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Operations and Lighting Project Management Series

Custom integrators excel at delivering complex technology systems, but lighting design, fixture procurement, and project execution introduce distinct operational and management challenges across the entire organization. This track addresses critical gaps in both business operations and project delivery, equipping operations managers, project managers, and leadership teams with structured methodologies to navigate lighting-specific complexities. Sessions cover responsibility definition across trades, fixture procurement strategies that protect margins, linear lighting coordination from estimation through installation, process documentation using SIPOC and AI tools to transform tribal knowledge into scalable operational standards, and role clarification frameworks including Lighting Fixture Responsibility Charts. Led by industry professionals experienced in both technology integration and lighting project execution, this track provides practical tools to streamline business processes, reduce errors, eliminate costly rework, improve trade coordination, and transform lighting from a high-risk obligation into a profitable, scalable service line that enhances operational efficiency, client satisfaction, and long-term business growth.

Course 5: Whole Home Energy Systems

Instructors: Savant, MEP, Integrator

Offered Once Tuesday, February 17, 2026 4:00pm-5:00pm – 60 Minute Session 

Level: Any Level

For: Anyone 

Learning Objectives:

  • Evaluate the value of BESS in residential use
  • Understanding the Single Line Diagram
  • Learn design and sizing approaches
  • Compare market solutions and technologies

Key Topics & Content Areas:

  • Partial vs. Whole Home Coverage
  • System Sizing Methodology
  • Operational Modes: Grid-tie, backup, peak shaving, solar charging
  • Power Source Combinations
  • Generator Comparison
  • ToU Optimization
  • Excess Energy Management
  • Get Started: Budgetary Quoting & Client Educations

Course 4: Leveling up – Improving the Value of the Generator

Instructors: Savant, Integrator with in-house Electrical 

Offered Once Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2:45pm-3:45pm – 60 Minute Session 

Level: Any Level

For: Anyone 

Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze generator limitations
  • Explore smart power opportunities
  • Design integrated generator + smart power solutions

Key Topics & Content Areas:

  • Generator Shortcomings
  • Smart Panel Integration
  • Battery Hybrid Systems
  • Lifestyle Enhancement
  • Maintenance and Monitoring Benefits

Course 3: Intelligence Infrastructure / Smart Electrical Panel

Instructors: Savant, Electrical Contractor/ Integrator

Offered Once Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:30pm-2:30pm– 60 Minute Session 

Level: Any Level

For: Anyone 

Learning Objectives:

  • Survey the market of smart panel solutions
  • Identify key applications and use cases
  • Determine timing and methodology for introduction

Key Topics & Content Areas:

  • Market Landscape
  • Core Applications: Load management, circuit monitoring, remote control
  • Integration Timing: New build vs retrofit
  • Home Automation Interface
  • Installation Considerations

Course 2: Targeted Power Management

Instructors: Savant, APEX, SnapOne, Integrator 

Offered Once Tuesday, February 17, 2026 11:30am-12:30pm – 60 Minute Session 

Level: Any Level

For: Anyone 

  • Master the fundamentals of rack and device power management systems
  • Understand PDU, UPS, and power conditioning applications
  • Identify the three core managed benefits delivered by targeted power solutions

Key Topics & Content Areas:

  • Three Managed Benefits Framework: Power quality, reliable delivery, system stability
  • Equipment Categories: PDUs, UPS systems, power conditioners
  • Application Scenarios
  • Integration Strategies

Course 1: Residential Power Fundamentals & Smart Power Primer

Instructors: Instructors: Savant, APEX, Integrator/MEP

Offered Once Tuesday, February 17, 2026 9:30am-11:00am – 90 Minute Session 

Complete Five Course Series – a $500 Value -$100 Special Rate Made possible through the support from Apex Technologies, Rosewater, Savant Power, SnapOne, SurgeX, Total Protection Systems 

Seats are Limited

Level: Any Level

For: Anyone 

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the topology of residential power systems
  • Identify shortcomings and challenges of powering homes from different sources
  • Recognize opportunities based on industry trends and client scenarios
  • Comprehend basic elements of smart power and integration points across residential applications

Key Topics & Content Areas:

  • Traditional Topology: Panels, breakers, service sizing, consumption patterns
  • Market Trends: Net Energy Metering (NEM), Time-of-Use (ToU) rates, electrification initiatives, utility dynamics, EV integration
  • Fundamentals of Power Quality
  • Basics of Solar Integration
  • Understanding Generator Applications
  • Defining Peak Management
  • Understanding Service Upgrade Avoidance & Virtual Power Plant Technology
  • Key Smart Power Functionality – Application Review

Strategic Role: Serves as prerequisite foundation for all subsequent courses.

Deliverable: White Paper on Smart Power Applications.

CEU: The Art of Lighting Artwork

Instructors: Greg Barrett, Director of Product Management: Professional Lighting, SAVANT 

Offered Once Thursday, February 19, 2026 2:30pm-3:30pm – 60 Minute Session 

Included with The Essentials Pass and Premium Pass Only

Level: Any Level

For: Anyone 

AIA/IDCEC Accredited – Join Greg Barrett for an interactive exploration of the science and craft behind lighting for artwork. Starting with basic lighting techniques and recommendations for lighting various types artwork, attendee’s will experience how changes in key attributes impact the perception of artwork to create a desired impact. Subsequently we will showcase the expanded experiential possibilities the latest lighting and control technology can create to ensure that each piece of art is always shown in its best light.

CEU: Lighting & Darkness

Instructors: David Warfel-Founding Dreamer, Light Can Help You

Offered Once Thursday, February 19, 2026 1:00pm-2:00pm – 60 Minute Session 

Included with The Essentials Pass and Premium Pass Only

Level: Any Level

For: Anyone 

Electric light is a dazzling modern marvel, but can we have too much of a good thing? Dark night skies can have profound positive effects on human sleep and wellbeing, but common exterior lighting techniques all but eliminate our access to beneficial darkness. Explore the hidden costs of electric light at night on our own health, learn more about light pollution and light trespass and the growing number of communities that outlaw them, dig into a few of the negative environmental impacts of light at night, and apply what you learn to residential facades, outdoor living spaces, and backyards.

CEU: Color and Light- Understanding the Science and Metrics of Color Rendering

Instructors: Greg Barrett, Director of Product Management: Professional Lighting, SAVANT 

Offered Once Thursday, February 19, 2026 11:00am-12:00pm – 60 Minute Session 

Included with The Essentials Pass and Premium Pass Only

Level: Any Level

For: Anyone 

AIA/IDCEC Accredited – Join Greg Barrett for an interactive exploration of the science and craft behind lighting for artwork. Starting with basic lighting techniques and recommendations for lighting various types artwork, attendee’s will experience how changes in key attributes impact the perception of artwork to create a desired impact. Subsequently we will showcase the expanded experiential possibilities the latest lighting and control technology can create to ensure that each piece of art is always shown in its best light.

CEU: Residential Lighting Design

Instructors: Light Can Help You Team

Offered Once Thursday, February 19, 2026 9:30am-10:30am – 60 Minute Session 

Included with The Essentials Pass and Premium Pass Only

Level: Any Level

For: Anyone 

1.0 LU/HSW, AIA and IDCEC Registered

After a long day at work, the human body and mind are ready for relaxation and rest.   Lighting during the evening and nighttime hours plays a critical role in fostering safety, security, and a sense of welcome to residential projects.   Discover a new, client-friendly approach to illuminating interiors, learn what makes some light fixtures better tools, see why we are putting lighting in the wrong places, and explore the intersection of light, human wellbeing, and intelligent controls.