September light india 2014 special edition

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INDIAN ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING & DESIGN MAGAZINE

LED

sources Axo Lighting A New Clavius!

Lighting Control

for BUILDING

Energy Efficient Lighting Visible

Light Communication

Indian

Lighting INDUSTRY Growth

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editorial

INDIAN ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING & DESIGN MAGAZINE

LEDs Change Thinking About the Light Bulb Lights are no longer just for lighting.

With the development of LED lamp technology, the lowly light bulb is doing more than turning on and off. A lamp can be the centerpiece of an environment meant to improve health, moods and even food. LEDs can create light in multiple colors, generate less heat and use a fraction of the energy of older types of bulbs. And LEDs can be controlled remotely from a PC or smartphone app, as programmable as a television. “There’s a tremendous potential for LED lighting to go beyond illumination,” said John Strainic, General Electric’s general manager for consumer lighting. “We’re asking people to think about lighting as more than just an impulse purchase.” Because of the LED manufacturing process, the light that the technology creates is weighted toward the blue end of the spectrum. That is true whether the LED is used in a light bulb, a tablet or a television display.That blue light has its advantages: Blue stimulates a photoreceptor in the eye that reduces melatonin production and helps a person stay awake.

That is why Lighting Science, an LED manufacturer, is now selling Awake and Alert, an LED lamp that keeps people pumped up by pumping up the blue. Conversely, the company’s Good Night lighting product reduces the blue output, helping people sleep. This summer, Lighting Science will offer its Rhythm Downlight, a lamp controlled by a smartphone app that adjusts blue light based on a user’s sleep schedule.

Within the next few years, the world’s major lighting companies expect to expand LEDs’ connected capabilities, particularly with sensors.

For example, sensors could tell how many people are in a room and their location, and direct the proper amount of lighting to where it is needed. Medical patients prone to agitation could be calmed once facial recognition technology identifies them and changes the hue of an examining room to more calming tones. When older people enter a room, lighting intensity can be raised to compensate for their decreased ability to see.

Light India 2014: Bringing smart lighting technologies and challenges in the limelight to become more dynamic in color, intensity, and control opening avenues for architects, engineers and designers to experiment with new innovations through lighting technologies.

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ighting is one of the most important elements in designing of spaces. While CFLs continue to be key drivers in the consumer category, smart and sustainable lighting technologies are gaining momentum driven by demand from energy guzzlers like retail sector, commercial spaces, hospitality and healthcare.

With its high efficiency, long-life and substantial savings in energy consumption, LED technology is expected to be the next choice in lighting for residential and commercial residential project planners. A McKinsey report has predicted that 70% of lighting will become LED based by 2020. 2020 will also see the smart lighting market grow at tremendous pace. Smart lighting technology allows lighting functions

Encompassing sustainability, energy efficiency, innovation, quality and creativity, Light India 2014 will showcase the largest range of lighting products yet from 18 – 21 September, 2014 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Recognised as a professional venue for designers, architects, building contracters, developers, lighting engineers and project planners to discover and source the latest in the world of lighting, luminaries and its accessories, Light India 2014 will once again bring leading brands together on the showfloor with their most advanced lighting solutions.

With industry majors like Anchor Electricals Pvt Ltd, Bajaj Electricals, Philips Lighting India, Crompton Greaves Ltd, Orient Electricals, Havells India Ltd, Halonix Technologies Pvt Ltd, HPL Electric and Power Pvt Ltd, EON Electric Ltd and many others confirming their participation for the 2014 edition, visitors can expect future-oriented technologies and smart design solutions that suit the tastes of their modern occupants. Talking about his participation at the fair, Mr. CGS Mani, President, Bajaj Electricals Limited said: “As the lighting, and all related industries continue to advance, industry experts need professional venues to showcase their latest technologies. I believe Light India is precisely

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the venue for the Indian market. My company will present our latest technologies and applicable solutions at the show. India’s lighting professionals have a lot to offer to the industry’s international community. And I believe Light India is the show to display the country’s current innovations.”

Positive about the role of ELCOMA, India’s apex body of lighting industry along with Messe Frankfurt, the leading global exhibition organizer in hosting the fair, Mr. Kato Yoshiyuki, Director - Lighting, Anchor Electricals Pvt Ltd said: One of our missions is to educate Indian consumers about latest & futuristic technologies invented by Panasonic after rigorous hard work in research & development for making life simpler, safer & comfortable and we believe Light India presents an excellent avenue for networking, highlighting and promoting cutting-edge green lighting solutions to India.”

Adding value as a knowledge platform, Light India 2014 will bring experts to highlight opportunities, challenges and trends within the industry and its applied sectors.

Considered as the global voice of the lighting industry, Global Lighting Association (GLA) aims to bring its global members together for a symposium at the Light India 2014 fair to discuss the roadmap of global lighting industry. A half day seminar

by International Solid State Lighting Alliance (ISA), in New Delhi during Light India will also see Indian and international stakeholders come together to deliberate global trends

and industry standards that need to be adopted in the years to come.

With an aim to promote excellence in designing for interior living, the Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) will conduct three half day workshops along with a guided tour of the exhibition explaining the various concepts on lighting and how it can change the look and feel of interior cosmoses. Together with these associations, Light India aims to keep professionals adept with upcoming lighting tools, design innovations and solutions on bottlenecks. For those who wish learn about the latest technology in green and innovative lighting and develop your working knowledge while building business contacts, Light India will present a premium trade and networking platform.

Organized in association with Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers Association (ELCOMA), Light India the show is a part of Messe Frankfurt’s international portfolio which includes the world’s biggest lighting and building show - Light+Building Frankfurt, Asia’s biggest and most comprehensive lighting forum - The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, The Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology held annually in Guangzhou, China; The bi-annual BIEL Light+Building held in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and the annual Light Middle East held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

For more information about the fair, please visit: www.light-india.in

“7 facts about DALI” development and use of the

THE DALI PROTOCOL IS OPEN

protocol, as well as working to

systems, allowing many thousands of devices to be connected in a

recruit members and make sure the

The key feature of DALI is the

single system. This allows the

DALI logo is properly used. The DALI

uniformity of the standard and

strengths of DALI as a dedicated

working party was founded 2000 by

interoperability with a range of

lighting control protocol to be used.

leading international manufacturers in

system components. No other

A good example of this is the 2014

the field of lamp and luminaire

standard in the lighting industry is as

DALI award winner, the World Trade

control.

open and future proof. In principle,

Centre in Abu Dhabi.

a DALI lighting system can have Today, with almost 115 international

components from many different

WHO CAN BECOME MEMBER

members DALI is the true standard

suppliers, all working from the same

AND APPLY FOR THE DALI

for professional digital lighting.

standard. To support the ‘open

LOGO?

protocol’ philosophy, DALI plans to The organisation aims to improve

create training forums to explain the

Companies when they pertain to the

understanding of DALI in the market,

fundamentals of DALI for contrac-

electrical or electronic industry and

and is working to become more

tors.

pursue an activity in the lighting

dynamic and accessible to all

“WHAT IT IS” D

industry stakeholders, with

industry. A membership within DALI DALI IS A GLOBAL STANDARD

information available to members

working party not includes the use of the logo, it also allows participa-

and non-members through a variety

Due to the growth of LED, the

tion in the development of the

of channels.

increasing demand for energy saving

standard and direct communication

and growing awareness of lighting

to IEC 62386 as well as to evolve

control systems, DALI has become

marketing strategies for DALI. More

more important than ever before.

information on certification and

The standard 62386 describes the

Today, with almost 115 international

membership benefits are to be

protocol for communications and

members, DALI is a global standard

found at www.dali-ag.org

control of lighting equipment.

for professional digital lighting.

WHAT THE STANDARD COVERS

If you have any questions on how to

ALI is the Digital Addressable

Lighting Interface. It enables

This includes control gear (not just

easy and intelligent manage-

ballasts but also LED drivers,

NO JOB IS TOO BIG OR SMALL

become a member or apply for logo use, please contact us:

switching devices, emergency

A DALI lighting control system can

Mr Yves Leboucher, Marketing &

inverters, colour control and soon)

be as simple as a single luminaire

Business Development Manager

The DALI protocol is managed under

and control devices (buttons,

containing a driver and a sensor. The

DALI - a working group of ZVEI

the internationally recognised IEC

rotaries and sliders, presence

same luminaire could be connected

Lyoner Straße 9

standard 62386 and is promoted by

detectors, light sensors…) as well

with other DALI devices to form a

60528 Frankfurt am Main

the DALI working party, part of the

as the requirements for bus power

larger system – and DALI systems

Germany

‘German electrical and electronical

supplies, which may be standalone

don’t stop at a few rooms. Using

Phone +49 69 6302 220

manufacturers’ association (ZVEI).

devices or integrated with control

gateways, multiple DALI subnets can

Fax +49 69 6302 400

The working party promotes the

gear or control devices.

be connected into seamless

mailto: dali@zvei.org

ment of lighting equipment.

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KNX push-button sensors F 50 The new F 50 push-button modules in the design of the AS, A, CD and LS ranges make a convincing impression even at the first glance through the homogeneous surface appearance and a harmonious overall look.

The F 50 KNX push-button modules are available in the Standard and Universal versions as 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-gang. To add functionality, the unit may be combined with the pushbutton extension module.

Extensive: labelling area with transparent cover The imprinting of the extensive labelling area provides a simple and clear allocation of functions. In addition, the buttons can be marked as well. For example, using either laser engraving or symbols applied by colour printing, the information in the labelling area can be supplemented in a meaningful way and the assignment of functions optimised.

