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Lighting Controls are a key element to any successful lighting project and provide opportunities for additional energy- and cost-savings. It is estimated that, depending upon the number and type of lighting controls installed, lighting controls save you an additional 20%, on top of your savings from the new lighting system. Lighting Controls also give you the opportunity to accumulate more LEED points, being an element that can ultimately lead to your certification. Lighting controls can also help you reduce your energy consumption to a level that earns you the EPACT tax deduction. Lastly, lighting controls help eliminate the “human factor” of having to remember to turn lights off. Often people don’t realize how much money is lost by building occupants forgetting to turn off lights when an area is unoccupied.

Atlantic Energy Concept’s is experienced in designing for, and installing a wide variety of lighting controls. Controls are most effectively, and least expensively, installed at the time of your energy-efficient lighting upgrade. Coming back at a later date requires exponentially higher labor costs, and equipment rental costs… plus think of all the savings you have lost in the meantime.

Types of Lighting Controls

Occupancy Sensors 

  • Can be infrared (motion) and ultrasonically activated, or a combination of both
  • Can be infrared (motion) and sound activated, or a combination of both 
  • Often can contain a Daylighting option of including a Photocell
  • Can automatically sense occupancy patterns and self-adjust to those patterns
  • Offers flexibility; can be set to building occupants’ specific needs
  • Removes “human element” of having to remember to turn off lights

Network Lighting Control Center

  • Central location to control entire lighting systems
  • Flexibility to make point-by-point adjustments from single location, allowing you to customize energy use and savings
  • See overall picture and monitor energy use more clearly
  • Ability to fine tune occupancy sensors from single location
  • Adds to maintenance savings by monitoring lamp/ballast lifecycles, software available to even alert you to outages or when relamping is due
  • Can interface with Building Automation Systems