Advanced IoT-enabled Controls Terms & Definitions

Helpful IoT-enabled Advanced Controls Terms & Definitions Chronological time – Chronological time schedules incorporate specific times of the day, week, month or year. Solar Time – Solar time schedules incorporate sunrise and sunset times, often used to switch outdoor lighting. Solar time scheduling requires that the location of the building be set. This is accomplished using the […]

What is system reconditioning?  

System Reconditioning is the process of re-applying quality assurance and system maintenance measures to existing installations to optimize energy savings and system performance.   Lighting systems are typically reliable, but they are sensitive to user error. Often, users disable lighting and controls, whether purposefully or inadvertently, if they attempt to adjust the lighting levels or system [...]

Energy Reduction

What should my energy-cutting goals be? Energy-cutting goals range based on the number of facilities in your portfolio and the current equipment you use. In order to determine an energy-cutting goal that’s right for your branch portfolio, conduct an energy audit (analysis of current energy use) and set up a plan to reduce your carbon […]

Digging Deep: Glued Solutions

Digging Deep: Glued Solutions Throughout this Digging Deep series we’ve taken an in-depth look at the Smarter Building Technologies Alliance, and its internal factories Direct Discount Lighting and Integrated Advanced Controls, and last up in this initial series is SBT factory Glued Solutions (GSI). Let’s jump in. Who is Glued Solutions? Serving the advanced networked […]

Digging Deep: Integrated Advanced Controls

In the last post of our series, Digging Deep, we reviewed the Smarter Building Technologies Alliance factory, Direct Discount Lighting, reviewing the who, what, and how of DDL. It's now time to shift focus and take a deeper look into how the Smarter Building Technologies Alliance supercharges our LED luminaire offering through SBT factory, Integrated [...]