Unique: the coloured labelling cover New and unique in this market are the labelling covers with colours that

match the buttons. The overall look is thus one of special quality. Both the coloured covers and the buttons can be individually customised with laser engraving or colour printing, as an additional design feature or of course to optimise the assignment of functions.

Enlightening: the RGB LEDs In the Universal version the new push-button module have an operating LED and a status LED for each button, in RGB colours. As a result they can be set individually in red, green or blue, entirely as desired. The operating LED can also provide light for orientation. The brightness can be adjusted for all the LEDs, including the illuminated labelling area.

Flexible: connection of the pushbutton extension module The functions can be extended by connecting the 1- to 4-gang pushbutton extension module, while minimising the load on the bus.

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What is new in the F 50 pushbuttons is the option for installation of the extension module at a distance of up to 30 m to provide more flexibility.

Optimised: the installation The new push-buttons are especially easy to install thanks to their flat shape and small amount of depth required for installation. The easily accessible connections for the KNX bus and the push-button extension module as a satellite unit are clearly marked and thus make installation easier.

For more information, please contact: Albrecht Jung GmbH & Co. KG: Volmestraße 1 58579 Schalksmühle Germany Sales – International Telephone +49 (0) 23 55/80 65 53 Telefax +49 (0) 23 55/80 62 54 Email mail.vka@jung.de

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DALI is developing as worldwide standard for professional lighting. International regions show a continuously increasing interest in DALI and how to be part of the DALI community. Therefore, the DALI working party is presenting the standard to the growing market of lighting management systems in India and itself in its international Roadshow.

19.09.2014: Light India 2014 “LED Technology Development and Application" – Conference by ISA 29.10.2014: Hong Kong International Light Fair 2014 - “Updated Standards and Requirements on LED Products” 20.11.2014: Lux Live 2014 (London): Tech Theatre “Discovering DALI” & “DALI Commissioning & Installations”

Download the programs www.dali-ag.org

If you have any questions, suggestions or requests, visit www.dali-ag.org or contact us: Mr Yves Leboucher, Marketing Manager DALI - a working group of ZVEI Lyoner Straße 9 60528 Frankfurt am Main Germany Phone +49 69 6302 220 Fax +49 69 6302 400

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Kamereon Brings Rooms to Life

Intelligent KNX switch sets new standards in design and functionality and unique control elements, the switch opens up the possibility of creating entirely new room experiences.

Luxury Living for Smart Rooms

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his summer is going to be hot: dakanimo brings a switch onto the market in the sector of KNX-based, intelligent building technology which sets new standards in design and functionality. With its classy and powerful “kamereon” switch, the Hamburg-based company presents its first product and positions itself in the luxury brand segment. By combining proven technology

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“kamereon is handmade,” says Dr. Sven Bär, owner and CEO of dakanimo GmbH. In the basic colors “snowcap white” and “lacquered piano black”, it is either integrated in purist and modern unobtrusive form into the intelligent room, or it has a striking and highly characteristic effect on the ambience. In the spirit of a manufactory, the switch can be made into a unique piece through self-selected background designs or through special optics, such as gold leaf. The operation of the switch is intuitive and uses all of your

senses. Vibration, a clicking sound and luminous LED colored surfaces provide a sensory, acoustic and visual feedback. Not only is the room brought to life, the switch itself also actively communicates: It is alive and interactive. kamereon does a lot more Due to the self-selected RGB color surfaces which light up the switch, each switch has a different effect.

The understated design object is brightly colored and visibly present when in action, and it can change its colors like a real chameleon. The switch may have a blue glow at night, or it may change from green to red after the surface has been touched. Or it just douses the nursery in pink hues. In combination

with the basic optics of the switch, the world of colors takes on crucial characteristics.

create one comfortable and energy efficient environment for people that easily adapts to individual needs.

Numerous other functions give the switch its individual character so that it fits the owner’s personality exactly.

The “Clean” function ensures that the keys remain locked when cleaning the surface: there is no unwanted triggering of any functions.

The optional Braille printing from abrasion-resistant special paint also guides severely visually impaired users along the surface toward the respective buttons.

Made in Germany

There are optional icons available to label the various buttons. In the master mode, the switch changes to a full-scale, simple operation. The switch then executes the same command on all surfaces: on/off, bright/dark. This channels and simplifies the bus system.

The KNX technology is considered the world’s largest bus system which has been on the market for over 20 years. This guarantees the integrity and safety of investments.

The aim of the KNX system is to

dakanimo is proud that its name stands for products which are handmade and produced in Germany. The raw materials are carefully and personally selected by the staff. The surfaces of the products are manufactured by masters of their craft. All of these measures reveal one part of the brand philosophy: to act responsibly and respectfully towards the world. dakanimo Founded in 2014, dakanimo GmbH develops high-end design objects in KNX technology for intelligent buildings. The portfolio is aimed at people who demand sophisticated designs of their environment without giving up on functionality. Developed and produced in Germany, the products stand for the conviction that a high standard of aesthetics and performance guarantees maximum quality. The

intuitive operating comfort integrates well into the user’s habitat. dakanimo brings joy to luxury enthusiasts, individualists, trendsetters and design aficionados because the products of dakanimo GmbH will make life better, safer, and easier for everyone involved.

For more information, please contact dakanimo GmbH Dr. Sven Bär | Managing Director Phone: +49 40 88 18 78 85 - 0 Email: sven.baer@dakanimo.com www.dakanimo.com floating elements Eva-Marie Mallmann | photography & communication Phone: +49 173 62 38 990 Email: em@floatingelements.de

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exclusive

Light Express Editor Sarvjit Kanwar’s (SK)

INTERVIEW with dakanimo chief : Dr. Sven Bär

DAKANIMO BRINGS A SWITCH ONTO THE MARKET IN THE SECTOR OF KNX-BASED, INTELLIGENT BUILDING TECHNOLOGY WHICH SETS NEW STANDARDS IN DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITY.

should also have an outstanding

surfaces. These various options are

respective network in India is still in

design, make use of quality materials

configured by the system integrator

the process of being set up.

and be of a valuable craftsmanship.

on the customer’s request.

kamereon is a luxury item handmade

SK: What has developed in the

dakanimo chief : Dr. Sven Bär

in Germany and is manufactured on

dakanimo that allows the Automa-

SK: Can you please focus on Luxury

the customer’s demand. Neverthe-

tion Contractors to facilitate luxurious

of these switches with convenience

less, the production capacity is

integrating lighting into Home &

and safety that matches with the

designed so that orders can be

Building Automation systems?

intelligent room?

completed within 6 to 8 weeks.

Dr. Sven: With the switch kamereon

Dr. Sven: kamereon is handmade in

SK: How do you see the opportu-

we offer a lively communication

Germany by masters of their craft.

nity to fulfill the demand of

SK: dakanimo chief revolutionized

between people and the building

However, this attention to detail and

sophisticated designs for intelligent

the lighting industry. We are curious

system technology. In particular, by

material never loses its focus on the

buildings and homes? Will you see

to know about Dr. Sven Bär, the man

means of light, rooms can be

human. A simple, intuitive and at the

the future possibilities to develop

behind the technology innovation,

configured according to the wishes,

same time exceptional operation is

more innovation in this field?

What inspires you to develop luxury

ideas and needs of people. The

important to us.

brand Kamereon?

interaction of light intensity and light

Dr. Sven: Our goal is to bring life to

color can be used for rest,

SK: So what will be your distribution

rooms. To do so, the KNX technol-

Dr. Sven: Building control system

relaxation, activity, concentration,

network throughout the World.

ogy - in conjunction with DALI and

technology can meet various

etc.. These exceptional abilities of

How do you see to cater large

other lighting control sytems –

requirements such as energy

light, of course, require an extraordi-

orders across World? We would

provide ideal opportunities.

efficiency, safety, comfort, etc.. This

nary operation: As complex or as

like know the production capacity in

also leads to a complexity of

simple as the user wants it.

this regard?

functions and technology. However,

kamereon may itself be an extraordi-

powerful and useful technology

nary light object or only when

Dr. Sven: Such an exquisite piece is

consitutes only the beginning for an

must be easy to use and adapts to

needed to communicate with the

sold via KNX system integrators.

operation of intelligent buildings.

the needs, requirements and needs

user. kamereon appeals to the users’

Companies, to whom the values of

Here we have further ideas for a

of each user. I have the claim that

many senses by vibration, clicking

craftsmanship, dedication to beauty

simple, individual operation of

such an individual technology

and LED lighting of the touch

and the special etc. are important. A

buildings with unusual objects.

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And, this vibrant communication between human and switch

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xo Light celebrates 10 years of the Clavius collection: pendants, ceiling lamps, wall lamps, floor lamps and table lamps featuring a handmade lampshade with silky threads, mounted on a metal frame. Over the years Clavius has maintained its allure of precious but sober elegance and has continued to be a best seller for the company and is included in many projects.

A new Clavius to celebrate its first 10 years (2004-2014)

The name is inspired by the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" The name Clavius comes from the crater of the moon base imagined

by Stanley Kubrick. Lorenzo Truant, Art Director at Axo Light, says about Clavius “at the time I had just rewatched 2001: A Space Odyssey. I had been fascinated by the presence of the Monoliths that appeared in the film at key moments of the story and when I saw the first drawings by the designer Manuel Vivian, I mentally associated them immediately with the Monoliths because I saw the same auratic presence and the same fascinating stereometry�.

A new colour for the lampshade, new product types and new features in terms of frame finish The new catalogue includes major new features: the introduction of the new and elegant sandcoloured lampshade, the gold finish of the frame and typological development with the introduction of new pendant and ceili ng ceiling la mps. Sophisticated new lamps. entry that enriches the collection and makes it eeven ven more seductive.

