Electric.ie Mar/Apr 19 Magazine

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 33 Glamox How to succeed with light management A successful light management system (LMS) will both reduce energy costs and benefit the occupants of a building. Glamox Sales Director Bjørn- Erik Askestad has designed light management solutions for ‘”‡ –Šƒ ͲͰ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ ‡”‡ Š‡ ™‹ŽŽ answer some of the questions you may have about LMS. ŒÞ”Ǧ ”‹ •‡•–ƒ† –‘‘ ‘ –Š‡ role as sales director for light management solutions in Glamox ‹ ͲͰͱͷǤ ‹–Š ‘”‡ –Šƒ ͲͰ ›‡ƒ”• ‘ˆ experience from the field, he has a …Ž‡ƒ” ‘–‹‘ ƒ„‘—– ™Šƒ– ‹– –ƒ‡• –‘ get a successful light management system in place. How do we achieve a functional and user-friendly light management system? Dz Šƒ– ™‡ Šƒ˜‡ •‡‡ ‹• –Šƒ– it’s important to have clear demarcations of responsibilities between the different systems that will be integrated. To achieve this, one should have a good, written description of who’s in charge of integrating what when it comes to light, heat, ventilation and solar •Šƒ†‹‰Ǥ Š‹• Š‡Ž’• ”‡†—…‡ –Š‡ ”‹• of misunderstandings between the different disciplines. What kind of energy savings can we expect from an LMS system? Dz ‡ ‘™ –Šƒ– ‹–ǯ• ƒ Ž‘– –‘ ‰ƒ‹ ˆ”‘ adjusting the light according to human presence. In Norway we have a standard saying that offices are ‘……—’‹‡† ƒ”‘—† Ͷ͵ ’‡”…‡– ‘ˆ –Š‡ standard operating time, but recent studies show that the percentage probably is lower. According to numbers collected by the Norwegian telecommunications company ‡Ž‡‘”ǡ ͳͰǦ͵Ͱ τ ‹• ‘”‡ ”‡ƒŽ‹•–‹…Ǥ ‹–Š Ž‹‰Š– ƒƒ‰‡‡– „ƒ•‡† ‘ presence it is not uncommon to reduce the energy consumption …‘‡…–‡† –‘ Ž‹‰Š–‹‰ „› ƒ”‘—† ͶͰ τǤ ˆ ›‘— —•‡ †ƒ›Ž‹‰Š– †‡–‡…–‹‘ ƒ• well, you get even better numbers. We want to keep the expenses related to tenant turnovers down. How can we make sure that the light management system doesn’t break the bank? “Buildings are becoming ever more dynamic and for many building owners it’s essential to have flexible •‘Ž—–‹‘• –‘ ‡‡’ –Š‡…‘•–• †‘™ when changes to the layout is required. If you choose a central monitoring system you get a solution which can be easily adapted –‘ ‡™ ‡‡†•Ǥ “—‹… ’”‘‰”ƒ‹‰ job is enough to change the necessary parameters to adapt the lighting solution to new purposes and patterns of use. Glamox can also assist you with the programming if needed. Is it possible to achieve a cost- efficient light management solution in a renovation project? "If you choose a wireless light management system you get a system that is very flexible and easy –‘ ‹•–ƒŽŽǤ ‹–Š ‘ ‡‡† ˆ‘” †ƒ–ƒ cables the cost of the installation will be reduced significantly.” Why is LMS such an important priority to Glamox? Dz ‡ ™ƒ– –‘ ‘ˆˆ‡”…‘’Ž‡–‡ •›•–‡• rather than just luminaires. Earlier, light management systems have sometimes been a source of conflict because the demarcations of responsibilities have not been clear. Now our customers can choose only to deal with us. This means that there are fewer parties involved in a contract, quality we’ve received ‰‘‘† ˆ‡‡†„ƒ… ‘Ǥdz On which level can we expect Glamox to be involved in an LMS system? “On the level our customers want us –‘Ǥ ‡ †‘ ‡˜‡”›–Š‹‰ ˆ”‘ †‡•‹‰‹‰ to programming and operating the system. But we can also supply solutions with luminaires and …‘’‘‡–• ™Š‹…Š ƒ”‡ –Š‡ commissioned by an external programmer.” Bjørn-Erik Askestad