Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.08
Liaison Carrie Metzgar
Submission Date May 18, 2011
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University of California, San Diego
Tier2-2: Lighting Sensors

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Anna Levitt
Assistant Campus Energy Manager
Facilities Management
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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:

In 2009, the campus completed several lighting retrofits on campus:
1. Replaced inefficient low pressure sodium parking lot lights with motion sensor-controlled T5 fluorescents
2. Installed premium efficiency, low mercury 25W T8 fluorescents throughout buildings, and de-lamping in over-lit areas, on 85% of the campus
3. Installed motion sensors throughout buildings to control both lighting and HVAC
4. Installed motion sensor-controlled bi-level stairwell fixtures


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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