CCT Select is growing in popularity.
Applications for LED Spin Light Lamps: The Round Flushmount LED lamp is used in residential, office, retail, restaurant, school, hospital, and hotel/motel locations in interior hallways, interior stairwells, closets, utility/laundry rooms, basements, or garages. Can be wall or ceiling mounted.
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“Striking the perfect balance between form and function, Architectural LED Systems is the ultimate design toolbox for creating beautiful quality lighting concepts for a wide variety of applications.”
Axis lighting is introducing new families, optics, lens, and distributions.
Check out some of the most exciting new features and click on the link below to see more!
If you have any questions or would like to see samples please contact us at 503.242.2522
Please check in with your Project Manager to see if we represent Axis in your territory.
Q: What makes it different?
A: Make more space on your shelf – 3 color temperatures available in one fixture!
LIGHTFAIR’s website lists the highlights of the fair:
The global stage for innovation on the LFI trade show floor
6 pavilions showcase product-specific manufacturers
Conference offers 200+ hours of world-class accredited education
Accredited courses range from 30 minutes to 2-day immersion sessions at every level, from Foundational to Advanced as well as General
Courses on retrofitting buildings, managing LED costs, sources updates and more
The LFI Innovation Awards® honors the industry’s newest product designs
Networking & special events bring together lighting industry professionals
According to lightfair.com, “New opportunities, technology and education… Here are a few of the new initiatives for LFI 2016:
Extended trade show hours with the show floor opening at 9 a.m. each day, which is one hour earlier on the first and second day than in years past
Expanded trade show floor and pavilion areas with new exhibitors across multiple categories
Further expansion of categories including: controls, decorative, alternative energy including solar power, software, exterior and roadway, digital signage, healthcare and hospitality
The HUB (the new name for the popular LFI Spotlight Lounge) is an interactive meeting place where those in the lighting and design community connect with colleagues from across the globe for networking, education and fun
New events in the New Exhibitor Pavilion will connect attendees to exhibitors participating at LIGHTFAIR for the first time
Simultaneous Spanish translation services for eight of the most popular seminars
Tour titled “Innovative Lighting Design to Modernize the Historical San Diego Trolley Station”
Addition of more 60-minute sessions which will span three days”
Seems like LIGHTFAIR International 2016 will be informative and fun! (and bright!)
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Someone once said to me that a company may date the lighting manufacturers but they ultimately marry the controls company. That may be a bit of an overstatement, but like many things in life there is an element of truth. Controls will be the piece that customers interact with on a daily basis, so it’s important to pick one that is compatible with your needs and one that makes life a little bit easier.
This leads us to the all-important step of deciding which controls platform to commit to and how to make sure you don’t regret the decision.
Controls is an all-encompassing word that can refer to something as simple as a wall switch, something as complex as a DMX platform in a theatre or as high-tech the latest Internet of Things (IOT) systems that are controllable from your iPhone anywhere in the world.
First it’s important to ask yourself some questions that ultimately frame where to go.
Cascade Lighting represents a number of great controls companies, several of which are well integrated into the lighting fixtures they provide (i.e. LSI and GE); other independent companies such as Enlighted and Leviton work with any lighting fixture.
It helps to break down the concept of controls by putting the pieces into two camps. There are pieces and parts that generate “stimulus” and there are pieces and parts that create a “response”. Ultimately there is a “Linkage” that binds these two.
Stimulus includes: Photocells, (day)light sensors, occupancy/vacancy sensors, wall switches, scheduled events, and sometimes less common sensors like fire alarms, carbon monoxide sensors, and even acoustic or traffic sensors.
Responses include: individual on/off/dim levels, group on/off/dim levels, informative events such as email and text alerts.
More sophisticated systems (the IOT types) will also “mine” and “present” data via web browsers or formatted reporting mechanisms which can be a “wonder-tool” for executives. This information and remote control is often available from any web appliance such as an iPhone, iPad or laptop, anywhere in the world.
The Linkage that connects the stimulus and response is the software embedded in the physical controller or in the system that creates the ‘virtual circuits’. For example in more sophisticated systems a wall switch on one physical circuit can control fixtures on a completely different physical circuit by adding a communication layer (mesh network, LumaCan) overtop of these physical circuits. This is very useful when you have facilities with different voltages (i.e. 277VAC, 120VAC) which will always be on different circuits.
Now that we have an overview of controls systems, let’s start with the assumption you are more focused on cost and code compliance (C-Class) vs. features and information (F-Class).
