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…
Listen & Learn
The best sales people are those that take the time to listen to what you need and then propose a solution that meets your needs. It's a simple enough process providing you first listen and…
Fixed ideas
Nothing is fixed in time so why do we have fixed ideas I had an interesting conversation today with a customer, who’s own client was very much stuck in their ways and didn’t want to embrace technology.…
Controlling complex tasks
Defining what is a complex task is rather complex itself as often this is open to interpretation or defined by the limitations of a particular technology. This could be a limitation of hardware and or…
What price obsolescence
Why do we still use dated technology, why do we use inefficient technologies that restrict operation and why oh why do we lumber ourselves with expensive and restrictive maintenance contracts? Everyday I see projects being…