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…
Light management is very popular as a tool to create beautiful and functional lighting environments, increase productivity, improve occupant comfort and also to save considerable amounts of money and energy. While powerful light control systems have been present in homes and work spaces for ages, recent innovations with control software have made this even more…
Hotels are typically large consumers of electricity, and have just a limited ability to control the usage by guests and staff in with conventional systems. As a result their adoption of various energy management technologies in guest rooms is now commonplace – because the accumulated savings they can achieve across a property are considerable.
But what…
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…
In this brief, lucid and engaging video, Lutron describes how their Caseta Wireless dimmers and the Lutron Smart Bridge and app are a smart, affordable and reliable, connected home solution.
This simple, wireless lighting control solution allows home owners to adjust your lights, shades, and temperature from anywhere. The wireless dimmers work with wide range of…
As organisations grow and become more successful they also inevitably need to expand office space to accommodate a larger team. Unfortunately as the facilities and offices grow, so does the wastage of resources – with power consumption fast becoming one of the key areas of concern.
But getting people to change how they view and manage…
We're happy to share that the Actis Lighting and Energy Management team recently won an award in the commercial (enterprise) segment for our work on implementing Lighting Management Systems (LMS) in India.
Lutron is one of the world's leading solution providers in the area of lighting control and management systems.
Have a peek at some photos from an ongoing project for one of our financial services client.
We're working on 1 High-End Boardroom with Video Conferencing and 4 Meeting rooms which are equipped for extensive collaboration with overseas counterparts and for training programs. Lighting and AV management in these rooms is made possible via an iPad.
An…
The benefits of low consumption LED fixtures in aiding power consumption are well understood, especially when there are a large number of fixtures in a structure. This is leading to their widespread adoption – especially in large offices, entire buildings and across large campuses.
But a lot more can be done to reduce power consumption, save…
One of the past limitations in the implementation of control systems in work and living environments has been the relatively high cost of proprietary touch screen controllers, which provide the most intuitive and attractive interface to use devices conveniently.
All of this has changed with the advent of touch-enabled smartphones and tablets which are more…