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Energy Efficiency Technology Demonstration Project For Florida Educational Facilities: Occupancy Sensors, Florida Solar Energy Center, David Floyd
Energy Efficiency Technology Demonstration Project For Florida Educational Facilities: Occupancy Sensors, Florida Solar Energy Center, David Floyd
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In 1995 the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Solar Energy Center jointly sponsored a test of occupancy sensors used to control lighting in a Florida school. Occupancy sensors replace conventional light switches and use passive infrared or ultrasonic sensing to control lighting in classroom and other spaces. The test was intended to demonstrate the performance of such controls in saving energy in Florida educational facilities.
The evaluation was performed at Northwest Elementary School in Pasco County on Florida's west central coast. A before and after monitoring protocol was utilized for the study which saw lighting circuits for 33 …