 percent reduction in statewide electrical lighting consumption by 2020. Motivated by this new plan, the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) instituted the Smart Lighting Initiative to reduce the campus's electricity use for lighting by 60 percent by the end of 2015. UC Davis Smart Lighting projects are based on innovations developed or refined by designers and engineers at the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at UC Davis
UC Davis has about 7.85 million assignable square feet on the campus. Of this, 21 percent (1.65 million assignable square feet) is attributed to laboratories and laboratory support. Given this significant number, laboratory lighting strategies will play a significant role in achieving the campus-wide reduction objectives. During this roundtable session, the speaker will present lighting specifications and design strategies used in recent demonstrations and retrofits included in the path to reaching the 60 percent goal.
UC Davis hopes to set an example through the Smart Lighting Initiative. Innovations demonstrated and installed on campus are transferable to higher education, community and K–12 campuses, hospitals, industrial areas, commercial buildings, federal and military facilities, and other spaces.
Biography:
Kelly Cunningham is the outreach director at CLTC. Ms. Cunningham's responsibilities include providing information about CLTC and energy-efficient lighting technologies to the lighting industry, project partners, and the public through online and printed publications, tours, events, and reporting. Ms. Cunningham feels passionately about working for organizations that promote sustainable behavior change and encourage consumers at all levels to use less and think more about how they use energy. Ms. Cunningham graduated from North Carolina State University in 2008 with a master's degree in design. Previously, Ms. Cunningham held positions in various aspects of brand management, advertising, and design.