Now required by most energy codes, automatic shutoff of building lighting has proven to be a reliable source of energy savings. For example, the ASHRAE/IES 90.1 Standard, recognized by the Department ...

There’s a lot of buzz about luminaire level lighting controls (LLLC) – and for good reason. LLLC technology enables greater control over a building’s lighting system, all the way down to the ...

A new report from IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc.) forecasts the increasing integration of building automation and lighting control systems. A new report from IMS Research (recently ...

As LED technology becomes more commonplace and products more commoditized, there’s been increased interest in functionality above and beyond simply providing illumination. Terms like IoT and ...

Employees leave a room and sensors direct lights to shut off a minute after the last person leaves. Lights above desks near windows dim or go off on sunny days and brighten on cloudy ones. Overhead ...

A lighting control system (not to be confused with “lighting control”) is one which varies the brightness or dimness of many lights depending on the instruction for each light, from a single central ...

Legrand, a global leader in electrical and network infrastructure solutions, is pleased to announce that the Wattstopper Digital Lighting Management (DLM) product family of networked lighting control ...

There have been tremendous improvements in the efficiency of lighting over the last 20 years. The movement from older technologies such as incandescent, halogen, CFL, and fluorescent with magnetic ...

A typical commercial building of 4 650 m² spends about USD 45,000 a year on energy for lighting. Much of that money is wasted due to inefficient lighting control. By optimizing electric light and ...

Security systems installed in a typical facility consists of cameras, access control, intrusion sensors and fire alarms. Typically, these devices are placed behind a firewall on a dedicated network.

Bluetooth is adding support for a new mesh networking specification that will improve Bluetooth LE devices across various categories, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced in a briefing ...