Lighting controls
Posted on the: October 6, 2020
How to Ramp Up Workplace Productivity With Lighting and Controls
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FacilityManagement.net. See the original post here. When it comes to designing and constructing an office’s electrical lighting system, facility managers must realize that lighting is no longer about seeing or being decorative. Today, lighting is also about feeling, which directly impacts employees’ health, morale[...]
Posted on the: September 16, 2020
5 Proven Ways LED Lighting Saves Schools A Ton of Money
The U.S. Department of Energy reports that K–12 schools spend more than $8 billion annually on energy. It’s routinely the second-highest operating expenditure for schools after personnel costs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that schools spend about $130 per student on electricity each year. What’s more, about a[...]
Posted on the: September 4, 2020
Wired vs. Wireless Lighting: What Designers and Architects Must Know
Commercial and instructional buildings are amid a technological revolution. Legacy systems such as fluorescent, incandescent and halogen lighting fixtures are now being replaced with advanced solid-state lighting fixtures, also called LEDs. Simultaneously, the traditional analog controls that ran these legacy lighting systems are being swapped with digital controls that work[...]
Posted on the: September 2, 2020
5 LED Lighting Control Strategies That Cut Energy Costs
When you think of things that go together, what comes to mind? Maybe it is spaghetti and meatballs or salt and pepper. Perhaps it is peanut butter and jelly. In our line of work, it is lighting and controls. Every lamp and luminaire require some control device and a strategy[...]
Posted on the: July 21, 2020
What Are the Energy Efficiency Benefits of LED Lighting Controls?
There is a golden rule for saving electricity: The less time your lights are on, the lower your electricity bill will be. Everyone from lighting designers and architects to building owners and facility managers knows this well. That’s why more and more are switching their legacy lighting systems and designs[...]