LED technology also for Clavius Starting from this year, the whole Clavius collection features LED technology in addition to other light sources already in the catalogue: halogen, fluorescent, incandescent with screw fitting, fluorescent with dedicated fitting. The integrated LEDs are dimmable using the DALI system.

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ISE attracts record attendance and looks forward to largest-ever show in 2015

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n-site exhibitor rebooking levels confirm business value of 2014 show’s 50,000-plus attendees After attracting more than 50,000 registered attendees for the first time in its history from 4–6 February, Integrated Systems Europe has further cemented its reputation as

the world’s most popular event for professional AV and electronic systems integration. The final total attendance of 51,003 surpassed even the organisers’ own most optimistic expectations, with Europe’s recovering economies and a record 952 exhibitors helping to fuel attendee growth of 15% over last year’s figure of 44,151.

Also acting as key draws to the event were an enlarged Professional Development programme including off-floor training sessions hosted by ISE’s co-owners CEDIA and InfoComm International, with both associations also contributing seminars to the event’s new on-floor Theatres dedicated to Residential and Commercial Solutions. Between them these sessions attracted over 2,400 people, with InfoComm experiencing an almost three-fold increase in its education traffic over 2013 after offering free session vouchers to every 2014 attendee.

“ISE 2014’s pre-show events programme included the third edition of the Smart Building Conference, the all-new Investor

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Showcase and Audio Forum, and an Opening Keynote Address, ‘KickStarting the Market for Building Automation’, by Cisco’s Dr Dirk Schlesinger. Between them these events attracted a further 1,000 attendees, with hundreds more also signing up for partner events during the show such as the SVGE’s Sport Facility Integration Summit, digitalsignage market briefings and tours from Invidis Consulting and the Themed Entertainment Association tour.

Mike Blackman, Managing Director, Integrated Systems Events, says: “Our big theme this year was content, and we believe we have delivered on our promise to enhance our event – and attract more attendees – by offering a combination of technical training,market intelligence, realworld case studies and networking opportunities that is unmatched by any comparable event in Europe.”

While the show’s attendance continues to rise impressively, there has been no dilution in the spending power of ISE’s visitors if the show’s exhibitor rebooking trend is anything to go by. By the time the doors closed on Thursday 6 February, on-site rebooking for ISE 2015 stood at 33,450 net square metres, compared with the 2014

show’s total net footprint of 36,035.

The rebooking figure is 10% higher than the equivalent a year ago.

“By all standards of measurement, ISE 2014 was extraordinarily successful,” comments David Labuskes, CTS, RCDD, Executive Director and CEO, InfoComm International. “It was a great way to kick off the industry calendar, and a spectacular way to begin InfoComm International’s 75th year. What started out as a small show in Geneva 11 years ago has blossomed into a truly thriving event.

That first ISE was an important early step in our association’s journey beyond its US borders, but would be largely unrecognisable to this year’s ISE attendees.”

“ISE 2014 was phenomenal in every respect,” echoes Wendy Griffiths, Executive Director, CEDIA Region 1.

“This year’s event demonstrated outstanding international growth and CEDIA benefited hugely from this success. More CI companies became CEDIA members at the show than ever before, every CEDIA session in the new ISE Residential Solutions Theatre was jam-packed and CEDIA training courses available off the show floor were also wellattended.”

The next Integrated Systems Europe

will take place at the Amsterdam RAI from 10–12 February 2015.

Additional information is available from: Dan Goldstein, ISE Director of Marketing & Communications, dgoldstein@iseurope.org About CEDIA: CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home.

The association was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,500 member companies worldwide. CEDIA Members are established and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field.

For more information on CEDIA, visit: www.cedia.org or www.cedia.co.uk.

About InfoComm International®: InfoComm International® is the

international trade association of the professional audiovisual and information communications industries. Established in 1939, InfoComm has 5,000 members, including manufcturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, independent consultants, programmers, rental and staging companies, en-users and multimedia professionals from more than 80 countries.

InfoComm International is the leading resource for AV market research and

news. Its training and education programs set a standard of excellence for AV professionals.

InfoComm International is the founder of InfoComm, the largest annual conference and exhibition for AV buyers and sellers worldwide.

InfoComm also produces trade shows in Europa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. Additional infomation is available at www.infocomm.org

SMART BUILDING CONFERENCE BRAND TO EXPAND WITH FOUR EVENTS IN 2014-15 Focus on best practice and delegate experience in London, Berlin, Milan and Amsterdam.

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he Smart Building Conference – a joint venture of InfoComm International and CEDIA – is to expand significantly in the coming months with the staging of four events addressing some of Europe’s most energetic markets for audiovisual technology and systems integration.

Ilona Jacobi, who will assist with marketing and logistics in addition to performing similar duties for the Amsterdam show.

Bob Snyder, Editor-in-Chief of Channel Media Europe and the moderator at all three SBC events so far, will continue in the role in London and Amsterdam, with local-market MCs being sought for Berlin and Milan.

The full SBC schedule and venue listing is as follows:

Conference organiser Integrated Systems Events, the company responsible for the globally acclaimed ISE trade show, has announced a schedule that will see the SBC stop off in London, Berlin and Milan this coming autumn, before returning to Amsterdam for ISE 2015 next February.

Tuesday 7 October 2014 – Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London Thursday 6 November 2014 – Mövenpick Hotel, Berlin Tuesday 18 November 2014 – nhow Hotel, Milan Monday 9 February 2015 – RAI, Amsterdam

Mike Blackman, Managing Director, Integrated Systems Events, comments: “After successfully staging SBC events at the last two ISE shows and in London last October, we believe the time is right to roll out the Smart Building Conference brand across Europe. Our strategy will be for our three events this autumn to have local content tailored to each country’s regional market, while next year’s Amsterdam SBC will serve as the brand’s international meeting point.”

The London, Berlin and Amsterdam events will both feature parallel tracks for residential and commercial building applications, with the first two also offering the option of full-day workshops at additional cost the day after the SBC in London, the day before in Berlin.The Milan event takes place in the same week as the SIEC industry gathering at which both CEDIA and InfoComm are expected to offer additional industry training and networking opportunities.

To this end, content for the SBC events in London, Berlin and Milan is being produced in close consultation with local partners in each country, while Conference proceedings in the three cities will be conducted in English, German and Italian, respectively. As in previous years, the Amsterdam programme will be conducted in English.

“In all cases, the Smart Building Conference will focus on content of the highest quality and integrity, with best-practice presentations and panel discussions giving delegates the insight they need to make the most of the intelligent building revolution,” Blackman continues.

Content for all four events is being managed by Agata Pawlik, newly recruited Conference Manager at Integrated Systems Events. Fluent in four languages including German and Italian, Pawlik has over a decade of experience in B2B conference production in Europe, the Middle East and beyond.

Pawlik is to be supported by ISE’s International Sales Manager Elisabeth Kondakow, who will look after sponsorship sales, and by new recruit

“Our venues have been carefully selected to offer a comfortable, businesslike environment in which speakers, partners, sponsors and delegates alike can enjoy networking and the exchange of information.

With our joint-venture owners CEDIA and InfoComm International both contributing their expertise to the programme in all four of our locations, we are confident that the Smart Building Conference brand is set for a year of substantial growth.”

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LUTRON ADDS HIGHER WATTAGE DIMMERS TO ITS SUCCESSFUL C•L COLLECTION FOR DIMMABLE LEDS AND DIMMABLE CFLS

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utron Electronics recently announced the addition of new 250W C•L dimmers to its popular C•L dimmer collection. C•L dimmers are designed and UL listed for controlling a broad range of lightemitting diode (LED) and compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs. The higher wattage 250W C•L dimmer is also ideal for installations that incorporate a series of strip lights, downlights or linear cove lights.

With the introduction of the 250W C•L dimmer, Lutron now offers a non-neutral, 2-wire, forward phase wallbox solution that can guarantee a high quality dimming experience.

When paired with the UL listed Hilume A-Series LTE LED driver, the 250W C•L dimmer delivers 1% dimming of LED fixtures, and with the non-neutral feature it allows for

the dimmer to be used in any wallbox installation without pulling extra wires.

All dimmers in the C•L collection use advanced patented dimming circuitry, and can control a mixed load of light sources – including LED, CFL, incandescent and halogen bulbs – on the same circuit. New LED bulbs are constantly being introduced to the marketplace, and Lutron’s “Center of Excellence” tests hundreds of dimmer/bulb combinations to ensure compatibility – the entire, updated Compatible Bulb List is available online. To ensure compatibility between controls, drivers, and fixtures, Lutron also offers the online LED Product Selection Tool.

Available in Diva® and Ariadni® styles, and in a wide range of colors

and finishes, the 250W C•L dimmer is versatile enough for use in both residential and commercial spaces.

Typical applications include kitchens, dining rooms, and private offices, as well as ballrooms, hotel lobbies and restaurants.

Since 1961 Lutron has led the way in lighting control.

From the pioneering invention of the First Solid-State Dimmer (1961) to the invention of the first product to control all light sources without additional interfaces (2001).

The lighting designer’s first choice.

It’s this innovative approach to design and our commitment to pushing the boundaries of convention that have made Lutron the first choice for some of the world’s best architects and lighting designers. Lutron lighting controls are present on projects around the globe, from the spectacular Rose Center in New York City to the incredible Beijing headquarters of the Bank of China.

Lutron is the market leader in the

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field of lighting controls and control systems.

Year after year we are recognized in industry brand preference studies as having the most desirable products in the category of lighting controls.

