At Parsons School of Design in New York City, 15 advanced connected lighting systems were installed in multiple working classrooms. Initial evaluations in this Living Lab shared insights from installers and evaluators during installation, configuration, and initial operation.

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Left, three people in a classroom look at a tablet screen; middle, a man installs a troffer light fixture in a ceiling; right, a man installs a wall control panel.

The research at Parsons—representing a range of manufacturers, control systems, and luminaire types—is documented in the “Inside the Living Lab” series:

Five thumbnail cover images from NGLS "Inside the Living Lab" reports.