May 30, 2018
Most facility managers are initially motivated to take up connected LED lighting to reduce energy costs. Based on the 2017 field study by the Design Light Consortium (DLC) in the US, network lighting control (NLC) systems can potentially produce an additional 47% of energy savings to an existing lighting system. Connected LED lighting is also an obvious way to meet sustainability compliance and the investment pays for itself. No brainer.
What is less understood however, is that the savings don’t start and stop with energy efficiency. If you’re in charge of an office or building, connected lighting can help you get smart about occupancy and the use of space as well.
A sense of space by placing a sensor in every fixture
One of the simplest ways to save money is to only use lights when you need them. This means using occupancy detection in every fixture to understand when people are present and automate the use of lighting. Imaginative new IoT platforms from Signify and our partners are now extending this kind of control to capture, store and combine information. For the first-time facility managers can see how space is used. Most importantly, they can make adjustments to cater more accurately for what they need, when and where.
