Maximizing advanced lighting systems

Automatic sensing, daylighting harvesting and digital communication with other building systems such as HVAC and security are starting to represent the 'new normal'


Automatic sensing, daylighting harvesting and digital communication with other building systems such as HVAC and security are starting to represent the “new normal,” according to an article on the FacilityCare website.

To get the maximum benefit from a lighting renovation, healthcare facility professionals must consider how fixtures will actually be used on a daily basis, since reduced consumption of energy is the ultimate objective. 

This is why intelligent lighting controls are so powerful, the article said. It is often unnecessary for a given lighting fixture to operate at 100 percent output, 100 percent of the time.

Smart, distributed lighting sensors can be installed in the ceiling, wall or directly integrated into lighting fixtures to detect the presence of people in a space (occupancy/vacancy sensors), or the quantity of daylight that enters a room or zone (photosensors).

Read the article.

 

 



April 23, 2015


Topic Area: Maintenance and Operations


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