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Reduce Maintenance
with one integrated lighting controls solution. Adjustments can be done from your desk, eliminating costly work orders. Reduce troubleshooting.

Program or Adjust
daylight harvesting levels, time schedules and more. A single software solution so easy to use, we'll even do it for you. For free!

Energy Savings
can be substantial. Particularly with daylight harvesting. Energy use can be reduced during peak demand hours.

Code Compliance
Our lighting controls meet or exceed all federal and state mandated energy codes.

Simplify the Way You Manage Your Lighting Controls

The ideal lighting control system for a campus standard should be capable of managing both classrooms and the rest of the building in a single package and LC&D offers the most practical solution.

We simplify the concept of building-wide controls by combining traditional "centralized" relay panels with our distributed controls. One digital system, one platform, and one comprehensive software package to monitor, program and control it all. Programming, monitoring, adjustments, and real-time control can be accomplished with or without a PC computer.

From simple to very sophisticated - we offer a wide range of products to cover any scenario. LC&D offers a number of interfaces to many building automation systems.

Unity lighting control software or Unity GX advanced graphical software, both pc-based solutions, are available for onsite or remote management (monitor, adjust or trouble-shoot).

To make specifications, installation, and continuing support extremely simple, LC&D offers assistance with our team of highly trained Sales Engineers, and our Engineering Assistance Department. They can make recommendations, and even assist with AutoCAD drawings. Our Technical Support department also offers free lifetime dial-up programming.

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Reduce Maintenance
LC&D recommends adopting a campus or district-wide standard for lighting controls. This will lower maintenance costs both in regards to training time and parts inventory. Better yet, establish LC&D as your campus standard and lower maintenance even more by the elimination of most field calls. Programming changes, trouble-shooting, adjustments and monitoring can all be done either locally or remotely using Unity lighting control software or Unity GX advanced graphical software or from the DTC programmer in each master panel, eliminating the requirement of a PC computer.		Our Unity lighting control software is so easy to use that we will do it for you. For free. Extend your maintenance team to include LC&D. We are on call 24/7/365 and can program, adjust or monitor your lighting controls in real-time so your maintenance group can concentrate on handling the bigger problems. Contact us for more information
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Program or Adjust
In the past, the approach taken to lighting controls was to require building engineers or maintenance staff to adjust controls locally at a photocell using a screw-driver, or by making hard-wire based changes. This is time consuming and complicated, and often is not accomplished, due to time constraints. The result is a lighting control system which is not being optimized to save maximum energy. LC&D has solved this problem with Unity lighting control software and Unity GX advanced graphical software. Adjustments, programming, and most trouble-shooting, can be accomplished with a few clicks of your mouse in only a few minutes. Our comprehensive software will even allow you to change photocell trip points, monitor the status of any relays in any panel and manually override lighting zones, all in real-time. Programming, monitoring, adjustments, and real-time control can also be accomplished without a PC computer.		We offer seamless interfaces to many building automation systems including: BacNet IP, Trane Tracer, Johnson Controls Metasys, Modbus, or even simple contact closure. Contact us for more information
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Energy Savings

Most schools spend more money on energy than on books and supplies. In fact, the cost of energy is second only to salaries. According to the U.S. Deptartment of Education, school energy was an average of $176 per student in 2002, and is probably much higher now. A proper daylighting and lighting control strategies can save up to $85 per student per year. By reducing these operational costs, the savings can be redirected to improving education.

Because of its flexible nature, the GR 2400 system by LC&D can realize a significant energy savings. Occupants enjoy the ability to temporarily manually override automatic control settings. Administrators enjoy the ease with which automatic and manual controls can be adjusted or reprogrammed to accommodate changing needs.

Studies have found that a proper daylight harvesting system can reduce lighting by 84%, and total energy use by 42%. Occupancy controls and time-based controls as well as splitting lighting circuits in a single room, can reduce lighting another 50% using the MicroPanel.

LC&D also offer intelligent thermostats for most Roof Top Units, ideal for single story school buildings. Intelligent thermostats can be programmed to implement a number of energy-savings strategies.

Our Engineering Assistance Department can suggest control strategies, and the most effective method to implement them. They can generate typical single line drawings or actual drawings in AutoCAD format to almost any level of detail for your plans. For a free energy analysis of your building to determine the best approach for lighting controls, contact us.

Once your lighting controls are installed, Unity lighting control software can monitor energy use. Adjustments and fine-tuning make all the difference - LC&D offers free lifetime dial-up programming to assist.

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Code Compliance

The GR 2400 system complies with all state and federal energy codes.

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