Feb 21 2011
NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre announced that it has deployed a new lighting solution to maximize the utilization of daylight and substantially decrease energy consumption.
The lighting solution, developed by Lutron Electronics, will enable the space center to attain net zero energy use in its facility.
Lighting Solution Installed in NASA Center
The lighting controls will be deployed at the space center’s Propellant facility and will include daylight sensors, occupancy sensors, digitally addressable electronic ballasts and wireless wall-mounted controls to decrease the energy use substantially. Lutron’s light control strategies will enable the space center to save a maximum lighting energy of 60%.
Lutron’s Government Business Development Director, Andy Wakefield stated that the space center was installed with wireless wall-mounted controls to allow the buildings to enhance the utilization of daylight at all times.
The Kennedy Space Centre deployed the light control system to attain the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest LEED rating, the Leadership in Environment and Energy Design (LEED) platinum standards.