A couple of local
mid-sized corporations had asked me in recent weeks just how much savings can
be achieved combining an energy efficient light bulb, like the Independence LED
Lighting products we represent, and lighting controls in their respective
buildings. I found the answer in a very
unlikely place.
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San Diego,
California-based ON World Inc.,a provider of global business intelligence on
smart technology markets in there recently published "Smart Building
Wireless Sensor Networks found that wireless lighting controls in combination
with energy harvesting, wireless mesh networking and wireless enabled smart LED
drivers will save buildings $4 Billion in energy savings by 2020.
“Today, a typical
building wastes almost a third of its lighting energy due to inefficient or
non-existent lighting control systems,” says Mareca Hatler ON World’s research director.
“Wireless energy management systems that integrate with a building’s lighting
infrastructure is one of the fastest growing areas in building automation.”
ON World’s survey of
85 professional installers found that 59% are providing wireless lighting
controls. Over half provide a centralized wireless lighting control system and
about a quarter install lighting systems that use wireless adapters. Nearly 6
in 10 provide a wireless lighting control system that features occupancy
detection, 34% daylighting and 26% support utility demand response programs.
Maintenance-free
wireless sensors and switches powered by harvested energy made up about 1 in 3
of the wireless lighting device shipments in 2012. Today, these mostly use the
EnOcean wireless protocol that has over 1,000 interoperable products. Wireless mesh networking avoids dependence on
a wired backbone that is used by the majority of wireless lighting control
systems. Targeted at building-wide wireless energy management as well as
outdoor commercial areas, wireless mesh systems attach to, or integrate with,
lighting luminaires. Competition is increasing from system innovators such as
CIMCON, Convergence Wireless, Daintree, Enlighted and TwistHDM as well as
lighting manufacturers such as Acuity, Digital Lumens, Harvard Engineering,
Hubbell, Light Corporation and Venture Lighting Corporation.The migration to
LED lighting is one of the biggest developments in building energy management
systems by providing long-lasting light sources that are especially suited for
digital controls. Software configurable LED drivers with integrated wireless
communications such as those provided by Orama promise to reduce communications
costs up to 90% by replacing the need for a separate device for the adapter.
Industrial,
warehousing, parking garages/lots and outdoor area lighting are currently some
of the fastest growing markets for wireless lighting controls. However,
traditional commercial buildings such as offices, retail and restaurants will
make up over 40% percent of the market by 2017.
The ON World report
noted that by 2020, global wireless lighting control device shipments will
increase by over 1500% from 2012 when they will save buildings $4.2 billion in
energy costs.
Your mind made up
yet?
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LLC provides, please check out our website at www.get-guam.com or call us to
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