Leviton offers a number of great solutions here including the “plug and play” IRC – In Room controller. This is a contractor-friendly solution that will automatically commission itself by monitoring the ambient light over a 24-hour cycle, adjusting the daylight sensor, responding to an occupancy sensor or wall switch sensor. This is a GREAT solution for “quick and simple” projects and has been a tremendous seller in California where Title 24 is now in full effect. This is ideal for office buildings, classrooms, and retrofits where existing fixtures are not being replaced.
Leviton also offers a great panel based controls solution – The GreenMax Relay cabinet that requires factory commissioning (setup) but is very easy.
The example above shows several of the components that support “stimulus” pieces located throughout the facility and linked together by the LumaCan communication wires over standard Cat6 cables. The “response” is then all managed through the central microprocessor board (the “Linkage”) hosted in the GreenMax cabinet that supports on/off/dim level control to each of circuits hard wired to it. The LumaCan control interface is a fully expandable network that supports many types of sensors.
Now let’s assume you need a more flexible and informative system.
Enlighted offers an amazingly simple and elegant solution for an informative and flexible Building Management System (BMS). For each project you will need three components: Controller & Sensor (or CS module), Gateway, and Energy Manager. Let’s look at each of these three elements in detail.
Below are the 3 types of sensors (high bay, office and outdoor)
The CS Module (Controller+Sensor) attaches into the fixture & ceiling like this:
Or both collectively into the fixture like this:
The sensor is all but invisible in the ceiling as seen in these pictures from an installation at a social media company headquarters:
The control unit (shown to the right) can also be put in a junction box if it does not fit into the manufacturers’ fixtures. It hosts an internal microprocessor to manage responses to stimulus as well as hosting a schedule and a revenue-grade power meter to support the collection of data and power usage.
The diagram to the left highlights how one gateway “channels” all the RF communication for up to 250 CS modules on that floor, back through a POE (Power Over Ethernet) switch using standard Ethernet Cat6 wiring to each gateway and wireless (Mesh Networking) to each of the CS modules. This hybrid architecture ensures reliable robust communication.
The Energy Manager is the final piece of the Enlighted three-tier architecture. It hosts all the software and communication management to support the acquisition and presentation of what is happening in your facility: everything from sensor data and feedback, schedules at each fixture or the energy saved over a given period of time. This information is often a key element in deciding to adopt the “F” class as the data can be used to verify energy saved from the adoption of controls and lighting.
Cascade is in a unique position to support whatever your requirements are for all of your controls needs and answer any additional questions you might have. Our staff is well versed in the specific details of each solution and how it can map to your requirements and needs.
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Customers are always asking me how they can get their lights bulbs to last longer. Or, I often hear the statement “My kids never turn their vanity lights off in their bathroom, and the bulbs cost so much to replace. Can I get bulbs that last longer?” I also hear from customers that would like to do their part to reduce global warming and their carbon footprint. An item that will answer all these concerns? A dimmer / vacancy sensor by Leviton.
Dimming an incandescent or halogen bulb will save energy and extend bulb life. Dimming your lights 15% saves 15% in electricity and your bulbs will last on average 4.2 years. If you dim your lights 20% you will save 18% in electricity and your bulbs will last on average 5.5 years. Yes, that is years.
And… I have not even talked about the new vacancy sensor function yet. The vacancy sensor is an important function that has been added to the dimmer by Leviton. This dimmer not only saves energy, it allows you to control the light levels to create the right mood for any activity. Now with the added vacancy sensor; the lights turn off when the room is vacant. You can set the timer to turn off at 1, 3, 5, 15, or 30 minute intervals. For example: in a kids room the lights will automatically turn off when they leave the room.
When they renter the room, they will have to manually turn the lights back on. So at night when your kids are sleeping and turning over in bed or your pet runs through the room, the lights will not turn on. You will never again have to say “Did you turn the lights off?”
When you replace a standard switch with a dimmer / vacancy sensor you will save up to 50% in energy. Not having to replace the bulbs for years is where you save the most money. Plus by not having to replace your bulbs so often you will reduce your carbon footprint, as well as help save the energy it takes to manufacture, package, and transport new bulbs.
Did you know?
Installing one dimmer in every US home in place of a standard switch would save $230 million in electricity per year, and reduce CO2 emissions by 4.3 billion pounds per year – the equivalent to taking 370,000 cars off the road.
