Francis Rubinstein
Scientist & Principal Investigator – Lighting Research Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
http://www.lbl.gov

Presenter

Session 8: Emerging Demand Response Technologies for the Commercial and Industrial Sector
Monday, October, 27, 2008

Francis Rubinstein is a Staff Scientist and Principal Investigator for the Lighting Research Group at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He received the B.A. degree in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1976. At the Berkeley Lab, he is developing a low-cost building equipment control network (IBECS) that will allow lighting fixtures and other building equipment to be operated and controlled wirelessly from the Internet. Previously, he has managed or been a major participant at several major demonstrations of lighting control systems including the San Francisco Federal Building (1996-1999) and the New York Times Building (2005-2008). He’s a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and is Chair of the IESNA Research Committee.