6.23.2021 // Yoelit Hiebert

Connected lighting, IoT integration, next-generation lighting systems – these have been topics at industry events and trade shows in recent years. Major lighting manufacturers are investing in IT talent and knowledge, too. Even so, there’s a sense in the industry that networked lighting installations are still not very common.

As a result, agencies such as the Zhaga Consortium and the U.S. Dept. of Energy are coming up with new ways to spur innovation and help both manufacturers and end users achieve the maximum benefits from new lighting and IoT technologies:

The DOE has geared this competition toward several aspects of LED lighting which, according to DOE research, present significant potential for advancement. According to the DOE, luminaire efficacy could be nearly doubled through improvements to both LED and luminaire materials, optical design, and optimized configuration of the electronics components and subsystems. Advances in dynamic implementations of spectral content and intensity could have positive impacts on both occupant health and productivity while also decreasing energy usage. Integration and optimization of building systems could result in lower energy usage through occupant-based activation of lighting and HVAC.

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