When integrating lighting and controls products from different manufacturers on the job site, several challenges can cause project delays. Problem-solving or contacting the manufacture can increase timelines, not to mention additional wiring time, resulting in additional labor costs.
This type of cost is hard to calculate but affects a project's success and timely delivery. You can avoid these interoperability issues that result in cost savings with nLight enabled luminaires. behind UV technology and what makes it work.
Interoperability
Traditional controls capabilities include load controllers, occupancy and daylight sensors. With nLight enabled luminaires supporting all 3 capabilities in 1, you simply have fewer devices to install. There is essentially no change to the installation process, since the LED luminaire would be installed with or without controls. Basic control devices require low voltage wiring between each device to dim LED fixtures. Using nLight AIR (Wireless) enabled luminaires avoids the additional low-voltage wiring requirement, eliminating the cost and labor of installing the wire.
Installation Savings
The first benefit any user should get from a lighting control system is energy savings. Networked lighting controls offer the same benefit highlighted by the latest DLC energy savings report. The updated DLC report collected data and evaluated over 100+ sites with an average of 49% energy savings with networked controls. Some sites and applications were as high as 68%. While you can certainly debate the energy savings achieved in different applications with networked controls, you can’t dispute the impact over time.
LEDs have a calculated life of up to 20 years, and energy savings from networked controls will add up; it’s just a matter of time.
During this time of LED upgrades, it only makes sense to maximize the investment in LED energy savings and networked controls.
Did you know?
Many nLight enabled luminaires feature low voltage controls, which eliminate duplicate circuitry and remove the most common failure component, the mechanical relay, from the device. This increases the reliability of your controls investment.
Energy Savings
With nLight enabled luminaires supporting all 3 capabilities in 1, you simply have fewer devices to install. An nLight enabled luminaire essentially creates no change to the installation process, since the LED luminaire would be installed with or without controls specified.
nLight enabled luminaires are also renovation friendly. Time on the job matters, and with controls, a substantial amount of time can be wasted determining where to place load controllers and sensors. Eliminating this step saves you time. When coupled with the ease of installation with retrofit-ready luminaires and wireless technology, nLight enabled luminaires are ideal for renovation projects.
nLight® AIR enabled luminaires with embedded sensors have shown a labor savings of over 23% compared to a traditional sensor/power pack installation for the most common applications. *
* Contractor time savings is calculated on estimated install time for typical spaces with the lowest level of code standard. Actual results may vary.
Reducing Control Devices from 3 to 1
Out of the Box Programming
Simplifying Design for Code
Independent Fixture Control
An Insightful Future
nLight lighting controls go even deeper with sensors in every fixture providing actionable insight for your space or building. With nLight, you get more data and richer data about how the space is being used. Building off this data, you can get energy usage and other sensor data, such as space usage trends over time.
Other benefits can be realized, such as reconfiguration of spaces for new occupant experiences, diagnostics and energy monitoring that extract more value from the luminaire, or data capture for IoT applications. nLight is designed to upgrade easily with benefits ranging from simple device additions to free firmware updates. All of these benefits ensure you take advantage of future opportunities to grow and meet the needs of your business.
An Insightful Future
An Insightful Future
nLight enabled luminaires offer the end-user more granularity over what you can control. You can have individual fixture control or group-specific devices (inside the luminaires) within a selected area. This independent fixture control, otherwise known as luminaire level lighting controls (LLLC), is identified in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to provide more substantial energy savings capability.
Independent Fixture Control
Independent Fixture Control
nLight enabled luminaires allow you to simplify design, eliminating significant time spent planning sensor coverage needs for each particular room or space. nLight enabled luminaires with embedded sensors provide more than adequate coverage for a space, providing more flexibility in configuration and reliability in operation.
nLight enabled luminaires offer complete control capabilities to aid in code compliance and avoid any additional costs associated with last-minute changes. nLight enabled luminaires are highly versatile, and control devices can be placed in any particular order. They can be grouped together with up to 128 devices and networked with other groups for complete building and campus-level integration for simple to complex control strategies.
Simplifying Design for Code
Simplifying Design for Code
nLight enabled luminaires feature out-of-box programming, providing baseline energy savings with daylighting and occupancy control with absolutely no commissioning – just remove the old luminaire, replace it with the new luminaire, apply power to the fixture, and start saving!
If you've experienced a customer that changes their mind or a code requirement not designed into the project, we have a way to address these concerns efficiently. Our mobile app handles these changes easily with simple reconfiguration, providing a faster, painless, and more flexible installation.