Lutron was one of the first companies to achieve ISO 9001 in the electrical industry. Our quality is further evidenced by the many installations from the late 1960s and 1970s that are still operating properly to this day.

LutronLutron offers a wide range of lighting control solutions for commercial and residential customers.

These can be grouped into three categories: products that control single lights or groups of lights, products that control all lights in a particular space, and products that control all the lighting in an entire building. Lutron is also the only manufacturer with products that control both electrical and natural lighting through our motorized window treatment products.

In any structure, in every environment, Lutron adds the final touch.

HUBBELL BUILDING AUTOMATION, INC. ANNOUNCES THE WIHUBB® 480V ON-FIXTURE MODULE

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ubbell Building Automation, Inc. recently announced the introduction of the 480V version of the wiHUBB On-Fixture Module (OFM).

A control component of the popular wiHUBB® Wireless Lighting Control System, Hubbell Building Automation’s wiHUBB On-Fixture Module (OFM) is a self-contained intelligent wireless control module that provides On/Off lighting control for outdoor fixtures. Each OFM contains an integrated daylight sensor that can be used to turn lighting ON or OFF for that specific fixture based on the amount of natural light available. Each wiHUBB On-Fixture Module can be individually controlled or grouped with other wiHUBB devices. The wiHUBB OFM communicates via 900MHz radio frequency to other devices within the wiHUBB wireless selforganizing and self-healing mesh network.

This wiHUBB control component is now available in both 120-347VAC 50/60Hz and 480VAC 50/60Hz for higher voltage applications. The higher voltage version of the OFM is ideal for retrofit lighting control applications of parking lot and site lighting that currently run 480V power. The OFM provides individual fixture control without the need to rewire and change out the existing power service. The wiHUBB OFM has an operating temperature of 40°C to +90°C (-40°F to 194°F), is protected from the environment by a GSM UL Rated 94 HB smoked plastic housing, and can be installed into any standard twist lock photocell receptacle for easy retrofit. The wiHUBB OFM is FCC Certified, IC Approved, conforms with UL916, and comes with a five-year limited warranty.

COMPANY OVERVIEW Hubbell Building Automation (HBA) is a manufacturer of a wide range of occupancy sensors, networked

lighting controls, daylight harvesting and high bay controls. From the industry’s first self-adaptive occupancy sensor to the introduction of the LX Series of Networked Lighting Control products, HBA sets the standard for all others to follow in the application of technology to the business of energy-saving lighting controls. HBA is a subsidiary of Hubbell Incorporated, an established leader in the electrical industry for more than 120 years.

Hubbell Building AutomationNetworked Lighting Control Panels The LX Series provides unmatched simplicity and functionality in a topology and polarity-free lowvoltage network including: Advanced programmable lighting control panels Digital Switch Stations Photocell Control Modules Dry Contact Input Modules The industry’s only networked, dualtechnology, self-adaptive occupancy sensor Full web-based programming and integration with major BAS systems.

Hubbell Building AutomationOccupancy Sensors HBA has long been the innovator in occupancy sensing technologies with the invention of both leakageto-ground and self-adaptive sensor technologies. HBA continues to lead the way in occupancy sensor design. Today HBA produces the most comprehensive line of occupancy sensor products on the market. With Infrared, Ultrasonic and Dual Tech sensors, HBA has a product for virtually any application.

Hubbell Building AutomationDaylighting Controls HBA produces a full line of daylight harvesting products for indoor, outdoor and atrium applications.

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High Bay Controls Hubbell Building Automation offers the industry’s most capable and reliable High Bay lighting controls available for both HID and Fluorescent lighting applications.

Lighting Control for the Smart Building Encelium TechnologiesEncelium’s ECS addressable dimming control system uses leading edge technology to seamlessly integrate six lighting energy management strategies including smart time scheduling, daylight harvesting, task tuning, occupancy control, personal control software and load shedding.

Encelium TechnologiesThe ECS system provides energy savings from 50 to 75%, optimized lighting quality, points towards LEED certification, simplicity of design, installation and use and an exceptional ROI. Encelium TechnologiesECS puts ultimate control of lighting at a facility manager’s finger tips through the simple click of a mouse.

Lighting truly becomes a “controllable” energy load enabling facilities to incorporate lighting as part of a portfolio wide energy management strategy.

ENCELIUM ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NAMED TOP MONEYSAVING PRODUCT The ENCELIUM Energy Management System (EMS) from OSRAM SYLVANIA has been named a Top Money-Saving Product by Buildings Magazine. This solution has been demonstrated to reduce lighting energy expenditures up to 50-75% and significantly reduce CO2 emissions.

“Energy efficiency is potential opportunity residing in building systems for property owners and facility managers. By utilizing an advanced lighting control solution like our EMS, owners and managers now have unprecedented control over a property’s lighting energy load and are reining in energy costs,” said Terry Mocherniak, director of global business development, LMS business unit of

OSRAM SYLVANIA. The ENCELIUM EMS allows for individual controlling of each lighting fixture or peripheral device in a facility. All devices are networked and controlled through a central software interface. This provides for addressable dimming or switching of light fixtures independent of electrical circuiting for the purpose of energy management. Once addressable dimming controls are implemented on a facility-wide basis, a number of advanced lighting energy management strategies – such as daylight harvesting, load shedding, smart time scheduling, task tuning, occupancy sensing and personal control – can help to optimize energy performance and improve lighting quality.

“Our EMS delivers a 2 to 5 year payback generated by energy savings, averaging about three years, which is relatively faster than other environmental measures,” added Mocherniak.

OSRAM recently introduced its ENCELIUM Polaris 3D, the company’s new web-based software application for the ENCELIUM EMS. Polaris 3D provides a 3D dramatic, color gradient representation of lighting system data as a means of identifying areas and trends of lighting inefficiency and operational anomalies throughout a given facility. It can identify lighting level status meaning on/off, lighting levels, load shedding status, lighting power density or energy consumption, occupancy status, and comparable energy trends. Its advanced software creates energy savings reports for a floor, zone, or even a fixture based on the desired timeline whether it is a day, week, month or year.

The ENCELIUM EMS also includes the ability to “talk” to other existing building automation systems such as HVAC, fire and security. This provides users the ability to monitor and control their facility from one

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centralized location. Highly flexible, EMS is designed to either stand on its own as a separate lighting and energy management system or be integrated with an existing building system depending on the application.

Since 2001, the ENCELIUM EMS, formerly known as the Energy Control System, has been installed in more than 45 million square feet of commercial space including office buildings, schools, healthcare and public facilities, parking garages and stadiums. It is ideal for both new construction and retrofits.

EATON ANNOUNCES INTEGRATED POWER MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS NOW CERTIFIED AS VCE VBLOCK READY

for advanced converged infrastructure deployment, Eaton’s solutions suite provides information technology (IT) and data center end-users with a cohesive solution to maintain uptime and enhance business continuity.

EATON CONTINUES TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE POWER MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO LEADING CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURES

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ower management company Eaton today announced that its integrated power management solutions suite is now certified as Vblock Ready through the VCE Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. Eaton can now deliver advanced power monitoring, management and control solutions for Vblock Systems, which are preintegrated, pre-tested and prevalidated converged infrastructures for next-generation cloud environments. Vblock Systems combine best-in-class compute, network, storage, data protection and virtualization technologies from Cisco, EMC and VMware, delivered and supported by VCE as a single product. Providing robust power protection and monitoring options

“VCE is pleased to welcome Eaton as a Technology Alliance Partner for Vblock Systems,” said DJ Long, senior director, Technology Alliances, VCE. “Eaton can now integrate its products with Vblock Systems, delivering transformative data center solutions for mutual customers that enable the agility, simplicity and economics of converged infrastructure with Eaton’s expertise in power management technologies.”

VCE works with Superna™ to conduct and administer Vblock System certifications for VCE TAP program members. This certification enables mutual channel partners and customers to accelerate adoption of Vblock Systems while leveraging Eaton’s integrated power management solutions for seamless data center operations management.

“Eaton’s collaboration with VCE exemplifies the evolution of data center management, enabling customers to leverage the benefits of converged infrastructure while

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also protecting valuable IT and hardware equipment,” said Hervé Tardy, vice president and general manager, Distributed Power Quality Division, Eaton. “Eaton is excited to deploy an integrated power management platform for Vblock Systems, helping customers increase efficiency and reliability for greater business value.”

The Intelligent Power Manager™ software and metered ePDU® rackbased power distribution unit are Eaton’s first solutions to receive Vblock Ready certification. Eaton’s ePDU G3 portfolio of rack power distribution units (PDUs) monitors power usage at one percent billing grade accuracy and features a new patent-pending IEC grip feature for advanced efficiency and reliability.

The ePDU G3 also provides Vblock System users with a hot-swap network meter module so that, in the unlikely event of a power failure, users can replace the module without shutting down servers; therefore maintaining business continuity and enhancing serviceability. Eaton’s highly reliable and efficient UPS solutions are also compatible with Vblock Systems.

Eaton’s high-density UPSs and ePDU G3 models are paired with state-ofthe-art Intelligent Power Manager software to aggregate power infrastructure information in one location. Eaton’s Intelligent Power Manager software streamlines power monitoring, management and deployment as VMware® Ready certified software. When a power event takes place, Vblock System users can automate disaster recovery processes from the VMware vCenter™ Server management platform through Eaton’s Intelligent Power Manager software.

Eaton’s new Vblock Ready solutions

enable Vblock System customers to consolidate non-critical workloads to extend battery runtime and deploy automatic live migration of virtual machines and movement of critical workloads.

