According to Wikipedia, smart lighting is a lighting technology designed for energy efficiency.  But smart lighting is more than saving energy. This is only a result of using a smart lighting system.

Smart lighting is a global term for lighting technologies that can control and manage light. Smart lighting makes your life easier and more pleasant.

What can you do with smart lighting technologies?

• Automatically turning on and off the light.
• Automatically dimming the light.
• Automatically adapting the lighting colours.
• Daylight control
• Dim-to-warm

What are the advantages of smart lighting?

• With smart lighting you can control and manage the light.
  • On command
  • Automatically with a timer of triggers.
• You achieve energy saving.

Are you planning to use a smart lighting system in a professional environment such as an office, shop or hospitality business? Then you get – depending on the purpose – some extra advantages on top, such as:

• An instant adaptation of the atmosphere
• A higher wellbeing
• A better day and night rhythm
• A higher productivity

Which triggers can be used to adapt the light with smart lighting technology?

• The presence of people in the room
• The amount of incoming daylight
• Time
• Sound
• The connexion with external data, e.g. a weather forecaster, your location, …
• …

Which smart lighting systems exist?

Commonly used protocols for smart lighting are wi-fi, Zigbee and Bluetooth.

Wi-fi and Zigbee

A frequently used solution for smart lighting systems is wi-fi. You have almost everywhere access to wi-fi. With a wi-fi-connection all your devices are connected with a central point and you can control these devices with your smartphone. A disadvantage is the possible slowdown that could happen when there are too many connected devices on the same line.

Just as wi-fi, Zigbee uses a central point to make a connection. The advantage of Zigbee comparing to wi-fi is that the devices aren’t only connected with the central hub but also with each other. The devices can now also communicate amongst itself. However, to make use of your smartphone to manage and control the light, you need next to the Zigbee-hub also a wi-fi connection.

Bluetooth

A third possibility for smart lighting is communication through Bluetooth. Bluetooth has the great advantage that you don’t need a central connection point. The controlling device communicates directly with the lighting fixtures. In addition, you can find Bluetooth standardly on every smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC, whatever the brand or operation system.

A reliable smart lighting system based on Bluetooth is Casambi. With Casambi the lighting fixtures also communicate directly with each other.

Smart lighting is more and more a common good in offices. It isn’t only energy efficient; it also has its advantages for the productivity and the wellbeing of the employees.

Licht aangepast aan het daglicht

You know a day with changing weather? The one moment there’s a clear sky with a lot of sunlight, the other moment big clouds. Wouldn’t it be great if the light in the offices adapts to the weather? With a smart lighting system, it can. The light adapts automatically. With smart lighting the unnecessary consumption of energy is finished.

Not only the amount of light is adapted to the sunlight, also the lighting colour can be adjusted to the moment of the day. On peaking hours, the light is a bit colder which enhances the productivity. Later on, the light is a bit warmer which makes the employee go home with a more pleasant feeling. When the lighting colours change with the natural change, the wellbeing of the employee is improving.

Licht aangepast volgens de personen op kantoor.

In cell offices it sometimes happens that everyone is in a meeting. Of course, we are all human, we forget to turn off the lights. Also in meeting rooms, this sometimes slips the mind of the last person in the room. With a smart lighting system, this problem is solved. There’s no light when there’s no one in the room. When the sensor doesn’t detect movement, the lights go out.

Also, for landscape offices, smart lighting offers energy efficient solutions. With smart lighting, the lights are only on in the zones where people are sitting down or walking.

Licht aangepast aan persoonlijke voorkeuren

Give your employers (limited) access to the system. When they are sitting at their desk and they want more or less light, warmer or colder light, they can adapt it to their personal preferences. Happy employees are more motivated, work harder and become better and better.

Voordelen van slimme verlichting voor kantoren

• Adapted work light
• Enhancement of the wellbeing
• More efficient working
• Greater productivity
• Energy saving

Light has an influence on the success of your shop: it creates atmosphere, put your products in the light, attract people to enter the shop, guides the customers through the shop, … Smart lighting introduces new possibilities and gives flexibility to the retailers: automatic adaptation of the light to the moment of the day or the presence of people.

Daglicht en verlichting

A cloudy of sunny day, a summer day or winter day? With daylight sensors, the light in the shop window and entrance is aligned with the incoming natural light. The shop is always well lighted and invites the passers-by to stop over, to take a look into the window and to come in.

Werktijden en werkplaatsen

Many times, there’s less light needed before or after opening hours of the shop. With a smart lighting system, you can easily set the lighting hours for the room and the intensity of light that is needed. You can also divide the space into lighting zones: zones with more or less light.

In spaces where are only few times people come in, you can use moving sensors. The light is only on when there’s movement in the room. If there’re no people in the room, there’s no light.

Veranderende inrichting

If you work with track lighting, you can easily replace spots to emphasis the products. Have you now parts where you need more or less light? Smart lighting offers you a solution. You can adapt the lighting intensity with the lighting controller.

Sfeer

The shop has to be inviting and reflect a certain atmosphere. The lighting colour plays a great role on this. But maybe you want to change the ambiance in the shop depending on the collection? Or you have, once in a while, a customer event in your shop? Then, the possibility to instantly adapt the ambiance with a smart lighting system is very useful.

Smart lighting controllers

With smart lighting controller – via screen at the wall, smartphone, tablet or PC – you can combine all the possibilities smart lighting has to offer. You can set up everything in advance or manually adapt when needed. You will not only save energy but also time.

Nog een stapje verder

A smart lighting system isn’t only useful for changing the lights. The system can also help to track the shopping behaviour of the client. Link the smart lighting system with a tracker and you can see how the clients moves in your store. This data can be used to optimise your shop interior and lighting.

Voordelen van slimme verlichting voor retail

• Happy employees
  • Adapted work light
  • Better wellbeing
  • Greater productivity
• Satisfied shop owner
  • Happy employees
  • Energy savings
  • Time savings
  • Security lighting at night
• Happy customers
  • Passers-by want to step in, are feeling at home and stay longer in the shop.

If you count all these factors, it will result in more sales and a cost saving.