Patent ID: 8397527

Claim:
An integrated lighting and HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning) system ( 1 ) for one or more rooms ( 4 ), having a heat-insulating ceiling ( 2 ) separating each said room from a plenum ( 3 ); at least one lamp ( 29 ) mounted above each ceiling, said lamps emitting lamp IR ( 31 ) into the plenum above said room and emitting only visible light ( 32 ), substantially without heat, through one or more thermal barriers ( 30 ), into said room ( 4 ); a number of ventilation registers ( 20 , 23 , 25 ), connecting said rooms and plenums to one or more HVAC units ( 5 ), remotely operated dampers ( 16 , 24 , 33 ); and a thermostat ( 12 ) and central computer ( 40 ) operating said HVAC units ( 5 ) and damper controls ( 43 ) to optimize energy use based on HVAC feedback ( 41 and environmental sensor inputs ( 42 ).