Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Patrick McKee
Submission Date April 15, 2013
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University of Connecticut
OP-T2-14: Lighting Sensors

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Jennifer Clinton
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Environmental Policy
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Does the institution use motion, infrared, and/or light sensors to reduce energy use for lighting in at least one building?:
Yes

A brief description of the technology used:

These lighting system upgrades also include the installation of controls like motion and occupancy sensors, which turn off the light when they stop detecting movement; and daylight sensors, which maximize use of sunlight by turning on the lights only when natural light is insufficient for people to see inside the area. The combination of these efficient lighting systems and sensors could reduce the lighting electricity demand by up to 59% in some buildings

Eighty buildings have been relamped and retrocommissioned, and these projects include adding motion sensors. This figure was added to the number of buildings last year that were estimated to already have lighting motion sensors installed.


The percentage of building space with lighting sensors:
30

The website URL where information about the institution's use of the technology is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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