Energy Centers - Tour of Edison CTAC

CTAC's newest addition is the 1,000-square-foot Daylight Center. This space accommodates classes, workshops, meetings and demonstrations of sustainable buildings. The center also incorporates several energy-efficient technologies, including:

• Light Shelf: An exterior "light shelf" relfects sunlight into the building, illuminating the ceiling and increasing room brightness. The high-efficiency direct/indirect lighting systems are controlled by photosensors that dim as natural light levels increase, resulting in energy savings.
• Displacement Ventilation:  This technology delivers cooled or heated air at floor level at a lower velocity than standard vents and at a slightly higher temperature to promote improved comfort, indoor air quality and energy savings.
• High performance glass:  The center's upper clerestory windows are dual-pane, low-E, with 68% light transmittance for daylighting application. The lower view windows are also dual-pane, low-E, but with a darker tint (40% light transmittance) to reduce glare, maintain visual comfort and thermal efficiency.
• Cool Roof:  The reflective white color of the single-ply thermoplastic roof material on the building is designed to reduce heat gain in the building during the summer to create a "cool roof."

The Daylight Center hosts classes in energy-efficient technologies.