Lunchtime Learning: Home Green Home

Join AIA|DC and Jeff Cianni of Lutron Electrics to discuss the importance of lighting and lighting control in residential buildings. This presentation takes the participant through various lighting control strategies to help enhance occupant comfort and building performance.

This course will give participants a strong understanding of the effects of daylight on a residential space. With this knowledge, course attendees will leave able to specify the window treatment needed to meet overall aesthetic goals. Participants will also leave able to advise clients on window coverings that optimize the overall functionality of each application.

After attending this presentation, participants will be able to:
1.) explain the impact of efficient practices or appliances on home energy bills;
2.) identify specific areas within the home to improve energy efficiency;
3.) identify and locate common “energy hogs” found within the home; and
4.) design energy-efficient, customized solutions for the home.

About your speaker:
Jeff Cianni is a 2005 graduate of Lehigh University, and has been working for Lutron since 2008. Shortly after being hired by Lutron, he took on the role of managing Residential sales in the Washington, DC metro area. Jeff now lives in Annapolis, MD and works closely with the residential specifications community throughout the Mid Atlantic to assist in designing lighting control systems in all sizes of projects. He holds active membership in the DC chapters of AIA, ASID and NARI. Jeff also helped start the District Design Society in 2010, which meets monthly and is a business networking organization for architectural and design associates in Washington.