Lighting for Tomorrow: What have we learned and what about the day after tomorrow?
This paper describes Lighting for Tomorrow, a program sponsored by the US Department of Energy Emerging Technologies Program, the American Lighting Association, and the Consortium for Energy Efficiency. The program has conducted a design competition for residential decorative lighting fixtures using energy-efficient light sources. The paper discusses the reasons for development of the design competition, and the intended outcomes of the effort. The two competitive rounds completed to date are described in terms of their specific messaging and rules, direct results, and lessons learned. Experience to date is synthesized relative to the intended outcomes, including new product introductions, increased awareness of energy efficiency within the lighting industry, and increased participation by lighting showrooms in marketing and selling energy-efficient light fixtures. The paper also highlights the emergence of Lighting for Tomorrow as a forum for addressing market and technical barriers impeding use of energy-efficient lighting in the residential sector. Finally, it describes how Lighting for Tomorrow's current year (2006) program has been designed to respond to lessons from the previous competitions, feedback from the industry, and changes in lighting technology.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 896901
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-49704; BT0303000; TRN: US200704%%33
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 439
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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LIGHTING SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
lighting
energy efficient lighting
Lighting for Tomorrow
CFL
compact fluorescent lighting
American Lighting Association
Consortium for Energy Efficiency
LED
light emitting diodes