Shading and lighting retrofits slash energy use in New York 'Living Lab' office demonstration

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 07:32 in Physics & Chemistry

By using advanced lighting and automated shades, scientists from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that occupants on one floor of a high-rise office building in New York City were able to reduce lighting energy usage by nearly 80 percent in some areas.

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