by Brianna Crandall — December 3, 2010—New Buildings Institute (NBI), a nonprofit organization working to improve the energy performance of commercial buildings, recently announced publication of the inaugural online version of the Advanced Lighting Guidelines (ALG). ALG is a premier resource for energy-efficient lighting design, technologies and applications representing the latest and best thinking of experts in the field.
Previously offered in book form, the new ALG Online provides lighting professionals the same extensive resource on aspects of energy-efficient lighting design such as light and vision, daylighting, controls, luminaires and distribution, etc. ALG Online also outlines strategies for specific applications (such as retail spaces) and includes a directory of luminaires with technical data sheets. Because ALG will now be online, it will be continually updated with new and expanded content.
ALG was initially produced by the California Energy Commission in 1991 as a means to dispel myths about new and emerging advanced lighting technologies. Since then, the guide has become the premier publication for quality technical guidance from leading experts in the field. Updated and expanded on a regular basis, ALG has enjoyed broad public and private support from organizations such as the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the United States Department of Energy (DOE), as well as continual rigorous peer review.
