Lighting and Controls 2011 Supplier Summit

On May 16, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy's Commercial Building Energy Alliances (CBEAs) hosted a Lighting and Controls Supplier Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The summit provided a forum for commercial building owners, operators, and suppliers to discuss the challenges of using advanced lighting technologies in retrofit and new building construction. This page provides background on the summit and access to summit presentations.

With more than 70 lighting and controls manufacturers in attendance, this was the ninth successful supplier summit hosted by the CBEAs. View information from past supplier summits.

Following are the presentations made at the Lighting and Controls Supplier Summit. The presentations are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.

View the Supplier Summit Executive Summary.

Morning Session

Welcome and Overview of DOE's Commercial Building Energy Alliances
Pat LeDonne, DOE's Commercial Building Energy Alliances

DOE Perspectives on SSL and the Future of Lighting
Jim Brodrick, DOE's Solid-State Lighting Program

Update on Current CBEA Lighting Specifications
Michael Myer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Challenges Faced by Sector: Retailer
Paul Holliday, Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Challenges Faced by Sector: Commercial Real Estate
John K. Scott, Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

Challenges Faced by Sector: Hospital
John Krolicki, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Afternoon Session

CBEA Lighting Performance Specifications: Highlights and What's Next?
Ralph Williams, Walmart Stores, Inc.