To learn more about Eaton’s ePDU G3, visit www.eaton.com/ePDUG3.

For more information on Eaton’s Intelligent Power Manager software, visit www.eaton.com/IPM. To learn more about Eaton’s power quality products, software and services, visit www.powerquality.eaton.com.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is a power management company with 2013 sales of $22.0 billion. Eaton provides energyefficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably.

Eaton has approximately 103,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com. VCE and Vblock are registered trademarks or trademarks of VCE Company, LLC or its affiliates in the United States and/ or other countries. The use of the word “partner” or “partnership” does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VCE and any other organization.

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GE LIGHTING AND TRANE COLLABORATE TO BRING BUILDINGS AN ADVANCED CENTRALIZED BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM

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E Lighting and Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, have announced a new way for building owners to apply advanced control strategies for lighting, heating and cooling operations with solutions backed by two of the most well-known names in the industry.

GE’s LightSweep Modular Lighting Control Solution can now be seamlessly integrated into the Trane Tracer centralized building automation system (BAS)?giving users an integrated approach for implementing advanced control strategies across lighting and HVAC systems.

GE’s LightSweep Modular Lighting Control Solution allows ON/OFF, dimming, group control and scheduling capabilities for indoor and outdoor lighting systems. With the tight connectivity to Trane Tracer, building managers can perform all of these functions and pull energy usage reports remotely from a Web browser. This same platform is compatible with heating and air conditioning controls as well as other building systems.

Built on a modular platform, LightSweep allows for seamless upgrades to meet the changing lighting control needs of a small office or global retailer. Simple snapin control modules can be factory pre-installed in panels or field installed?either in existing panels as expansions or in remote locations for localized control.

LightSweep’s CLCBnet controller

provides integration with a building management system using the BACnet protocol. This controller also provides remote programmability and control, either through dedicated software or via a Web browser.

Trane’s Tracer BAS is a high performance building automation system based on open standards that integrates building systems for maximum operational and energy efficiency. The feature-rich system has full mobile capability to allow access and operation of the system from any laptop, tablet or smart phone. Recently released smart phone applications put system control in the palm of the user’s hand. “Building owners have told us they are looking for one system rather than several stand-alone systems to manage energy use and comfort,” said Dave Regnery, president of Trane North America.

“This new Trane solution makes it easier for owners and managers to create an intelligent building—one that integrates its systems in order to optimize performance.” With this connectivity, building managers are able to monitor lighting and HVAC schedules to ensure optimum energy efficiency. For example, if an office uses sensors that are aware when occupants use a certain space, managers can in turn use the software to monitor and analyze exactly how often the space is used. These capabilities can help facility professionals better determine if the office space needs expanded or re-purposed for better utilization.

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PLC Introduces BantamX Lighting Control System

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ollowing up on a successful introduction of the Bantam 8relay lighting control system, PLC has unveiled the BantamX. This feature-loaded system has the flexibility of expanding to as many as 48 relays, all in one enclosure.

Stand-Alone Lighting Control System Built for Almost Any Application.

Start with a robust foundation based on the very popular Bantam standalone lighting control system from PLCBuildings. Add-on even more standard features for daylight harvesting and programming. Then stack as many relays needed by your application , up to 48. What you have is the BantamX, an all-in-one lighting control system that allows you to specify 8, 16, 24, 36, 40 or 48 relays, in one enclosure. Best of all, the BantamX comes loaded with many of the standard features you’d

expect to find only in much more expensive systems.

Loaded with Features • Specify 8, 16, 24, 32, 40 or 48 relays • 4 enclosure sizes • Pre-programmed control strategies • 4 analog Channels for Dimming • Graphic interface with integral keypad • Reliable 20A mechanically latching relays • Multiple scheduling options – Normal Time, Astro Time, Open/ Close Time • 16 CAN bus digital switch stations • Up to 48 switch inputs for low voltage switches, occupancy sensors or other dry-contact inputs • 4 analog inputs for PLCSensors • Micro SD card for data storage/ updates

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Simple All-In-One Lighting Control The BantamX, from PLCBuildings, is ideal for most contractors. The installation is fast and efficient because everything that’s needed is already built-in. Standard features that make BantamX easy in the startup and trouble-free over the long haul.

profiles, created to enable you to quickly select and launch this system with minimal button pushing.

Suited for Any Application You can count on the BantamX to work perfectly in almost any lighting control situation that doesn’t need a network. You can utilize the many features of BantamX in office buildings, shopping malls, schools or any application that needs an off-the-shelf solution for complex lighting control.

BantamX is a Winner, No Matter How You Stack it!

Feature packed, easy to install and extremely versatile, the BantamX will fast become your favorite lighting control system for use in almost any application. Start with 8 relays and the capabilities for daylight harvesting, scheduling and occupancy sensing. Then you add more relays, 8 at a time, to suit whatever size application you need it for.

Pre-programmed for Fast Startup Select one of many pre loaded

It’s Never Been Simpler to Have Complex Lighting Control

You can now have smart home technology at the touch of a finger.

Solutions: Is DIY Home Automation Damaging for KNX?

By Sophie Thomas, Ivory Egg.

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here has been a definite surge in public awareness surround ing home automation recently, thanks to the likes of Nest, Hive, and most recently, Apple HomeKit. No doubt some systems integrators will sigh with a heavy heart each time more so-called ‘smart home’ technology is announced, as they fear the end-user’s need for a

professional will wane as a result. At the same time, one of the barriers this industry faces is that many end users consider smart home technology to be beyond their reach, or they can’t see the benefit.

Given the economic austerity of the past few years, homeowners are keen to keep living costs down, so a home automation system may not

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be considered as an essential purchase, even though it could save them money in the longer term.

automation technology and control platforms, but at heart I am still an end-user and a homeowner.

What is clear though, is that the desire for gadgets and ‘smart’ features is on the rise. To reverse a well-known adage, ‘invention breeds necessity’. So with companies such as Nest telling homeowners what they want to hear, and with products becoming available off the shelf, end users are taking home automation into their own hands.

I recently conducted my own research into what end-users think a ‘smart home’ is, and I got some interesting responses. Everyone mentioned Nest, a few had heard of Hive, Tado and similar products and those more technically minded (the Apple geeks) brought up HomeKit as something they were interested in. Although somewhat predictable, these responses show that the marketing efforts and branding know-how of Google and Nest have permeated through to the end user. It seems that those of us who are manufacturers, distributors, associations and install professionals can all learn from their approach.

Looking at Nest’s marketing copy,

What is a ‘Smart Home’ in the End User’s Eyes?

Not coming from this industry, I am uniquely placed, in that I have a level of technical understanding and am familiar with the scope of home

you won’t find ‘automation’ mentioned once. Emotive language focuses around comfort, safety and simplicity. It connects the end user to the product and therefore increases their ‘must-have’ desire.

What do End-Users Want?

From my research, a number of key issues arose concerning what a smart home should offer: • Automation of common features such as lighting, heating, irrigation etc.

• Integration and interoperability – making sure technology can work with and communicate easily with other systems.

• Visualisation – being able to see energy usage, average room temp etc.

• Ease of installation and use – nobody wants hundreds of apps or months of installation time or building work.

• Remote access – use of a smart device to check that the home is OK or to change settings before returning home.

• Alerts – is the technology working as it should and keeping the home and family safe?

• Combination of functions/ features – a central place/switch to control the environment simply.

• Energy efficiency – optimising the energy/money saving potential.

• Aspiration – people want the latest technology – the ‘wow factor’.

From conducting this research two things became apparent. First was the use of the term ‘integration’ rather than ‘smart’ – an important distinction that I will address later.

Second was that there can be too much automation – end-users do not see the need for their fridge to tell them when to order milk. This raises questions about the Internet of Things (IoT). Just because you can connect objects does not

Some smart home technology can be bought easily online through retail outlets.

mean you should try to automate them all.

Could the impression of gimmicky ‘over automation’ be putting the end-user off home automation?

Should we be learning from Nest’s example – that end users want home automation, but they respond best when it is wrapped up in different, less-intimidating packaging?

As with most apps, you will find that there is a sliding scale of usefulness; some are helpful on a daily basis as they perform some action or function that would otherwise be more difficult. In the home automation sphere, apps such as Philips Hue seem less useful, not because the idea of turning your lights on/off and changing the colour isn’t fun, but because the novelty of finding and opening the app on your phone to do so, soon wears off, so it is hard to justify the hardware cost after a while.

More relevant are those apps that are paired with systems such as Hive and Tado. They seemingly make life easier, more efficient and allow the end-user a level of control that excites them through using an interface of their choice, such as a tablet or smart phone. In some cases they can even install or set up these systems and apps without external assistance, which they seem to like.

The question is that while apps such as these meet a lot of end-users’ expectations, are some of them just a gimmick? Is the technology really smart?

An app with additional hardware that allows you to control your heating is a great start, but it cannot be called truly smart if it stands alone, disconnected from the rest of the home. What if you leave a window open? The app won’t know, and so you will defeat the object of reducing energy con-

sumption as the heat leaks out. In this case, the app exists merely as an interface that takes the place of the thermostat on the wall.

What is smart , is the ability to monitor and adjust heating or cooling automatically based on other factors, such as occupancy, the weather, if a window is open when it should be closed, taking advantage of solar gain etc, and this is only possible when controlled homogenously. It is this higher logic that highlights the difference between a solution being perceived as smart but which has a dumb back-end, and a smart interface and a solution that offers integrated intelligence with added benefits.

Simple app-controlled solutions are a great push in the right direction, but they still leave us with five or six apps to open up and adjust settings manually and individually. It is clear that this approach is no real match for the power of KNX, but it does

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launches show us is that consumers are ready and do want building control technology in their homes.

