by Shane Henson — August 31, 2012—The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), a technical and educational society for the North American lighting industry, recently announced it is joining with the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), a trade association representing the global information and communications technology industry, in signing an Honorary and Friendship Agreement to exchange information and promote harmonious standards development in intelligent building systems, energy efficiency, and sustainability initiatives, among others.
“The illumination industry has realized that the key to maximizing energy efficiency lies in the use of technologies that are integrated and work intelligently to control the function and operating time of building lighting systems,” said William Hanley, executive vice president of IES. “The key to these technologies is the ability to collect useful information and communicate that information to the lighting control system. Working with TIA to develop, enhance and promote these technologies will result in reduced energy consumption and lower costs while maintaining a productive, safe environment.”
Technological innovation is becoming an integral part of inter- and intra-building communications in the energy arena. Both IES and TIA plan to continue efforts to improve the energy efficiency of lighting systems, control systems and the communications network that connects them as these become even more important.
