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For Immediate Release
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Mary Cimo
Lighting Research Center
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Troy, N.Y. - 2/21/2006
Lighting Education Online Program Now Includes Residential Lighting Course
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The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has added a new residential lighting module to its popular online education program. Lighting Education Online is an interactive, Internet-based education program for building, design, and facility management professionals who want to learn more about light and lighting. The new course in residential lighting is geared toward the needs of home builders and contractors, as well as homeowners.
The Residential Lighting course covers the equipment, economics, and various techniques for lighting homes. It also provides suggested design patterns to light various rooms in a home effectively and efficiently. The equipment portion includes information about lamps (bulbs), ballasts, luminaires (fixtures), and lighting controls. The course also includes links to information about where homeowners or builders can purchase efficient lighting equipment, including luminaires that carry the ENERGY STAR® label.
Other courses in Lighting Education Online include Lighting Technology, which provides a comprehensive overview of lamps, advanced lighting technologies, ballasts, luminaires, and lighting controls for commercial buildings. The online program also features a Lighting Terminology section to familiarize participants with the language of the lighting industry.
“Homeowners are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of lighting in their homes,” said Dan Frering, the LRC’s manager of education. “This new course will give home builders and contractors the information they need to select and install effective, energy-efficient lighting in new home construction and remodeling projects.”
Lighting Education Online is the first university-based lighting education system providing courses entirely over the Internet. There are no additional books to purchase or assignments to complete and mail in. Participants, learning at their own convenience and pace, can also ask LRC professors questions as they complete the courses. The LRC tracks participants’ progress through the program and awards continuing education credits (CEUs) and a certificate for all courses completed successfully (more about CEUs).
There are no pre-requisites for Lighting Education Online. Courses are priced according to the number of CEUs awarded. However, because funding for the development of this program was provided by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, New York state residents can take Lighting Education Online courses at a discounted price of only $25.00.
For more information, visit www.lrc.rpi.edu/education/learning, or email Dan Frering at frerid@rpi.edu.
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About the Lighting Research Center
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N.Y., and is the leading university-based research center devoted to lighting. The LRC offers the world's premier graduate education in lighting, including one- and two-year master's programs and a Ph.D. program. Since 1988 the LRC has built an international reputation as a reliable source for objective information about lighting technologies, applications, and products. The LRC also provides training programs for government agencies, utilities, contractors, lighting designers, and other lighting professionals. Visit www.lrc.rpi.edu.
About Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation's oldest technological university. The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture, management, and the humanities and social sciences. Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis in biotechnology, nanotechnology, information technology, and the media arts and technology. The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.
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