We often program properties for developers with a simple but usable “show flat” configuration. This gives the basic requirements that allow a system’s potential to be demonstrated.
When the property is sold we are called back to personalise the lighting system for the new owners. We generally go in a couple of weeks after the new owners have moved in as this gives a chance to get used to the space and how they are going to use it. The programming visit lasts a day with a consultation followed by a full re-program and a full demonstration.
We recently completed just one of these visits for some new owners in an East lothian property and were asked to return to assist with the setup and commissioning of the multi room AV system in addition to the work on the lighting control system.
Lighting Control’s Neil Silver has recently completed the LIF Certificate course. The course is designed to educate in all aspects of lighting and is recognised as such across the lighting industry.
The award of the Certificate is also recognised by SLL (The Society of Light and Lighting) as partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the SLL Lighting Diploma.
The course included a large practical design exercise which involved a complete lighting design for the interior of a multiuse building environment.
Neil’s submission was recognised with a high grade due to it’s quality and comprehensive completion of the design task.
Lighting control recently completed extensive programming of the public areas in this Glasgow hotel Redevelopment.
The Kelvin Lorne
The work completed involved extensive focusing and positioning of lighting and creation of a variety of daytime and night-time scenes to be used by the staff.
Bar Lighting
The restaurant area uses a number of track lighting circuits with a mix of aluminium reflectors and MR16 sources. The positioning and focusing of these fittings makes this space come to life with all the other interior features.
Restaurant Lighting
The new function suite is due to be commissioned shortly with a three partition lighting system capability.
The Lighting Control team recently carried out programming of a Phillips pronto 9600 controller for a small meeting room installation carried out by our sister company SI Sound and light.
The control is using an AMX presentation switcher with wireless control by a Pronto 9600 and a RFX9600 extender.
Lighting control have just completed commissioning the latest Table table from the Whitbread Family.
Working Along with Electrical Contractors PEI Delta and Manufacturers Mode lighting
These units have a Tiger control system along with a timer module recalling scenes to ensure the lighting remains as designed throughout the units operation.
The new range of VELUX INTEGRA® skylights allow remote control via infra red for skylights above stairwells and at height.
The infra red control while very advanced can be imitated by an infra red blaster as part of your lighting or building control system. In this way the control of the windows can be grouped into system macros or timed rules as part of the overall control schema.
The control over roof lights in this way allow groups of roof lights to be controlled together.
Lighting control’s Engineers have completed commissioning work on the second phase of this prime Edinburgh development.
The Lighting system includes some simple automation of cupboard lights using simple magnetic contact closures.
In General the lighting is controlled using impulse control via mode evolution plates. Whole house control is also available to the user from two main function plates.
Our work in Scotland often takes us to the far corners of our beautiful country and last week was no exception.
Dan Aberdeen our senior engineer travelled up to the north west of Scotland near gairloch to complete the programming of a unique luxury redidential project at Slattadale on the banks of Loch Maree.
The Lighting design for the project was carried out by Gavin Fraser of Foto-ma and utilized a wide variety of types of luminaires in the complex lighting scheme.
The system control used the mode evolution system throughout.
As those of you who know me will be aware I am a big fan of Automation. The use of sensors in control systems is the clever and progressive way forward.
Putting light switches when they are not the best solution is a waste of money, time and energy. However specifiers and installers are still scared of occupancy sensors.
They are scared of the call-out when Mr Client has been plunged into darkness while reading his paper in “The Library”.
This has been a real problem and often the only way to counter the problem is to up the time delay off to a sufficient level that we are confident that a traditional good quality PIR occupancy will re-trigger the time delay off.
This of course is not an ideal solution as we end up having lights and fans on burning energy for longer than we should have.
Some companies looked at gate sensors systems by which a control system could monitor a person entering and leaving a space and combine these with a PIR to get a more accurate result. These systems have a number of limitations including the problems cause by multiple users and high cost due to the requirement for multiple sensors.
Sensor Switch have produced a dual technology sensor which combines a PIR detector with a high gain microphone and some clever audio processing to achieve a good result.
Motion is first detected by the PIR and the the microphone is switched on to listen for continued occupancy.
The system filters out repetitive noises such as plumbing and HVAC sounds to allow the sensor just to trigger from sudden noise changes such as created by a user.
I will be very interested to find out how well the unit deals with background music!
The new range of VELUX INTEGRA® skylights allow remote control via infra red for skylights above stairwells and at height.
