The lighting industry around the globe had developed rapidly over the past decade. From fluorescent bulbs to LED to smart lighting systems, we can trace the trends of the development in technology as well as the benefits it has brought to us. Keeping in view the advancement from the past, the next decade is expected to bring new surprises in the lighting industry which will help us to save energy and will be more and more affordable.

 

Smart Lighting Systems

Smart Lighting is a concept where you can control the lighting poles, building lightings, search lights, city lights around the city all through intelligent electrical systems and installation of connected computer networks.  This is used for posh smart homes, but most of the time, the smart lighting is preferred for buildings, auditoriums, government buildings, public parks and libraries etc.

Smart lighting has become common for buildings and industries, specially to reduce environmental impacts and save energy. But this is not the only reason why people have opted to upgrade to smart lighting. These systems are helpful for energy efficiency as well as cost saving which results in better business profits. This simple advancement in technology has led to influencing and improving the sales, employee performance, and hence the building environment.

These are now commonly used in offices as well as industries too, which save up the labour of turning lights and witches off and on every day. We can summarise the use of smart lighting as following.

• Buildings: Smart lighting allows easy management of light sources and adjustment of light around buildings and can also be specified to different rooms according to their use.

 

• Smart Offices: Intelligent lighting systems are fully automatic. This means, that it can save you from operating costs when it comes to large scale offices and can also improve productivity levels in employees.

 

• Industries: For large scale industries, smart lighting is somehow essential now. This is because they work on sensors that allow activities around them to be optimized; which then saves up considerable percentage of your lighting and energy costs.

 

• Smart Cities: For city lighting, controlling and managing on such a large scale can be quite difficult. Smart lighting adjusts the light to the presence of people, atmosphere, time of the day etc.

 

Incorporating Smart Lighting Trends

Initially, when smart lighting was introduced, it faces a lack of standardization which is why it took long to grow in the lighting industry. Thanks to advancement in technological trends and innovation, companies are now working on a common platform to enhance the smart lighting systems that belong to the different sectors, whether brands business etc.

When it comes to B2B segment, the trends in lighting industry can affect it significantly. There are lots of companies and industries that are benefiting from the trends of smart lighting systems, and this is the reason why more and more producers and investors are investing which has resulted in a complete lighting revolution for large scale lighting systems. Intelligent lighting systems are excellent when it comes to controlling and managing the light through devices. These devices include iPads, phones, remote controls etc.

Benefits of Smart Lighting

 

For the Aesthetics

Lighting has been scientifically proven to affect the mood and thinking of a person. This is one of the most useful facts that the restaurant industry has utilized for its business, by setting the mood of a restaurant to bright and wide or dim and romantic. But with smart lighting systems, these are not the only two ways to adjust your lighting system in the restaurants or cafes.

Smart lighting consists of sensors that control and adjust the daylight in the building and provide access to energy according to that. To keep your customers intrigued, you can change the light setting from time to time for instance, lower tone for bright days etc. You can also set your lighting schedule of the place for a day. This can come in handy because at breakfast you need to drag the lights, and at lunch you need a little energizing dose of freshness in the atmosphere. At night, people are usually tired from looking at bright screens and phones all day so a soothing dim tone for lighting can be set, all to be set in the system, and it will work itself through the day.

 

Role of Sensors

Smart lighting systems are connected through electrical installations that work on the power of sensors. These sensors detect the lighting atmosphere and adjust the energy according to the requirement. In offices, smart lighting can help employees with well lit spaces all around the space to avoid any tripping, or casual sitting. The best part about smart lighting is elimination of the switch. This saves you from transfer of bacteria, as well as any dirt that comes from dirty hands of employees carrying around food or beverages.

 

Managing Space

In case of emergencies in offices and industries, for instance a fire, switching off of systems one by one through rooms can be pretty dangerous. This is why, smart lighting can help us turn off the major electric supply with just one main button and save lives. It is a smart decision to make and also manages your space to be used effectively by tailoring the lighting.

 

Easy Upgrades

Upgrading lighting systems these days can take up to weeks of work which can be a huge loss when it comes to offices, buildings and public places. Smart lighting gets this obstacle out of the way because of the connected system of lighting. Some installations in the system don’t even require rewiring or upgrade because of the online cloud system.

Smart lighting gives you the ease of upgrading your system. You can hire a team of professionals to work their way through the smart lighting system and they will be done just in a day. The upgrade brings your commercial space into a more flexible and cost saving environment as well as with an advanced control system.