Quality lighting is a crucial aspect of our daily life and is often taken for granted. Lighting control is the ability to manage the level and quality of light in a given space for specific situations or tasks. Controlling room lighting optimally not only enhances the experience but it also helps to save energy by…
Lighting control systems do more than illuminate homes, hotels and offices. they can boost productivity, save money, lower carbon emissions, respond to occupants, complement design and enhance the usability of a building.
Due to the increase of environmental concerns, lighting control systems play an important role in the reduction of energy consumption of the lighting…
Lighting can have a profound effect on people. It is a known fact that brighter lighting causes people to respond more emotionally while dim lighting can have a relaxing effect on people. But changing the hue of light can also add to the productivity and the alertness of workers. Adding blue or bright hues into…
Lighting control systems are modern network-based solutions that analyze, automate, and control lighting in real-time. Today’s lighting controls and design do more than just illuminating offices and business environments. They offer a significant reduction in energy costs and increase efficiency.
From an enterprise perspective, they allow businesses to manage their lighting solutions and offer insights for…
Incandescent bulbs are being phased out gradually and will most probably be phased out almost completely within the next 10 years or so. They are being replaced by CFL and LED bulbs that result in greater energy savings.
However, the flip side is that not all dimmers work with CFL and LED bulbs and these…
There is a technology that will allow you to set wireless lighting in your home or office with complete control wherever you are and wherever you're going. You can have an extremely flexible lighting system with enhanced energy savings, both at the same time.
This technology is the Maestro wireless technology from Lutron …
Centralised lighting controls and design is the ability to centrally regulate the level and quality of light in a given space for specific tasks or situations. Controlling light properly not only enhances the experience, it helps to save energy and money by using light when and where it is needed most.
By using centralised lighting…
Today, most businesses and individuals use dimmers, so that they can dim the lights that they have installed in their homes or offices. This results in convenient lighting, as well as energy conservation. However, it is important that you choose the right dimmer depending on the lights that you have installed.
A wide variety of lighting…
Windows play an integral part in our homes from a functional perspective and even when it comes to decorating the interiors with shades.
The recently introduced Crestron Shading Solutions helps manage indoor lighting efficiently and conveniently, and also has impressive new designer fabrics for motorised shades. These shades add beauty, convenience, and comfort throughout the home and…
Light control is critical to enhance the elegance of the room, experience the functionality of electronics involved and also save energy. If there is a simple On/Off switch to turn lights on and off, the amount of light put out by the fixtures is the same, irrespective of specific time, day or night. Usage of dimmers…
Calculating the benefits of lighting and energy management solutions in a commercial context poses a challenge to many workspace designers and the business that build them. The fundamental reason for this is the fact that the technology is more or less invisible or inconspicuous and therefore barely noticed at all. Businesses have also not traditionally…
Colour temperature (or correlated colour temperature, CCT) is a number indicating the degree of yellowness or blueness of a white light source. Measured in kelvins (K), CCT represents the temperature an incandescent object (like a filament) must reach to mimic the colour of the lamp.
Yellowish-white (warm) sources, like incandescent lamps, have lower colour temperatures in…