Flexibility is and will continue to be a top priority for commercial office spaces, whether it is to accommodate an open office plan, multiuse spaces or subleasing of underused areas.
At the same time, businesses are looking for the best in energy savings.
Smart features offer both active and passive methods to save energy for commercial office spaces. Customers may think of smart functionality as a nice-to-have, but it offers a powerful one-two punch of lighting flexibility and energy efficiency.
Occupancy sensing or scheduling – Have the customer list every area in the office that isn’t used 100% of the time. Include restrooms, copy rooms, conference rooms, storage areas, etc. These are all spaces that can be outfitted with occupancy sensors to save energy when not in use.
These sensors are ideal for situations where the occupant may not know where the light switch is or does not have their hands-free. Additionally, because occupancy sensors automatically turn the lights off when no occupancy is detected for a while, they can quickly pay for themselves in energy savings.
Daylight harvesting – Customers can make use of the available sunlight with sophisticated sensors that can differentiate daylight from light generated by a LED source. As the ambient light level from outside rises and falls throughout the day, the output level of the LED lighting system is adjusted accordingly.
Harvesting available daylight can create a more productive work environment while reducing energy costs. The benefits in energy consumption and decreased carbon use are obvious, making this advanced feature a no-brainer for customers in interior spaces and exterior ones like parking garages.
Emergency lighting - The clear benefit of emergency lighting is employee safety. Because facilities that aren’t in compliance face the risk of being fined (or worse), customers will be relying on your expertise to recommend the right emergency lights and features.
Litetronics’ emergency lights and emergency backup batteries come with an automatic monthly self-testing function that is complemented with a status indicator light to show it is fully charged, in emergency mode, or about to run out of power. Manual testing via optional remote is an add-on you may want to offer.
Lighting Controls - LED lighting can be customized using control technology. And that relieves the customer of having to make all the decisions about light quality at the time of install—or requiring a return visit from your company to make adjustments.
Many Litetronics products come with adjustable wattage and color temperature that can be controlled via remote over Bluetooth. In addition, a wireless remote switch can also be used to control everyday functions of a fixture. Remote control enables quick adjustments like on/off, dimming, daylight harvesting and scene selection.