Our job, as an industry, is to ensure that they know what the options are, what the benefits are, and have a clear idea of the cost implications as well as the scope for future modifications to whatever option they choose.

When you put all of the choices side by side, it is clear that KNX ticks all of the boxes, so why are endusers still opting for alternatives? The answer is education, awareness and a marketing drive to ensure that the consumer feels catered for, in control and ultimately compelled to choose KNX. How we make this happen is another article in itself.

The ideal smart home offers integrated applications and functions, all communicating together seem to tick some boxes in terms of the end-user’s desires.

Apple HomeKit Apple’s HomeKit has entered the market with more of a fizzle than a bang, and for me this makes sense.

Clever Apple. With so many products flooding the market now, it makes sense to sit back, see what is a flash in the pan, where the niggles are, and develop and market a solution that will address these issues.

It seems that HomeKit will centre around apps for use on iOS devices that will be the central point of control for ‘accessories’, which, regardless of manufacturer, will be able to communicate together as long as the accessories are supported by Apple’s protocol.

From what we can glean so far, HomeKit has a KNX vibe about it with the use of a standardised protocol, manufacturer-independent device communication and grouped configuration of devices and commands.

communication and data exchange.

The strength of the HomeKit framework will only be truly known once we see manufacturers getting on board, but it has the potential to capture the end-user’s attention and purse strings for sure.

I genuinely see these alternative home automation offerings as a positive step. The challenges for them are that as a consumer market, home automation is still a relatively new concept and subject to influence and change. Manufacturers need to be coerced into signing up and buying into new ideas, and this can be a lengthy process with an element of volatility. These manufacturers also need to be committed to continually developing intelligent products, as without logic and increased functionality, these appcentric solutions will remain very limited.

Conclusion

What are the Implications for KNX? Apple has clearly recognised that standalone products which provide limited automation features are not the way forward. It is embracing KNX’s approach in that the real intelligence lies in interconnectivity,

DIY home automation does not pose a threat to KNX. What these newer technology

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Whole-house visualisation and control with KNX using one touchscreen.

Is there such a thing as too much automation?

New Iddero HC1i-KNX touch panel The new Iddero HC1i-KNX touch panel is now available: The unit comes with a 5,7” LED TFT display and provides an intuitive, user-friendly visualisation solution allowing users to easily control and monitor any KNX devices in the installation.

Just like other Iddero touch panels, the HC1i-KNX connects to the KNX bus directly, and includes a wide range of advanced functions such as time schedules, user-editable scenes, a versatile logic module, presence simulation, alarm monitoring, notifications over SMS and e-mail, integrated thermostat, KNX clock, and much more.

The integrated web server allow users to control their installation from anywhere using a smartphone or tablet (iOS, Android, etc.), or even from an Internetenabled TV, without installing an additional home server product, and without the need for any specific application, software, or plug-in.

The unbeatable feature to price ratio makes the Iddero HC1i-KNX a perfect solution for your KNX projects.

For more information: Please contact: IDDERO Av. Juan López Peñalver, 21 Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía 29590 Málaga (Spain) phone (+34) 952 02 04 23 iddero@iddero.com

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New Iddero HC1i-KNX touch panel The new Iddero HC1i-KNX touch panel is now available: The unit comes with a 5,7” LED TFT display and provides an intuitive, user-friendly visualisation solution allowing users to easily control and monitor any KNX devices in the installation.

Just like other Iddero touch panels, the HC1i-KNX connects to the KNX bus directly, and includes a wide range of advanced functions such as time schedules, user-editable scenes, a versatile logic module, presence simulation, alarm monitoring, notifications over SMS and e-mail, integrated thermostat, KNX clock, and much more.

The integrated web server allow users to control their installation from anywhere using a smartphone or tablet (iOS, Android, etc.), or even from an Internetenabled TV, without installing an additional home server product, and without the need for any specific application, software, or plug-in.

The unbeatable feature to price ratio makes the Iddero HC1i-KNX a perfect solution for your KNX projects.

For more information: Please contact: IDDERO Av. Juan López Peñalver, 21 Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía 29590 Málaga (Spain) phone (+34) 952 02 04 23 iddero@iddero.com

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GROWTH IN INDIAN LIGHTING INDUSTRY

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acked by strong activity on the policy reforms front, the Rs 9,600 crore lighting industry is expecting to clock a healthy growth in the new year. Even though the industry faced some rough weather on project sales, the consumer category is said to be witnessing good growth, said industry experts.

The industry as a whole faced a tough time specifically in project sales. At the same time, the consumer category still witnessed a reasonable growth, with CFLs continuing to be the growth driver.

The advent of reliable LED products will play a significant role in the industry growth in coming years, as major players in the industry are already offering very good value propositions in the market, making this segment very vibrant and dynamic. The LED Industry is expected to reach around US $ 500 million by 2015 in India. Within the segment, LED street light and LED solar light's demand to increase by leaps and bounds in coming years,'' said Arun Gupta, global CEO, NTL Lemnis.

As per Elcoma, the industry body representing electric lamp and component manufacturers, the lighting industry in India is growing at nearly 17-18% per annum over the last two to three years. In order to focus attention on this industry and ensure that it derives the maximum attention by policy makers, Elcoma has established a secretariat in Delhi to follow up not only with the government, but with all concerned stakeholders and decision makers,'' said Gupta.

With a strong movement towards sustainable solutions in lighting, LEDs are expected to be the next choice in lighting for consumers.

Europe has banned high wattage incandescent bulbs and is slowly phasing out the lower wattage bulbs as well. There is also not much of a market for CFLs in Europe and they are shifting towards LEDs. After Tsunami in 2011, Japan is focused on replacing all incandescent bulbs and fluorescent lamps with more energy efficient LED lighting by 2020. Big players like IKEA have started replacing CFL with LED bulbs from their stores worldwide. In fact, IKEA has taken it upon themselves to completely move out of CFLs by 2015,'' said Gupta, elaborating on the growth opportunity for LEDs. Lighting industry in India too is witnessing a robust growth. The sector is projected to grow to Rs 8,000-12,000 crore in the next 5 years, of which NTL Lemnis is eyeing a 5% market share.

A McKinsey report has predicted that 70% of lighting will become LED based by 2020. The key segments identified in this changeover will be hospitality, retail, outdoors & residential. At present, in general lighting the percentage of home buyers for LEDs is considerably low due to high costs. This is expected to change over a period of time.

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INDIA BECOMES NEXT HOT MARKET FOR SOLAR AND LED WITH NEW PM Let there be indoor light.

That, in a nutshell, is the gigantic promise that new Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi has made to the country: by 2019, he wants every home in India to have at least one light bulb and have that the light bulb be powered by clean solar energy.

It’s a political promise with a lot of appeal and a massive opportunity for solar and LED providers. India is starved for power. An estimated 300 million plus people aren’t connected to the grid in India and demand for power is anticipated to double to 2020, according to various estimates. An estimated 27% of the country’s power gets lost through theft and technical failure, while blackouts reduce the country’s GDP by 1.5% annually, according to the World Bank. A blackout in 2012 plunged 700 million into darkness for two days.

To top it off, power in India isn’t cheap. A substantial portion of the power in rural areas comes from diesel generators.

Lighting likewise is also in short supply. An oft-cited study from Paul Waide at the International Energy Agency noted that an average North American consumes 101 megalumen-hours of electric light each year while the average inhabitant of India uses only 3 megalumen-hours. In rural communities, lighting often comes from dirty, dangerous oil lamps.

While Modi specifically did not say an LED bulb in every house, it’s hard to imagine solid state lighting not playing a leading role.

LEDs consume far less power than standard lights and can be coupled with networking to save even more power: some companies have reported savings of over 90% in industrial settings. Worldwide, lighting consumes more power than is provided by nuclear plants.

Modi has also experienced the appeal of solar before. As the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he was instrumental in developing a solar program that has already put 900 MW of solar capacity in the ground.

India is a challenging country for many businesses. The bureaucracy is legendary for inefficiency and a trade dispute is already brewing over solar panel imports. Land disputes for solar farms no doubt are on the horizon.

Still, it’s hard to imagine politicians not understanding the appeal of bringing power to the people: every time they turn on the lights voters will be reminded of the BJP. I once visited a village school outside of Mumbai that had built a computer lab with old car batteries, a small solar array and a diesel generator: it was a point of pride. Several of India’s conglomerates like Tata have also invested in renewables. Relieving grid congestion would also help IT companies by stabilizing the grid.

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OVERALL INDIA LED MARKET

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n 2013, the LED light source market generated about US$ 100 million, said Loomba.LEDs remain a minority in the Indian market with only three to five percent market share. In the residential market, LEDs are mostly seen in new constructions, with existing CFL users are less willing to convert to LED lighting.

The Indian market continues to be mainly driven by government which makes up 51 percent of all LED orders. The streetlight market, for instance is benefiting from lighting overhaul in cities of old lights to LED. While in the commercial lighting segment there is a heightened interest in industrial lighting and in downlighters, which in India are vigorously shifting to LED as a source. In addition, the Indian government has proposed major measures to encourage LED industry – (a) Setting up LED Fabs included under MSIPS (Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme) to provide cash grant of up to 20% of the cost of project to companies that set up semiconductor fab in India subject to a minimum initial investment of approximately US$ 50 million.

There is no discrimination whatsoever on account of the origin of the investment – whether Indian or foreign, both are subject to same conditions and get the same incentives. (b) Notification of LEDs under the Preferred Market Access Policy of Government of India, under which the Government of India shall provide 50 percent of tendered quantity of LED based product purchases by Government of India to companies who do at least 50 percent value addition through manufacturing in India, while doing so there is no preference on the tender price or specifications for the tender. This enables companies manufacturing LEDs within India to gain access to local markets.

