Last Fall, we posted a case study of an auto dealership project with an advanced control system (see Case Study link below). The project involved implementing a new lighting and wireless control system with motion based dimming. Groups of lights dim when the area is unoccupied and brighten when a vehicle or pedestrian enters. Read more
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“Controls” is a word that is used in building systems that is often shrouded in mystery and ambiguity. Essentially “controls” is a catch-all term for any device that manages the operation of a building system such as fire suppression, HVAC, lighting, security, etcetera. Light switches, dimmers, photocells, and timers are all examples of controls forRead more
An Introduction to Motion Sensor Controls “Smart” has recently become every marketing departments favorite word. From smart homes, smart watches, smart fridges, to smart cars; it’s almost impossible to find a consumer product that doesn’t have a “smart” offering. Many feature types fall into the broad category of “smart” but perhaps the most fundamental isRead more
In this LED Mini Series installment, we will briefly review how LED is different than other other lighting technologies and how this translates to lower energy use. Previous lighting technologies relied on several different methods to emit light: burning oil (old), heating an element (incandescent / 19th century), heating an element inside of a gasRead more
We hear about lowering your electric bill’s kWh usage all the time, but what is a kWh, and how can you use less of them? A kWh, kilowatt-hour, is a unit used to measure how much electrical energy a building uses over a certain period of time (usually 1 billing cycle). It is analogous to milesRead more