Out of the Box Programming
Out of the Box Programming
Benefits of nLight Enabled Luminaires
Additional Benefits
Energy Savings
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Energy Savings
Networked lighting controls offer significant energy savings, as evident in the latest DLC energy savings report. With data collected and evaluated at over 100+ sites, an average of 49% energy savings was found with networked controls. However, this grew to 63% when using embedded fixtures through luminaire level lighting controls (LLLC).
While you can certainly debate the energy savings achieved in different applications with networked controls, you can’t dispute the impact over time. LEDs have a calculated life of up to 20 years, and energy savings from networked controls will add up; it’s just a matter of time.
Did you know?
During this time of LED upgrades, maximizing the investment in LED energy savings with networked controls only makes sense.
Installation Savings
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nLight enabled luminaires are also renovation friendly. Time on the job matters, and with controls, a substantial amount of time can be wasted determining where to place load controllers and sensors. Eliminating this step saves you time. When coupled with the ease of installation, retrofit-ready luminaires, and wireless technology, nLight enabled luminaires are ideal for renovation projects.
Traditional controls capabilities include load controllers, occupancy, and daylight sensors. With nLight enabled luminaires supporting all 3 capabilities in 1, you simply have fewer devices to install. There is essentially no change to the installation process, since the LED luminaire would be installed with or without controls. Basic control devices require low voltage wiring between each device to dim LED fixtures. Using nLight AIR (Wireless) enabled luminaires avoids the additional low-voltage wiring requirement, eliminating the cost and labor of installing the wire.
Installation Savings
Interoperability
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When integrating lighting and controls products from different manufacturers on the job site, several challenges can cause project delays. Problem-solving or contacting the manufacturer can increase timelines, not to mention additional wiring time, resulting in additional labor costs.
This type of cost is hard to calculate but affects a project's success and timely delivery. You can avoid these interoperability issues with nLight enabled luminaires, eliminating on-site challenges and saving valuable time.
Interoperability
Space Configuration
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Building needs are changing, from cubicles to hot desking to collaboration spaces, taking down or adding temporary walls. The ability to modify how a lighting system operates in a changing environment or space is powerful. The embedded luminaire (or lighting system) can often be updated remotely via software or quickly on-site with a mobile app without an electrician, saving valuable time, cost, and effort for the users of the space.
Space Configuration
While you can certainly debate the energy savings achieved in different applications with networked controls, you can’t dispute the impact over time. LEDs have a calculated life of up to 20 years, and energy savings from networked controls will add up; it’s just a matter of time.
Networked lighting controls offer significant energy savings, as evident in the latest DLC energy savings report. With data collected and evaluated at over 100+ sites, an average of 49% energy savings was found with networked controls. However, this grew to 63% when using embedded fixtures through luminaire level lighting controls (LLLC).
Energy Savings
nLight enabled luminaires are also renovation friendly. Time on the job matters, and with controls, a substantial amount of time can be wasted determining where to place load controllers and sensors. Eliminating this step saves you time. When coupled with the ease of installation, retrofit-ready luminaires, and wireless technology, nLight enabled luminaires are ideal for renovation projects.
Traditional controls capabilities include load controllers, occupancy, and daylight sensors. With nLight enabled luminaires supporting all 3 capabilities in 1, you simply have fewer devices to install. There is essentially no change to the installation process, since the LED luminaire would be installed with or without controls. Basic control devices require low voltage wiring between each device to dim LED fixtures. Using nLight AIR (Wireless) enabled luminaires avoids the additional low-voltage wiring requirement, eliminating the cost and labor of installing the wire.
Installation Savings
When integrating lighting and controls products from different manufacturers on the job site, several challenges can cause project delays. Problem-solving or contacting the manufacturer can increase timelines, not to mention additional wiring time, resulting in additional labor costs.
This type of cost is hard to calculate but affects a project's success and timely delivery. You can avoid these interoperability issues with nLight enabled luminaires, eliminating on-site challenges and saving valuable time.
Interoperability
Building needs are changing, from cubicles to hot desking to collaboration spaces, taking down or adding temporary walls. The ability to modify how a lighting system operates in a changing environment or space is powerful. The embedded luminaire (or lighting system) can often be updated remotely via software or quickly on-site with a mobile app without an electrician, saving valuable time, cost, and effort for the users of the space.
Space Configuration