To reduce reliance on LED imports, a total of US$ 2.5 billion has been injected into two major semiconductor subsidy programs, including the ST Microelectronics Fab in Gujarat, very close to the fab installed by De Core Science & Technologies Ltd. in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Most of the LED chips in the country are still imported with Philips and Nichia dominating the LED industry. “Philips has a 65 percent share in the lighting market in India,” said Loomba. Even the GaN LED market is dominated by large foreign players including Cree, Nichia, Samsung and Osram. Everlight and Epistar have also started appearing in the market though the market share is not substantially large in lighting market.

Challenges local manufacturers face In general, the prices for LEDs are pretty low in the Indian market because it is still a developing country and while it has low entry costs, local manufacturers also receive low margins in return. “India does not have a respectable LED industry size, so this is a major challenge for manufacturers,” said Loomba. Moreover, the industry faces intense competition from Asian manufacturers.

Location and stable power source also present particular challenges for companies that want to establish foundries and factories in India. Loomba pointed out it is difficult to find suitable locations to build LED factories, and there are still issues of power shortages. Headhunting is also a headache for manufacturers, as there are few people working in the semiconductors sector.

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BUILDING 'INVISIBLE' MATERIALS WITH LIGHT

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new method of building materials using light, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, could one day enable technologies that are often considered the realm of science fiction, such as invisibility cloaks and cloaking devices.

Although cloaked starships won't be a reality for quite some time, the technique which researchers have developed for constructing materials with building blocks a few billionths of a metre across can be used to control the way that light flies through them, and works on large chunks all at once. Details are published today (28 July) in the journal Nature Communications.

The key to any sort of 'invisibility' effect lies in the way light interacts with a material.

When light hits a surface, it is either absorbed or reflected, which is what enables us to see objects. However, by engineering materials at the nanoscale, it is possible to produce 'metamaterials': materials which can control the way in which light interacts with them. Light reflected by a metamaterial is refracted in the 'wrong' way, potentially rendering objects invisible, or making them appear as something else.

Metamaterials have a wide range of potential applications, including sensing and improving military stealth technology. However, before cloaking devices can become reality on a larger scale, researchers must determine how to make the right materials at the nanoscale, and using light is now shown to be an enormous help in such nano-construction.

The technique developed by the Cambridge team involves using unfocused laser light as billions of needles, stitching gold nanoparticles together into long strings, directly in water for the first time. These strings can then be stacked into layers one on top of the other, similar to Lego bricks. The method makes it possible to produce materials in much higher quantities than can be made through current techniques.

In order to make the strings, the researchers first used barrel-shaped molecules called cucurbiturils (CBs). The CBs act like miniature spacers, enabling a very high degree of control over the spacing between the nanoparticles, locking them in place.

In order to connect them electrically, the researchers needed to build a bridge between the nanoparticles. Conventional welding techniques would not be effective, as they cause the particles to melt. "It's about finding a way to control that bridge between the nanoparticles," said Dr Ventsislav Valev of the University's Cavendish Laboratory, one of the authors of the paper. "Joining a few nanoparticles together is fine, but scaling that up is challenging."

The key to controlling the bridges lies in the cucurbiturils: the precise spacing between the nanoparticles allows much more control over the process. When the laser is focused on the strings of particles in their CB scaffolds, it produces plasmons: ripples of electrons at the surfaces of conducting metals. These skipping electrons concentrate the light energy on atoms at the surface and join them to form bridges between the nanoparticles. Using ultrafast lasers results in billions of these bridges forming in rapid succession, threading the nanoparticles into long strings, which can be monitored in real time.

"We have controlled the dimensions in a way that hasn't been possible before," said Dr Valev, who worked with researchers from the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy on the project. "This level of control opens up a wide range of potential practical applications."

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2015 - INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LIGHT The United Nations has declared 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015).

The IYL 2015 partnership, formed in 2010, is a cross-disciplinary educational and outreach project with more than 100 partners from more than 85 countries, accompanied by the UNESCO International Basic Sciences Program.

It incorporates scientific societies and unions, educational and research institutions, technology platforms, non-profit organisations and private sector partners to promote and celebrate the significance of light and its applications during 2015.

Schréder is delighted that the UN is raising awareness of this technology and its importance for the 21st century.

André Papoular, Chief Executive Officer of the Schréder Group explains “Light has a tremendous impact on our daily lives. It plays an essential role in enhancing the safety and well-being of people in the public space as well as driving industry and economic activity. At Schréder, we strive to provide innovative lighting solutions that dramatically reduce energy consumption and our environmental footprint, minimise light pollution while improving people’s lives by providing safe and comfortable environments.”

Philips brings the traditional light bulb into the 21st Century

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t’s finally here: Philips clear LED bulb, the world’s first LED bulb with innovative lens and the beautiful light in the shape of the traditional incandescent.

The traditional incandescent light bulb has been given the biggest shake-up in over 100 years, thanks to Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting. The new Philips’ clear 40 Watt equivalent LED bulb brings back the shape and instant bright, warm light of a traditional light bulb – made better with LED. A world’s first innovative lens delivers light in all directions. With its traditional shape and quality light, the bulb is ideal for the living room and all other places where light matters.

The clear classic goes LED As traditional incandescent bulbs continue to be phased out – and with many reluctant to let it go – the Philips’ clear LED bulb finally lets people hold onto the light they love, with all the benefits of modern LED. With Philips’ clear LED, the classic light bulb keeps its original beauty making it a perfect replacement for the standard 40W (A60 shape) bulb. The result is a light bulb that significantly saves energy and cost and lasts up to 25.000 hours. All while maintaining the elegant shape and sparkling light that is known and loved. The high quality light, with 470 lumens output, stays as clear and bright as a 40W bulb, even when it is dimmed.

“With our L-prize LED bulb we showed that we could match the quality of incandescent light. With our clear LED bulb we’ve combined the aesthetic beauty and shape of the traditional incandescent with the benefits of LED,” says René van Schooten, CEO Light Sources & Electronics for Philips Lighting. “Using our innovations in LED the bulb is highly energy efficient, saving up to EUR 10 per bulb per year compared to traditional bulbs.”

Philips also recently announced Hue lux: the first smart white light LED bulb with perfect dimming controlled from the app on your mobile. Hue lux gives great quality light for everyday use using sustainable LED and is compatible with Hue apps and controls. The bright, warm light can be controlled from the convenience of your smart device – even when you’re away from home.

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Philips builds world where lighting systems connect people, places and devices

COMPANY LAUNCHES NEW CONNECTED SOLUTIONS FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES AND CITIES

tion to innovation, launching a new a light emitting office ceiling that supports the human body’s biorhythms and a clear 40W equivalent LED bulb. The new LED bulb combines the iconic beauty of the classic clear incandescent bulb updated with 21st Century technology, and offers 85% energy savings over traditional bulbs.

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“We are changing dramatically the way people experience and interact with light at home, at work and in their cities,” said Eric Rondolat, CEO of Philips Lighting. “Through connected LED Lighting, we foresee a future where lighting innovations connect seamlessly with smart controls, networks, devices and apps to positively benefit and improve lives and drive new business value.”

oday Philips, the global leader in lighting, underlined its leadership in LED lighting by launching new connected lighting systems for homes, businesses and cities. Having pioneered the development of energy efficient LED lighting, Philips further committed itself to taking lighting into a fully digital world. Its new systems connect people, places and devices in homes, at work and cities across the world. The new technologies were launched at Light + Building, in Frankfurt, Germany, the world’s largest trade show for lighting and building technologies.

Philips further illustrated its dedica-

Connected homes Philips is expanding its Hue personal wireless lighting system. It unveiled Hue lux, a bright white-only version of Hue, which is fully controllable from a smart phone or tablet. Hue

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lux is compatible with existing Hue apps and hardware, making it the most intelligent white light for the home.

Fusing the worlds of light, art and technology, Philips launched the world’s first 3D-printed luminaire (lighting fixture) in two spectacular designs. Containing a Hue module, the Philips Hue 3D-printed luminaires were created and manufactured using 3D printing and are controllable by a smart device.

Connected offices Philips launched the world’s first complete Power over Ethernet connected lighting system for offices that gives workers smartphone control of their office lighting and building managers new insights into building usage. The intelligent lighting system can incorporate sensors to provide anonymous occupancy and climate data for more efficient facilities management and energy savings. At the same time it gives office workers more control of their open plan

environment, aiding comfort and productivity.

Connected cities Helping to create safer and more energy efficient cities, Philips launched CityTouch light wave.

It is a new remote lighting management system that allows streetlights to be instantly connected to a remote lighting management system over wireless GPRS networks instead of local Radio Frequency (RF) networks. This enables swift and cost effective deployment of connected street lighting for greater energy efficiency and control of lighting to meet local needs.

For further information, please contact: Shai Dewan Philips Lighting Communications Tel: + 31 6 20 69 58 22 Email: shai.dewan@philips.com Jeannet Harpe Philips Lighting Tel: +31 6 53 722221 E-mail: jeannet.harpe@philips.com

Visible Light Communication

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isible light communication (VLC) is a wireless method that uses light emitted by LEDs to deliver networked, mobile, high-speed communication similar to Wi-Fi, leading to the term Li-Fi. It can be used as standalone solution or in a supplementary role to radiofrequency (RF) or cellular network communication.

