zencontrol decision tree for the future
When we look at the range of projects that exist in the market today and when we then break down their requirements, we often find that one solution doesn’t fit all and that will come…
IoT, are we ready for the digital revolution?
The world is getting smarter and we in our own way have become connected. That connection is based on a series of devices which connect to a service we called the internet. This amorphous collection…
Technology-obvious and not so obvious benefits
We have for many years associated controls with a reduction in energy, but I want to expand this discussion to look at the other gains associated with a good lighting control system, especially when connected…
Emergency lighting & IoT
This is a topic close to my heart as I have spent many years promoting good emergency lighting and especially its testing and management. The dawn of smart building and smart cities has been very…
An eye to the future
No individual truly knows what will happen in the next 5 or 10 years, yet we must make decisions on the controls we should use in our buildings, based on what? This is the dilemma,…
What benefit control
I have already spoken about the impact LED’s have had in lighting and the considerable energy savings that have been realised through the so called “Ledification” of lighting. Dramatic energy savings have been achieved and…
Education and Training
Education and Training, one would assume are one and the same thing; but are they? When we talk about Education, we generally consider this as the process of learning, or the way in which we…
How to be smart
Following on from latest blog I am going to focus on the issue of training and the challenges that we face in an ever-evolving market. We can’t know everything and anyone who says they do…
You’re wrong, let me help you be right
Let’s be honest how many times have we all thought this and yet bit our lip and accepted that the customer is always right. So, this does beg the question what you do or say…
How secure is your lighting system?
As technology evolves it makes perfect sense to link lighting control systems to a wider smart network to provide a level of connectivity with unparalleled granularity. Lighting is everywhere and fulfils a very important role…
How to set the foundation for specifying smart lighting
A topic very close to my heart as I am concerned that so many projects start off on the wrong foot from the very off. There are always good intentions but realistically we are limited…