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title: Submit for Recognition + Meet 4 of ILC's 2022 Recognized Participants
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The deadline to submit for Participant and Supporter Recognition under the Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC) is Friday, March 31st.

| View in browser Issue 10, March 2023 HIGHLIGHTS Have you submitted for ILC Recognition yet? The deadline to submit for Participant and Supporter Recognition under the Integrated Lighting Campaign (ILC) is this Friday, March 31st. Know of a lighting project that has contributed to energy savings, occupant comfort, and the community's quality of life? Fill out an easy online form to nominate them. By submitting a project for recognition you’re sharing knowledge, championing innovation, and contributing to the success of future lighting projects. Learn More READY TO SUBMIT FOR RECOGNITION? 2022 Recognized Partner Highlights Every year, the ILC recognizes participants for innovation and excellence of their lighting project. Learn more about four of last year's recognized participants. Holt Public Schools, a K-12 school district in central Michigan installed nearly 10,000 LED luminaires and retrofit kits, almost 8,000 Bluetooth communication devices, and 9,000 lighting control devices at nine schools across the district. Switching from fluorescent to LED saves 756,000 kWh per year, a reduction of 63%. The advanced controls saved an additional 135,000 kWh, bringing the total annual savings to over 890,000 kWh per year. Learn More.  In 2022, the City of Chicago finalized one of the largest, most ambitious, street lighting modernization projects in the country. In the span of four years, the city replaced more than 280,000 outdated high-pressure sodium (HPS) light fixtures with energy-efficient LED lights, which use less than half the energy of HPS lights and last twice as long. Learn More. Gabus Automotive installed a new motion-activated outdoor LED lighting system for a campus of dealerships in Des Moines, Iowa with the goal of maximizing energy savings and enhancing the overall shopping experience for visitors, while keeping project costs low. Learn More. The main campus greenhouse at the University of Vermont is an 8,000 sq. ft. conservatory that houses a living plant collection consisting of 400 species from around the world. Keeping these plants healthy requires creating ideal growing conditions, maintaining an optimal Daily Light Integral (DLI) based on the needs of individual plants, and just the right temperature. Learn More. WHAT'S NEW Lighting Industry News 2023 ILC Opportunities for Participants Webinar Recording 2023 ILC Opportunities for Supporters Webinar Recording  LEDucation 2023 - A Record Year Sustainable Lighting Design: 5 Ways to Go Circular Through Design for Disassembly (DfD) Meet the Women Driving Education and Inspiration at LightFair 2023 Light at Night and the Inequality Gap: Integrating Equity into Public Projects Learn how to participate in the Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign Spotlight On: Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign Recognition Program \| Apply Now for the 2022/2023 Program The Efficient and Healthy Schools Campaign will recognize solutions and efforts by K-12 schools and districts in the categories below. Title I, rural, and schools in disadvantaged communities are especially encouraged to apply. Recognition will be awarded for demonstrating planning or implementation in either category below. Schools and districts can gain national recognition and share their success stories. Supporters can assist schools and districts they work with to submit an application. PARTNERS SUPPORTERS: Supporting partners include utilities, manufacturers, energy-efficiency organizations, lighting designers, and energy service companies (ESCOs). PARTICIPANTS: Organizations—including building owners, operators, and managers—have access to resources and technical assistance. UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit April 11–13, 2023 LightFair 2023 May 21–25, 2023 BOMA 2023 June 24–27, 2023 2023 IES Annual Conference August 3–5, 2023 70th NALMCO Annual Convention & Trade Show October 8–11, 2023 2023 Street and Area Lighting Conference October 29–November 1, 2023 Contact Us We welcome your questions, inquiries, new resources, request for technical assistance, or highlights about your integrated lighting projects (past, present, or future). Contact the ILC ORGANIZERS: ILC is a collaborative effort between the DesignLights Consortium (DLC), the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the Lighting Controls Association (LCA), the interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies® (NALMCO®), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA 99354 Unsubscribe |
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