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Keeping lighting under control
and in perspective
UIfastforward Lighting management gives us more power to control lighting, but
we mustn’t lose sight of the potential problems of the people using it,
says Stewart Langdown of TridonicAtco.
ithout a doubt, the interface that the building occupants use. their own lit environment.
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last few years have In this respect it’s also important to In addition, it’s worth remembering the
seen some exciting recognise that there are essentially two impact that highly complex controls can
developments in the types of building occupants using the have on the installation and
field of lighting lighting management system. There are commissioning phases of a project.
management with the capability to deliver the people in the FM or works Fortunately the sophistication that
much higher levels of control. However, department who
it’s vitally important that the user- can be expected to
interface of these systems remains as have a bit more
simple as possible. Failing to achieve that technical
will discourage their use to an extent that knowledge – and
they fail to deliver their full potential. who can be trained
Inevitably this presents a conundrum – to carry out basic
with a desire on one hand to use the full control
power of the system to achieve maximum configurations. And
energy savings and the reality that, at the then there are the
end of the day, the human factor needs staff that rely on
to be taken into account. Ultimately, a the lighting on a
balance must be achieved that provides a daily basis and
buffer between the highly specialised expect to have
elements that do the clever stuff and the some control of
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