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Concealed Occupancy Sensors
Technologies are advancing in every field and at a faster pace then ever. The field of Occupancy Sensor technologies is no exception. It was only a few years ago that commercial and residential designs started to incorporate these eco-friendly gadgets. Once the ease of function and real energy savings were realized, this quickly led to the current required and mandated inclusion in a wide selection of projects. Continuous advancements and improvements in these sensors would seem like a natural course of technological evolution, but what about a completely concealed sensor?
Invisible Above Ceiling Installation
In With The New Completely invisible with no ceiling penetration • Unobtrusive to interior design •
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Detects motion via the Doppler Principle
Unique ability to monitor a determined target area • Eliminate false tripping
SPACESTATION SENSOR
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ADJUSTABLE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION AREA
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Hidden Smart Sensing Technology
Vandal-resistant Less costly to retrofit into existing buildings • Applies towards LEED certification. •
Available from concealite.com
Out With The Old • •
Protrudes from walls or ceilings No ability to hide or customize
Hard wired models costly retrofits Cannot monitor determined target area • No protection from vandalism • •
Exposed, Ugly & Subject to Vandalism
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Exposed Occupancy Sensors
The SpaceStation offers just this, a completely concealed operation of occupancy sensors. Occupancy sensors from other manufacturers offer only exposed and architecturally unattractive versions that are surface mounted. Concealite’s SpaceStation can detect motion through many dense materials, so it can be installed completely out of sight behind any ceiling material (aside from metal). SpaceStation Series 2000 detects motion via super high frequency electromagnetic waves and the Doppler Principle; automatically activating the room lighting when someone enters the room, then automatically deactivating the lighting when the room is no longer occupied. The ingenious occupancy sensor also incorporates a unique Range Control Panel system that allows the installer to adjust the footprint of the monitoring area to reduce false tripping which is common on the earlier occupancy sensor designs. For more information visit www.concealite.com.