Networked lighting controls (NLC) have evolved to enable facility managers to collect building data, and they allow buildings to operate as one system instead of many separate systems. These systems can go beyond lighting by helping break down the data and control silos found in many institutional and commercial buildings. The arrival of wireless NLCs has lowered the barrier to entry for existing buildings because it has lowered installation costs significantly.
NLCs also can provide useful information about such building parameters as light levels, temperature, humidity, occupancy and user preferences and behavior. Managers also can use this data for non-lighting applications, including space utilization, occupancy-driven HVAC control, analyzing building temperature gradients and security systems.
In this video conversation, Stuart Berjansky, senior technical manager with the DesignLights Consortium, discusses the status of NLCs in facilities, their benefits for managers and organizations and the steps managers can take to successfully implement NLCs in their facilities.
Here is what viewers will learn from this video:
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Dan Hounsell is senior editor of the facilities market. He has more than 25 years of experience writing about facilities maintenance, engineering and management.
