1) Can reduce power dedicated to lights by 20 percent up to 80 percent through dimming, sunlight harvesting and/or remote on/off capabilities. When selecting a lighting consultant/designer consider selecting one who is certified “LC” by the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions or “CLC” by the American Lighting Association. Even drywall and window maker Serious Materials got into the act by buying Valence Energy. Lighting controls help to make commercial buildings more comfortable, productive, and energy efficient. While some companies focus on the new wave of lights, others have created dimmers that work with traditional bulbs like fluorescents, as well as with solid state lighting.

Suddenly, the wires for lighting form a network that can dynamically control LEDs as well as sensors used to detect smoke, carbon monoxide and motion. Daintree’s systems serves as both a networking and embedded operating system. Elsewhere, TRW installed occupancy sensors in 8,000 rooms at its Space and Defense Park campus in Redondo Beach, California, resulting in annual energy savings of $1.3 million. Adura has also ported its system and ALPS database to serve as a suite for building control and carbon management. In one experiment, Lumenergi dimmed lights whenever the air conditioner became more active to keep power constant.

A single LumiSmart can control 150 light fixtures. Field data can also be used to optimize overall energy efficiency because light tracks traffic and human activity quite accurately. Our Live performance console has 48 powerful submaster faders for exceptional hands on control. New hardwired CFL dimming products are on the market as well, providing opportunities to dim lights to 5 percent of maximum output or even lower levels. In one prominent example, Lockheed Martin cut energy use by 75 percent after applying daylighting and dimmable fluorescent systems extensively at one of its buildings in Sunnyvale, California.

It’s really neat but it just shows, it’s just up to the homeowner’s imagination what they can do in a lighting control system.