The basis of the technology, conceived by Professor Harald Haas of the University of Edinburgh, involves switching LEDs ON and OFF within nanoseconds at a very high frequency. Haas demonstrated the technology at a TED Global talk in 2011 and went on to co-found PureLiFi, a Li-Fi technology OEM for LED manufacturers.

As the visible light spectrum is 10,000 times larger than the radio frequency spectrum, VLC is regarded as a solution to RF bandwidth limitations. Industry has generated very high data transmission rates, making it competitive.

Though the signal cannot penetrate

obstructions such as walls, a direct line of sight is not required as long as long as light is reflected from other surfaces. The LED lighting must be ON for the signal to transmit but can be dimmed to very low levels.

VLC has an advantage over Wi-Fi in that transmission does not cause electromagnetic interference.

Applications are broad, but one application has attracted key interest by major lighting manufacturers Acuity Brands, GE and Philips. That is to say, big box retail.

Lighting has long been considered the “silent salesperson” in retail because it facilitates wayfinding and can be used to attract shoppers to key merchandise. VLC introduces a new way to connect retailers and their customers to enhance the shopping experience and improve value.

According to Deloitte Consulting LLP, in 2012, more than 60% of mobile shoppers used smart phones while in the store, and 85% of consumers were using retailers’ native apps or

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websites during shopping trips. In the solutions being demonstrated

by Acuity, GE and Philips, the LED luminaires provide a communication point with shoppers using mobile phones (or camera-enabled tablets) loaded with an app, appealing to a ready market. With VLC, the store’s luminaires communicate with shoppers in two primary ways.

First, VLC provides indoor GPS-like location-positioning functionality that enables wayfinding. Shoppers looking for particular items in their shopping list can be guided straight to them. Second, the owner can deliver targeted information to its customers. As a shopper passes a product section in an aisle, for example, their phone can receive coupons, recipes and other information.

Philips’ “connected lighting system,” demonstrated earlier this year at EuroShop and LIGHTFAIR, consists of LED luminaires in a dense network that provides illumination while also functioning as a positioning grid.

Each luminaire is identifiable and

able to communicate its position to an app on a shopper’s smart device.

“The beauty of the system is that retailers do not have to invest in additional infrastructure to house, power and support location beacons for indoor positioning,” says Gerben van der Lugt of Philips.

“The light fixtures themselves can communicate this information by virtue of their presence everywhere in the store.”

Sample app using Philips connected retail lighting system as demonstrated at Euroshop 2014, Duesseldorf Sample app using Philips connected retail lighting system as demonstrated at Euroshop 2014, Duesseldorf GE partnered with ByteLight to demonstrate “LED infrastructure” that will be available in the next generation of GE LED luminaires. The technology uses a combination of VLC and Bluetooth for communication. The lighting can communicate with smart phones and tablets with

a camera.

“GE Lighting’s next generation of LEDs not only will save energy and maintenance costs, they will be a strategic enabler to combining big data with location to deliver a more engaging shopping experience that increases customer loyalty and value,” says Jaime Irick, general manager of North America Professional Solutions, GE Lighting.

GE's retail-oriented LED infrastructure using VLC to connect retailers with their customers.

Acuity Brands partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to develop a solution based on its eldoLED driver platform. Lumicast determines a mobile user’s location within 10 centimeters, as well as the user’s orientation within the aisle. Like GE and Philips, Acuity is currently engaging top retailers to conduct proof of concept testing.

“This new technology allows LED lighting to be an asset for retailers, not only because of the productivity gains, energy savings and environment improvements it provides, but also because of its emerging capacity for enhancing and changing in-store customer experiences,” says Steve Lydecker, senior vice president for Acuity Brands Lighting. “Guiding the shopper through the store based on the shopper’s actual position, visible light communication technology opens the door for retailers to more effectively engage and influence consumers on the retail floor.”

VLC is an exciting development and represents a potential shift in the chief value conversation about retail lighting from light/dollar to how the lighting system can more directly support sales.

Based on VLC’s success in big box, more commercial building applications will likely follow. There is also strong potential to incorporate other devices within the LED luminaires, such as sensors, that can be used to capture traffic and buying activity throughout the store, providing valuable analytics for retailers.

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Although LEDs boast the advantage of long operational life, the growth in solid-state lighting means that LED producers and government agencies need to have appropriate disposal plans in place, says NIGEL HARVEY, chief executive of the UK’s WEEE-compliant recycling-serviceprovider Recolight..

LEDs currently represent less than 0.1% of the lighting waste stream. It will be many years before lighting incorporating LED technology starts to be returned in appreciable quantities. However, some are already asking how these devices will be recycled when they finally reach end of life.

LED producers should be aware that they need to comply with the national Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation implemented in most European Union member states. This involves joining a collective WEEE compliance scheme, such as Recolight. Obligations for members include a duty to provide data

regarding tonnages of product put on the market, as well as recycling their share of waste lamps.

However, the collection and recycling of LED lighting products themselves is already being considered in the European standardization committee responsible for treatment standards for waste electrical equipment.

Because they look the same as other lamps, in many European countries LED retrofits are collected along with waste fluorescent lamps, in the same containers.

Waste LED lamps are classified as non-hazardous, whereas waste fluorescent lamps are hazardous (because of the presence of mercury). In the UK, the Environment Agency (EA) has taken the position that waste LEDs and fluorescent lamps can be commingled or "cocollected," despite existing requirements that hazardous and non-hazardous wastes should be separated. This is a logical and pragmatic approach; the sorting of lamp waste by users and recyclers is

often difficult because fluorescent, LED, and filament lamps often look similar. Also, with such low levels of LEDs currently requiring recycling, user and recycler sorting would be expensive and time consuming.

Furthermore, if LEDs were not put in the GDL recycling container, they might be put in general waste and sent to a landfill.

Co-collection helps to establish an LED retrofit waste collection process for the longer term, when the percentage of LEDs in the waste stream will rise.

Waste LED retrofits can be recycled with other WEEE because they do not contain mercury. They are, in some ways, more similar in nature to other WEEE than to fluorescent lamps. Nevertheless, where they are co-collected, they should be treated as mercury-bearing lamps because there is a real risk they may have some mercury contamination.

Breakages in waste-lamp containers may cause some fugitive mercury emissions. Co-collected waste LED lamps would therefore go through the same crushing and separation process as for fluorescents. This would not apply to waste retrofit LED tubes, which are not suitable for crushing. These do need to be separated, decontaminated, and put through a general WEEE shredder.

economic incentive to separate them out — and also no technology available to recover them. However, ensuring LED lamps are collected together with fluorescent lamps means that as technologies develop and economics change, they can be available as a discrete waste stream for appropriate treatment.

The proportion of LED luminaires currently arising as waste is negligible; they only arise as returns to the producer now.

Wherever possible, waste LED luminaires should be collected separately from conventional luminaires. This is principally because in the long term there may be value in separating out the LED chips.

Luminaire recycling usually involves some manual dismantling of the luminaire, which is then placed through a WEEE shredder (as it would be non-hazardous) to separate plastics, metals, and other components. These go on for further recycling and recovery.

This position is likely to be enshrined within the draft waste-lamp treatment standard. However, the draft also states that waste LEDs may be treated through a separate process if collected as a single LEDonly load (and verified through the audit trail that confirms no mercury contamination). This will allow the standard to be relevant both now and in the future when the level of LED waste lamps is expected to grow.

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Xicato® Introduces XIM — An Intelligent Approach to the Internet of Lights

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ntegration of connectivity, sensors and software creates a powerful light point that enables digital, networked control and efficacies greater than 100 lumens per Watt Xicato, enablers of the Internet of Lights, today introduced its new XIM LED Module, a 100+ lumen per Watt light source that is designed to accommodate an integrated LED driver, on-board dimming capability, self-diagnostics, sensors and connectivity. For the first time, a single intelligent module will enable luminaire manufacturers to simplify the implementation of controls and dimming for end-users and establish a true digitally enabled light platform.

OEMs can offer a more universal and future proof platform that connects to virtually any backend operations and management system via wired and wireless communication platforms. By integrating most sensors, XIM enables aesthetically pleasing, architectural grade luminaires.

“We’re essentially putting the power of a smartphone into the module,” said Menko de Roos, CEO of Xicato. “A smartphone has about a dozen different sensors, including ambient light for the screen. With chip technologies, sensors and networking protocols, we are enabling an Internet of Lights. The ability of light sources to communicate with each other, a management system or with people in spaces sets the stage for a broad range of applications that improve a customer’s experience.”

NEW SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Xicato’s integrated approach unifies the electronics with the LED system.

This future-proof approach removes the variability between drivers in the

market and simplifies the OEM supply chain and fewer devices need to be stocked. Voltages, connectivity and diagnostics will be completely managed within the module. A new 48VDC, constant voltage, solution enables thinner track, safe operation and a more cost effective designs.

INTEGRATING IN THE MODULE Xicato has made a smaller, more cost effective version of the company’s patented Corrected Cold Phosphor Technology® that delivers all the benefits customers have enjoyed with its first generation of modules and creates space to integrate electronics and sensors.

With integration in the light source, luminaires from any manufacturer can work seamlessly together and with virtually any management system.

AVAILABILITY The first versions of XIM will be available in April 2014 with fully integrated options following through the fall of 2014. Product specifications and more information including datasheets can be found at www.xicato.com/xim.

The new XIM LEDucation and Xicato’s Light + Building exhibition where a range of demonstrations of the advantages of an Intelligent Module and how it supports energy savings, building management objectives, and better lighting.

Contact: Steve Landau 101 Daggett Drive 95134 San Jose USA Phone: 1-866-223-8395 www.xicato.com info@xicato.com

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